We, the Meningitis Trust are celebrating being chosen by baby travel expert, Silver Cross, as their charity partner of the year.

From June, Silver Cross are donating £5 from every one of their 'Fizz' strollers sold in England, Scotland and Wales to us, to raise vital funds for our work.

Our life-saving signs and symptoms cards are also attached to the product, to raise awareness of the disease that kills more children under 5 than any other infectious disease in Britain.

Silver Cross' Chairman, Alan Halsall chose to support the Meningitis Trust as he understands from his own experience of the disease how difficult and scary it can be coping with the impact it leaves on people's lives. With as many as 500,000 people living in the UK who have had either viral or bacterial meningitis and up to one adult in every four knowing of someone who has had meningitis, our ongoing work is much-needed.

As we are reliant on voluntary contributions to continue our work, we are extremely grateful to Silver Cross for their generous pledge to raise £50,000 for us through this partnership. Their donations from the 'Fizz' strollers will allow us to help thousands of people struggling with the after-effects of meningitis in the UK today.

Toni Collier

Community manager

Meningitis