Adam Redfern Memorial Fund

28/03/2026

28/02/2026

Just 8 days remaining until the 2026 staging of Run For Redfern, which this year starts & finishes at De Montfort Students Union.

It is a fully inclusive 5k, so regardless of whether you are a keen runner, a casual jogger, or someone who would just like to be part of the morning, then you are very welcome to join us.

All of the key timings are in the image below; including how to enter, which costs £6 (or £12 with a T-Shirt). Just click the link in our bio (Linktree) to purchase.

11/02/2026

04/02/2026

Dreadful news. Our thoughts are with everyone affected by this tragedy; particularly the friends & family of the student involved and those who witnessed the incident yesterday evening.

29/01/2026

We are pleased to confirm full details of our 2026 tournament and entries are now open.

We are happy to answer any questions and these can be directed to us via a DM or email (see image for address).

The format of the tournament will be identical to last year, with entry in each of the three competitions limited to 12 - 36 entries in total. We recommend early reservation as places tend to fill quickly.

To help guide anyone interested; The Memorial Trophy is designed for clubs who play regularly in competitive football (Sat/Sun leagues etc), whilst The Community Cup is ideal for casual/social players (eg charity teams, groups who play in local 5/6-a-side leagues & groups who just come together occasionally for tournaments like this).

To reserve a place, please send us an email, when further details will be provided.

We look forward to another memorable occasion on 23 May.

25/01/2026

Just 6 weeks remain until the 5th annual staging of Run For Redfern.

This year, the Leicester 5k will start & finish at De Montfort Students Union on Mill Lane. Refreshments will be available inside the building post-run. Everyone welcome to join us.

To purchase entry & a T-shirt (if required), go to the De Montfort SU website, or just follow the link in our bio (Linktree).

For a full guide to the event, check out our post of 15 December. Alternatively it is a pinned post on our Instagram account .

To find out more about what the Fund is doing on an ongoing basis and follow the build up to Run For Redfern more closely, please give us a follow on Instagram, where we post very regularly.

22/01/2026

Prompted by the latest research, showing that AEDs were only used by bystanders in 9% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases, the Memorial Fund has launched HEART 2026; a campaign focusing on why this is so & looking at ways to address it.

When cardiac arrest occurs, immediate commencement of CPR is imperative. Where this is in conjunction with the use of an AED within the first 5 minutes of the incident (almost always before the emergency services can arrive), the casualty’s prospects of survival can be improved by over 50%.

Whether or not an AED is used will largely depend on 2 factors - bystander knowledge (& confidence) alongside the proximity of the nearest registered AED. These areas are covered by the mnemonic HEART - see image 1 below.

The 2 biggest issues with ‘proximity’ are AED registration (thousands of AEDs remain unregistered - see image 2) and restricted availability of many registered AEDs (see image 3). These issues appear to be most prevalent within the state-funded school sector.

Each school has been issued with at least 1 AED by the DfE, with guidance on how to register their AED and ideally provide for 24/7 community access (via an external cabinet) as part of their social responsibility. 30% of cardiac arrests take place within 300 metres of a state school. Over 20,000 AEDs exist in these schools.

Sadly, 3 years down the line, 8500 of those AEDs remain unregistered, with consequencial concerns about how well they are being maintained and many more are only accessible by the public during school opening hours, which taking into account holidays, account for just 18% of the total hours in a calendar year. This results in a very material dilution of the benefit these AEDs could be delivering throughout communities.

Locally, we have sampled 240 schools - only 13% have made their AED available 24/7, 39% haven’t even registered it & 48% have restricted availability as above. This is disappointing. We have now taken this up with local MPs and other stakeholders. We will update as discussions unfold.

16/12/2025

We are pleased to confirm the date for ARMT26.

🗓️ Saturday 23 May - 12.30pm start.

All 3 competitions will return and after running at capacity in each of the last 4 years, we hope that demand for places will once again be strong.

Full details will be published towards the end of January, when entries will open.