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We served up something unexpected at this year’s Wimbledon – and it wasn’t strawberries and cream. For one day only, we surprised tennis fans by delivering a preloved sofa straight to the iconic Wimbledon queue, offering those in line a chance to rest their legs while highlighting our wide range of affordable, quality second-hand furniture.

A team of researchers at Newcastle University have been awarded BHF funding to research new ways to reduce damage after heart attacks.

EVENT

Date

30-31 January 2027

Location

London

Join us for a fun and active day exploring London to kick start the 2026 New Year!

Thanks to 60 years of public support, we’ve become a global leader in funding heart and circulatory disease research, which has helped to improve and save millions of lives. But as the world responds to a pandemic on a scale unseen for a century, we’re having to work harder than ever to protect our life saving work while playing our part in fighting coronavirus (Covid-19).

We have launched a new equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) strategy with the aim of igniting change for our colleagues and volunteers, the research community and for millions of people living with heart and circulatory diseases.

RESEARCH

University of Leicester | Professor Shu S Ye

Coronary heart disease is caused by a build-up of fatty material within the walls of the arteries which supply blood to the heart. Many lifestyle factors, such as smoking, can increase the risk of this happening. But coronary heart disease ...

RESEARCH

University of Leeds | Professor Khalid Naseem

Researching how blood clotting escapes the normal controls in people with heart disease. Platelets are blood cells that become ‘sticky’ and clump together to form blood clots that stop us from bleeding too much after injury. However, in...

Over the past 60 years, BHF support has enabled the training of generations of researchers and supported world-leading scientists to make discoveries that have helped save and improve people’s lives.

Barbecue food doesn't have to be bad for you. Follow our 5 tips for a healthier barbecue and you’ll find that making quick, tasty and healthy choices is easy to do.

Mark shares his personal connection to our cause as a volunteer and now Assistant Manager at our Carlisle Furniture and Electrical store.