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London to Paris Cycle Ride raises £25,000

July 14, 2016 12:40 pm

Alex’s Wish organised a London to Paris Cycle Ride over a 3 day period from 1-3th July this year.  With 11 cyclists taking part in the event the charity has raised a staggering £25,000 and money is still coming in....

Thank you Ratcliffe College

July 7, 2016 10:34 am

We would love to thank Ratcliffe College for raising £2,500 for Alex’s Wish at their Summer Fair, we went along and it was a fantastic day with lots to see and do.  ...

MME Charnwood Forest Cycle Ride 2016

July 6, 2016 4:12 pm

We are very pleased to announce that this year’s MME Charnwood Forest Cycle Ride raised over £10,000! This event keeps on growing with over 250 riders taking part this year and we can’t wait for next year....

A week full of mixed emotions

April 25, 2016 12:43 pm

What a week it has been! The emotions I’ve felt this week has been unbelievable. Alex took part in a film on Monday, I can’t tell you anything now but what I can say is that he was incredible and everyone on set fell in love with him....

Alex’s Wish wins prestigious award

April 25, 2016 12:04 pm

We are thrilled and delighted to have won this year’s Leicester Mercury Business Awards Not-for-Profit category award sponsored by PLUG interiors.  ...

Watermead Challenge supports Alex’s Wish

April 20, 2016 1:16 pm

We would like to thank The Rotary Club of Wreake Valley and the new Syston Rotary Club for choosing Alex’s Wish as their charity to benefit from their Watermead Challenge in 2016.  ...

Thompson Twins set to raise funds for Alex’s Wish

April 20, 2016 1:08 pm

Leicester Speedway mascots Dan and Joe Thompson are helping raise vital funds for Alex’s Wish.  Dan and Joe are mascots for the Leicester Lions speedway, who has taken on Alex’s Wish as their chosen charity in 2016....

FitBumpBox Launch supports Alex’s Wish

April 1, 2016 10:00 am

The amazing Joanna Helcke chose to support Alex’s Wish at the launch of her new product FitBumpBox.  The event was a great success, a great opportunity to share our story and managed to raise a fantastic £330 – thank you so much and we hope that the FitBumpBox is a huge success....

Leicester Lions Speedway choose us as ‘Charity of the Year’

April 1, 2016 9:25 am

We are delighted that Leicester Lions Speedway has chosen Alex’s Wish as their Charity of the Year!  This is fabulous news for us and we are really looking forward to working with them to raise awareness of Duchenne and raise some valuable funds....

Sky Dive Success

April 1, 2016 9:10 am

We would love to thank our latest Sky Diver Wish Warriors who managed to raise £1,861.37 for Alex’s Wish.  They couldn’t have picked a better day for it – perfect blue skies.  ...

Delighted to welcome on board Protection by MME

February 25, 2016 4:26 pm

We are thrilled and delighted that Protection by MME in association with Vitality Life has chosen Alex’s Wish as their main charity to support in 2016, 2017 and 2018....

Sileby Cricket club donates £250

February 25, 2016 4:17 pm

We would like to thank Sileby Cricket Club for their £250 donation to Alex’s Wish. Each year they choose a local cause to donate to from what’s raised at each Firework night....

Ratcliffe College supports Alex’s Wish

February 1, 2016 4:09 pm

We are absolutely delighted that Ratcliffe College Parent’s Association has chosen Alex’s Wish as one of the chosen charities to benefit from all profits raised at this year’s Spring Fair.  ...

Thank you to Swithland Church Men’s Club

January 19, 2016 9:59 am

We would like to give a big thank you to Swithland Church Men’s Club for donating £394 to our cause by generating funds at their Christmas dinner and carol singing event.  ...

Charities announce £1.2m investment into key clinical posts

December 23, 2015 12:01 pm

Alex’s Wish and seven other patient organisations, who are working to eradicate Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, are funding a total of 16 clinical posts at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre at Newcastle University and Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, to help support clinical trial development for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy....