Author: Helen Rogers

Our junior fundraisers found exciting ways to raise money and awareness in 2024.

Alison used the mantra “strive for progress, not perfection” as she trained to walk further and further.

Involvement volunteer Baljit Ahluwalia lost her mother, Harbans Kaur Walia, to glioblastoma in 2020.

Bryony Powell knew very little about brain tumours before her fiancé, Catherine Roberts, was diagnosed with a glioblastoma in April 2018.

Artist and musician Alastair uses the sounds from his regular MRI scans to make music.

Paul Wood, from Shoreham-by-Sea, will line up for the extreme challenge event, in Florida, in memory of his brother Graham.

Nearly a year since his astrocytoma diagnosis, Matthew is sharing his story on Channel 4’s Stand up to Cancer.

Georgie Maynard, who was diagnosed with a GBM last year, has since raised more than £25,000 for research into high grade brain tumours.

After Jess died in 2021, her family set up the charity Jessica’s Promise to support other children in sport. In this post, her mother Sarah explains how she keeps her daughter’s name alive.

Mum of three Emma, 41, from Lowestoft, made several medical appointments before she was diagnosed with multiple meningiomas in 2022.

Angus died of a brain tumour in 1998, aged just five. Now his family have set up The Angus James Gibson Trust to fundraise for research into paediatric brain tumours.

Hugo, from Suffolk, is helping raise awareness in Eye Health Week.

Young Ambassador Lucy is taking on a skydive to raise funds for The Brain Tumour Charity.

After her glioblastoma diagnosis last July, Amy has raised nearly £100,000 to support our research into high grade brain tumours.

As our Community Fundraiser supporting Ravi and his family, Claire was part of Ravi’s Dream Team Choir on Britain’s Got Talent.

Paul set up Supporter Group Firth’s Fundraisers, and with family and friends, has raised over £20,000 since his diagnosis in March last year

Meet Mel, who’s become passionate about raising funds and awareness since her brain tumour diagnosis 18 months ago.

Meet Andrew, who is taking on a 3 month cycling tour of Japan to raise funds.

On World Brain Tumour Day this year, we’ll be joining the call to raise greater awareness and understanding of brain tumours – to help people like Kimberley dealing with a brain tumour diagnosis.

Nicola Durrant, from Oxfordshire, will raise funds at her Open Studios event in May – after losing brother Stephen, and husband David, to the same brain tumour type, ten years apart.

Meet some of the intrepid people running this year’s London Marathon in support of The Brain Tumour Charity.

Meet Simon and Ella and learn why they believe a National Brain Tumour Strategy is a No Brainer!

Inspired by their own brain tumour experiences, the pair hope to build a team of 50 to walk the 25km route in September.

Her children’s book is about the community bus she travelled on daily, having had to surrender her driving licence.