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Get your tickets and join us for the Five Valleys Walk
Make a note of the date for our Five Valleys Walk this year – it’s Sunday 24 September – and join us if you can for our flagship sponsored walk. Tickets for the event are now on sale -
Meningitis Now Trustee Stephen takes on two epic fundraising challenges
Trustee and keen sportsman Stephen Sutcliffe will take on not one but two epic challenges for Meningitis Now this year -
Skydive in memory of Thomas
In memory of her son, mum Donna Murton, 52, from Selby in North Yorkshire, has taken to the skies and undertaken a skydive to raise awareness of meningitis -
Friends run London Marathon in memory of baby Calvin
Friends Daniel and Calum to run the London Marathon in memory of baby Calvin who died from meningitis -
Bridgwater couple run London Marathon in memory of 'huge role model'
Kieran and Lilly, from Bridgewater, will run the London marathon for Meningitis Now to honour their friend Josh Vickery, who died of meningitis at just 40 -
Archie and Finn visit Tenerife in Race2Escape challenge
Archie and Finn, managed to make it all the way from the Scottish capital to Tenerife in the Canary Islands, raising awareness of meningitis -
B&A Group Smash £100k fundraising target for Meningitis Now
Bristol and Avon Group have exceeded their £100,000 fundraising target to support essential meningitis research -
Get waddling for Meningitis Now this spring
By organising a Toddle Waddle this Spring you can help us raise essential funds to support children, their families, and adults who have experienced meningitis. -
As Renishaw turns 50 we celebrate their ongoing charitable spirit
Supporting local communities remains core to Renishaw’s ethos, and Meningitis Now is grateful to have benefited from this giving spirit. -
Lisa Snowdon teams up with Tom Kerridge with ‘Double Trouble’ burger to support us
Lisa Snowdon has teamed up with the Michelin-starred chef Tom Kerridge to serve up her “Double Trouble Truffle Burger” which will help raise vital funds for our work. -
Harmonie helps charity donations vault higher
Our irrepressible Junior Ambassador Harmonie-Rose has been at the heart of further fundraising activity for us recently -
Meningitis survivor runs 20th marathon for us
Thomas will mark the amazing milestone of running twenty marathons when he attends the London Marathon 2023 -
Grateful Mum of meningitis survivor loses five stone to run the London Marathon for Meningitis Now
Jodie’s son, Corey, nearly died after contracting meningococcal septicaemia meningitis in 1996. Since then, Jodie and her husband Rick have been determined to raise money for the charity Meningitis Now to help raise awareness -
Meningitis Now CEO takes to the dark streets of Stroud for London Marathon training
Dr Tom Nutt, our CEO, will be running the London marathon in April he is currently training hard in any spare time he has, even after dark -
Ted’s marathon effort after meningitis recovery
Ted first encountered Meningitis Now back in Summer 2018 when he was diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis (MenB), 5-years on he takes on the London Marathon for Meningitis Now -
Shrewsbury students run 190 miles in memory of Jago who died from meningitis
Former Shrewsbury school students Nick Argyle and Louis Graham are running 187 miles, the equivalent distance between Shrewsbury and Newcastle, in February to honour their friend Jago’s who died from meningitis -
Tom’s 2022 Meningitis Now round-up
Thankfully, there is a very real sense now that we have returned to ‘normality’ at Meningitis Now, whilst recognising there are still real challenges ahead of us -
Get outdoors with our Lake District challenge
Our Lake District Challenge takes on the eight peaks in the national park that rise above 3,000 feet, including Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England -
Grumpy Middle Aged Dad is back – and funnier than ever
The best part of the story is that Michael has donated the proceeds from book sales to us towards our lifesaving and life-changing work -
A run for your money
Team Alexis Rose has already raised £200,000 to fight meningitis and has no plans to stop anytime soon