Charity news
A charity dedicated to supporting local children, and their families, has entered a new partnership with a national law firm to further enhance its vital services. Charlie House works across the North-east of Scotland to improve the quality of life for babies, children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, while providing essential support [...]
Islington Cycling Club has raised £20,000 for Spinal Research after one of its members was paralysed below the shoulders in a cycling accident. James “Gino” Murphy was riding with fellow club members in February 2024 when he came off his bike and hit a kerb headfirst, seriously damaging his spinal cord. He was airlifted to [...]
Sport Parkinson's co-founder Charlie Appleyard has been awarded an MBE for services to people with Parkinson’s and fundraising. Appleyard with Parkinson’s, a progressive neurological condition that mainly affects movement, after being diagnosed with the condition in 2016 at the age of 39. Despite the daily challenges he faces, Appleyard has championed more opportunities [...]
A fundraising appeal has raised more than £43,000 after a 23-year-old sustained a traumatic brain injury. Sam Wheeler, a Ringwood plumber and amateur DJ, sustained the injury in a fall and is now undergoing neurorehabilitation in London. The “Bring Sam Home” campaign aims to raise £80,000 to adapt his home, buy specialist equipment [...]
A Hull charity is marking 10 years of brain injury support for people across the Humber region. P.A.U.L For Brain Recovery was founded by Paul Spence in 2016, four years after he survived a life-changing traumatic brain injury following an unprovoked assault. The charity now regularly welcomes more than 300 people each month to its [...]
The Wings for Life World Run raised a record €9.2m for spinal cord injury research, the event organisers said. The 13th edition of the global fundraising event took place on Sunday, with 346,527 participants across 173 countries. Runners, walkers and wheelchair users from 192 nationalities took part through seven flagship runs, 648 app run events [...]
Kemi Rodgers has raised £5,000 for a brain injury charity after appearing on ITV's Celebrity Catchphrase. The broadcaster, presenter and voiceover artist chose to play for Headway Sussex on the television game show, with the money going towards the charity's work with people affected by brain injury across Sussex. During the programme, Rodgers [...]
Almost half, 48 per cent, of people with multiple sclerosis have been challenged for using accessible facilities such as disabled toilets, with some being shouted at, harassed or spat on, a survey has found. More than 150,000 people in the UK live with the autoimmune disease, which affects the brain and spinal cord and is [...]
A charity which delivers life-changing services to disabled and neurodivergent children, and their families, has formed a new partnership with a national law firm. Caudwell Children has worked with young people and their families since 2000 to enable them to have the opportunity, support, and freedom to realise their individual potential, despite the challenges they [...]
The Special Air Service Association has launched a scheme to send special forces veterans with blast-induced traumatic brain injury, or TBI, to the US for diagnosis and treatment. Blast TBI can be caused by major explosions, but also by repeated exposure to low-level blast over a period of time. Symptoms often emerge many years after [...]
