Action hands in over 10,000 signatures to Downing Street

Since our last newsletter, we have reached our target of 10,000 signatories for our Stand Up for Tiny Lives petition. This is a fantastic achievement. The petition - calling on Government to increase public funding for research to prevent premature birth - was handed in to 10 Downing Street in December and received considerable media attention.
[Read the full report here.]

But this is not the end of our campaign. We still need your help and have a bumper calendar of events planned, as you can read here. We also have news of some fantastic research projects.

Thank you for your continued support.

Bring Your Bear and show you care

This year is the 10th anniversary of our popular Bring Your Bear event. The lovable Paddington Bear is its biggest fan! Held in June, children take their teddy bear to school and donate £1 in exchange for spending the day with their favourite toy. If you would like your school or nursery to be a part of the fun, then sign up today.
[Click here for details]

Trek with the stars

This is your chance to join Tony Hadley and some of his eighties’ music star friends on the sponsored trek of a lifetime. In February 2008, Tony and his team are venturing to Costa Rica to raise funds for Action Medical Research. You can join Tony, Martin Fry of the band ABC and Richard Drummie of Go West in this ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ opportunity as they make their way from the Pacific Coast to the Caribbean over 14 incredible days.
[Click for more information]

We want your unwanted phones and printer cartridges

Action Medical Research has teamed up with The Recycling Factory to launch a new programme for recycling mobile phones and printer cartridges. Through the scheme, we will receive £1 for every recyclable inkjet cartridge received and up to £10 for a mobile phone.
[Click here for details]

New monitor to make pregnancy safer

A portable fetal heart monitor that will make pregnancy safer is close to being launched. The device monitors the unborn baby’s heart for signs of danger, helping identify any problems early. It is the product of over 15 years of pioneering work supported by Action Medical Research.
[Click here for more information]

A future free from epilepsy

For over 30 years, Caroline Martin lived in fear of her next epileptic seizure. But a revolutionary new brain scanning technique, developed with Action Medical Research funding, has enabled surgery to cure Caroline of her epilepsy and given her the chance to live the life she has longed for.
[Click here for Caroline's story]

Touching Tiny Lives tops £2 million!

We have topped the £2 million mark towards our target of raising £3m for our Touching Tiny Lives Campaign.
[Click here for an appeal update]

But we still need your support to complete our vital research programme to help sick and vulnerable babies. Please make a donation - our charity relies entirely on voluntary support.

Send us your pictures and stories of premature birth (via babybook@action.org.uk) so we can show the Government exactly how this lack of research funding is impacting on families around the UK.