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Community Ambassador Alison attends a Royal Garden Party
Our Community Ambassador Alison shares her experience of attending Buckingham Palace's Garden Party, in recognition of the incredible work she does for Meningitis Now -
Jack Fowler inspires Believe & Achievers at London event
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 -
Marathon for Clara - April's Edinburgh Marathon challenge
Good luck to April Prendergast, who is running the Edinburgh Marathon at the end of May in memory of goddaughter Clara, who died of meningitis in 2010 -
Rachel takes on the Edinburgh Half in Gregor’s memory
A Fife woman is taking on the Edinburgh Half Marathon later this month in memory of her younger brother and to fight back against meningitis, the disease that took his life -
People affected by acquired brain injury after meningitis urged to help influence ABI policy
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 -
Celebrating Meningitis Now's nurse-led Helpline on International Nurses Day
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 -
Top disability and lifestyle magazine looks at 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 -
Helpful advice from B&A's Peer Mentor Cat for exam revision
Believe & Achieve peer mentor Cat has shared her helpful advice for anyone facing exams in the coming months -
Taking on a Scafell Pike challenge for Meningitis Now - ten times
Accompanied by his Pomeranian Mickey, Keith is setting off on a huge challenge for Meningitis Now in May, climbing Scafell Pike ten times in a row in memory of George Moore -
Be #VocalAboutViral for a week of viral meningitis awareness
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 -
Ball to fight back against meningitis
Katy Tyler will be hosting a ball next Saturday (7 May) at The View in Welwyn Garden City to raise funds and awareness for Meningitis Now -
Raising awareness of the value of vaccines for World Immunisation Week
This week is World Immunisation Week, highlighting the action needed and vaccines available to protect people of all ages against diseases including meningitis -
Spencer's Legacy: Nobody Left Behind - Steve's new campaign to beat meningitis
Launched today, Spencer's Legacy: Nobody Left Behind aims to beat meningitis within a generation, in memory of Spencer Dayman -
Meningitis Now's response to Sunetra Sarker comment on ITV's Loose Women
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 -
Meningitis survivor Archie plays the Easter bunny
What a cracking job! Wigan schoolboy Archie, who lives with after-effects of MenB meningitis, has donated hundreds of Easter eggs to the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital over the last few years -
Bucks Fizz star's daughter rushed to hospital with meningitis
18-year-old Josie, daughter of Jay Aston, is currently undergoing treatment for bacterial meningitis after her entire body was covered in a rash -
Donations to Meningitis Now speaking volumes
"Never judge a book by its cover" - especially as this collection of books, kindly left to us in a legacy, recently raised over £1,000 at auction -
Leanne's inspiration to take on the Manchester Marathon
Inspired by the heart-breaking experience of nearly losing her daughter to bacterial meningitis, Leanne is taking on a huge 26.2-mile challenge to help raise money for us as a charity close to her heart -
The best time from start to finish at Meningitis Now's residential weekend
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 -
Meningitis Warriors don their tartan for the Glasgow Kiltwalk
Led by our Scottish Community Ambassador James, a big-hearted team of Meningitis Warriors are taking on The Mighty Stride and Big Stroll for us in April