360 professional sports stars support former GB sprinter Beth Dobbin's call for fair research funding for ME - a disease with no approved treatments. We hope Andy Burnham is listening.
Read the letter on our linktree: tr.ee/yOuHLLEt0D
Read the letter on our linktree: tr.ee/yOuHLLEt0D
November 3, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Former Olympian sprinter Beth Dobbin, 32, has written to Andy Burnham demanding more research funding for ME after her life was ripped apart by the illness | The Times | 31 October 2026 (cutting below👇)
#BethDobbin #Olympian #LettertoAndy #mecfs #m/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #LongCovid
#BethDobbin #Olympian #LettertoAndy #mecfs #m/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #LongCovid
October 31, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Former Olympian sprinter Beth Dobbin, 32, has written to Andy Burnham demanding more research funding for ME after her life was ripped apart by the illness | The Times | 31 October 2026 (cutting below👇)
#BethDobbin #Olympian #LettertoAndy #mecfs #m/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #LongCovid
#BethDobbin #Olympian #LettertoAndy #mecfs #m/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #LongCovid
@bethdobbin.bsky.social
Former Olympic sprinter Beth Dobbin, 32, has written to Andy Burnham demanding more research funding for ME after her life was ripped apart by the illness | The Times | 31 October 2026
#BethDobbin #LettertoAndy #mecfs #Covid
and now the follow-up (in today's Times, p11👇):
Former Olympic sprinter Beth Dobbin, 32, has written to Andy Burnham demanding more research funding for ME after her life was ripped apart by the illness | The Times | 31 October 2026
#BethDobbin #LettertoAndy #mecfs #Covid
and now the follow-up (in today's Times, p11👇):
November 2, 2026 at 10:57 AM
@bethdobbin.bsky.social
Former Olympic sprinter Beth Dobbin, 32, has written to Andy Burnham demanding more research funding for ME after her life was ripped apart by the illness | The Times | 31 October 2026
#BethDobbin #LettertoAndy #mecfs #Covid
and now the follow-up (in today's Times, p11👇):
Former Olympic sprinter Beth Dobbin, 32, has written to Andy Burnham demanding more research funding for ME after her life was ripped apart by the illness | The Times | 31 October 2026
#BethDobbin #LettertoAndy #mecfs #Covid
and now the follow-up (in today's Times, p11👇):
Sister Faye's fundaising page for more medical research funded by @meresearchuk.bsky.social has now reached the heady heights of £16,605 - donated by 514 supporters. Stuff of legend, thank you!
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
#BethDobbin #LettertoAndy #mecfs #LongCovid #MEResearchUK
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
#BethDobbin #LettertoAndy #mecfs #LongCovid #MEResearchUK
November 3, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Sister Faye's fundaising page for more medical research funded by @meresearchuk.bsky.social has now reached the heady heights of £16,605 - donated by 514 supporters. Stuff of legend, thank you!
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
#BethDobbin #LettertoAndy #mecfs #LongCovid #MEResearchUK
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
#BethDobbin #LettertoAndy #mecfs #LongCovid #MEResearchUK
Beth's sister Faye ran in the Yorkshire Marathon on 18th October. So far she has raised £16,385 for research into this forgotten illness affecting over 400,000 people in the UK alone. Please help bump her total up a bit more.
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
#BethDobbin #LettertoAndy
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
#BethDobbin #LettertoAndy
Faye's fundraiser for ME Research UK
Help Faye Dobbin raise money to support ME Research UK
www.justgiving.com
October 31, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Beth's sister Faye ran in the Yorkshire Marathon on 18th October. So far she has raised £16,385 for research into this forgotten illness affecting over 400,000 people in the UK alone. Please help bump her total up a bit more.
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
#BethDobbin #LettertoAndy
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
#BethDobbin #LettertoAndy
This has been the biggest #mecfs story circulating in the UK in the past two weeks. It began with a report from BBC Sport on 17th October and continues to have legs, forgive the pun, until today. #BethDobbin #Olympian #LettertoAndy #m/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #LongCovid
October 31, 2026 at 10:56 AM
This has been the biggest #mecfs story circulating in the UK in the past two weeks. It began with a report from BBC Sport on 17th October and continues to have legs, forgive the pun, until today. #BethDobbin #Olympian #LettertoAndy #m/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #LongCovid
Great piece by The Times health editor Eleanor Hay in today's paper. If the story appears in the print edition tomorrow, as it most likely will, I'll put the cutting up here.
#BethDobbin #Olympian #mecfs #me/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
#BethDobbin #Olympian #mecfs #me/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
October 30, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Great piece by The Times health editor Eleanor Hay in today's paper. If the story appears in the print edition tomorrow, as it most likely will, I'll put the cutting up here.
#BethDobbin #Olympian #mecfs #me/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
#BethDobbin #Olympian #mecfs #me/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
Beth's sister Faye ran the Yorkshire Marathon a couple of weekends ago and I see she's now raised a magnificent £16,375 for @meresearchuk.bsky.social in honour of her sister. If you'd like to help her reach her reach £17,000 or more, please visit:
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
#BethDobbin
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
#BethDobbin
Faye's fundraiser for ME Research UK
Help Faye Dobbin raise money to support ME Research UK
www.justgiving.com
October 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Beth's sister Faye ran the Yorkshire Marathon a couple of weekends ago and I see she's now raised a magnificent £16,375 for @meresearchuk.bsky.social in honour of her sister. If you'd like to help her reach her reach £17,000 or more, please visit:
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
#BethDobbin
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
#BethDobbin
BBC Sport on ME Research Funding: 360 sports figures, including 114 Olympians, back @BethDobbin call for more ME research funding. @thereforme.bsky.social co-founder Karen Hargrave says the campaign could help bring long-overdue change. www.bbc.com/sport/athlet...
Beth Dobbin: Tom Daley and David Moyes among 360 sportspeople to sign letter to Andy Burnham
A total of 360 sportspeople sign a letter calling on the prime minister to meet Beth Dobbin and increase funding towards ME research.
www.bbc.com
November 2, 2026 at 10:04 PM
BBC Sport on ME Research Funding: 360 sports figures, including 114 Olympians, back @BethDobbin call for more ME research funding. @thereforme.bsky.social co-founder Karen Hargrave says the campaign could help bring long-overdue change. www.bbc.com/sport/athlet...
The former sprinter Beth Dobbin, 32, has written to Andy Burnham demanding more research funding for ME after her life was ripped apart by the illness | The Times (£) | 30 October 2026:
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
#BethDobbin #Olympian #mecfs #me/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
#BethDobbin #Olympian #mecfs #me/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
I represented Team GB at the Olympics. Now I’m in bed 22 hours a day
The former sprinter Beth Dobbin, 32, has written to Andy Burnham demanding more research funding for ME after her life was ripped apart by the illness
www.thetimes.com
October 30, 2026 at 12:54 PM
The former sprinter Beth Dobbin, 32, has written to Andy Burnham demanding more research funding for ME after her life was ripped apart by the illness | The Times (£) | 30 October 2026:
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
#BethDobbin #Olympian #mecfs #me/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
#BethDobbin #Olympian #mecfs #me/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
Faye Dobbins' total at the moment is £15,896 for @meresearchuk.bsky.social. This has been taken from 517 donors and the money keeps pouring in:
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
October 25, 2026 at 12:24 AM
ForwardME and @thereforme.bsky.social have put together a template letter which you can use to write to your MP, asking them to support Beth Dobbin's call for greater research funding.
Template letter: https://tinyurl.com/vubzcstr
#MECFS #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #BethDobbin
Template letter: https://tinyurl.com/vubzcstr
#MECFS #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #BethDobbin
October 28, 2026 at 2:15 PM
ForwardME and @thereforme.bsky.social have put together a template letter which you can use to write to your MP, asking them to support Beth Dobbin's call for greater research funding.
Template letter: https://tinyurl.com/vubzcstr
#MECFS #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #BethDobbin
Template letter: https://tinyurl.com/vubzcstr
#MECFS #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #BethDobbin
DHSC Response to @bethdobbin.bsky.social Letter: offered familiar assurances about research and its ME plan, but Dobbin challenges the claims, highlighting inadequate funding & a £15.3m shortfall for Sequence ME. x.com/BethDobbin/s...
Beth Dobbin (@BethDobbin) on X
BBC Sport approached @number10gov for a response to my letter to @andyburnham . The @DHSCgovuk responded and unfortunately this statement isn’t anything we didn’t already know. There are also fundamen...
x.com
October 26, 2026 at 7:38 PM
DHSC Response to @bethdobbin.bsky.social Letter: offered familiar assurances about research and its ME plan, but Dobbin challenges the claims, highlighting inadequate funding & a £15.3m shortfall for Sequence ME. x.com/BethDobbin/s...
@alicebarrett.bsky.social
Dong! I've just done it - got Faye up to her first £16,000!🪄
Thanks for the challenge.
#cureME @meresearchuk.bsky.social #BethDobbin #Olympian #MEcfs
Dong! I've just done it - got Faye up to her first £16,000!🪄
Thanks for the challenge.
#cureME @meresearchuk.bsky.social #BethDobbin #Olympian #MEcfs
Faye Dobbins' total at the moment is £15,896 for @meresearchuk.bsky.social. This has been taken from 517 donors and the money keeps pouring in:
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
October 25, 2026 at 12:55 AM
@alicebarrett.bsky.social
Dong! I've just done it - got Faye up to her first £16,000!🪄
Thanks for the challenge.
#cureME @meresearchuk.bsky.social #BethDobbin #Olympian #MEcfs
Dong! I've just done it - got Faye up to her first £16,000!🪄
Thanks for the challenge.
#cureME @meresearchuk.bsky.social #BethDobbin #Olympian #MEcfs
So far, Faye has achieved an additional £3,337.80 in Gift Aided donations, which @meresearchuk.bsky.social can claim from HMRC when they do their quarterly returns.
Grand total = £19,337.80.
#cureME #BethDobbin #Olympian #MEcfs #GiftAid
Grand total = £19,337.80.
#cureME #BethDobbin #Olympian #MEcfs #GiftAid
@alicebarrett.bsky.social
Dong! I've just done it - got Faye up to her first £16,000!🪄
Thanks for the challenge.
#cureME @meresearchuk.bsky.social #BethDobbin #Olympian #MEcfs
Dong! I've just done it - got Faye up to her first £16,000!🪄
Thanks for the challenge.
#cureME @meresearchuk.bsky.social #BethDobbin #Olympian #MEcfs
October 25, 2026 at 12:59 AM
So far, Faye has achieved an additional £3,337.80 in Gift Aided donations, which @meresearchuk.bsky.social can claim from HMRC when they do their quarterly returns.
Grand total = £19,337.80.
#cureME #BethDobbin #Olympian #MEcfs #GiftAid
Grand total = £19,337.80.
#cureME #BethDobbin #Olympian #MEcfs #GiftAid
Thank you for the template. I’ve sent it to my MP 👍🏻
Also huge thanks to #BethDobbin for raising awareness. Hoping she doesn’t suffer too badly from doing it 🤞🏻
Also huge thanks to #BethDobbin for raising awareness. Hoping she doesn’t suffer too badly from doing it 🤞🏻
October 22, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Thank you for the template. I’ve sent it to my MP 👍🏻
Also huge thanks to #BethDobbin for raising awareness. Hoping she doesn’t suffer too badly from doing it 🤞🏻
Also huge thanks to #BethDobbin for raising awareness. Hoping she doesn’t suffer too badly from doing it 🤞🏻
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athlet...
#BethDobbin has written to Andy Burnham @primeministeruk.bsky.social
to highlight the lack of care, research and support there is for people with #ME, especially severe ME. I so hope that they will listen and lives stop being lost or destroyed. 
#BethDobbin has written to Andy Burnham @primeministeruk.bsky.social
to highlight the lack of care, research and support there is for people with #ME, especially severe ME. I so hope that they will listen and lives stop being lost or destroyed. 
Beth Dobbin writes to Andy Burnham calling for increased funding into ME research
Former British sprinter Beth Dobbin calls on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to fund more research into "life-decimating" ME.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 21, 2026 at 6:11 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athlet...
#BethDobbin has written to Andy Burnham @primeministeruk.bsky.social
to highlight the lack of care, research and support there is for people with #ME, especially severe ME. I so hope that they will listen and lives stop being lost or destroyed. 
#BethDobbin has written to Andy Burnham @primeministeruk.bsky.social
to highlight the lack of care, research and support there is for people with #ME, especially severe ME. I so hope that they will listen and lives stop being lost or destroyed. 
#BethDobbin #AndyBurnham Seattle #News: Beth Dobbin writes to Andy Burnham calling for increased funding into ME research - https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/us-cities.html#101a
October 22, 2026 at 8:06 PM
#BethDobbin #AndyBurnham Seattle #News: Beth Dobbin writes to Andy Burnham calling for increased funding into ME research - https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/us-cities.html#101a
1/2: Dr Charles Shepherd and Olympic sprinter, Beth Dobbin who now has severe ME, were interviewed by BBC Radio Sheffield live on air on the 19th October.
MEA blog: https://meassociation.org.uk/lgez
#MECFS #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #BethDobbin #BBCSportNews
MEA blog: https://meassociation.org.uk/lgez
#MECFS #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #BethDobbin #BBCSportNews
October 20, 2026 at 8:15 AM
1/2: Dr Charles Shepherd and Olympic sprinter, Beth Dobbin who now has severe ME, were interviewed by BBC Radio Sheffield live on air on the 19th October.
MEA blog: https://meassociation.org.uk/lgez
#MECFS #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #BethDobbin #BBCSportNews
MEA blog: https://meassociation.org.uk/lgez
#MECFS #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #BethDobbin #BBCSportNews
An amazing and brave article from #BethDobbin (a British Olympian) for BBC Sport. She not only shares her devastating story of how #severeME has decimated her life, but also draws attention to the plight of the entire #MEcommunity
BBC article and full video (3 mins)
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athlet...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athlet...
Beth Dobbin: British Olympic sprinter in bed for 22 hours a day after ME diagnosis
Beth Dobbin ran for Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Five years on, she is largely bedbound after being diagnosed with ME, a devastating illness for which there is no cure.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 18, 2026 at 10:10 AM
An amazing and brave article from #BethDobbin (a British Olympian) for BBC Sport. She not only shares her devastating story of how #severeME has decimated her life, but also draws attention to the plight of the entire #MEcommunity
@meresearchuk.bsky.social
Now £14,045. Impressive tally!
#BethDobbin #Olympian #EndofCareer #mecfs #me/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #LongCovid #JustGiving #CharityRun
Now £14,045. Impressive tally!
#BethDobbin #Olympian #EndofCareer #mecfs #me/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #LongCovid #JustGiving #CharityRun
Faye Dobbin, Beth's Sister, took part in the Yorkshire Marathon today (18th October) for @meresearchuk.bsky.social - and so far she's raised £13,940! Here's her JustGiving page:
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
#BethDobbin #Olympian #mecfs #me/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #JustGiving #CharityRun
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
#BethDobbin #Olympian #mecfs #me/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #JustGiving #CharityRun
October 18, 2026 at 2:02 PM
@meresearchuk.bsky.social
Now £14,045. Impressive tally!
#BethDobbin #Olympian #EndofCareer #mecfs #me/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #LongCovid #JustGiving #CharityRun
Now £14,045. Impressive tally!
#BethDobbin #Olympian #EndofCareer #mecfs #me/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #LongCovid #JustGiving #CharityRun
@meresearchuk.bsky.social
D'ye know, something special happened after Beth's story appeared at the weekend - sister Faye added another £2,000 to her marathon fundraiser. Her total now stands at £15,090. I know, from 35 years experience working for charities, that's Pretty Damn Good!
#BethDobbin
D'ye know, something special happened after Beth's story appeared at the weekend - sister Faye added another £2,000 to her marathon fundraiser. Her total now stands at £15,090. I know, from 35 years experience working for charities, that's Pretty Damn Good!
#BethDobbin
Faye Dobbin, Beth's Sister, took part in the Yorkshire Marathon today (18th October) for @meresearchuk.bsky.social - and so far she's raised £13,940! Here's her JustGiving page:
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
#BethDobbin #Olympian #mecfs #me/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #JustGiving #CharityRun
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
#BethDobbin #Olympian #mecfs #me/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #JustGiving #CharityRun
Faye's fundraiser for ME Research UK
Help Faye Dobbin raise money to support ME Research UK
www.justgiving.com
October 19, 2026 at 7:04 PM
@meresearchuk.bsky.social
D'ye know, something special happened after Beth's story appeared at the weekend - sister Faye added another £2,000 to her marathon fundraiser. Her total now stands at £15,090. I know, from 35 years experience working for charities, that's Pretty Damn Good!
#BethDobbin
D'ye know, something special happened after Beth's story appeared at the weekend - sister Faye added another £2,000 to her marathon fundraiser. Her total now stands at £15,090. I know, from 35 years experience working for charities, that's Pretty Damn Good!
#BethDobbin
Faye Dobbin, Beth's Sister, took part in the Yorkshire Marathon today (18th October) for @meresearchuk.bsky.social - and so far she's raised £13,940! Here's her JustGiving page:
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
#BethDobbin #Olympian #mecfs #me/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #JustGiving #CharityRun
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
#BethDobbin #Olympian #mecfs #me/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #JustGiving #CharityRun
October 18, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Faye Dobbin, Beth's Sister, took part in the Yorkshire Marathon today (18th October) for @meresearchuk.bsky.social - and so far she's raised £13,940! Here's her JustGiving page:
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
#BethDobbin #Olympian #mecfs #me/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #JustGiving #CharityRun
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
#BethDobbin #Olympian #mecfs #me/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #JustGiving #CharityRun
D'ye know, something special happened after Beth's story appeared at the weekend - sister Faye added another £2,000 to her marathon fundraiser. Her total now stands at £15,090. I know, from 35 years experience working for charities, that's Pretty Damn Good!
#BethDobbin #JustGiving #YorkshireMarathon
#BethDobbin #JustGiving #YorkshireMarathon
Faye Dobbin, Beth's Sister, took part in the Yorkshire Marathon today (18th October) for @meresearchuk.bsky.social - and so far she's raised £13,940! Here's her JustGiving page:
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
#BethDobbin #Olympian #mecfs #me/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #JustGiving #CharityRun
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
#BethDobbin #Olympian #mecfs #me/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #JustGiving #CharityRun
October 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM
D'ye know, something special happened after Beth's story appeared at the weekend - sister Faye added another £2,000 to her marathon fundraiser. Her total now stands at £15,090. I know, from 35 years experience working for charities, that's Pretty Damn Good!
#BethDobbin #JustGiving #YorkshireMarathon
#BethDobbin #JustGiving #YorkshireMarathon
Faye Dobbin, Beth's Sister, took part in the Yorkshire Marathon today (18th October) for @meresearchuk.bsky.social - and so far she's raised £13,940! Here's her JustGiving page:
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
#BethDobbin #Olympian #mecfs #me/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #JustGiving #CharityRun
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
#BethDobbin #Olympian #mecfs #me/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #JustGiving #CharityRun
Faye's fundraiser for ME Research UK
Help Faye Dobbin raise money to support ME Research UK
www.justgiving.com
October 18, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Faye Dobbin, Beth's Sister, took part in the Yorkshire Marathon today (18th October) for @meresearchuk.bsky.social - and so far she's raised £13,940! Here's her JustGiving page:
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
#BethDobbin #Olympian #mecfs #me/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #JustGiving #CharityRun
www.justgiving.com/page/faye-do...
#BethDobbin #Olympian #mecfs #me/cfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #JustGiving #CharityRun