Charity news

The Devizes Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Support Group is expected to raise almost £1,100 in its first year through the Wiltshire Community Lottery. The funding will help the group continue supporting people living with MS, alongside their families, friends and carers. Becky Thomas, lead for the Devizes MS Group, said: “The money raised helps us continue [...]

By The Children’s Trust Every year, 40,000 children in the UK experience a brain injury. Around 350 sustain a severe acquired brain injury requiring rehabilitation, but only a fraction can access the specialist treatment provided by The Children's Trust. For those who do, the impact can be life-changing. At the national specialist centre in Tadworth, [...]

A giant ice brain has been unveiled on London's Southbank as new research reveals widespread misconceptions about stroke and its lasting effects. The 2.5-metre-tall sculpture, which took 150 hours over five days to create, marks World Stroke Day and the launch of the Stroke Association's ‘Survival Is Not Enough’ campaign. The installation represents the fragility [...]

Three US organisations have launched a three-year initiative to improve emotional health support for people living with brain injury and their carers. The project will develop, test and expand approaches to preventing and addressing emotional health difficulties, with a focus on improving access to care and support. It will cover four areas: prevention, identification of [...]

Walk To Cure Parkinson’s raised £80,500 after participants completed 5km, 10km and 20km routes centred on Battersea Park on 11 October 2026. The fundraising event brought walkers together to support Cure Parkinson’s, with activities taking place throughout the day. Participants gathered at the park's bandstand, where Cure Parkinson’s chief executive Helen Matthews gave a speech [...]

Paralyzed Veterans of America has launched a year-long disability awareness campaign highlighting its work with veterans and people with disabilities. The “ONE of ONE” initiative will run for 53 weeks and feature stories about the organisation’s programmes, people and work, alongside book releases, programme launches, public events and celebrity public service announcements. The campaign will [...]

A community of people living with spinal cord injuries, their families and supporters will come together this September to raise £25,000 for specialist rehabilitation through Neurokinex’s annual Step Up Challenge. The fundraising challenge will see the Neurokinex community unite to help ensure newly injured people can access rehabilitation and support at a time when it [...]

Four members of the same family will swim the English Channel in a relay to raise money for the Stroke Association. Ryan Godfrey, 52, from Faversham, will take on the challenge with his sons Nathan, 22, Alex, 20, and Ben, 18, braving the world's busiest shipping lane.   The family said they were [...]

A former professional rugby player who represented Ireland at under-20 level has begun an 18,000-mile world cycle to raise £50,000 for a Parkinson's charity. Ciaran Booth and his girlfriend Lucy Pickersgill, both 26, set off from Manchester Rugby Club in Stockport and plan to travel about 30,000km through around 30 countries over 18 months. The [...]

Following the launch of its first-of-its-kind initiative last year, Slater and Gordon has announced that the AAUK Improving Outcomes Fund partnership with Air Ambulance UK (AAUK) has been renewed for 2026. Since last year, the fund has provided £100,000 in grants towards five national charities to support air ambulance patients, their loved ones, and the [...]