Last week, we bid farewell to Lyme Disease UK’s #WakeUptoLyme 2022 awareness campaign in aid of #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth! And guess what? It was our most successful campaign yet! It set itself apart from previous years by the immense support we received – from members of the public, pharmacies, politicians, outdoors groups, […]
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Julia Knight, Press and Community Outreach Manager, LDUK was very pleased to be invited to present a #WakeUpToLyme awareness talk to members of Walx, a nationwide walking club that focuses on fitness, wellness and fun. The session was very well attended with lots of questions asked after the presentation. A […]
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A huge thank you to Georgia Chisnall for running the Brighton Marathon last month, raising vital funds for LDUK. Georgia chose to support LDUK as her mum, Lori has suffered with Lyme disease for over 14 years, since Georgia was just nine years old. It took more than seven years […]
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May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, which means we’re launching our annual Wake Up To Lyme campaign! Following the lifting of Covid restrictions, this year we’re excited to be running the campaign both online and offline for the first time in three years! Our campaign aims to raise awareness on […]
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Want to see your local landmark lit up in green for Lyme Disease Awareness Month? Please take part in #LightUpForLyme! In May 2019 we had a total of 18 iconic landmarks light up across the UK for Lyme disease awareness. The Spinnaker Tower, The Tyne Bridge and Blackpool Tower, to […]
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Tick Bite Prevention Week takes place in March each year and with this topic in mind, we would like to make the exciting announcement that our campaign partner for Lyme Disease Awareness Month 2022 will be Botanic Protect – a tick repellent solution! There are many ways to take precautions […]
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We’ve had a good year for fundraising and are so grateful to all those that commit their time and resources towards helping Lyme Disease UK achieve our goals. Did you know you can fundraise for us through Facebook? This year we’ve had three birthday fundraisers totalling a wonderful £812. Thank […]
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Lyme Disease UK are thrilled to have landed two exceptional awareness-raising opportunities amongst the medical community. Taking place on the 13th and 14th of October is the Best Practice Show 2021. This event is a big hit for the UK’s primary care and general practice community. The event expects to […]
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Prior to the pandemic, LDUK volunteers were attending community groups and organisations to provide people with Lyme disease and tick bite prevention awareness talks. Like so many others during the last 18 months we’ve had to make some changes! Our talks went online. This was a new way of working […]
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Lyme Disease UK were very happy to be invited to attend the 2021 Bushcraft show at the Chillington Hall Estate, in the West Midlands. Our Press & Community Outreach Manager, Julia Knight, spent the day raising awareness of Lyme disease with the Bushcraft community and other members of the public […]
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