We were delighted to be invited by the Newcastle Research Team to attend the Patient Day in Newcastle on Saturday 14th October 2023. It really was a fantastic day which involved so many different wonderful organisations, doctors, patients and Liz Twist MP. It was a great opportunity to see old friends and meet new people…
Leigh Network was proud to take part in World Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week between 18th-24th September 2023! Each year we join Mito organisations from across the globe in an amazing effort to raise awareness about Mitochondrial Diseases, the impact they have on patients and their families and the need for vital research to find…
A huge thank you to everyone who sponsored Mandy on her 1000 mile walk in memory of Sam who lost his life to mitochondrial disease 30 years ago, aged just 19 months. We can now announce that your generosity helped Mandy raise a fantastic £1815.00. THANK YOU YOU ARE CHANGING LIVES To celebrate Mandy…
We had a fabulous time on Saturday 15th July at our Leigh Network Family Day at the Newcastle Life Science Centre. Thank you to everyone who came along and to Dr Lyndsey Butterworth and Dr Albert Lim from Mitochondrial Research for an insightful talk together with a Q&A session and activities. As always it was…
Over the last few months we have been supporting many different awareness campaigns. So many different conditions have been shown to have mitochondria dysfunction and highlights the fact that research into mitochondrial diseases will not only benefit those diagnosed with the condition but millions of others. If you visit our social media pages on Facebook,…
Over the last few months we have been busy raising awareness about mitochondrial diseases and about the support that Leigh Network offers. We have been lucky enough to hold awareness days at Tesco in Heswall and Asda in Liscard, we had some fantastic chats with the customers, gave out lots of our leaflet and raised…
Kai & Nadiya Our founder Faye and her mum Mandy were lucky to meet some of the amazing dancing stars from Strictly Come Dancing, with Kai and Nadiya sending Leigh Network a fantastic message of support! Faye and Mandy raise awareness about mitochondrial disease wherever they go – even when they’re dancing 🙂 …
A huge thank you to all our supporters who have helped us raise funds over the last year, because of this support we were recently able to donate £2,200 to The Wellcome Trust Centre in Newcastle who carry out vital research into mitochondrial diseases. We were so pleased to receive a thank you letter from…
We were extremely proud to join the international mitochondrial community during Rare Disease Day to not only support raising awareness about all rare diseases but also about the significant contribution that research into and understanding mitochondria does and can have on the whole rare community. We were able to take part in a tweet storm…
What a year 2022 has been! A round up from Faye: We began the year with Laura Jakubowski completing her fundraising challenge. A sit down cycle which was amazing and raised much needed funds for Leigh Network. Laura sadly lost her fight to mitochondrial disease in July. She is so missed ❤️ Robyn a student…