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Judith and Jeremy's Race...
We had the pleasure of meeting Judith Murray and Jeremy King this week and were thrilled to be able to show them round the unit, so they could see the projects we have funded from our past appeals and hear about our current...
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Ella's Chop for Charity...
12 year old Ella Ashford is preparing to have her gorgeous blonde locks cut off in her fundraising efforts to support Smile4Wessex.
This is her own way of thanking the brilliant team here at the Wessex Neurological Centre,...
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Waitrose Community Matters
If you shop at Waitrose you can nominate Smile4Wessex as your chosen local charity by completing the nomination form found at the Customer Services desk in store.
Three good causes receive a share of £1,000...
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Smile4Wessex Neuro Open...
Our long-awaited Neuro Open Day gave those attending a unique opportunity to see and learn about many of the amazing projects that Smile4Wessex has funded. Following a brief welcome and introduction, visitors were divided...
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'Wall of Smiles' Launched
We are delighted to announce details of the Smile4Wessex 'Wall of Smiles'. For the full story of this new initiative please click Wall of Smiles
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Our long-awaited Neuro Open Day gave those attending a unique opportunity to see and learn about many of the amazing projects that Smile4Wessex has funded. Following...
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Judith and Jeremy's Race to the King
We had the pleasure of meeting Judith Murray and Jeremy King this week and were thrilled to be able to show them round the unit, so they could see the projects we have funded from our past appeals and hear about our current...Read More
Neurophysiology's Tough Mudder
This awesome team from Neurophysiology certainly earned every penny of their donations when they took on this gruelling Tough Mudder challenge almost two weeks ago! But despite the "Block Ness Monster", the "Kiss...Read More
Keith Completes Charity Cycle Challenge
On the 29th July and after all the recent wonderful weather, Keith Brown completed the Prudential Ride London 46-mile cycling challenge, in the worst weather conditions for weeks in an impressive 3hrs 12 minutes! "First...Read More
David Allen's Six Decade Challenge
We have been closely following David Allens "Six Decade Challenge" over the past few weeks and were so pleased to hear he safely touched down, completing his series of events with a 13,000ft skydive with the Red Devils...Read MoreWaitrose Community Matters
If you shop at Waitrose you can nominate Smile4Wessex as your chosen local charity by completing the nomination form found at the Customer Services desk in store. Three good causes receive a share of £1,000...Read MoreSmile4Wessex Neuro Open Day
Our long-awaited Neuro Open Day gave those attending a unique opportunity to see and learn about many of the amazing projects that Smile4Wessex has funded. Following a brief welcome and introduction, visitors were divided...Read More
Joanne's Easter Treat
Joanne didn't choose the easy option when deciding how to spend her Easter weekend. Inspired by the care her son Robert received at the Wessex Neurological Centre for the severe head injury he sustained last year, she set out on a 25km...Read More
Rob's Family Fundraiser
Rob Langman is no stranger to taking on a challenge for Smile4Wessex and had no hesitation in also volunteering his brother-in-law Dave, and nephew DJ, to join him in this years FebBrainairy. They were ably assisted by his two children,...Read More
Kiri's Close Shave for Epilepsy
Having recently undergone surgery for Epilepsy, Kiri MacDonald-Jones bravely agreed to lose her locks for FebBrainairy 2018. Supporting Kiri was her husband Darryl, good friend Helen Webster, who is also a dedicated supporter...Read More
SPA / Daily Echo Property Ball
Huge thanks to all at the Daily Echo / Southampton Property Association for choosing Smile4Wessex to benefit from their annual Charity Ball. It was a great evening and, as the pic below shows, a tremendous amount was raised...Read More
Guernsey Golfers are all Hearts & Smiles
The big-hearted golfers of Guernsey (plus two teams from the mainland) turned out in force for the annual Hearts & Smiles Guernsey Golf Day and Dinner, held at a sun-drenched La Grande Mare Resort on the island's beautiful...Read More
Hinkler Pub Regulars Smile for Martin
When Martin Reddin was taken suddenly and seriously ill at the end of March, friends and family feared the worst, but after spending two weeks in an induced coma at the Wessex Neuro Centre he's now well on the road to recovery....Read More
Graham Hayes' 60km Walk
Ex-Royal Marine Bandsman Graham Hayes may be used to marching, but he recently entered the 60km (37.5 miles) 'Just Walk' challenge across the South Downs in support of Smile4Wessex. Graham, whose Hayes Music stores can be found...Read More
Remedy Oak Golf Day is another winner
Over 60 golfers enjoyed another great day at Remedy Oak, and huge thanks to all involved. Sadly nobody won the car for a hole-in-one at the 9th, but well done to the team from Sandisons (pictured above with organisers Bruce...Read More
Prolific 'Retrievers' turn lost golf balls into cash
It was my great pleasure to visit Jersey to meet with one of our longest standing and most prolific fundraisers, Vicki Anderson, who has a unique method of raising funds. Every day for the past 13 years Vicki has walked her three...Read More
Rotary Club of Guernsey Lunch
The island of Guernsey has always been extraordinarily supportive of Smile4Wessex, so it was my great pleasure to be invited to speak at a recent Rotary Club of Guernsey lunch. Not only is RCoG a very well supported club,...Read More
Anca's Pedal to Paris
When Anca and husband, Chris, set off to ride from Chichester to Chartres (near Paris), they did so knowing that it would be tough, but that they'd be raising funds for two charities very close to their hearts, Smile4Wessex...Read More
Thomas Sanderson Staff Play a Blinder for Charity
Staff at Thomas Sanderson, the conservatory and window blinds and shutter specialists, raise thousands of pounds each year for numerous charities. On 19th April it was my great pleasure to visit the company's HQ in Waterlooville...Read More
Sue Merrett School of Dance
It was my great pleasure to be invited to a fantastic evening with Sue Merrett School of Dance at 'The Point' in Eastleigh. Around 275 dancers entertained the sell-out audience with their performance of 'When You Wish...Read More
Taylor Wimpey Increases Support for 2017
Having initially adopted Smile4Wessex as its Charity of the Year for 2016, we're delighted that Taylor Wimpey Southern Counties region has decided to continue the relationship for a futher year. Indeed, after a successful...Read More
Brave febBRAINairy volunteers raise over �11,000
A total of 11 brave souls volunteered to have their heads shaved for our inaugural 'febBRAINairy' fundraising event, collectively raising a quite incredible £11,182 for Smile4Wessex. Throughout February (and into March),...Read More
febBRAINairy - Nick Ward reveals all!
Nick Ward had no hesitation in volunteering to have his head shaved for febBRAINairy, and was the first to brave the razor. But for Nick, it wasn't just a bald head that he'd be revealing, but something he'd never seen before...Read More
Help Us Detect Brain Injuries Faster
If you're healthy and aged between 40 and 80, researchers at University of Southampton would love to hear from you. Don't worry, they don't want to drill into your skull, just take some measurements wearing some very special...Read More
Helen & Kiri's Coffee Morning Collaboration
Having undergone epilepsy surgery at the Wessex, Helen Webster has long been a supporter of Smile4Wessex, running regular coffee mornings and charity sales to raise funds for the charity. She has also been able to share her experience...Read More
Dora & Kenny's West Highland Way Challenge
STOP PRESS - We are delighted to report that Dora and Kenny Ferguson have won the Fundraiser of the Year Award for 2016. On 1st January 2014, Kenny Ferguson suffered a traumatic brain injury. Though originally from Scotland,...Read More
Taylor Wimpey Southern Counties Choose Smile4Wessex
Taylor Wimpey plan to raise big Smiles for new charity partner Staff at Taylor Wimpey Southern Counties are all smiles following a vote to choose its 2016 Charity of the Year. Selected from a shortlist of employee nominations,...Read More
Smile4Wessex Launches 3D Endoscope Appeal
Latest Smile4Wessex Appeal Launched Click HERE for details.Read More
Pioneering Surgery Leaves Sword Family Smiling
When Micala Sword last met Mr Paul Grundy, he'd just performed an Awake Craniotomy to remove a brain tumour. That was in December 2014, and Micala's was one of the first operations using the Fluorescence Imaging capability...Read More
Kain Dear's 26 hour, 65-mile Island Challenge
In one of the more extreme personal challenges that has been undertaken in aid of Smile4Wessex, Kain Dear had elected to take on the gruelling 65-mile Isle of Wight Challenge, a complete circumnavigation of the island - on foot....Read More
Martin Broomfield's Run Honours Dad's Memory
When Martin Broomfield decided to enter the 2015 ABP Southampton 10k, he wasn't just doing so to raise funds for Smile4Wessex, but honouring the memory of his father, Terence, who suffered a brain Haemorrhage in January 2014...Read More
Smiles Await Customers of HSBC
We are delighted to announce that customers visiting branches of HSBC Bank throughout the Southampton area will find they’re greeted with even more smiling faces, following the adoption of Smile4Wessex as their Charity...Read More
HMS Iron Duke's Senior Rates Show Hearts of Gold
HMS Iron Duke’s Senior Rates Show Hearts of Gold During their recent six month deployment, members of the WO and CPO Mess aboard HMS Iron Duke have been raising funds for Smile4Wessex, and having returned to Portsmouth...Read More
Jess McNally
It was with enormous sadness that we learned of the sudden and tragic passing of one of the charity's most active and respected supporters, Jess McNally. Jess and wife, Diana - who founded and have so brilliantly...Read More'Wall of Smiles' Launched
We are delighted to announce details of the Smile4Wessex 'Wall of Smiles'. For the full story of this new initiative please click Wall of Smiles Read More
You Smile, We Smile, They Smile - Promo Video Launched
We're delighted to reveal the new promotional video about Smile4Wessex - You Smile, We Smile, They Smile. You may find it moving, emotional, uplifting, inspirational, or a combination of all those things, but we hope...Read More
Peak Performance
Congratulations to Terry Bates, Ellie Bates and Simon Horspool on their successful completion of the 3 Peaks Challenge over the Bank Holiday weekend. Having first scaled Ben Nevis on Sunday, they moved on to Scafell Pike...Read More
BAE Systems Give Auction Winners a Day to Remember!
When Lindsey Marks made the winning bid at the 2012 Smile4Rich Gala Dinner in the auction for a Tank Experience at BAE Systems, she knew she was in for an unusual day out. Together with her friend, Elaine Wilson,...Read More
The 'Expendables' tackle the Tough Mudder
A team of six from HMS Collingwood recently undertook the Tough Mudder, a 12-mile obstacle course designed by ex-special forces personnel, in aid of the Smile4Wessex Appeal. The course included some fearsome obstacles, such...Read More
The 2013 Jurassic Challenge
Sunday 30th June brought near perfect weather conditions for this year's Jurassic Challenge Walks, as the early morning mist which greeted those starting the 32-mile walk from Corfe eventually cleared to reveal a warm and sunny...Read More
Pete Plowman's 200 in 24
Pete Plowman has been back on his bike, raising money for the Smile4Wessex Appeal by cycling 200 miles in 24 hours. More details to follow....Read More
2013 Smile4Rich Golf Day
The 2013 Smile4Rich Golf Day was thoroughly enjoyed by all, despite the trying weather conditions! More details to follow....Read More
Devon Delight! - Holiday Chalet Rental Benefits Smile4Wessex
Now you can support Smile4Wessex when you take a holiday or short break in Devon Fancy a short break or longer holiday with stunning panoramic views over Plymouth Sound, and secluded sandy coves just a few steps away? In...Read More
Lynn Barber raises £450 with the help of Ordnance Survey
Lynn Barber and her colleagues at Ordnance Survey in Southampton have raised £350 by holding a cake sale at work. Ordnance Survey have also agreed to match fund £100 of this, bringing the total donation to a massive...Read More
Snows Motor Group Support Smile4Wessex
Buy a new or used car from Snows SEAT (Portsmouth) or any one of 15 other Snows Motor Group dealerships throughout the Wessex region and Smile4Wessex will receive a £100 donation! For full details of how you could...Read More
S4W Branded Merchandise
Open for business! With our new Online Shop there's something for everyone in our exclusive range of Smile4Wessex branded clothing and merchandise, and tickets for our varied and exciting calendar of fundraising events....Read More
Children's Appeal Update
Thanks to the amazing generosity of our supporters, the appeal has now raised over two-thirds of our £150,000 target and, with our eyes firmly fixed on seeing the centre fully operational by the end of the year, I am delighted...Read More
Bruce & Tom Woollard - Costa Rica Trek
Costa Rica Rainforest trek Feb 2013. On 18th April 2012 my wife Louise suffered a sub-arachnoid haemorrhage. It was torrid time, fraught with anxiety and worry, but we were the lucky ones and she walked out of Wessex Neurological...Read More
Applemore Netball Club donates in memory of Margaret Whittaker
Applemore Netball Club was formed in 1962 by Margaret Whittaker, who over the years developed the club into one of the largest in the South. Margaret was an excellent player herself and ran the club for almost 50 years until...Read More
'Lost' Golf Balls Pay Up!
December 2012 sees us receive yet another donation from Vicki Anderson. Along with her colleagues Stella, Arthur, Eleanor and their canine companions they recover 'lost' golf balls and sell them on. The money raised is donated...Read More
Zealey & Marks Charity Concert
Hannah Marks held a concert at her school, Bedgrove Junior in Aylesbury, in aid of Smile4Wessex. The programme included music by Zealey & Moore, Left Bare, Hannah & James Zealey and Zealey & Marks. The evening...Read More
The Hampshire teacher who came back from the dead!
When Luke Wood ran the Great South Run 5k on Saturday, he wasn't taking the easy option. In 2010, Luke was taken seriously ill. Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a rare neurological condition, completely paralysed Luke and put him in intensive...Read More
Matt Maguire completes the Birmingham Half Marathon
Matt Maguire completed the Birmingham Half Marathon on Sunday to raise money for Smile4Wessex. His nephew Freddie was a patient at the Wessex Neuro Centre. 'My nephew Freddie was a very poorly little boy but fingers crossed...Read More
Colleagues Triathlon Battle goes to the wire!
Sprint finish ends in dead heat for Ben and Dave! When colleagues Ben Brunton and Dave Hudson agreed to undertake the Southampton Fast Twitch Triathlon, neither would have claimed to be at the peak of fitness. Ben, who works...Read More
Jurassic Walks Raise Mammoth Total!
The annual Jurassic Challenge and Junior Jurassic Walks, organised by community fundraiser Diana McNally and team, again benefitted the Smile4Wessex Appeal in 2012. These gruelling walks are set among some of the most beautiful...Read More
Red Devils Skydive
When 24-year old Emily, the younger sister of Richard Bowler in whose memory the Smile4Rich Appeal was founded in 2002, and 54-year old Neil Westbrook, who runs the charity (now known as Smile4Wessex), put their names down...Read More
Locks Heath Couple's Tandem Ride is just Super
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the sudden death, from a brain haemorrhage, of their close friends’ 15-year old son, Richard Bowler, and to raise funds for the Smile4Wessex Appeal, set up in his memory, Phil...Read More
Miller & Lights trip to France is no booze cruise!
When Andy Miller awoke in Southampton General Hospital in March 2010, he remembered little of the previous 24 hours. Andy had suffered several seizures at his home in Hamworthy and, following initial triage at Poole...Read More
Guernsey Golf Day
La Grande Mare, on the beautiful west coast of Guernsey, was again the venue for the 6th annual Guernsey Golf Day and Dinner. A total of 19 teams participated, and whilst the rain stopped just as the first groups were teeing...Read More
BCC/Mouchel Donates over £2000
Kevin, Linda and Casey Littlechild came to the Wessex Neuro Unit to present a cheque for £2030 which has been donated by BCC/Mouchel. The money was raised by employees during the period that Smile4Wessex was their chosen...Read More
C2 Ribs RIB Experience
A big thank you to Ian Winson of C2 Ribs who kindly donated a RIB Experience for 8 people as an auction prize at the 2011 Gala Dinner. Jerry Wild was the winning bidder and he and his party enjoyed a great day out on one of C2's...Read More
HSBC Charity Golf Day
My Health & Wellbeing hosted the HSBC Southampton Golf Tournament 2012, which raised £361.56 for Smile4Wessex Children's Neurosciences Centre Appeal and Macmillan Cancer Support. Click on the link HERE for the news...Read More