Ride Comfy, Ride Happy
Whether you're riding your first full day bike ride ever or a veteran of endurance events, choosing the right saddle can make or break your ride.
Fuel Your Ride - Banana Oat Bars
Are you first to grab a banana for the ride or pick one up as a go to option at a feed stop? Then this Banana Bar recipe is for you!
Stretching for cyclists - Part 1
So, you're back on the bike making the most of the of the sunnier days training for your Action Medical Research event. When you finish what’s your priority, Shower? Food? Bike cleaning routine?
No Bake Energy Bites
How to fuel for a long ride? Nutrition and how you fuel can be the difference between a great ride and suffering halfway. Here we have a simple recipe to help fuel your ride!
Gravel Riding
With Gravel the new hot topic on the cycling scene, we explore the key differences between Road and Gravel bikes and may help you decide if it's time to apply the N+1 rule to your bike collection.
Training Rides
How to add structure and training benefits to a ride and get the most out of your time on the bike.
Action’s RIDE Series is back!!
As restrictions ease across the UK cycling is back on! Read on to learn more about the measures being put in place across the RIDE series keeping everyone safe.
Reflecting on a year in lockdown
After a year in lockdown, Action Medical Research caught up with Georgina, whose middle child Matilda has the devastating rare disease Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC) and Fleur, whose son Aiden suffered from a shortage of oxygen at birth, on how this extraordinary year has impacted their family life and presented them with unique challenges.
From Paris to performance wear
Ed Cowburn and Pete Kelsey met on Action's London to Paris bike ride. Their friendship led to forming a business creating bespoke performance cycle clothing for every level of road cyclist.
Atlantic rowing challenge honours baby Elijah
Four friends and one incredible shore to shore challenge
Remembering our founder on World Polio Day
Each year on 24 October, we honour our founder whose vision set the foundation for our charity.
My twins and me: a baby loss story
A father's inspiring fundraising for Action in honour of his precious twins
Contact our communications team
Our communications team handles queries from the media. If you have a press-related query please contact:
Peter Denton, Fundraising Communications Officer, on 01403 327412 or email pdenton@action.org.uk
Kate Lee, Research Communications Officer, on 01403 327478 (Mon-Weds) or email klee@action.org.uk
Out of hours mobile number: 07754 320281
You may also be interested in
Latest News
Read our latest and older news, or contact us with a media enquiry
Family stories
Hear from the brave families who've generously shared their experiences of living with the conditions and diseases our vital research projects are fighting to prevent.
Publications
Read and sign up to our publications to keep up-to-date with our work, our plans for the future and the financial structure of the charity.
Big Breakthroughs
With the help of all our supporters we have played a significant role in many medical breakthroughs for 65 years, starting with the development of the first UK polio vaccine.