Great North Run
Great North Run 2025
***Update*** We have 5 charity places in GNR2025! Apply for your place today!
How to run for Fibromyalgia Action UK?
Get a charity place from FMA UK
We are forming our team for the GNR 2025. A registration fee of £50 and a minimum fundraising pledge of £350 (excluding Gift Aid and matched funding.) is required. If you would like to apply for a charity place, please apply here.
The Great North Run will return on Sunday, the 7th of September 2025. This highly contested race never disappoints, as the world's running elite battle it out over the 13.1 mile course.
If you already have a place and would like to join our team of runners, we would love to hear from you. Please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Kiltwalk
Kiltwalk 2025
Walk for Fibromyalgia Action UK, raise awareness of Fibro, and help fund our vital services.
It's time to don the tartan and get your walking shoes on - kiltwalk is back in 2025. With 4 locations covering three distances and and an extra date added for a Big Stroll in Glasgow, there is a KiltWalk for everyone.
The History of Fibromyalgia
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Fibromyalgia Awareness
Please share our short video about fibromyalgia to raise more awareness of the condition.
Click here if you would like to order a free information pack to any address in the UK.
Adventure Challenges
The Adventure of a Lifetime
Have you ever wanted to trek up Angkor Wat, cycle from London to Paris, or even go Husky sledding in Lapland?
Fibromyalgia featured on BBC Morning Live
BBC Morning Live featured a good piece on fibromyalgia this morning. It featured Dr Punam speaking about the condition how it affects people, the difficulty in diagnosis and treatment options. Janette Manrara was the presenter and thought the subject was well covered. It had some additional impact as both Jannete and Dr Punam have personal expereince of the condition with their mothers suffering from the condition.
Dr Punam's reflection on the challenges that her mother expereinced many years ago as opposed to our awareness of the condition now was an important aspect. It can be found in iplayer for the next year or so at https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001q95f/morning-live-series-5-08092023 and the fibro piece starts at the 23:18 mark till the 28:46 mark.
Thanks to all that took part and helping to raise awareness especially during our awareness week.
Thank you to JManara and Dr Punam for their contribution to the programme. You can find the clip here
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- National Helpline 0300 999 3333 (10am - 4pm Mon - Fri)
- Benefits Helpline 0300 999 0055 (10am - 12pm Mon, Wed and Fri)
- Complimentary information booklets for doctors and other professionals (fully referenced)
- Books and videos
- Website Contacts with legal specialists
- Conferences
- Local support group and helpline contacts
If your Health Care Professional needs some education in fibromyalgia you can request that an FMA UK Health Professionals Pack is sent out to them. All we need is the name of the Health CareProfessional and the address of their practice. We will then send a pack to their surgery addressed from us to them.
You can request a medical pack using this form.
You can find a Support Group near you by contacting the Regional Coordinator for your area. If there does not happen to be a support group near you then maybe you can join with some other members and set one up. Support groups provide a social benefit as well as the opportunity to share tips on coping with fibro. They come in all shapes and sizes and we are often told how they have helped people.
