News stories

Vanessa's son Lloyd has been living with an acquired brain injury since he contracted meningitis in 2012, but support from Community Support Officer Dawn has turned their lives around

Three-year-old Leo is one of the latest to benefit from our Rebuilding Futures Fund with some specialist equipment

Meningitis Now invite our supporters to donate to our annual Ribbon Appeal and remember loved ones with a white ribbon

An award from our Rebuilding Futures Fund has helped Nicola towards her goal of becoming a teaching assistant, after meningitis left her with multiple after-effects

Read our volunteering news from October 2019

Our first ever Forever Weekend, for adults only, gave bereaved families a chance to share their experiences and remember loved ones

Meningitis survivor Lauren is bringing home no fewer than six gold medals from the Inas Global Games in Brisbane, helped by our Rebuilding Futures Fund

Meningitis Now's Rebuilding futures fund, which offers financial support to those affected by meningitis recently helped Rita with a wheelchair adaptation.

Read our volunteering news from September 2019

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

Read the latest update from our Volunteering team

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