When Angela was rushed to hospital during her pregnancy with severe chest pains, after further investigations it was confirmed she had tested positive for group B Strep (GBS). She called the GBSS helpline who answered […]
Beni’s Walk 100k in March
Beni contracted early-onset group B Strep infection in 2016. At 17 hours old he began to seem unwell. Following nearly 6 weeks in NICU, scans showed a bleed to the brain and areas of damage. […]
London Landmarks Half Marathon 2022
London’s most scenic half marathon, the London Landmarks, returned to the streets on Sunday 3 April 2022 and what an incredible day it was. Congratulations to all 13 #TeamGBSS runners that took part you truly were […]
David Jones Manchester Marathon
David completed the Manchester Marathon 2022 in memory of his niece Fleur, who sadly passed away from group B Strep infection at 3 months old. David said “The marathon went well; it was the first […]
Laura’s hike for babies’
Laura planned to do a family hike up Slieve Martin on the 20 February 2022 for Group B Strep Support because both her children had GBS when they were newborns. Laura told us ” I’m […]
Lauren’s Run 100km in January
Lauren shared with us her hugely successful fundraising in memory of her daughter. Lauren told us “Our daughter died shortly after she was born due to group B Strep so it means so much to […]
Ange’s 16 swims in January
Ange shared the success of her fundraising event with us in memory of her daughter Daisy. “On the 2nd of January 2022 our youngest child Daisy would have celebrated her 16th birthday. We felt we needed […]
Luke Shears – Boxing Event
Luke shared the success of his fundraising event with us. “Thank you to everyone who donated to help raise awareness for group B Strep. We have heard back from so many incredible families on how […]
London Marathon 2021
Everyone at Group B Strep Support would like to say an enormous THANK YOU to all of our dedicated #TeamGBSS runners who took part in the 2021 London Marathon on Sunday 3 October. This year Team GBSS […]
Nyah’s Mini London Marathon
Nyah ran the London mini marathon on Sunday 3rd October with 300 other children from the London boroughs. She chose to run for Group B Strep Support because 9 months ago her baby sister Miah […]