❤️💙 GREAT NORTH RUN 2026 – WHAT A WEEKEND FOR TEAM MISSEDABEAT! ❤️💙 Where do I even start? After everything that happened over the weekend, I deliberately waited before trying to write this because I wanted to do it justice. More than 45 runners representing MISSEDABEAT in Sunday’s Great North Run, alongside our fantastic Mini and Junior team on Saturday. Runners completing their first-ever Great North Run. Runners returning for another year. People running in memory of lov

What a week it’s been! It’s been stressful, hectic and involved plenty of running around 😂, but it’s also been absolutely brilliant seeing everything come together for what is going to be a massive Great North Run weekend for MISSEDABEAT. Tomorrow we have 25 junior runners representing us at the Junior Great North Run, followed by almost 50 runners taking on the Great North Run on Sunday. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Take a look through the photographs and you’ll see some of our fantastic run

Another fantastic project completed as we continue to give back to the communities that support MISSEDABEAT. Today, a new 24/7 publicly accessible defibrillator and Bleed Control Kit goes live outside Waxx Barbershop & Record Store in Shildon, County Durham. But there's actually a very personal story behind this installation. Waxx owner Dan Bradshaw knows first-hand just how important having a defibrillator nearby can be. One of Dan's close friends, Ben Simpson, suffered a ca

What can I say… I'm absolutely blown away. This year, 44 runners have officially registered to represent MISSEDABEAT in the AJ Bell Great North Run. When I think back to last year, when we had 18 runners, I could never have imagined we'd more than double that number in just 12 months. As a charity, it's an incredible feeling to know that so many people want to pull on a MISSEDABEAT vest and run to help us continue our lifesaving work. And that's not even the final number... W

Every year, as part of the Blam Blam Fever Ska Weekend in Redcar , our slightly mad but big-hearted crew — the Aycliffe Skankin Crew (and...

🚨 Exciting Announcement! 🚨 MISSED A BEAT is thrilled to announce we’ve secured 25 places for the Junior Great North Run AND 10...