Our mission
Sadie was an incredible inspiration, she will never be forgotten
The Sadie Bristow Foundation, founded in Sadie’s memory, continues to drive and inspire. Our mission is centred around Sadie’s love for sport and her challenges with allergies.
Allergies – Raising Awareness
The Sadie Bristow Foundation aims to help children, families and adults cope with living with allergies and raise funds for a nurse in the South East of England to train to become an allergy specialist. Our eventual aim is to open a clinic and advice centre in the South East and build an education programme for children.
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Supporting Junior Tennis
We’re working hard to increase sports participation in schools and nurturing raw sporting talent through funded tennis sessions up to 15 hours per week.
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Sadie’s Legacy – Inspiring others
Sadie was one of the most passionate, driven and determined young people you could ever have encountered. Her natural talent at tennis was strengthened by her ambition to succeed. By August 2018, Sadie was ranked as the best 9u girls tennis player in the UK.
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The Sadie Bristow Bursary
Applications opened in 2024 for a bursary that aimed to help families with the services and support of Dr Helen as well as support from a dietician, dermatology/eczema nurse and a clinical psychologist.
Each awarded family will start with a 1:1 with Dr Helen to assess the situation and give space for questions to be answered.
We continue to award families this support through our AMF.
In addition a new bursary aiming to help patients receive Immunotherapy treatment is now available.
Understanding Allergies Conference May 2025
In May 2025, we held our annual conference, which was a great success. See our past speakers on our 2025 conference page.
Our Understanding Allergies Conference is an informative day of sharing and learning about allergy, anaphylaxis, asthma, dermatology, diet, and the experiences of families living with allergies.
Together, we can build a world where allergies don’t limit anyone.
Sadie's smile, enthusiasm and passion for tennis made our training sessions so much fun. I'll never forget the words Sadie wrote to me once before a tournament - "Don't be afraid to be great, Jake".
Jake, aged 12
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Our Latest Updates
In 2025, we launched our third Understanding Allergies Conference, our biggest yet. We also opened our allergy management fund, aimed at to supporting allergy families with everyday life as they come to terms with the impact of a diagnosis. Stay with us for more milestones ahead!
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Continue Sadie’s legacy
The Sadie Bristow Foundation has been founded to continue Sadie’s legacy by inspiring children to participate in sports and discover their true talents through our Tennis in Schools Programme. We also aim to improve access to specialist allergy nurses and spread knowledge about allergy awareness.
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