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Recently Farnham resident Gerard Farrell completed the journey of a lifetime in support of The Meath! While many people have kindly taken on ‘Challenge 130’ in honour of our 130th anniversary, Gerard certainly went the extra mile. Having set himself the considerable fitness and endurance challenge of an 874 mile walk from John O’Groats to Land’s End, he was inspired to support The Meath through sponsorship after...

This year marks a key moment in The Meath’s history as we reach our 130th anniversary. Many of the people we support and staff members have begun a 130th anniversary challenge in honour of the occasion and some are kindly taking the opportunity to fundraise for The Meath. Take a look inside this issue to see what some of the people we support have been up to...

On Sunday 10^th April we were fortunate enough to see our long-awaited concert at Glyndebourne Opera House in support of The Meath come to fruition. The event, which was originally scheduled for April 2020 was rescheduled due to the pandemic and was organised by British Bass Brindley Sherratt who took to the stage with a fantastic line up of his opera singer friends. In addition to being...

All at The Meath were delighted to welcome Professor John Duncan, Consultant Neurologist at University College London to The Meath on Wednesday 9^th February for his first on-site clinic. Since 1998, Professor Duncan has been medical director of the National Society for Epilepsy and professor of neurology at the Institute of Neurology of University College London. Seven Meath residents usually see Professor Duncan for clinics in London,...

It costs £7.2 m per annum to keep The Meath operational which equates to over £19k per day.  We receive funding of £6.3 m from care packages which covers the cost of care, housing, food and  heating only.  While the cost of living rises and care packages remain at the same level, it is a harsh reality that fundraising is needed to bridge the increasing gap if...