We have chosen the Isle of Wight Branch of the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association as our next headline charity and will be supporting them for the next three years (2024-2026).

We have made the decision to offer support for this length of time to ensure our efforts raise a significant amount of money that will benefit local people living with MND.

To this end, we will be donating £10,000 each year to the Isle of Wight Branch, with the first donation already showing on this JustGiving page. We sincerely hope that you will help us raise as much money as possible on top of this. It’s our intention that our donation, along with whatever we raise, will mainly go towards running a newly launched, fully funded transport scheme called:

FreedomTravel – Getting you there with care

FreedomTravel is for the exclusive use of those on the Island living with MND, and their carers, and aims to increase independence and help make life a little easier. It will allow greater opportunity to enjoy days out, go shopping, or even just have a worry-free journey to medical appointments.

With fully adapted vehicles ready to take either electric or manual wheelchairs, the scheme will provide transport, with just a phone call, providing an efficient and manageable solution to a basic living requirement. It may even negate the need for families to source their own adapted vehicle, meaning one less thing to deal with when there is so much to come to terms with.

This is a charity that is very close to our hearts and one that desperately needs support. It is run entirely by volunteers and relies on donations, so fundraising and raising awareness are paramount. It exists with the sole aim of supporting all those on the Isle of Wight who are affected by MND, including their carers and families. MND is life-shortening: it kills a third of people within a year and more than half within two years of diagnosis and there is currently no cure.