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A Northampton man, whose nephew has epilepsy, is taking part in the Helly Hansen Adventure Challenge to raise funds for Epilepsy Action, the UK’s largest member-led epilepsy charity.

There are only a few days left to sign up for the Epilepsy Action Bradford 10k road race, which takes places on Sunday 21 March. The annual event has just been voted one of the top five most personal-best friendly races in the UK by Runners World magazine readers. 

Hundreds of celebrities will be showing their artistic side for charity as part of this year's National Doodle Day. Doodles by celebrities including Fearne Cotton, Michael Sheen, Dev Patel, Frank Lampard, Gillian Anderson, Catherine Tate, Ryan Giggs, Jo Brand, Lorraine Kelly, Rolf Harris and Sir Ben Kingsley will be auctioned on eBay from Friday 5 March. The auction will raise money for two UK neurological charities, Epilepsy Action and The Neurofibromatosis Association.

Bradford company Sovereign Health Care has pledged its support to this year's Epilepsy Action Bradford 10k road race. The event, which takes place on Sunday 21 March, raises money for national charity Epilepsy Action to help support people with epilepsy.

Sovereign Health Care has supported Epilepsy Action for 23 years by making annual donations through their charitable trust. Since 1987, the Sovereign Health Care Charitable Trust has donated over £59,000 to Epilepsy Action. This year Sovereign Health Care has donated £10,000 – their largest single donation to the charity to date – to help support the Epilepsy Action Bradford 10k.

Simon Wigglesworth, deputy chief executive of Epilepsy Action, says:

"It is disappointing that, with so much information available about administering first aid to people with epilepsy, programme makers can’t seem to get it right. Epilepsy Action has been contacted by many people who have been inappropriately restrained or had something put in their mouth while having a seizure. Putting something in someone's mouth during a seizure can lead to broken teeth and is completely unecessary as you cannot swallow your tongue during a seizure. These programmes reach huge audiences and programme makers have the power to help the public understand what to do if someone has a seizure.

Bestselling author William Fiennes has been chosen as an honorary vice-president of Epilepsy Action, the UK’s largest member-led epilepsy charity.

William is the award-winning author of The Snow Geese and The Music Room, both of which have been highly acclaimed. The Music Room is the story of William's childhood growing up with his brother, Richard, who had severe epilepsy. 

A team of Halifax fundraisers have raised over £1,000 for Leeds-based national charity, Epilepsy Action, by holding a pool tournament, pub crawl and auction.

Lisa Geoghegan and Guyon Patton arranged the events, which took place in November at The Queen's Head Tavern, Keighley Road, in memory of Lisa's son, Michael. Michael died five years ago, aged 18, after having an epileptic seizure. His epilepsy was not diagnosed until after his death. Lisa and Guyon decided to raise money for Epilepsy Action to help raise awareness of epilepsy in the Halifax area.

We all over indulge over the Christmas period, but national charity Epilepsy Action can help the people of Yorkshire shift those extra pounds. Training for the charity's annual Bradford 10K race, on Sunday 21 March, is a perfect way to get fit in the New Year.

National charity Epilepsy Action is one of the first organisations in the UK to be certified as a quality provider of health and social care information. The charity has been accredited by The Information Standard – a new certification scheme for health and social care information. The scheme is supported by the Department of Health.