We would like to thank the Slowey family, who for the second year running have undertaken a huge fundraising effort on behalf of the Lewy Body Society. They have been raising money in memory of their mum and gran, who passed away in March 2017 aged 80, having been diagnosed with Lewy body dementia four […]
Sophie Ellis, a French teacher at Greenhead College in Huddersfield, is tackling her first ever half-marathon to raise awareness of Lewy body dementia, in memory of her grandad who had the disease. Sophie’s grandad Mike Ellis died in July aged 83, having been diagnosed with the condition 4 years previously, and having had dementia symptoms […]
Mark Clasper from Chester-le-Street is taking part in the Great North Run on 9th September on behalf of the Lewy Body Society. Mark’s father Ken was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia in 2003. Ken has since become an Ambassador for the Lewy Body Society and writes a blog about his experience of living with Lewy […]
The Great North Run is the biggest half marathon in the world and takes place on 9th September. We are delighted to have five runners tackling the 13.1 mile course and helping to raise money for the Lewy Body Society this year. The money they raise through sponsorship will help us to fund much-needed research […]
Thank you to Kate Riddick who together with her parents has completed a sponsored walk to raise funds for The Lewy Body Society, Kate’s Grannie has DLB. The following was written by Kate:- “We set off early up the Northumberland Coast to just north of Beadnell. It was a lovely sunny, warm but quite windy […]
Donations can now be made to the charity via Virgin Money Giving. Also, if you are doing a sponsored event you can now use either JustGiving or Virgin Money Giving.
Scott Lewis took part in the Three Peaks Challenge to raise money for the Lewy Body Society in memory of his grandmother, Gloria Dobson, who died recently after battling the disease for 13 years. The 26-year-old from Holywell was joined by ten friends from Newcastle University to climb the three highest peaks in Scotland, England […]
June 6, 2016 was the 10th anniversary of the Lewy Body Society’s registration with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. In honour of the Society’s much loved patron, June Brown, for the second year the Society designated the entire month of June as Polka Dot-ty Days. During this awareness-raising campaign people were urged […]
Join a charity dinner on behalf of The Lewy Body Society, Friday 7th October 2016, at the Alma Lodge Hotel, Stockport. Live Music from Dominic Halpin & The Honey B’s.
Team Jog for Jim: Adam, Alice, Becky, Conor, Elliot, Emily, Michael, Oliver, Paul, Rachael, Rachael and Tom are running the 2016 Worthing 10k on 5th June for The Lewy Body Society because they want to raise money in memory of their grandad. You can donate on their justgiving page using this link: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/JogforJim
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