News & Events
July 2010
Come and see us at Naidex South – 29th and 30th September 2010 at the Excel Centre in London
We would like to invite you to visit our stand at Naidex South 2010. Meet the MERU team and see our new product lines and examples of our custom-made products. For a free ticket just use the link below
Register here for FREE Entry quoting Priority Code: ETKT
May 2010
See MERU at the Kidz South exhibition on Thursday, June 24th in Reading. Disabled children require a lot of care and specialist products and a visit to Kidz South can help you find the answers to their needs. Click here to visit the website.
Click here for a FREE entry ticket for Kidz South. Although tickets are not compulsory they do save time on registration if completed beforehand. They also contain details on all the activities and FREE seminars running along side the event so can help you plan and get the most out of your visit.
Now in its fourth year, this exhibition promises to be a hive of activity with over 90 exhibitors attending – including of course MERU!
There will be information on mobility, seating, beds, communication, access, education, toys, transport, style, sensory, sports and leisure products. Like MERU many of the exhibitors are experts in their field and usually have solutions to what may seem like unmanageable problems. So, do take the opportunity to pick everyone’s brains.
There are some excellent speakers presenting the FREE seminar sessions who can provide you with information on best practice, new research and good practical advice. For professional visitors, certificates of attendance are available to support your continued professional development. Children and parents are also very welcome to attend.
Press release - 18 May
MERU has brought smiles to the faces of children attending Sutton MENCAP’s centre in Wallington.
Click here to find out how!
April 2010
Third Sector magazine highlights MERU Governance in their Good Practice feature. Use this link to see it online or Click here to read the article.
MERU is featured in Insight - the magazine of the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB). Click here to see the article.
March 2010
MERU is seeking volunteers to fill two volunteer positions - Trainee Fundraiser and a PR Internship. Click here for more information.
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The London Ambulance Service team is running for MERU at the Virgin London Marathon on 25 April.
Click here for more info or Donate at Just Giving.
January 2010
See MERU at the Moving & Handling People Conference 2010
December 2009
London Ambulance Service to fundraise for MERU!
The London Ambulance Service has chosen MERU as its Chief Executive’s Charity for the next two years. MERU was just one of an initial list of 60 excellent causes, but the service’s staff voted it as the clear winner.
MERU was nominated by Ben and Samantha Laws, who both work for the London Ambulance Service. Samantha described her “tears of joy” at the news of MERU’s success in the vote. The charity is currently making equipment for their son Ewan, who has cerebral palsy. Ben and Ewan are taking part in a fundraising triathlon together in 2010.
The London Ambulance Service is offering 20 places in the London Marathon to its staff, and all the runners are being asked to fundraise for MERU. There will also be numerous fundraising events and initiatives at the service’s offices and ambulance stations. Staff have also been signing up to ‘Pennies From Heaven’, a scheme which donates the pennies from their monthly pay automatically to MERU (see www.penniesfromheaven.co.uk for more information).
Peter Bradley, Chief Executive of the London Ambulance Service, called on his staff to help make “the biggest impact possible on the work of this fantastic charity.”
Meanwhile, Susan Brumpton, MERU Chief Executive, thanked the service’s staff for their votes: “We are a small charity,” she said. “Support from such a high-profile organisation is invaluable.”
To find out more about the London Ambulance Service visit www.londonambulance.nhs.uk
November 2009
MERU Annual Review published
MERU’s latest Annual Review has been published covering 2008-9. Please Click here to read a pdf version, or Contact us if you would like a hard copy sent by post – please include your postal address in the email.