Raising Awareness & Funds Wherever We Go!

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…

A Glittering Message of Support – Keeeeep Dancing!

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 🙂    …

Donating to Research – Thank You!

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…

Rare Disease Day 28th February 2023

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…