We are excited to announce that we are awarding our first ever research grant to Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, for a project that aims to pilot a more sensitive and accurate diagnostic test. As you may already know, we opened up for applications to the first round of our annual Innovation Fund at the beginning […]
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Our t-shirt design competition winners!
We are so excited to announce our winners of our recent t-shirt design competition. That’s right, there is more than one! At the end of Feb, we put a callout for budding artists, designers, and anyone who fancied having a go at designing our new charity t-shirt. These designs could be based on any or […]
Read moreIntroducing our latest Charity Ambassador
We are grateful to announce a new charity ambassador for Caudwell LymeCo – TV and film actor, Martin McDougall. About Martin Martin McDougall is an Anglo American actor. Born in Edinburgh to a Scottish father and American mother, Martin grew up in New Jersey. In a career spanning twenty-eight years, Martin has worked extensively in […]
Read moreOur free online events in April
We’re delighted to announce some further free events for Lyme patients during the month of April. Friday 9th April, 6pm Following the popularity of our free yoga class last month, we have partnered up with Kayla at Aroga Yoga to bring you a 45 minute online class. Kayla, who herself has suffered from chronic illness, […]
Read moreDesign our t-shirt competition!
Calling all creatives! Are you interested in fashion, art, or graphic design? Passionate about Lyme disease awareness and/or supporting charities? Then this competition is for you! In readiness for Lyme Awareness Month and especially Wear Lime for Lyme day on Friday 7th May, we’re looking for a creative new t-shirt design for our charity that Lyme […]
Read moreResearch programme launch – our Innovation Fund is open!
We are thrilled to announce that our Innovation Fund is now open for research funding applications into Lyme disease. About the fund This pioneering fund will see us award small grants for innovative research projects into improving testing and treatment of Lyme disease. The aim is to build capacity within Lyme disease research. We want […]
Read moreLaunching our FREE online events for Lyme patients
We’re launching a series of online events for Lyme patients to help inform, inspire and entertain over these dark winter months. Based on the results of a survey we recently shared, we have curated our first two sessions, and they start next week! On Wednesday 27th January 2021 at 6:15pm we’re giving you access to […]
Read moreDouble your donation to Lyme disease research for FREE this Christmas
We are delighted to have been accepted into the Big Give Christmas Challenge for a second year in a row! It’s the UK’s biggest online match funding campaign, which helps charities raise millions each year, and gives donors an amazing opportunity to double their donation towards the causes they care about. Last year, our amazing supporters […]
Read moreExciting developments at Caudwell LymeCo
We have exciting news to share of some important developments at Caudwell LymeCo. As you’ll be aware, the coronavirus pandemic has made its mark on all sorts of organisations and their plans for the future. You may recall that in September last year we met with the Department of Heath and Social Care to discuss […]
Read moreOur August campaign with Tick Twister
We’ve teamed up with SimplyV, makers of the Tick Twister removal tool, to help promote and encourage the safe removal of ticks this summer. August is the middle of peak tick season and the time when the majority of UK cases of Lyme are diagnosed. Taking steps to prevent tick bites, carrying out a thorough tick check on […]
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