During the month of December Virtual Warrior are raising money for The Batten Disease Family Association (BDFA) to commemorate the life of a very special little girl named Amber, who sadly passed away in February 2016. All you have to do…
We are so thrilled to see Ollie Carroll will receive a Well Child award, congratulations to you all and Ollie's Army Battling Against Battens for your amazing efforts in raising awareness and fundraising. For many parents, life’s simplest joys are found…
Francis Mills trained vigorously for the challenge, overcoming the loss of his specialist bike after it was snatched from his workplace in June. Left without his £550 white Trek bike, the fundraiser saw supporters far and wide rush to his…
Well done to our intrepid team of Ben Nevis conquerors! Apparently it was a lot more difficult than anticipated, so why not support them by donating to the BDFA HERE
On the 3rd June, we would like to mark Batten Disease Awareness Day and we would love for you to help us turn the world orange! Without awareness our job of securing vital services for families and essential research into…
We are very excited to announce our Charity lunch in the Long room at Lord's: Batting for Batten. The lunch starts at Midday until 4PM, on Wednesday 6th July 2016. Our Patron Sir Andrew Strauss will be in attendance along with other world…
We are pleased to invite you to the 2016 BDFA Family Conference which will be held on: Friday 18th - Sunday 20th November 2016 from 9.30am – 4.00pm at the Holiday Inn Bridgefoot Quay, Warwick Road, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6YR There…
Easter is a very exciting holiday, especially for children because it involves lots of chocolate and one of the fluffiest and loveliest animals: the bunny. This year Easter is celebrated on March 27, right at the beginning of Spring. With…
Meet Beatrix the BDFA Easter Bunny, the newest member of the Batten Disease Family Association team. She is a digital bunny, so you can only meet her online. Beatrix is friends with Boris_the_bear and together they are raising awareness for Batten disease.…
Rare Disease Day takes place on the last day of February each year. This year its the 29th February 2016 The main objective of Rare Disease Day is to raise awareness amongst the general public and decision-makers about rare diseases…