News stories

Today marks the start of Volunteers' Week, providing the perfect opportunity to thank our network of volunteers for their tireless awareness-raising and supportive work

We were delighted to welcome music artist, former Love Island contestant and meningitis survivor Jack Fowler to our Believe & Achieve escape room challenge in London this weekend

Launched in March, the Government's call for evidence to help improve services for people living with acquired brain injury runs until Monday 6 June

Today - 12 May - is International Nurses Day, and a perfect time to highlight the incredible range of support that our nurse-led Helpline provides to people affected by, or with questions about, meningitis

Enable, the UK's leading disability and lifestyle magazine, have taken a look at our Rebuilding Futures Fund and just two of the people we've helped

Believe & Achieve peer mentor Cat has shared her helpful advice for anyone facing exams in the coming months

From 2-8 May 2022 we're urging people to be #VocalAboutViral during our annual Viral Meningitis Week, and raise awareness of this often underestimated form of the disease

Meningitis Now's CEO Dr Tom Nutt urges ITV's Loose Women to reflect on whether a "thoughtless and disappointing" comment made about meningitis should go unchallenged

Eleven young people and their parents and carers joined us at the stunning Calvert Trust Lakes outdoor centre last month, for our latest 11-18 residential weekend

A call for evidence is being launched to inform a new strategy to improve services for people with acquired brain injury - which can be an after-effect of meningitis

Families with a meningitis experience are invited to join us for a day of fun at The Falkirk Wheel in Scotland

We're delighted to be the first featured charity on the PLG website, after the leading disability property specialists built a fully customised house for meningitis survivor Sandy

In advance of our B&A Day - Fitness in April, Ollie - who contracted meningitis when he was 16 weeks old - shares how fitness and exercise have become his passion

Every child deserves a bike. So we're delighted to have helped fund a bespoke trike through our Rebuilding Futures Fund for Sebastian, who lives with epilepsy, poor balance and co-ordination as a result of meningitis

Jennifer shares the impact of living with a brother who had meningitis, and the great experiences they’ve both enjoyed through our Believe & Achieve programme

Dr Tom Nutt reflects on the achievements and challenges of the past year, with determination for carrying on the fight against meningitis in 2022

Meningitis left Orla with after-effects such as fatigue, anxiety and nightmares. But thanks to a course of CBT through Believe & Achieve, she feels more positive, motivated and in control of her life again

The new strategy for Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), which can be an after-effect of meningitis, will make a big difference to everyone affected who needs support

Our second Forever Weekend, held in Market Bosworth in November, brought together families all from different backgrounds yet all bereaved by meningitis

We are saddened to learn of the loss of the granddaughter of TV's health and fitness coach, Mr Motivator, to the disease