Our membership magazine Connect won Membership Magazine of the Year and Cover of the Year at PPA Scottish Magazine awards last night.
Connect wins Membership Magazine of the Year
Connect magazine is a high quality members' magazine that keeps members up to date with the our activities and campaigns, as well as the latest news on research on Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.
Up against the likes of Beano and The Big Issue, Crohn’s & Colitis UK membership magazine, Connect, has won Member Magazine of the Year and Cover of the Year at the PPA Scottish Magazine Awards. In the running with other esteemed magazines with much larger budgets and circulations, it is a real achievement to have won in these categories.
Connect won Member Magazine of the Year, which recognised the publication that has best served the members or customers of an organisation, society or institution, as a medium for news, views and information in the last year.
Connect also won the public vote for Cover of the Year award. This category rewarded the very best cover of a Scottish magazine in the last year and was voted for by the public, through an online poll.
The ‘Best for babies’ edition shows a reader breastfeeding her 13-month-old daughter. Breastfeeding is a hot topic for new and expectant mothers, and it becomes an even more complicated one for people living with Crohn’s or Colitis.
I just wanted to say how uplifted I was to open the envelope containing Connect magazine and see the feature on breastfeeding and IBD on the cover. There is so much misunderstanding about medication and breastfeeding so it’s just great to see this.
I was delighted to see an older baby on the cover, and some of the mothers interviewed had breastfed their babies into toddlerhood. It’s rare for features like this to be in mainstream media, so well done Connect!
The magazine explored breastfeeding, in particular looking at the effect of drugs on breast milk and the challenges parents face.
To get your copy of Connect magazine, sign up and become a member today.
Read our latest news
Catch up on the latest news from Crohn’s & Colitis UK
Helpline Service
Temporary closure - 10/06/2026
Our Helpline will be closed from Wednesday 10 June and will reopen at 10am on Monday 15 June.
We may be closed but we have lots of information here on our website.
If you need urgent medical advice you can call NHS 111 or in Northern Ireland phone your local Phone First. In an emergency call 999 or go to your nearest A&E.
If you need emotional support the Samaritans are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on 116 123.
We know it can be difficult to live with, or support someone living with Crohn’s or Colitis. But we’re with you. We can give you the right information and support at the right time.
We’re here for everyone.
How Can We Help?
- We can help you understand Crohn’s and Colitis
- Listen and talk about living with IBD
- Help you connect with others in the Crohn’s and Colitis community
- Give you contact details of specialist organisations
- We can support you to live well with Crohn’s or Colitis and provide up-to-date, evidence-based information
Please be aware we’re not medically or legally trained. We cannot provide detailed financial or benefits advice or specialist emotional support.
Please contact us via telephone, email or LiveChat - 10am to 3pm, Monday to Friday (except English bank holidays).
If you need specific medical advice about your condition, your GP or IBD team will be best placed to help.
Become a member
Find out more about IBD and breastfeeding