Charities - brain and neurological

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Brain Tumour UK

Address: Contact: Head of Fundraising, Tower House, Latimer Park, Chesham, Bucks HP5 1TU

Telephone: 01494 549185 • National Helpline: 0845 4500 386

Fax:

Email:

fundraising@braintumouruk.org.uk

Website:

http://braintumouruk.org.uk

Charity number: 1117538 (England & Wales)

We are a leading national charity with a range of services providing vital support and information to anyone whose life is affected by the diagnosis of a brain tumour. We also fund research projects and raise awareness of this terrible range of diseases.

Brain and Spine Foundation

Address: 3.36 Canterbury Court, Kennington Park, 1-3 Brixton Road, London SW9 6DE

Telephone: 020 7793 5900

Fax: 020 7793 5939

Email:

info@brainandspine.org.uk

Website:

http://brainandspine.org.uk

Charity number: 1098528 (England & Wales)

The Brain and Spine Foundation was set up in 1992 to develop research, education and information programmes aimed at improving the prevention, treatment and care of people affected by disorders of the brain and spine and to stimulate the greater allocation of resources across all neurological disorders.

Brain Tumour Research

Address: The Business Centre, Padbury Hill Farm, Padbury, Buckingham, Bucks MK18 2BN

Telephone: 01296 733011

Fax:

Email:

info@braintumourresearch.org

Website:

http://www.braintumourresearch.org

Charity number: 1093411 (England & Wales)

Brain tumours kill more children than leukaemia or any other cancer
Brain tumours kill more women under 35 than breast or any other cancer
Brain tumours kill more men under 45 than prostate or any other cancer

… Yet brain tumour research is woefully under-funded.

Epilepsy - Charles Sykes Epilepsy Research Trust

Address: Old Stones, Barkisland, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX4 0AX

Telephone: 01422 825215

Fax:

Email:

Trustees@CharlesSykesTrust.org.uk

Website:

http://www.CharlesSykesTrust.org.uk

Charity number: 1118760 (England and Wales)

CSERT was registered by the family of Charles Sykes BSc, who died, aged 28 in 1996, from an epileptic seizure. Charles started with epilepsy at the age of three and his seizures proved difficult to control. His death was one of approximately 1,000 that occur every year in England* from unexplained causes related to epilepsy. At least one third of these are young people.

Epilepsy Action

Address: New Anstey House, Gate Way Drive, Yeadon, Leeds LS19 7XY

Telephone: 0113 210 8800

Fax: 0113 391 0300

Email:

epilepsy@epilepsy.org.uk

Website:

Charity number: 234343 (England & Wales)

Epilepsy Action is the leading membership organisation for the 600,000 people living with epilepsy in the UK. Almost 1 in every 100 people.
Established over 60 years ago as the British Epilepsy Association today we are
working under the banner of Epilepsy Action, putting epilepsy first and delivering vital
FREE information, advice and support to people living with this often hidden condition.
Epilepsy is the second most common neurological condition after migraine.
Yet, unlike migraine, epilepsy is surrounded by myths and misunderstanding.

Epilepsy Research UK

Address: Dept LSG11, PO Box 3004, London W4 4XT

Telephone: 0208 995 4781

Fax: 0870 838 1069

Email:

info@eruk.org.uk

Website:

http://www.epilepsyresearch.org.uk

Charity number: 1100394 (England & Wales)

Epilepsy Research UK was formed by the merger of the Epilepsy Research Foundation and the Fund for Epilepsy. It is the only national charity exclusively dedicated to research into epilepsy.

Headway - the brain injury association

Address: Bradbury House, 190 Bagnall Road, Old Basford, Nottingham NG6 8SF

Telephone: 0115 924 0800

Fax:

Email:

enquiries@headway.org.uk

Website:

http://www.headway.org.uk

Charity number: 1025852 (England & Wales)

Brain injury can devastate lives. It can affect every aspect of you: walking, talking, thinking and feeling. It can mean losing the life you once led and the person you once were.

Headway the brain injury association

Address: Bradbury House, 190 Bagnall Road, Old Basford, Nottingham NG6 8S

Telephone: 0115 924 0800

Fax:

Email:

enquiries@headway.org.uk

Website:

www.headway.org.uk

Charity number: 1025852

Brain injury can devastate lives. It can affect every aspect of you: walking, talking, thinking and feeling. It can mean losing the life you once led and the person you once were.
Headway – the brain injury association works to improve life after brain injury by providing care and support as well as practical rehabilitation and social re-integration programmes.
Through its network of more than 110 groups and branches across the UK, Headway provides a range of services, including:
A free confidential Nurse led helpline for anyone needing support, information or advice.

Migraine Trust

Address: 55-56 Russell Square, London WC1B HP

Telephone: 020 7462 6610

Fax: 020 7436 2880

Email:

info@migrainetrust.org

Website:

http://www.migrainetrust.org

Charity number: 1081300 (England & Wales)

Eight million people in the UK suffer with migraine

Motor Neurone Disease Association

Address: PO Box 246, Northampton NN1 2PR

Telephone: 01604 611860

Fax: 01604 611858

Email:

Website:

http://www.mndassociation.org

Charity number: 294354 (England & Wales)

MND is a rapidly progressive and fatal disease that affects around 5,000 people in this country alone at any one time. In the UK, five people a day die from MND.

Parkinson’s UK (formerly Parkinson’s Disease Society)

Address: 215 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 1EJ

Telephone: 020 7963 9344

Fax: 020 7233 9908

Email:

legacies@parkinsons.org.uk

Website:

www.parkinsons.org.uk/legacy

Charity number: 258197 (England & Wales), SC037554 (Scotland)

Parkinson’s is a progressive, neurological disorder and occurs when the chemical messenger responsible for movement stops being produced in the brain. Medication and other treatments mean that many people with Parkinson’s can continue to lead an active life but others can have their quality of life affected dramatically. Parkinson’s UK is the UK’s only organisation working exclusively for people affected by Parkinson’s and has over 30,000 members and more than 330 local branches and support groups throughout the UK.

Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust

Address: Saddlers House, 100 Reading Road, Yateley, Hampshire, GU46 7RX

Telephone: 0845 130 9733

Fax:

Email:

fundraising@sdbtt.co.uk

Website:

www.braintumourtrust.co.uk

Charity number: 1128354 (England and Wales)

Brain tumours are the biggest cancer killer of children and adults under 40.
Leave a lasting legacy to Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust, the UK’s largest brain tumour, charity, and change the future for those living with and affected by brain tumours. We are the largest dedicated funder of brain tumour research in the UK.

St Wilfrid’s Hospice

Address: Grosvenor Road, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 8FP

Telephone: 01243 775302

Fax: 01243 538171

Email:

general@stwh.co.uk

Website:

http://www.stwh.co.uk

Charity number: 281963 (England & Wales)

St Wilfrid’s Hospice, Chichester, is an independent local charity. For over 20 years we have provided Specialist Palliative Care for around 10,000 people with Cancer, Motor Neurone Disease and other terminal illnesses. We provide care and support 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year and at any one time we are looking after over 230 people in our community.

Stroke Association

Address: Stroke House, 240 City Road, London EC1V 2PR

Telephone: 020 7566 0300

Fax: 020 7490 2686

Email:

legacy@stroke.org.uk

Website:

www.stroke.org.uk

Charity number: 211015 (England & Wales)

A stroke is a brain attack. It can change your life in an instant.
Every five minutes, someone suffers their first stroke. Stroke does not discriminate – it can happen to anyone at any time of life.

The National Brain Appeal

Address: Box 123, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG

Telephone: 020 7829 8724

Fax: 020 7676 2068

Email:

theresa.dauncey@uclh.nhs.uk

Website:

www.nationalbrainappeal.org

Charity number: 290173 (England and Wales)

The National Brain Appeal is the charity dedicated to raising funds for The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. Over the last ten years The National Brain Appeal has raised more than £15 million for cutting edge equipment, buildings and research.

The National Brain Appeal

Address: Box 123, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG

Telephone: 020 3448 4724

Fax: 020 3448 3698

Email:

theresa.dauncey@uclh.nhs.uk

Website:

www.nationalbrainappeal.org

Charity number: 290173 (England & Wales)

The National Brain Appeal* is the charity dedicated to raising funds for The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. Over the last ten years The National Brain Appeal has raised more than £15 million for cutting edge equipment and research.