Action Medical Research is the UK's most forward thinking charity. We believe diseases and disabilities can be beaten, and through our medical research we are creating a healthier future for everyone.

Action Medical Research is unique. Other medical charities have a single focus - either on a particular disease, or age group, or a specific hospital. Action Medical Research is looking for answers to a wide range of diseases and conditions that affect young and old. We have the broadest research remit of any medical charity which relies on voluntary support.

We played a crucial role in developing the polio vaccine in the UK, ultrasound scanning in pregnancy, hip replacement surgery and more.

Touching Tiny Lives is the charity's major campaign to help sick and vulnerable babies. We aim to raise £3 million for vital new research to help prevent premature birth and life-threatening pregnancy complications.

Registered charity No. 208701

Spinal Research – fighting paralysis…and winning

Spinal Research aims to find ways to repair spinal cord injury and to reverse the paralysis that results from it. Based in the UK and recognised as a leader in its field, Spinal Research funds groundbreaking projects at scientific and medical institutions around the world. Following momentous progress in the laboratory, we are now at the second stage of the planned move to the launch of clinical trials with paralysed volunteers.
These trials will test innovative treatments that could repair damage in the human spinal cord, and so restore sensation and movement.

Registered Charity No. 281325

The Hughes Syndrome Foundation aims are to advance the public and medical understanding of Hughes Syndrome which is also known as antiphospholipid syndrome and 'sticky blood'. We also provide support to sufferers and fund further research into the disease.

Registered Charity No. 1089077

Lupus is now recognised as an important and common illness of modern times. It is a disease in which the immune system goes ‘wrong’ and becomes overactive. It can affect any organ of the body. Because the symptoms can be so diverse, including for example; fatigue, rashes, allergies, depression and kidney failure it is called the ‘great mimic’. Currently lupus is incurable.

The Lupus unit at St Thomas’ Hospital opened in 1985 and is now recognised throughout the world for its clinics, its teaching and its research. The St Thomas’ Lupus Trust is the charity that specifically supports the research and the Louise Coote Lupus Unit (the only dedicated Lupus unit in Europe) at St Thomas’. Today, our charity pays the salaries of 3 doctors, 1 PhD and a technician as well as all the research costs.

Registered Charity No. 1010523

HOPE is the fundraising name for the Wessex Medical Trust. The Trust was founded in 1977 and supports medical research across the Wessex Region: Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire and the Isle of Wight-and the Channel Islands.

In the last 27 years over £15 million has been raised for over 700 research projects.

The diseases studied include cancers, heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer's, osteoporosis, diabetes, brain injury and neurological  disorders, and many others.

HOPE'S research teams work within the region, often bringing direct benefit to patients.

Registered Charity No.274839

Meningitis Research Foundation currently funds 31 research projects, which have a total value of over £4 million, into the prevention, detection and treatment of these meningitis and septicaemia.  Until these devastating diseases are eradicated raising awareness of the signs and symptoms for the general public and health professionals is a high priority, and so the Foundation develops and distributes clear and accessible education and information resources on these diseases. 

The Foundation's Freefone 24 hour helpline plays a vital part in providing support.  It also provides information for anyone who has questions or concerns about meningitis and septicaemia any time of the day or night.  So as you can see money from events like these really help the Foundation to achieve our vision of a world free from meningitis and septicaemia.

For more details check www.meningitis.org

or contact Iain Elliott on 01454 280414 or email iainelliott@meningitis.org

Registered Charity No.1091105