Fundraising
Peterborough pole dancers perform 12-hour challenge in aid of charity
Peterborough pole dancers perform 12-hour challenge in aid of charity 15 March 2023 This World Kidney Day a group of 20 people from Peterborough took on a 12-hour pole dancing challenge to raise money for Kidney Research UK. Inspired by personal experience The group were inspired by the experiences of instructor Ally Allsopp, whose grandad…
Read More“I will play every golf course in Scotland to raise money for Kidney Research UK”
“I will play every golf course in Scotland to raise money for Kidney Research UK” 08 March 2023 Barry Smith has always loved golf, but following his kidney and pancreas transplant in November 2019, the 41-year-old said it’s given him a “new lease of life”. Ahead of this World Kidney Day (Thursday 9 March), Barry…
Read MoreTale of kidney transported 400 miles from Glasgow to London for transplant
Tale of kidney transported 400 miles from Glasgow to London for transplant 10 February 2023 The true story of a kidney donor and recipient based over 400 miles apart has been told in a new book, with the proceeds being donated to Kidney Research UK. Written from the perspective of both donor and recipient, the…
Read More‘I’m running the London Marathon to say thanks for my brother’s transplant’
‘I’m running the London Marathon to say thanks for my brother’s transplant’ 09 January 2023 When Charlotte De Paepe runs this year’s London Marathon for Kidney Research UK, she will be thinking of two people very close to her heart. Her grandfather Gordon “Jack” Mason passed away in 2021 at the age of 87, after…
Read MoreNearly 100 Lancashire tractors to run for Kidney Research UK
Nearly 100 Lancashire tractors to run for Kidney Research UK 22 December 2022 Up to 100 farmers and their tractors will be gathering at the Farmyard Brew Company in Cokerham on December 27 for a sponsored event to raise money for kidney research. Peter Hewitt, a 42-year-old farmer from Cokerham, went through a transplant operation…
Read MoreFamily’s tribute fund for mum’s chosen charity
Family’s tribute fund for mum’s chosen charity 25 November 2022 When John Lewis met his wife Katy, he knew from the outset that she had a hereditary kidney condition called PKD, where cysts form around the organ. After her health started to deteriorate in the mid-noughties, Katy had a living organ transplant from her younger…
Read MoreManchester United legend hosts star-studded charity gala
Manchester United legend hosts star-studded charity gala 04 November 2022 We are very grateful to footballing legend Andy Cole who hosted a star-studded charity gala raising over £100,000 for vital research into kidney disease last night. The Andy Cole Gala Dinner took place at The Dorchester in London and was an incredible evening, full of…
Read MoreProudly walking with #TeamKidney
Proudly walking with #TeamKidney 01 August 2022 Last weekend, Sakshi Dewan proudly joined hundreds of participants taking part in the Kidney Research UK London Bridges Walk. The 38-year-old mum of two was inspired to sign up to the event after developing a kidney condition. When she was pregnant with her second child, Maya, now nine…
Read MorePositive steps in memory at the London Bridges Walk
Positive steps in memory at the London Bridges Walk 29 July 2022 On 31 July, a large team of walkers from Farnborough donned their purple Kidney Research UK t-shirts and set off from Victoria Embankment to join the charity’s seven-mile London Bridges Walk together. Staff at the Playdays nursey Walking in memory It was emotional for…
Read MoreScooting across the London Bridges
Scooting across the London Bridges 28 July 2022 The last time Gill Singh, 54, did the London Bridges Walk, she was struggling with her health. Gill was born with spina bifida, which affects her from the waist down, and aged four had her bladder removed. But reflux from her urostomy (where the bladder function is…
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