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A Second Chance, A New Purpose: Russ Lee’s Journey from Brain Haemorrhage to Making People Laugh Life can change in an instant. On Christmas Day 2024, comedian Russ Lee woke with what he describes as the worst headache of his life. Assuming it was nothing more than...

We’ve made the final of the Nottingham make a difference awards for the community award. As part of our nomination we Simon and Gary are working with the BBC to film and record an interview on Friday 10th July.  We will find out if we’re winners at the awards...

We’re incredibly proud to share that Summits Up has now reached its 60th referral. What makes this achievement even more significant is that we started from a standing start, with no funding, no backing, and no guarantees of success. Thanks to the support of our...

Some exciting news from our comedy workshop! The BBC attended the workshop on Tuesday evening to film a feature on Russ Lee, the driving force behind the programme and the evening's MC. The piece will follow Russ's inspiring journey from “coma to comedy”,...

Eight Summits Uppers swapped summits for swamps and mountains for mud baths last weekend as they took on the Total Warrior obstacle course near Leeds. The challenge was packed with mud, water, and plenty of laughs, featuring 25 obstacles including the infamous “Human...