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  • Dinner and dance event raises £121,200 for spinal injuries charity

    Dinner and dance event raises £121,200 for spinal injuries charity

    A charity dinner dance in Glasgow has raised more than £121,200 for spinal injury survivors. Digby Brown's annual Winter Dinner Dance for Spinal Injuries Scotland (SIS) saw more than 520 people attend the event at the DoubleTree by Hilton on Friday 7 November. Hosted by broadcaster Des Clarke, attendees enjoyed a live band, games and [...]

  • Brothers run five marathons in five days for spinal charity

    Brothers run five marathons in five days for spinal charity

    Two brothers are running five marathons in five days to raise money for spinal cord injury research after a close friend was paralysed in a motorbike accident. The challenge began yesterday in Brighton, with friends and supporters joining them along the route to raise awareness and funds for Spinal Research after a close friend was [...]

  • Charity QEF to close after 90 years

    Charity QEF to close after 90 years

    Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People (QEF), which supports nearly 10,000 people annually, is to close due to financial pressures. The organisation was founded in 1934 by Dame Georgiana Buller and Stanley Evans and was opened by the Queen Mother, then Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York. The charity's specialist neuro rehabilitation centre support [...]

  • Charity slams lack of temporary concussion subs after Bournemouth collision

    Charity slams lack of temporary concussion subs after Bournemouth collision

    A brain injury charity has criticised the Premier League for ignoring temporary concussion substitutes after two Bournemouth players clashed in a 4-0 defeat to Aston Villa. Adam Smith and Tyler Adams clashed heads at speed early in the 4-0 defeat, with only Smith substituted while Adams completed the full 90 minutes. Headway UK said the [...]

  • Brain injury survivor walks 500m for charity

    Brain injury survivor walks 500m for charity

    A County Durham man will walk 500 miles for charity, five years after sustaining a brain injury. Nigel Price, a specialist long-distance charity hiker from Shildon, aims to raise at least £5,000 for Rutherford House, an independent living scheme run by Durham Aged Mineworkers' Homes Association (DAMHA). The trek will start at Durham Cathedral and [...]

  • NR Times reveals Charity of the Year shortlist

    NR Times reveals Charity of the Year shortlist

    NR Times is excited to reveal the shortist for this year's Charity of the Year Award. The award celebrates charities whose interventions are so critical to the lives of those living with neurological illness or injury, working in innovative and proactive ways to sustain and grow the organisation, while putting service users at the heart [...]

  • Brain injury charity to shut after financial pressure

    Brain injury charity to shut after financial pressure

    A charity supporting almost 200 people affected by brain injuries has announced it will close due to significant financial difficulties. Headway Norfolk and Waveney operates seven day centres and outreach support groups in King’s Lynn, Norwich, Dereham, Long Stratton and Great Yarmouth for individuals and their families affected by brain injuries. The service, which has [...]

  • Brain injury survivor walks 2,650 miles for charity

    Brain injury survivor walks 2,650 miles for charity

    A brain injury survivor from Loxley has completed a 2,650-mile trek from Mexico to Canada for the Child Brain Injury Trust, raising more than £13,000 for charity. Ten years ago, Will Baxter was given a devastating prognosis. After suffering a sudden brain haemorrhage that paralysed the entire left side of his body, doctors told him [...]

  • Mother and son join forces with charity comedy night to raise awareness of MND

    Mother and son join forces with charity comedy night to raise awareness of MND

    A mother and son are bringing a series of comedy nights to East Sussex, raising funds and awareness of motor neurone disease (MND). Rona and Anthony Stephens-Hill launched the project in memory of dad Adrian, which has already secured venues across the county. Their goal is to raise £20,000 for the MND Association and the [...]

  • Doctor with MS completes 1,100 mile charity trike ride

    Doctor with MS completes 1,100 mile charity trike ride

    A hospital consultant with multiple sclerosis has said she wanted to show that "adventures are still possible" after completing a 1,100-mile (1,770km) trike ride. Dr Jacquie Smithson, from Hull, rode from Land’s End to John O’Groats with her wife Prof Sarah Jones and best friend Adrian. They raised more than £10,000 for the Multiple Sclerosis [...]