Supercars 2024
Thank you to everyone who came along and supported our Supercars event on Sunday – the day raised over £9,500. This year we had a fabulous new venue Ratcliffe College with a beautiful drive up to the venue itself. The sun was out, brilliantly showcasing some of the world’s most spectacular supercars, with Ferraris, Porsches, […]
Emma guest spot on ‘Batting the Breeze’ podcast
We wanted to share with you Emma’s first podcast appearance, it is a fabulous listen as she takes you right back to when Alex was diagnosed, and talks about setting up the charity and how the diagnosis has powered her to make a difference. You can listen here
EXCITEMENT BUILDS AS NOTTINGHAM’S HOTTEST CHARITY EVENT SELLS MORE THAN THREE QUARTERS OF TICKETS IN JUST 30 DAYS
NOTTINGHAM HOT PROPERTY, the city’s most popular annual charity music event, is encouraging local businesses to get their attendance secured quickly after overwhelming demand saw over three quarters of its available tickets snapped up for the upcoming 20th anniversary show. Taking place on 11 July at renowned entertainment, dining and leisure destination, Binks Yard, this […]
The Brother’s Trust funds a new prototype for the Arm Assist Suit.
The revolutionary Arm Assist Suit rebranded ELEVEX project has received Grant Funding of £50,000 from Alex’s Wish, with the support of The Brothers Trust ELEVEX is being developed by Duchenne UK (DUK) in partnership with Spinal Muscular Atrophy UK, the University of Liverpool and University of Central Lancashire. The device has the potential to help […]
London Marathon 2024
This year Nima Patel ran the London Marathon for Alex’s Wish – she did an epic run on the day finishing in 4hrs 25!! This was an amazing and definitely the result of months of training that Nima has put in preparation for the big day. We were introduced to Nima through our fabulous supporters […]
Two new Trustees join the Board at Alex’s Wish.
We are so pleased to announce that we have successfully appointed two new Trustees to join our Board. Dr Aishah Iqbal and William Hazlerigg join their fellow Trustees from the 1st of April. William Hazlerigg is a passionate entrepreneur that has founded, scaled, and grown a number of different businesses. “My portfolio of interests spans […]
Sunday Spotlight – Meet ‘Team Swepstone’
For those that don’t know you, how would you describe yourself and your situation? I was diagnosed with Meniere’s Disease 20 years ago, and over that time have had to deal with violent vertigo attacks and progressive hearing loss in both ears. My life as I knew it slowly eroded until I no longer wanted […]
Our fantastic Miss Great Britain’s
The support shown for Alex’s Wish by the Miss Great Britain, Ms Great Britain and Ms Great Britain Classic finalists clearly shows that their beauty extends far beyond good looks. In the last three and a half years that the GB ladies have been involved with us, they have raised more than £72,000 for Alex’s […]
Fashion & Fizz
We are so pleased to announce that the joint Fashion show hosted by DC Boutique together with The Bodie Hodges Foundation and Hope Against Cancer raised a fantastic £3,269.22!! We would love to thank everyone who came along, Leicester Race Course for hosting us, Samworth Brothers for providing food. Rosemary Conley for speaking! We also […]
Alex helps road test revolutionary SMART Suit prototype on ITV Central News
Alex Hallam has become one of the first people in the country to road test the prototype of a revolutionary mobility suit. Alex, who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, has appeared on national TV trying out the SMART Suit – a wearable device which will help disabled teens and young adults retain the use of their […]