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Photo of Jordan in his Sands running top with Jacob's name on it. Niamh is pictured in a white running top outside

Social media influencers, Jordan and Niamh Mulligan, take on iconic marathons for Sands

Filmmakers and social media influencers Niamh and Jordan Mulligan, from Nottingham, are two of the siblings behind the inspirational YouTube...

Posted 18 March 2026

Image of the Sands Garden at the National Memorial Arboretum

We're making some changes to the Sands Garden Day

We are making some changes to Sands Garden Day at the National Memorial Arboretum. Instead of one large annual event...

Posted 17 March 2026

Sands' Chief Executive Clea Harmer is smiling looking at the camera and wearing a diamond print dark brown blouse and brown necklace

Sands' Chief Executive joins Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce

Sands' Chief Executive Clea Harmer has been confirmed as a member of the new Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce chaired by...

Posted 17 March 2026

Anesa's Story - "My princess I held but couldn't bring home"

Anesa's princess Medina was her fourth child. When she felt movements she had never encountered before, her heart and gut did not sit well with what she was feeling. During a scan, when the doctor said, "there is no heartbeat I'm sorry" Anesa's world came crashing down as her heart screamed in pain. When Medina was born on 2nd June she was everything Anesa expected yet more, just fast asleep in her mother’s arms.

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Niamh's Story

Niamh shares how after her brother Jordan's son Jacob was stillborn in 2015, she didn't say his name because she found it difficult to know what to say and was worried she'd upset Jordan, but together, over the years she and the rest of Jordan's family have learnt to talk openly about Jacob and celebrate him. She also shares how Sands supported Jordan during one of the darkest periods of his life and how knowing he had specialist support from people who truly understood baby loss meant a lot. Now Niamh is running the London Marathon to give back to Sands, to raise awareness and to shine a light on the wider impact of baby loss, including on the family and friends who support someone.

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Latest updates from Sands

Social media influencers, Jordan and Niamh Mulligan, take on iconic marathons for Sands

We're making some changes to the Sands Garden Day

Sands' Chief Executive joins Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce

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Anesa's Story - "My princess I held but couldn't bring home"

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