Tri4Tim has raised over £11,000 from generous donations and the sale of branded merchandise. Tim Jenkins passed away in December 2020 after a short battle with cancer. Tri4Tim was setup by his wife, Maddy, after he told her that “we all need to do more to help,” whilst bravely fighting his own illness,...
Read MoreHow will you 5K? The option is yours! The options are endless! The 5K AnyWay is a virtual race with with the hope of virtually uniting transplant survivors, donors, their families and supporters from around the world. Collectively, we will virtually run around the globe together. Make it official and register for the 5K AnyWay...
Read MoreToday (9 March 2021) Transplant Sport has announced that the Westfield Health British Transplant Games due to take place in Leeds this summer will be postponed until 2022 due to ongoing challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic. Originally due to be held in venues across the city from 5-8 August 2021, the British...
Read MoreThe WTGF proudly presents the Fit for Life!, initiative with an aim to elevate the importance of physical activity and organised sport at all levels in the long term management and well-being of transplant recipients. The importance of a transplant recipient remaining as ‘healthy around their transplanted organ as possible’ through physical activity has been confirmed...
Read MoreSTATEMENT FROM TRANSPLANT SPORT CONCERNING THE BRITISH TRANSPLANT GAMES 2021 We would like to update you on the current situation regarding the British Transplant Games 2021, in the light of the current Covid pandemic. Preparation for the Leeds Games started two years ago, with development of the athletic and social programmes including planning the opening...
Read MoreAsda CEO Roger Burnley has announced he will take on the role as Chair for the Westfield Health British Transplant Games when the event comes to Leeds in 2021. The event, organised on behalf of the charity Transplant Sport, is a flagship event that aims to raise awareness of the life-saving benefits of transplantation. Transplant...
Read MoreSimon Perkins has kept us all entertained during lockdown with his #daily1minute challenge. See what Simon Perkins has to say here
Read MoreInformation for solid organ transplant recipients The current pandemic with Covid-19 (more properly called SARS-Cov-2) has resulted in a worrying time for all but a particularly difficult time for those taking immunosuppressive drugs such as are needed following an organ transplant. Those on immunosuppression are not at greater risk of becoming infected but may be...
Read MoreToday (16 June 2020) Leeds welcomed the Westfield Health British Transplant Games, as it is announced that the event, organised on behalf of the charity Transplant Sport, will take place in venues across the city from 5-8 August 2021. Leeds is already warming up for the Games and has shown its support with a...
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