Fundraiser launched for Ashley Beedle amidst major health complications

A crowdfunding campaign has been launched for British house pioneer Ashley Beedle after he suffered a stroke earlier this year.

The DJ and producer is one of the truly pivotal names in the evolution of UK electronic music, from his work with Disco Evangelists alongside David Holmes, X-Press 2, a substantial solo catalogue and beyond.

Recently, Beedle has been dealing with major health complications. Diagnosed with late stage prostate cancer four years ago, he suffered a brain bleed and seizure due to the rupture of a brain mass late last year.

In February 2024, during a lengthy operation to remove the mass, he suffered a stroke, which has caused the loss of movement on his right side and took away his ability to speak.

“Ashley wants you to know that he is a survivor and not a victim and he says ‘thank you’ to all of you who contribute towards the fund,” read a press statement. “Since recovering in Kings College’s Critical Care unit, Ashley has proved himself to be a fighter and has surmounted all odds with an incredible sense of humour and determination that has impressed everyone involved.”

Currently on the slow road to recovery, Beedle's speech is gradually returning and has been discharged from a residential rehab centre, but will remain in a nursing home indefinitely until assisted living accommodation becomes available through the local council housing list.

“Sadly, the diagnosis is that Ashley’s mobility won’t return to his right side and he will be confined to a wheelchair requiring full time carers for the majority of his activities including bathing and getting in and out of bed,” the press notes continued. “Ashley and his family are now facing the reality of not just the physical and medical challenges, but also the many financial ones, having used all their savings to get to this stage.”

As such, Beedle's friends and family have set up a GoFundMe with the target of raising £50,000, which you can donate to here. At present, the crowdfunder has surpassed the original target to raise £83,759.