"All I want for Christmas is hope for a cure"
Help fund research that means the world to George and his family after he was born with a severe lung condition.
Funding vital research
We’re on a mission to save and change children’s lives through medical research, developing treatments, vaccinations and cures.
Fighting rare disease
30% of children with a rare disease will lose their lives before their fifth birthday. With your help we can develop treatments and cures to tackle rare diseases that devastate children’s lives. Help fund vital research.
Premature birth and pregnancy complications
Some women experience complications during pregnancy which can involve the mother’s health, the baby’s health or both.
Childhood cancers
In the UK almost 4,000 children and young people under 25 are diagnosed with cancer every year. We are funding research to try and improve the chances and treatment for children with brain tumours and cancer.
Successes
With the help of all our supporters we have played a significant role in many medical breakthroughs for 70 years, starting with the development of the first UK polio vaccines.
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London-Paris
13 - 16 June 2024
Join Action and our event partner Hotchillee on LONDON-PARIS, for rolling road closures in France and the trip of a lifetime.
This is your chance to represent Action and join Hotchillee's 20th anniversary of LONDON-PARIS. The ride will be a celebration of everything achieved in the past two decades, and your last chance to ride Hotchillee’s flagship event in its current format with closed roads…
Cycling Events
With cycling challenges both in the UK and abroad, there's definitely a challenge waiting for you. From beginners to the very experienced and with routes ranging 20 miles to hundreds of miles, come and join us in the fight for little lives.
Running
Whether you’re looking for your first challenge or you’re a seasoned runner we’ve got an event for you. We have places in the world’s greatest and best-known events and races.
Race the Sun
Our triathlon-style Race the Sun series pits teams against each other in a race against the setting sun, competing to bike, hike and paddle around some of the UK's most beautiful locations.
Emmy's Story
Vici syndrome
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Christmas 2023 will be the first time that six-year-old George will taste his advent calendar chocolate
Six-year-old George has had a feeding tube for most of his young life due to a rare condition, lung surfactant deficiency.
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World Polio Day: The History of Polio
Action was founded by Duncan Guthrie, whose own daughter Janet contracted polio aged just 20 months old.
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