What a fabulous team of cyclists we had this year, with 17 cyclists taking part in this year’s fabulous Prudential Ride London on Sunday, 31st July – a 100 mile bike ride around London and surrounding Surrey towns. ...
We would like to thank The Nottingham Building Society for organising the inaugural Rothley Duck Race this year and for allowing Alex’s Wish to be a part of it....
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....
Emma Hallam was delighted to receive news that she had won a prestigious award at this year’s Institute of Directors East Midlands 2016 Awards Ceremony. ...
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....
We were thrilled to hear the news last Friday, that NICE have given the green light on Translarna – the first ever drug to treat the underlying cause of Duchenne for those eligible. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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....
This Christmas instead of buying Christmas cards and paying for postage why not donate that money to Alex’s Wish and in return we will give you a warm fuzzy feeling instead and a lovely jpeg to send to your friends electronically to help spread the love this Christmas!...
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!...
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....
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!!...
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....
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....
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....
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. ...
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. ...
Ladies Pamper Evening sponsored by Aidan J Reed Estate Agents held on Friday, 28th February raises £1,200 for Alex’s Wish. The evening saw sixty five ladies turn up to be pampered for a great cause....
What an astonishing year 2013 was – through our amazing supporters we raised £100,000 for research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. For now Alex is doing well....
