June 25, 2015 11:36 am
We would like to introduce you to our latest Wish Warriors Wendy Fielding and her 12 year old son George. Wendy and George spent 5 days walking the West Highland way from Glasgow to Fort William averaging 19 miles a day to achieve this 96 mile walk. ...
May 19, 2015 10:15 am
Again this year Bradley’s have sponsored our Charnwood Forest Cycle Ride, which helps cover the costs of putting on the event. ...
May 14, 2015 3:54 pm
We have just received a fantastic donation of £200.00 from the Melton Mowbray Building Society Charitable Foundation which have received via our Trustee Richard Amphlett . ...
May 14, 2015 3:44 pm
Sunday was a fabulous day at our Charnwood Forest Cycle Ride with a great turn out of 190 riders – which was a record number!...
May 14, 2015 2:06 pm
We 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. ...
May 14, 2015 1:50 pm
Fabulous 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....
April 28, 2015 11:43 am
Absolutely wonderful news, the newly formed Bradgate Rotary Club has donated £1,200.00 to our cause, the most they have ever donated to date!...
April 28, 2015 11:41 am
New 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....
April 28, 2015 11:35 am
A 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!!...
April 28, 2015 11:31 am
We 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....
March 10, 2015 10:54 am
Our 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....
March 10, 2015 10:34 am
Sky 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....
February 23, 2015 12:55 pm
This 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....
February 23, 2015 11:21 am
We 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....
February 17, 2015 11:25 am
Yesterday, 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. ...
February 17, 2015 10:54 am
On 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. ...
January 30, 2015 11:13 am
Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy have been specifically disadvantaged by the failure of the NHS England system to consider funding drugs for rare diseases....
January 20, 2015 12:02 pm
We are delighted to announce that Rachel Hargraves from RDZ PR will be working with Alex’s Wish for the next 12 months....
January 20, 2015 11:49 am
Alex’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....
January 4, 2015 8:15 pm
If 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. ...