MND Furness Support and Fundraising Group

31/12/2025

FURNESS MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE entering teams K2B &C2B 2026

We are a support and fundraising group helping local people living with this most cruel disease.
Mnd takes everything. It is a fatal, incurable progressive neurological disease. It can rob you of the ability to walk, move your limbs, talk, eat and eventually breathe. People with mnd rely on others for their most basic needs. We will not rest until a cure is found.
We are entering teams in the K2B and C2B again this year and would love for you to join us. Please pm me if you would like to help us fight MND.

08/12/2025

Furness Motor Neurone Disease

Keswick to Barrow/ Coniston to Barrow Walk 2026.

If you’ve been inspired by Kevin Sinfield and his latest 7 in 7 ultra Marathon challenge, please consider joining our team raising funds for our local Mnd community.

We will be entering teams again in the K2B and C2B. We support local people and their families living with this horrendous disease. You will be very welcome. Please pm me. Thank you Angie x

07/12/2025

07/12/2025

Furness Motor Neurone Disease

Received some great photos of our wonderful MND Community from Kev Sinfields extra mile Cumbria Sports Academy Whitehaven.
For Kev it’s all about the Mnd Community, raising awareness, raising funds and finding a cure for this horrendous disease. We cannot thank him enough.
The day was emotional, inspiring and certainly raised our spirits.

Please consider making a donation

https://www.mndassociation.org/media/latest-news/community-comes-together-kevin-sinfields-7-7-challenge

07/12/2025

Furness Motor Neurone Disease were in Whitehaven on Friday to run the extra mile with Kev Sinfield. 💙🧡💙🧡

01/12/2025

Furness Motor Neurone Disease

We are entering teams in the 2026 K2B and C2B. As registration opens 5th January we are collecting names now so we are ready and would love to welcome anyone who would like to walk for our charity.

We are a support and fundraising group who help local people living with MND. Motor Neurone Disease is a distressing, life limiting disease and there is no cure. It can rob you of the ability to walk, move your limbs, talk, eat, drink and breathe. If you would like to join us please pm me. Thank you so much. Angie x

13/08/2025

Furness and District Motor Neurone Disease Support & Fundraising Group met with the Mayor of Barrow Cllr Fred Chatfield yesterday to discuss the drug Tofersen. We are really grateful for his support.
For the 2% of people with MND whose disease is caused by a fault in the SOD1 gene, there is a ray of hope. A
groundbreaking new treatment, Tofersen, has been developed to treat this type of MND. It can significantly slow down the progression of MND and in some cases stop it altogether - something we have never seen before in an MND treatment.
Due to NHS constraints, not everyone with this form of MND are able to access this life changing treatment. We are campaigning so that no one misses out on this vital treatment.
Please follow the link to find out more about Tofersen and why some people cannot access the treatment and join the MND Assoc’s campaign.
People living with MND do not have time to wait. Please join our campaign. 💙🧡 Fred Chatfield Mayor of Barrow
https://www.mndassociation.org/get-involved/campaigning/take-action/tofersen-petition

13/08/2025

From everyone at FURNESS MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE SUPPORT AND FUNDRAISING GROUP, thank you to everyone who came along and supported us at the Tall Ships over the weekend. We had a wonderful time meeting you all and really appreciate your support. We sold out two tombolas and raised awareness of MND. A massive thank you to Dave, Andy and everyone Something Leisure for giving us the opportunity again this year. Barrow once again at its finest!❤️

09/08/2025

Furness Motor Neurone Disease have a stall again at this years Tall Ships. Come along and have a turn on our tombola.
Furness Motor Neurone Disease, supporting local people living with MND.

05/08/2025

Thank you so much to whoever nominated our group. We really appreciate your support.

Furness MND have been nominated for the group made entirely of volunteers who have all known someone who has had MND themselves and they understand the urgency in supporting people through this brutal disease.

29/07/2025

Furness Motor Neurone Disease Support & Fundraising Group.
What a wonderful afternoon tea we all enjoyed this afternoon at Barrow Disabilty. Group members were joined by our support group members, their families and friends.
A big thank you to Julia Everett for a beautiful afternoon tea and Jane and Lorraine for waiting on us. Barrow & District Disability Association Michelle Scrogham MP for Barrow & Furness