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Budmouth Academy teenagers raise over £2,000 for Meningitis Now after recovering from meningitis
Overview
Two teenagers from Budmouth Academy in Weymouth, who spent weeks in hospital recovering from meningitis septicaemia, organised a week of fundraising activities at their school to raise more than £2,000 for the charity Meningitis Now. Freddy, 15, and Jack, 14, contracted the illness alongside a third student between March and April, prompting local health responses including antibiotics and MenB vaccinations for pupils in the area.
Key points
- Freddy and Jack, aged 15 and 14, spent weeks in hospital after developing meningitis septicaemia.
- The teenagers organised a week of school activities at Budmouth Academy to mark World Meningitis Day.
- Their fundraising efforts, which included a non-uniform day, a tuck shop, and a raffle, raised more than £2,000 for Meningitis Now.
- The boys were two of three students who contracted meningitis in Weymouth between March and April.
- UK Health Security Agency confirmed the Weymouth cases were not linked to a separate outbreak in Kent.