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Blue plaque for Newbury’s pioneering journalist and campaigner for disabled people

Doris Page, campaigner for disabled people and polio survivor, who spent most of her life in an iron lung, was honoured with a blue plaque by Newbury Town Council on... Read more

Join us at London ASICS 10K

Are you looking for a challenge this summer? Then take part in this years' ASICS 10K on Sunday 10 July and enjoy some of central London's iconic landmarks. The race... Read more

BPF Ambassador meets Rotary International President

On 16 March, Colin Powell MBE and Rotary Liaison Ambassador for the British Polio Fellowship was invited to Westminster to attend a meeting of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, Reaching... Read more

Biography published about polio survivor Richmal Crompton

A biography written by Jane McVeigh about the life of polio survivor Richmal Crompton, creator of the Just William series was published in April. McVeigh is an Honorary Research Fellow... Read more

Chair of British Polio Fellowship awarded honorary degree

Gordon Richardson, Chair of the British Polio Fellowship Board was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Bristol in April. An honorary degree was presented to Gordon Richardson age... Read more

Watford College raise funds for the Fellowship

Students from West Herts College in Watford presented a sumptuous meal at a Charity Dinner on 31 March, in aid of the British Polio Fellowship (BPF). This annual event was... Read more

Polio survivor plays Isle of Wight music festival

Drummer and polio survivor, Arthur 'Arty' Davies played at the Isle of Wight music festival last summer, as part of the BBC2's Rock Till We Drop series. Arty, 74 from... Read more

Members Zoom In For Strategy Update

On Thursday 17 February, members of the British Polio Fellowship attended a Zoom meeting to hear from the Board, an update on its new strategy. Jerry Hutchinson, Strategy Lead and... Read more

Leicester hosts National Indoor Games

Around 150 polio polio survivors came together in Leicester last weekend (18-20 March) to compete in a range of adapted sports and games, despite personal challenges with mobility and physical... Read more

Sign up to the Priority Services Register

For polio survivors and those dealing with the symptoms of Post-Polio Syndrome (PPS) such as cold intolerance and muscle pain, it is imperative to keep warm. That is why signing... Read more