A great day today at SITraN where Mel Evans MBE Foundation Trustees and Patrons came together to discuss the next stage in the development of our charity. Excellent ideas generated in a thought provoking session, followed by a research update from Professor Dame Pamela Shaw and a tour of SITraN.
I am so proud of our team and what we are creating 🫶🥁.
Honoured to have represented Mel Evans MBE Foundation to present Professor Dame Pamela Shaw with £45,000.00 from 2024 activities. Every penny will be spent on MND research, specifically the Mirocals research project our PhD student Laura Ellis is working on.
Thank you to every single person who has donated, supported or volunteered. When you see the work our Neuroscientists are doing up here at SITraN, it really does remind you of the difference we are all making 🥁.
Thank you so much. ❤🙏
#attackmnd #motorneuronedisease #mnd #
🏉✨ A NEVER-TO-BE-REPEATED NIGHT OF RUGBY LEGENDS, LIVE MUSIC & UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES ✨🏉
This has been months in the planning and we are delighted to share with you the biggest night of 2026!
This is not just a gala dinner.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
For one spectacular evening only, some of rugby’s greatest names will come together at the iconic Allianz Stadium for an extraordinary night of entertainment, fine dining and inspiration — featuring our very own sensational Rugby Legends Choir performing live for the first time - made up of 40 of the biggest names in the game.
The choir will be debuting the very first MND Anthem “Don’t Waste A Moment” alongside the internationally renowned performer @laurawrightofficial
📅 Saturday 5th September 2026
Imagine sharing a room with rugby royalty while enjoying:
🎶 Exclusive live performances from the Rugby Legends Choir
🍾 Nyetimber pitch side drinks reception
🍽️ World-class dining
🏉 Stories, laughs and unforgettable moments with true icons of the game
Featuring legendary names including:
✨ Neil Back
✨ Phil Vickery
✨ Mike Tindall
✨ Maggie Alphonsi
✨ Emily Scarratt
✨ Meg Jones
✨ Jason Robinson
✨ Rocky Clark
…and many more very special guests.
🎟️ EARLY BIRD TICKETS — £225 PER PERSON 🎟️
These special release tickets are extremely limited and once they’re gone, they’re gone.
There will never be another evening quite like this.
One venue. One cause. One unforgettable night.
Secure your seat now before this exclusive opportunity disappears.
📩 DM us now or visit the link in bio to book.
@neil.back@mike_tindall12@jason15robinson@philvickery3@rockyclark_1@scaz13@maggiealphonsi@meg jones @maudmuir@sarahbern3@mackcarson11@andy_gomarsall@iainbalshaw@huntie_1@abbieward93@helenarowland99@larkdavies@avfcokayne@claud_macdonald@may.alexandra96@tamarataylor5555@amygarnett1976@donna.kennedy.779
#RugbyLegends #OnceInALifetime #GalaDinner #vipexperience AllianzStadium
What a day 🫶❤️🥁🏃♀️🏃. Huge congratulations to our amazing runners @melevans_forever27 and our loyal supporters 👏👏👏. You have done yourselves proud ❤️. Thank you for supporting our Foundation 🙏.
A big thanks also to @cragus11 and @nadinlauren who lotally supported on the sidelines having been forced out of action through injury. You are both brilliant 👏👏👏.
We had 4 runners in the Full and 2 runners in the Half.
Many congratulations to Felicity Kienstra and Jacob Cunningham who smashed the Half in honour of Andy and Debbie ❤️🥁🏃🏃♀️.
A special day that will live long in the memory ❤️. Lovely to see @katiehelendowson@lennyhoughton and @n_clarke_omnisports 🫶❤️.
Words cannot express my gratitude to you all 🙏🫶🤗💪.
#motorneuronedisease #robburrowleedsmarathon
First time our Foundation has runners participating in the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon ❤️🫶🥁. Proud beyond words 🙏. A very special group of people will take to the streets of Leeds tomorrow, each with their own personal stories.
Thank you so much 🫶🙏❤️.
#motorneuronedisease #robburrowleedsmarathon
Morning all 👋. Leeds Marathon eve! 🤣.
A range of emotions will be building. Remember one overriding emotion is one of pride and love ❤️🫶. Pride at what you will achieve. Love for our loved ones we carry with us in our hearts ❤️🙏.
On behalf of everyone at the Mel Evans MND Foundation, we cannot thank all our runners and supporters enough for your support 👏👏.
People say well done to me and how I am inspiring. I do nothing. I am just me. My role is simply to be Team Captain of a truly wonderful charity that is getting stronger and stronger. There is no I in Team.
Together we are stronger and the 🥁 will never be silenced. I salute you all 👏👏🙏🙏🫶🫶
#motorneuronedisease #robburrowleedsmarathon
I am absolutely gutted for @cragus11 who has had his amazing 5in5 challenge cut abruptly short following injury during the London Marathon 😪. What people don't see are the hours and hours of training and the sacrifices made.
I only met Craig last year and it is an absolute privilege that he has chosen the Mel Evans MBE Foundation as one of his benefitting charities.
We are with you every step of the way Craig 🫶🙏🥁. You will come back stronger and even more determined and our Foundation will do all we can to support you with what comes next.
Sunday will not be as you envisaged but thank you for supporting the wider team and joining us for this special day 🫶🙏.
#backstrongerthanever
There she goes 🙌! @paulamarieart has yet again blessed @artistsagainstmnd with incredible work. With 100% of the sale price funding ethical MND research.
These are great value and we thank Paula for helping us again and again.
You can view and bid for (or buy now) on work through the link in bio.
So whether you like terror, speed or Harry Styles please check out the art on offer.
‘Own art, help cure MND’.
A bit about the 'MEL EVANS MND FOUNDATION'... 🩵🧡
@themelevansmbe
Raising money and banging the drum for Motor Neurone Disease. 🥁
Founded by the incredible @lpritchatt in honour of her partner, Mel Evans, who we sadly lost to the illness.
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#MND #MotorNeuroneDisease #MelEvansFoundation #Charity
I am honoured to welcome on board our new patron Julie Smith 👏👏👏. Julie is a fabulous business woman who will bring extensive management experience to the Mel Evans MBE Foundation 🫶.
Here is Julie's story 👇
Julie Smith is a dear friend of Lynn’s.
Their connection goes back many years, when their families met in the Crown Green Bowling community. Their dads spent many a happy time playing crown green bowls together, forming a friendship that naturally bought Julie, Lynn and Sarah (fellow patron) together, leading them to form the own special friendship, which has continued to this day.
Julie takes great comfort from her regular catch ups with Lynn and Sarah, where they revisit cherished memories from their past, including sharing many happy stories about their dads, who are sadly no longer here. Their moms have maintained a close friendship too, and love to get involved in the ladies that lunch chatter.
Julie has always had a fondness for crown green bowls—more as a devoted supporter than a player - although she proudly claims her moment of glory winning Ladies Day at the former Richmond Bowling Club!
Julie has been incredibly inspired by the Foundation’s mission and Lynn’s personal journey to find a cure for Motor Neurone Disease, and consequently, Julie is passionate about doing all she can to support this cause and make a difference.
Julie said “I am absolutely delighted, excited and honoured and didn’t need asking twice to become a Patron of the Foundation. I will wholeheartedly support the foundations mission with the same dedication and heart that Lynn does tirelessly and with such passion”
“I am so proud to call Lynn my friend, she truly is one in a million”
Welcome to the team Julie 🫶❤️🥰. We are blessed to have your support.
#motorneuronedisease #attackmnd
