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This year, the Board of Trustees has chosen Corin Ridout to receive this award. In the past, Corin has raised lots of funds and awareness for us on behalf of his brother Glen, a cluster headache sufferer. These events included the London Marathon, Ride London and Swim Serpentine. Sadly, Glen passed away not long before this year's virtual London Marathon but Corin was determined to carry on in Glen's memory. We felt that this was a wonderful example of going the extra mile that we've always associated with the Mike Pollock award and that he is a very deserving recipient.

Heartfelt thanks to you, Corin, to your family for the continuing support of the charity and to everyone who made such generous donations to this latest event....

We have just added a new benefit for members of OUCH (UK).  There is now a 10% discount on purchases from our online shop.  Remember to log in when you want to make a purchase, then add items to your basket, go to the checkout and your 10% discount will be applied automatically. If you aren't a member you may join here. Thank you for all your support!

Saturday 11th July, 2020 at the Liverpool Medical Institution

DUE TO COVID-19 AND THE LATEST GOVERNMENT ADVICE, WE ARE VERY SORRY THAT WE HAVE HAD TO CANCEL THIS EVENT. WE WILL BE GETTING IN TOUCH WITH ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BOOKED AND WILL BE PROCESSING REFUNDS SOON.

The Trustees of OUCH (UK) are delighted to announce that we are returning to Liverpool for our 2020 summer conference. This will take place on Saturday 11th July at the Liverpool Medical Institution, 114 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, L3 5SR.

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS FOR THE EVENT:

• Professor Peter Goadsby, Professor of Neurology, King's College Hospital, London, patron and chair of OUCH (UK)
• Dr Anish Bahra,...

We're very happy to announce that the winner of this year's Mike Pollock award is Toryn Ahmet Tucker. A most deserving winner, well done everyone!

This young man has really got behind the cause. He's not only a fantastic support to his mum, Clare, who is a CH sufferer but he has also produced a brilliant YouTube video which has been shared throughout the Facebook community and beyond, raising a massive amount of awareness for the condition. If you haven't yet seen it, here's the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7JfqML1pS4

Many congratulations to you, Toryn and thank you. Mike would be delighted for you to receive this award in his name.