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LMRUK raffles Manchester United signed shirt and Wigan Warriors signed shorts
Manchester United signed football shirt Leukaemia & Myeloma Research UK has kindly been donated a signed Manchester United Football shirt, signed by the first team players in 2025, including players such as Marcus Rashford, Bruno Fernandes, Kobbie Mainoo and...
ELECTRICAL FIRM GETS NAME IN LIGHTS FOR ITS CHARITY FUNDRAISING
An electrical wholesale business that raised an incredible £12,500 for LMRUK on a golf day has been named our Corporate Fundraiser of the Year! Moss Electrical Co Ltd welcomed more than 100 golfers, including staff members, customers and friends, to the annual event...
SUPER-CYCLIST LEO IS OUR INDIVIDUAL FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR
Teenager Leo Palmer, who rode his bicycle nearly 300 miles from Lancaster to London to raise almost £4,000 for LMRUK has been named our Individual Fundraiser of the Year! The caring sports fan undertook the bicycling marathon in support of his grandmother, Sandra...
LMRUK hosts Christmas Raffle
Christmas is coming, and we’re getting into the festive spirit by launching our online charity raffle! All funds raised from the prize draw will go straight towards our mission, funding specialist research into the causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention of blood...
Pub managers help LMRUK to raise £8,300 in clothing bank donations
Pub customers and local people have helped to raise £8,300 for our charity through generous donations to a clothes bank in the pub car park! The bank was installed in the car park at The Elizabethan at Heaton Moor, Stockport, in November 2024. It took less than a year...
LMRUK marks World Cord Blood Day 2025
At Leukaemia and Myeloma Research UK, we’re backing World Cord Blood Day (November 17 2025) by encouraging more mothers who are eligible to consider banking the blood of their baby’s umbilical cord when they give birth. We offer a part or fully-funded cord blood...
Gym members show strong support for blood cancer charity with generous donations
We were thrilled to recognise members of a gym in Speke for donating a whopping 5,500kg of clothing through our donation scheme! David Lloyd Gym has raised more than £4,800 for LMRUK through their donations, many of which were top-quality pre-loved fashion items and...
Cardiff runner’s half marathon raises vital funds for blood cancer research
A Cardiff runner whose training partner was diagnosed with a form of blood cancer earlier this year has raised more than £650 for LMRUK by running the city’s Half Marathon. Quantity surveyor Gareth Harris, 62, completed the Cardiff Half Marathon in just two hours and...
Advancing research into umbilical cord blood stem cells
We’re thrilled to have awarded our annual Early Career’s Grant to a research project investigating stem cell expansion at the University Oxford, led by Senior Scientist Dr Zhuoyao Chen. The research, entitled ‘Establishing the pharmacological mechanism of cord blood...
How LMRUK is driving research and support for families affected by blood cancer
There are more than 280,000 people in the UK living with blood cancer. These diagnoses can often arrive without warning, affecting people of all ages and backgrounds. At Leukaemia & Myeloma Research UK (LMRUK), we are working to change this picture - by funding...
