Hydrocephalus Awareness Week is a great opportunity not only to fundraise to help Shine continue to provide specialist advice and support services to the hydrocephalus community, but also to amplify our voices in raising awareness.
How to get involved:
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You can support Shine this year by holding a Hats On for Hydrocephalus event on (or around) Friday 13th March 2026.
It’s as easy as 1,2,3!
You could complete 10,000 steps a day, a certain distance during the week or complete 10 minutes of movement every day! Whatever your fitness and ability, come up with your own active challenge to support Shine during Hydrocephalus Awareness Week.
Whatever you choose to do, our friendly fundraising team are ready to help you, get in touch and let us know your plans.
If you have a bit more time to spare, get creative this Hydrocephalus Awareness Week. Whether you knit hats and sell them to friends for a suggested donation, or challenge yourself to crochet seven hats during the week, the choice is yours. We would love to see what you create!
“I can never thank this Shine Facebook Group enough as they were and have been a massive help to me - by helping me to understand what living with hydrocephalus means. The support I have been given has been amazing, and I soon realised that life was going to be different”.
Heather Hughes' life changed forever when she was 51 years old. In 2019, whilst out with family, she felt an enormous pain in the back of her head. She fell unconscious and had to have surgery on her brain - this left her with hydrocephalus and needing a VP shunt. She had never heard of hydrocephalus and was not sure how this would affect her life. Find out more by clicking on the button below.
Share your photos on social media and tag @ShineUKCharity, using #HatsOnForHydrocephalus
Don’t forget to nominate your friends and family to get involved by sharing this message:
‘I’m supporting @ShineUKCharity by taking part in #HatsOnForHydrocephalus to raise awareness and donate vital funds to provide specialist advice and support to those affected by #hydrocephalus. I nominate (choose your friends and family) to take part and donate to Shine at www.shinecharity.org.uk/donate’
If you need any help or support in carrying out your fundraising, we’d love to hear from you!
Get in touch with our friendly fundraising team here.