Year: 2021 Newlife News
ACCESS ALL AREAS – THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS
This time of year can be challenging – especially so for children with an illness or disability – and here at Newlife, we know that disabled children deserve a magical Christmas too. Christmas events can o...
read storyHOW MUCH WATER DO YOU USE? – THE WATERSURE SCHEME
This Christmas, the last thing any family wants to worry about is a high water bill. If you or your child use a large amount of water due to medical conditions, the WaterSure Scheme offers the ability to cap yo...
read storyGIVE A GIFT THIS CHRISTMAS
This Christmas, your donation could make a huge difference to the lives of disabled and terminally ill children – children just like Scarlett, who was born withCerebral Palsy. Scarlett, aged 22-months-old, is...
read storyHOSPITAL HOPES – MAKING THE MOST FROM APPOINTMENTS!
Hospital and other medical appointments for your child can feel stressful and overwhelming, whether it’s for a new issue, a routine check-up or getting test results – and you often find that by the time you...
read storyPLAY THERAPY PODS – TOYS TO TRY BEFORE YOU BUY!
We all know how important it is for children to play, it’s not just for fun, but the way they learn and interact with the world around them, but when your child has a disability even this simple pleasure isnâ...
read storyNEWLIFE COUNTDOWN TO BLACK FRIDAY AND CYBER MONDAY SALE
Nadia Kirkwood from Stafford was delighted with her bag of bargains Newlife fashion stores will be opening their doors to a Black Friday sale bonanza this year, offering amazing bargains for savvy shoppers on new, de-branded, fashion items from major high-street retailers. This year there will be ov...
read storyJOBS BOOST AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES
Cannock based national charity Newlife is set to expand – bringing up to 60 new jobs both locally and around the UK. Bouncing back from the devastating impacts of the pandemic when all stores were temporarily closed, Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children is now redoubling its mission to help e...
read storySHOELACES THAT STAY TIED!
Every parent’s nightmare – shoelaces! But now there are three great types of kid friendly shoelaces that stay tied and stay on and they are only just over a fiver each to buy. These are just one of the aids...
read storyHOUSE GETTING YOU DONW?
House getting you down? You are not alone – 365,000 disabled people in the UK say their home is not suitable for their needs. We hear this every day from families. But you can do something about it. Â A f...
read storyWORKING EFFECTIVELY WITH YOUR CHILD’S SENCO
If you child has a special educational need or disability it’s important they get the right support from their SENCO (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator). This is the school teacher responsible for asses...
read storyMAKING UNI LIFE UNLIMITED
Is your disabled teenager thinking about going to university next year? Preparing for the big step into higher education can be a difficult one for anyone, but especially for those with disabilities. However, d...
read storyKEEP THE POWER ON!
Everyone is worried about the rising price of gas and the potential for power cuts this winter – but if you have a disabled child suddenly losing power isn’t just inconvenient, it can be catastrophic, espec...
read storyDAD RAISES FUNDS FOR DISABLED CHILDREN’S CHARITY
A man from Stone who ran the Great North Run has raised over £1,400 for Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children to give back after they provided specialist equipment for their disabled son. Liam Herbert ran the Great North Run half-marathon on Sunday, finishing with a time of 1 hour and 53 minute...
read storyPOTTERS BAR MAN RAISES OVER £5000 FOR CHILDREN’S CHARITY IN THE LONDON MARATHON
A Potters Bar man who ran the London Marathon has raised over £5000 to give back to a Disabled Children’s Charity who provided his disabled niece with life-changing equipment. John Guy ran the 26.2 mile route in Five Hours and Three Minutes, in the process raising £5,446.13 for Newlife the Chari...
read storyPLAY IS KEY AHEAD OF NATIONAL PLAY DAY
As the UK marks National Playday this month, a disabled children’s charity is celebrating seven successful years of their free Play Therapy Pod service, which enables children with disabilities and terminal illness to loan pods of specialist toys so they can also benefit from the power of play. Th...
read storyTIMOTHY’S SPACE MISSION RAISES ALMOST £2,000 for DISABLED CHILDREN
Disabled nine-year-old Timothy Dickson has taken the final lap of his spacewalk, completing his mission to raise funds for Newlife the charity for disabled and terminally ill children, raising over £1,800! Timothy, from Tuxford in Nottinghamshire, has Autism and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, which affect...
read storyTIMOTHY’S FUNDRAISING MISSION FOR DISABLED CHILDREN REACHES £1,000
A disabled nine-year-old from Nottinghamshire who is raising funds to help children just like him by walking 100km, the equivalent of travelling from earth to the edge of space, has already raised £1,000 – double the amount he set out to achieve – and has gained some out of this world fans, inc...
read storyFAMILY WIN BIG IN NEWLIFE’S £750 BIG BRAND RAFFLE
The winner of Newlife’s amazing Big Brand Raffle has been revealed, with an Oxfordshire family taking home the coveted prize of over £750 worth of high-street shopping vouchers. Gareth and Rhiannon Birket, who have used the charities services before for son William, were the lucky winners of the ...
read storyNEWLIFE AND SHOEAHOLICS STEP INTO SUSTAINABILITY PARTNERSHIP
Newlife is delighted to announce its new partnership with Shoeaholics, which means that items destined for landfill will instead be used to help thousands of disabled and terminally ill children throughout the UK who are in desperate need of life-changing specialist equipment. Shoeaholics, part of t...
read storyNINE-YEAR-OLD’S ‘SPACE WALK’ TO HELP DISABLED CHILDREN, JUST LIKE HIM
A Nottinghamshire nine-year-old with a connective tissue disorder which makes it hard for him to walk is making a 100km ‘spacewalk’ over the summer to raise money for a disabled children’s charity, so other disabled children just like him can be helped. Timothy Dickson has Ehlers-Danlos Syndro...
read storySOUND THERAPY BOOST FOR DISABLED CHILDREN
Newlife is adding an exciting new connective touch sound kit to its range of free Play Therapy Pods to help disabled children across the UK learn and develop new skills. The Exploring Sounds Play Therapy Pod will now contain Playtronica, the connective touch sound kit, which uses play to create so...
read storyFAST FORWARD 15 FASHION EVENT IN AID OF NEWLIFE
Tune in next week for a virtual event which combines fashion, entertainment and fundraising in order to change the lives of disabled and terminally ill children through Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children. On Thursday 20th May not-for-profit mentoring scheme Fast Forward 15 are hosting an eve...
read storyNEWLIFE MAKERS RAFFLE WINNER’S TEARS OF JOY
The winner of the Makers Raffle launched by Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children as part of its recent 30th birthday celebrations has been revealed as a family from Bedfordshire who have used the charity’s services several times – and are overjoyed to be the recipient of so many amazing pr...
read storyRAFFLE TO CELEBRATE INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES
Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children has launched a new fundraiser in conjunction with independent businesses to help support disabled children and their families across the UK, featuring some of the best hand-made creations. One lucky winner will receive a collection of amazing hand-made produ...
read storyCELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF CARE AND ACTION
Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children is celebrating 30 years of helping disabled children and their families across the UK – and the charity is inviting everyone to celebrate with them! On March 13 a special celebration event will be live streamed on Facebook and YouTube, between 5.30pm and 7...
read storySPECIALIST BED IS ‘LIFE-SAVER’ SAYS FAMILY
The emergency loan of a specialist bed for six-year-old Benjamin Cameron has been ‘a life-saver’ say his family. And now they are getting a permanent piece of equipment – all thanks to Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children. Benjamin, from Gosforth in Newcastle, has Quadriplegic Cere...
read storySUFFOLK HOUSEBUILDER SUPPORTS COMMUNITIES WITH CHARITY DONATIONS
An award-winning family-run house builder has helped two charities recently – including donating furniture from one of its former Show Homes. Bennett Homes, based in Nowton, near Bury St Edmunds, has given furniture from its Abbey Gardens development in Thorpe-le-Soken to the charity Newlife. The ...
read storySPECIALIST CAR SEATS KEEP HOUDINI TWINS SAFE
Six-year-old twins Tommy and Nathan Bulloch can undo their car seats and climb into the front of the car while their horrified mum is driving on the motorway, risking not only their own safety, but putting other drivers in peril too! The identical twins from the same egg have an extremely rare genet...
read storyKACI’S WALK TO HELP OTHER DISABLED CHILDREN
As Melton Mowbray ten-year-old Kaci Chapman gets ready to begin her walking challenge, Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children is calling on everyone in the community to show their support! Kaci, who has the most severe form of Cerebral Palsy, usually needs a walking frame or a wheelchair for long...
read storyNEWLIFE CHARITY IN AWE OF AMAZING VOLUNTEERS
Newlife has issued a massive thank you to all the volunteers who have supported them, especially over the past year, and urges anyone with time to spare to get involved, as the UK marks National Volunteer Week. There are many ways volunteers are vital to Newlife’s work of supporting disabled ...
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We work together every day to make a difference and create a better future for disabled children.
Local Children Helped
Volunteer Hours This Week
Research Grants
Today we need to find: £434,193
So we can help:Â
425 Children
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