We raise funds to enable us to provide practical help and information to people with MND, and to fund research that we hope will develop effective alleviating treatment for MND and, one day, find a cure.
We receive no national or local government funding and are entirely reliant on our own fund raising efforts and the generosity of our supporters.
Donate directly to our branch
To donate directly to our branch you can go to our JustGiving page.
When hosting your own event or fundraiser you may choose to set up your own Just Giving page. You can find information on how to do this on our Useful information page.
Upcoming Events
Come Along to This Concert - Sunday 8 December 2024
The popular amateur string orchestra West London Strings has generously chosen the MND Association as its charity of choice for its winter concert.
The concert will be at 4pm on Sunday 8 December 2024 at St Mary’s West Kensington Church, Hammersmith Rd, London, W14 0QL. The programme has a maritime theme and will include Elgar’s ‘Where corals lie’, Boccheri’s theme from the film ‘Master and Commander’ entitled ‘La Musica Notturna delle stade di Madrid’, and ‘My Heart will go on’ by James Horner from the film Titanic.
The concert will last for about an hour followed by refreshments and a chance to chat.
Entry is free. A collection will be held during the event with proceeds evenly split between West London Strings and the MND Association.
Branch members will be attending to raise awareness of MND and support the event. If you’d like to hear some great music and add your support do come along too.
You can find out more about West London Strings here: http://westlondonstrings.org.uk. New members are very welcome so get in touch if you’d like to learn more.
Seasonal Party - Sunday 15 December 2024
We are delighted to report that our Seasonal Party will once again be hosted by our key supporters Anne and Ian Hamerton at their lovely Ealing home, which is wheelchair accessible. As those who attended last year will know, this is the perfect place for an informal, fun afternoon with some delicious food and drink.
After the quiet times of Covid, it would be wonderful to see old friends again and meet any new branch members. Do think of coming along. As well as enjoying the social occasion we’d welcome your thoughts and questions about our branch activities and ways you might want to get involved.
Can you RSVP to let us know if you are coming as this helps with catering. We will then let you have the full address. Meanwhile we can confirm that Ealing Broadway is the nearest station and there is free street parking near Anne and Ian’s house.
Some of our past events and fundraisers
West London Queer Project 10k Walk and Pride Celebration
For the second year running the West London Queer Project once more used their Pride Month Celebration Walk to raise funds for us.
The event took place on 8 June 2024 at the picturesque Furnival Gardens in Hammersmith. Proceedings began just after 10 o’clock with welcome words from the highly entertaining drag queen Beary Poppins, event organiser Aubrey Crawley from WLQP, and local dignitaries including Councillor Patricia Quigley, the Mayor of Hammersmith & Fulham.
After some fun warm-up exercises before starting a gentle 10K walk, crossing Hammersmith Bridge and following the Thames Path along the south side of the river, passing through some beautiful areas. The walk ended at a pub, with supportive marshals encouraging us throughout the journey.
The celebration continued with drinks and burgers, featuring heartfelt speeches by Jim Marshall, Trustee of the MND Association. Jim thanked WLQP for organising such a great event and paid tribute to Zoe Nixon who is living with MND and is the inspiration for WLQP dedicating the monies raised by the walk to our branch. The afternoon continued with more acts and songs and a great time was truly had by all.
We extend huge thanks to WLQP and all involved in organising this wonderful event, and of course, everyone who participated and donated to our branch.
A fantastic bucket collection at Brentford FC.
We were given a wonderful opportunity by Brentford Football Club to raise funds, with a bucket collection at their match on Saturday 7 May 2022. Their match against Southampton promised a very large crowd.
The club’s generous offer included 12 tickets for collectors to watch the match. Plus, extra tickets for people living with MND and their carers, with easy access to parking nearby.
The collection, and some background on MND, was publicised by the Club. A Just Giving page for this event was set up too, with QR codes displayed on the collection buckets to make it easy for those without cash to donate.
Thanks to all these efforts over £1650 was raised. A truly fantastic sum!