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The conference is free to attend and is open to all people with kidney disease across Wales   Date & Time: 28th January at 6pm   Following the announcement of a Welsh national lockdown on 19 December and advice for people who are clinically extremely vulnerable to not attend work or school outside of their […]

Here at the Paul Popham Fund, Renal Support Wales, we are overjoyed to have been chosen as one of the finalists for the Regional Covid-19 Response Partnership Award at the HSJ Partnership Awards 2021. The HSJ Partnership Awards shine a light on the crucial contributions private and third sector organisations, outside the NHS, provide to […]

Recently families have received further shielding letters for children with kidney disease. Dr Graham Smith confirmed that these were sent out in error and if patients need to shield, they will have been informed by their consultant. Please check the Welsh Clinical Network for Paediatric Nephrology website for the correct and up to date advice […]

Many thanks to everyone who entered our Design a Christmas Card Competition this year. All of the entries were fantastic, with many humorous entries that raised lots of smiles and chuckles here at the Paul Popham Fund office – much needed during this difficult year. There was some truly brilliant artwork sent in; the quality […]

One of our volunteers has reached out to players at his favourite football team, Swansea City FC, to help him raise money for our charity during the down-turn in fundraising opportunities which have come about as a result of COVID-19. Paul Smith, from Gowerton, is a lifelong Swans fan and a keen runner with the […]

Here at the Paul Popham Fund, we’d like to thank Harry Weir, an inspirational 8-year boy who has virtually walked up Pen Y Fan, on his birthday, to raise funds for kidney care and celebrate being 18 months post-transplant. He had set himself a fundraising target of £500, but, so far, has managed to raise an […]