A record breaking year for Charnwood Forest Cycle Ride
May 14, 2015 3:44 pmSunday was a fabulous day at our Charnwood Forest Cycle Ride with a great turn out of 190 riders – which was a record number!...
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Donation from Leicester Grammar School
May 14, 2015 2:06 pmWe are delighted to receive a £500 donation from Leicester Grammar School. One of their pupils nominated us to their Charities Committee, who voted to donate this money to us. ...
£500 donation from Dolphin Brewin
May 14, 2015 1:50 pmFabulous News! The Dolphin Brewin Foundation has very kindly donated £500 to Alex’s Wish. We would like to thank Robert Branham for putting us forward and to the management committee for choosing us as one of their charities to support this year....
Bradgate Rotary raises £1,200
April 28, 2015 11:43 amAbsolutely wonderful news, the newly formed Bradgate Rotary Club has donated £1,200.00 to our cause, the most they have ever donated to date!...
First genetic cure for rare diseases!
April 28, 2015 11:41 amNew era of medicine begins as first children cured of genetic disorder The pioneering therapy offers hope to the hundreds thousands of people suffering from inherited conditions This story gives hope to boys living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy....
Paula Parsons runs the London Marathon
April 28, 2015 11:35 amA massive well done to Paula Parsons one of the school mums at Alex’s Wish for completing today’s London Marathon raising over £500 for Alex’s Wish!!...
Token of Support Campaign raises £500
April 28, 2015 11:31 amWe are absolutely thrilled to hear that Alex’s Wish received the most tokens during a 6 week campaign in the stores at Oadby Co-Op receiving a fabulous £500 for our cause....
Ladies Pamper Evening success
March 10, 2015 10:54 amOur Ladies Pamper Evening took place on Friday, 6th February at the Rothley School Rooms with 65 ladies attending raising £1,500 for Alex’s Wish....
Crazy Sky Divers raise £13,500
March 10, 2015 10:34 amSky Diving Wish Warriors raise £13,500 for Alex’s Wish A team of 17 took to the skies to take part in a Tandem Sky Dive on Sunday, 8th March in aid of Alex’s Wish at Langar Airfield, British Parachute School in Nottingham....
3 Crazy Challenges for my son
February 23, 2015 12:55 pmThis year I’ve decided to take on 3 Crazy Challenges to raise vital money to help save my son from having to suffer the constant progression Duchenne is having on his body....
Super media coverage
February 23, 2015 11:21 amWe would like to thank Rachel Hargraves from RDZ-PR who is donating her time to Alex’s Wish – a true Wish Warrior – to raise awareness of our cause....
$70,000 pledged to new drug
February 17, 2015 11:25 amYesterday, Alex’s Wish pledged $70,000 to support the next step in bringing VPB15 (a new novel anti-inflammatory steriod drug) to boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. ...
Vigil for Translarna
February 17, 2015 10:54 amOn Wednesday, 11th February, Alex’s Wish took part in a vigil at the door of the NHS England alongside a number of Duchenne charities, families and supporters to demand access to a new ground-breaking drug Translarna. ...
Urgent Call to Action – Translarna
January 30, 2015 11:13 amPatients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy have been specifically disadvantaged by the failure of the NHS England system to consider funding drugs for rare diseases....
New Wish Warrior Rachel Hargraves
January 20, 2015 12:02 pmWe are delighted to announce that Rachel Hargraves from RDZ PR will be working with Alex’s Wish for the next 12 months....
Translarna Lobby
January 20, 2015 11:49 amAlex’s Wish took part in a lobby at Westminster on Wednesday, 14th January with the aim to ensure early availability and full funding of a pioneering new treatment called Translarna....
Welcome 2015… January is a new fresh start!
January 4, 2015 8:15 pmIf you’re looking for a new challenge, why not join us and be an Alex’s Wish warrior! You’ll be taking on an exciting and fulfilling challenge and meeting your own personal goals whilst fundraising for a cause that will help the lives of thousands of children and young adults. ...
Thank you Jessica!
December 30, 2014 1:29 pmNow this is a tale about one of our amazing Wish Warriors, her name is Jessica Apps. Jessica for years had tried to fall in love with running, and finally about 2 years ago it started to click....
Wishing all our supporters a very Merry Christmas
December 18, 2014 11:06 amWe would like to wish all our wonderful supporters a very Merry Christmas! Thank you all so much for all your support to date you have been AMAZING....
AMETEK Inc. donates $15,000
December 9, 2014 12:07 pmWe are absolutely thrilled to receive a cheque for £9,400 (equivalent of $15,000) this week from Nick Maddock, Marketing Communications Manager at Taylor Hobson Limited....