News stories

Meningitis amputee Anthony is one of the latest recipients of Meningitis Now's Rebuilding Futures Fund, which could help him skate his way to the World Championships

Seven families joined us in Exmoor for our recent Believe & Achieve weekend for 11-18 year-olds; here's how they got on

Believers & Achievers Ryan, Stacey and Rachel are taking on the 13,000ft plunge for Meningitis Now at the end of August; but are you brave enough to join them?

Meningitis survivor Lauren has been chosen to support Team GB at the upcoming Inas Global Games in Brisbane, 14 years after receiving her first trike as part of Meningitis Now's (then) Financial Support Grant

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Newcomer to the charity Mark Jefferies, our Senior Partnerships Fundraiser, shares his experience of our Remembrance Garden's 10th anniversary party

Meningitis Now's Rebuilding Futures Fund has helped one of our supporters to regain his independence, after losing his car due to changes in health funding

To mark 10 years of our Remembrance Garden at Head Office, we've created a special Virtual Garden to honour those affected by meningitis and raise funds to help fight it

In a recent Westminster debate, MPs heard how not enough is being done to support children, young people and adults with an acquired brain injury in the UK

Meningitis Now was recently chosen as one of the charities to take part in a special 'dream night' at Chester Zoo, after an employee lost their granddaughter to meningitis

Congratulations from everyone at Meningitis Now to Celebrity Patron Joanna Trollope, who has been made a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List

Our new Rebuilding Futures Fund is really getting to the ’art of the matter and helping young people fight back from this devastating disease

Meningitis Now supporter Nick, who suffered from bacterial meningitis, is backing our plea to young people to ensure they're vaccinated against MenACWY

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As the inquest into the death of Ollie Hall in 2017 is held this week, our deepest sympathies are with the family, who we have been supporting since the tragic events of that day

Aimed at anyone aged between 11 and 18 who is living with the impact of meningitis, the two fun-packed days at the end of July are a brilliant way for the youngsters to meet and bond with their contemporaries

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Today - 24 April - is World Meningitis Day, and Meningitis Now are thrilled to support the initiative that aims to raise awareness of life after meningitis

Nearly three years after his mum became seriously ill with meningitis, Joe has completed a half marathon to help raise funds and awareness of the disease

Read more information about the decision made by the Department of Health and Social Care earlier this week, to change the pneumococcal vaccine schedule