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14 November 2007 Darren Wins Fitness First Award
Inspirational Darran Winfield-Stanesby, from Mansfield has just returned from a lavish awards ceremony in London where he fought off over 1,200 entries to scoop the top prize at the Fitness First New You Achievement Awards.

1 November 2007 Quality Neurology
The MS Society, Parkinson’s Disease Society (PDS), Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association and Ataxia UK have joined together to develop an audit methodology based on the National Service Framework (NSF) for Long Term (neurological) Conditions (LTC) which will put people affected by long term conditions at the centre of the process
6 August 2007 Ataxia UK appoints new CEO
Ataxia UK is delighted to announce the appointment of Sue Millman to the position of CEO.
25 April 2007 New Clinical Guidelines
Ataxia UK has published a set of clinical guidelines for healthcare professionals, covering the diagnosis and management of progressive ataxias.
13 February 2007 Sheffield's Royal Hallamshire Hospital accredited
Sheffield’s Royal Hallamshire Hospital was accredited as the North of England’s only Ataxia Centre of Excellence on 13 February 2007.

5 February 2007 - The October Club raises over half a million pounds for Ataxia UK
In 2006 The October Club chose Ataxia UK as the beneficiary of its annual fundraising activities which culminate with an auction and sell-out dinner at the Savoy Hotel. This event is the highlight of the social calendar for City trading houses and it raised a stunning £488,000, which, after Gift Aid has been claimed, should increase to £520,000.
17 June 2006 - Ataxia UK is The October Club’s Charity 2006
Ataxia UK is delighted to announce that it has been chosen by The October Club as the beneficiary of its annual fundraising activities. These culminate with an auction, held each October at a sell-out dinner at The Savoy. This event is the highlight of the social calendar for City trading houses. Last year more than £486,000 was raised.
28 March 2006 - Ataxia UK Branches Out
Tina Thatcher, formerly Development Officer for the Community Empowerment Network in Walsall in the West Midlands has been appointed to the newly created position of Branch Support and Development Officer at Ataxia UK. Tina has been employed in the third sector for over 15 years, working with many diverse groups across the Midlands.
23 December 2005 - Ryan's golden Christmas with David Beckam & Jonny Wilkinson
Ryan Gibbons, aged ten, had his dream come true when he met David Beckham and Jonny Wilkinson as part of an extra special Blue Peter show televised on Christmas Day 2005.
Great news from the Big Lottery Fund!
Ataxia UK has been awarded a grant of £187,087 by the Big Lottery Fund for a new branch and group support and development project which will commence in January 2006.

For the latest news from Ataxia UK and to join our media mailing list, contact Ataxia UK Press Officer Barnaby Levy on 020 7582 1444 pressoffice@ataxia.org.uk.

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