Campaigning coming up – Take epilepsy action

In the March issue of the Campaign Supporters’ Update we told you about our new general awareness campaign that will be launched later this year. We are pleased to announce that the campaign now has a name – Take epilepsy action – and that the launch will take place in September.

This campaign will raise awareness among the public of different kinds of seizures and appropriate first aid. The launch will involve high-profile media events in 13 key cities across the UK. We hope to achieve TV, radio and press coverage across the whole of the UK.

We need your help to make this campaign as successful as possible. Firstly we need people with epilepsy to respond to our survey about first aid. We need to know about your experience of first aid in order to prove to journalists why they should cover the campaign. The survey can be found at  You can also order paper copies from the PR and campaigns team – call us on 0113 210 8800. Please complete the survey by Friday 12 August.

Secondly, we are looking for people willing to talk about their experience of epilepsy in the media. No matter where in the UK you live or whether you are someone with epilepsy, a family member, friend or carer, we want to hear from you. If you are unsure what talking to the media involves, please get in touch with us for an informal chat

We also need people willing to give up half an hour to attend the launch event. We don’t want to say too much but we need large numbers of people to join us to get the attention of the media. The launches will be taking place 19-24 September in Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham and Southampton. To find out more, contact the PR and campaigns team by emailing action@epilepsy.org.uk or call us on 0113 210 8800.

If you can’t get to one of these cities, contact us to find out how you can support the campaign in your local area.

• More information about the campaign

The campaign will run for 12 months and target different audiences with the same messages about different kinds of seizures and first aid. If you have an opinion about the different kinds of people we should target, please email or write to us.

• Email: action@epilepsy.org.uk
• Postal address: New Anstey House, Gate Way Drive, Leeds LS19 7XY.