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Virtual London Races

Virtual London Races

Event Date: Various

Event Location: Anywhere

Deposit: £20

Fundraising Target: £100

(The £20 deposit goes towards your fundraiser. Once you reach your £100 target we will send you a complimentary Nerve Tumours UK T-shirt) 

 

We’ve been working with our partner Run for Charity to bring you a variety of exciting new activity challenges for you to get involved in, on your London doorstep.  See your hometown in a new light by discovering your boroughs or run past London landmarks to get that London look, in your running shoes. 

Virtual in the City 

It’s time to get active and take part in one of our London City Races! Get the London racing experience without the busy-ness. Take on any number of the 5K & 10K challenges and fundraise for Nerve Tumours UK.

Pick your challenge, get your family or existing support bubbles involved and help raise vital funds. Your efforts will help us continue and increase our vital Specialist Neurofibromatosis Network, so we can make sure every person with NF in the UK has support.

The Virtual London Running Challenges take place from Brixton to Greenwich Park! 

Register now for the event of your choosing so you do not miss the registration deadline but complete it in your own time and from anywhere – it really couldn’t be easier!   

The virtual challenge is ongoing and open to registration. To fundraise, set yourself a timeframe by when you want to achieve your goal and let your supporters know.

By registering your interest, you are agreeing to receive information about the upcoming event. Also please be aware by registering your interest this does not guarantee you a place. We will not store your information if you do not receive a place.
By signing up for this event you pledge to raise a minimum of £100 for Nerve Tumours UK. The agreement is not legally binding in the event that the challenge does not take place on the agreed date or in the time frame due to unforeseen circumstances or cancellations, as well as personal circumstances hindering you from taking part. You can either transfer or postpone the challenge. Regulations by the organiser are in place. 

Register for the event of your choosing, complete in your own time and from anywhere – it really couldn’t be easier!

How it works:

1) Sign up to your race
2) Complete your run
3) Upload your evidence to Virtual@runforcharity.com on completion
4) Put your feet up
5) Wait for the postman to drop off your medal!
 

Sign up for your event here!

Virtual Race - Battersea Park - 5K & 10K

Take on the Battersea Park 5k or 10k challenge

Registration fee - £20

Register Here

Virtual Race - Brixton - 5K & 10K

Take on the Brixton 5k or 10k
challenge

Registration fee - £20

Register Here

Virtual Race - Clapham Park - 5K & 10K

Take on the Clapham Park 5k or
10k challenge

Registration fee - £20

Register Here

Virtual Race - Finsbury Park - 5K & 10K

Take on the Finsbury Park 5k or 10k challenge

Registration fee - £20

Register Here

Virtual Race - Greenwich Park - 5K & 10K

Take on the Greenwich Park 5k or 10k challenge

Registration fee - £20

Register Here

Virtual Race - Heaton Park - 5K & 10K

Take on the Heaton Park 5k or
10k challenge

Registration fee - £20

Register Here

Evidence Submission

Simply take a picture of your fitness tracker, watch or any other tech device which can show you having completed your challenge and send it via email to virtual@runforcharity.com with your name, the name of the challenge you did and our charity name. 

Please note that all International Registrations (outside of the UK) will have to cover a £10 postage fee before the medal is posted.

Do you want to talk to our fundraising team?

Sometimes we just have questions! We understand. Get in touch about our virtual events, or any other event for that matter, at fundraising@nervetumours.org.uk or call 0208 439 1234 and ask for Virtual Challenge Events Fundraising.

 

NF2 Working Together: from a tentative diagnosis and beyond

Understanding the impact that a tentative diagnosis has on a parent. Information and access to the existing NTUK and Specialist Nerve Tumours medical and non medical care network.

NF1 Working Together Part 2: from a tentative diagnosis and beyond

Understanding the impact that a tentative diagnosis has on a parent. Information and access to the existing NTUK and Specialist Nerve Tumours medical and non medical care network.

NF1 Working Together Part 1: from a tentative diagnosis and beyond

Understanding  the impact that a tentative diagnosis has on a parent. Information and access to the existing NTUK and Specialist Nerve Tumours medical and non medical care network.

Masterclasses in NF: Surgery in NF2 - Michel Kalamarides & Andrew King

Masterclasses in NF: Surgery in NF2

Michel Kalamarides, MD, PhD, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière , Paris, France

Prof Andrew King, MBBS FRCS FRCS(SN), Salford Royal Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom. Member of the MAB of Nerve Tumours UK

Masterclasses in NF: Cognition and Behaviour in NF1: Phenotype and Treatment Approaches - Shruti Garg, Andre Rietman

Masterclasses in NF: Cognition and Behaviour in NF1: Phenotype and Treatment Approaches

Dr Shruti Garg, MBBS, MRCPsych, MMedSci, PhD, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, United Kingdom. Member of the MAB of Nerve Tumours UK

Andre Rietman, PhD, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Masterclasses in NF: Emotional Challenges in NF1, NF2 and Schwannomatosis - Susie Henley, Thomas Pletschko & Verena Rosenmayr

Masterclasses in NF: Emotional Challenges in NF1, NF2 and Schwannomatosis

Susie Henley, DClinPsy, PhD, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London UK

Thomas Pletschko, PhD, Medical University of Vienna, Austria

Verena Rosenmayr, Clinical Psychologist, Medical University of Vienna, Austria

Masterclasses in NF: NF1 Pediatric Management - Rianne Oostenbrink

Masterclasses in NF: NF1 Pediatric Management

Rianne Oostenbrink, MD, PhD, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Masterclasses in NF: Associated Glioma in Children - the Optic Pathway and Beyond - Amedeo Azizi

Masterclasses in NF: Associated Glioma in Children - the Optic Pathway and Beyond

Amedeo Azizi, MD, PhD, Head of the Paediatric Neurofibromatosis Program and Paediatric Neuro-Oncology Program, Medical University of Vienna, Austria

Masterclasses in NF: NF1 Orthopedic Manifestations - Eric Legius and Christophe Glorion

Masterclasses in NF: NF1 Orthopedic Manifestations

Eric Legius, MD, PhD. Head of Clinical Genetics Department of the University Hospital Leuven, Belgium

Christophe Glorion, MD, PhD, Department of Paediatric Orthopedic and Traumatologic Surgery, Hopital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France. 

Masterclasses in NF: NF1 Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumours - Rosalie Ferner and Viktor-Felix Mautner

Masterclasses in NF: NF1 Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumours

Prof Rosalie Ferner, Consultant Neurologist and Lead Clinician for Neurofibromatosis, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London. Member of the MAB of Nerve Tumours UK and Trustee of Nerve Tumours UK

Viktor-Felix Mautner, MD, PhD. University Medical Centre in Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany. Head of NF Outpatient Department

Masterclasses in NF - Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Cutaneous Neurofibromas - Pierre Wolkenstein and Sirkku Peltonen

Masterclasses in NF - Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Cutaneous Neurofibromas

Pierre Wolkenstein, MD, PhD. Hopital Henri-Mondor, Paris, France. Head of the Department of Dermatology

Sirkku Peltonen MD, PhD. University of Gothenberg, Sweden. Professor of Dermatology

INFER (International NF Educational Resources) is a series of online educational lectures for medical professionals by leading neurofibromatosis experts. The Masterclasses take place online approximately once a month, each on a different topic, and include real-time interaction between the expert presenter and the participants. The presentations are conducted in English, with real-time audio interpretation available in 6 additional languages: French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. A recording of each INFER masterclass is then be made available online in each language for those who could not attend an event. INFER is an initiative of Children’s Tumor Foundation Europe, supported by an educational grant from AstraZeneca. https://ctfeurope.org/research/masterclasses-in-nf

BPNA Keynote Lecture - Prof Rosalie Ferner - Neurofibromatosis 1 in the 21st Century

‘Neurofibromatosis 1 in the 21st Century’

Keynote Lecture at the 48th British Paediatric Neurology Association Annual Scientific Meeting on 21st January 2022

Prof Rosalie Ferner, Consultant Neurologist and Lead Clinician for Neurofibromatosis, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London. Member of the MAB of Nerve Tumours UK and Trustee of Nerve Tumours UK