BHF celebrates the art of science

The judging for our 3rd annual science image competition Reflections of Research takes place tonight.

Reflections of Research is a collection of artistic and unusual research images taken from studies into heart and blood vessels. The event forms part of the fundraising activities for our Help a Heart campaign.

The winner will be announced on the BHF website tomorrow. In the meantime, take a look at the entries on our recent Reflections of Research news release.

Let us know your favourite by posting a comment here.

Actress Imelda talks about heart disease and her family

Imelda Staunton is supporting our Help a Heart campaign after the sudden death of her mother three years ago.

In an interview with the Times the actress reveals that both her parents suffered from heart disease.

As a result Imelda says she has regular blood sugar and cholesterol checks and listens carefully to her body.

As part of her work promoting Help a Heart, Imelda recently met two-year-old Cordelia, (pictured) who was born with a heart defect but as a result of life saving surgery is now a happy, healthy toddler.

If you'd like to join Imedla in supporting our life saving research, please go to our campaign website for more information.

Read Imelda's interview in full

Read Cordelia's story

Cordelia's starring role

The face of our 2008 Help a Heart Campaign, two-year-old Cordelia, has featured in a TV news programme on BBC South East.

The clip features interviews with Cordelia's mum Maggie and Michael Rigby, the surgeon who carried out the seven-hour heart operation on Cordelia just ten days after she was born with a congenital heart condition.

You can help save children like Cordelia by getting involved or donating to our Help a Heart Campaign.

If you have experience of living with a heart condition - whether yourself, or as a parent, partner, relative or friend - you can let us know your story by posting in the comments below.

Footballers turn out to Help a Heart

BHF supporters in the West Midlands will once again get together this Saturday for the annual Help a Heart football match.

Players and officials from the West Midlands Christian Football League will turn out at Aldersley Stadium with all proceeds raised going to the charity.

Event organiser Thomas Baugh commented, “This is the third year we’ve played the match and it’s brilliant that everyone comes down to support the BHF.”

“It’s always a great match and this year we should raise more money than ever after getting major sponsorship from a sports injury website.”

Are you organising a fundraising event for us? If so post a comment on this blog or and we’ll try to promote it here!