M6toll SUPPORT LOCAL CHILDREN’S CHARITY WITH GIFT OF PLAY THIS CHRISTMAS
Dec 2, 2022
Last Updated on 3 years Midland Expressway Ltd (operators of the M6toll) are proud to announce their support of Newlife, the Charity for Disabled Children with their Christmas Campaign which aims to provide the gift of play to disabled children across the region. Newlife the Charity for Disabled Chi...
read storyDISABLED CHILDREN TO RECEIVE SPECIALIST EQUIPMENT THANKS TO STAFFORDSHIRE FREEMASONS
Last updated Dec 5, 2022
Last Updated on 3 years Twenty children and young people with disabilities and their families will be able to access potentially life-changing specialist equipment thanks to a £30,000 grant from Staffordshire Freemasons to Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children. Newlife is the largest charity pr...
read storySPECIALIST SEAT HELPS THREE-YEAR-OLD RECOVER AFTER TRANSPLANT
Last updated Nov 25, 2022
Last Updated on 3 years A three-year-old from Barnet who underwent a kidney transplant has been able to recover in comfort, thanks to a children’s disability charity which provided a specialist seat to keep her fully supported. Leia Morsbach was born with a rare form of mitochondrial disease, a ge...
read storySIBLINGS WITH LIFE-LIMITING CONDITION CAN TRAVEL SAFELY, THANKS TO SPECIALIST CAR SEATS
Nov 22, 2022
Last Updated on 3 years An East Riding of Yorkshire couple whose two children are not expected to live past the age of ten have received specialist car seats from a children’s disability charity so they can travel safely, which is allowing them to make the most of the time they have together. Tom ...
read storyBLACK FRIDAY SALE BEATS THE COST OF LIVING AND HELPS DISABLED CHILDREN TOO
Last updated Nov 22, 2022
Last Updated on 3 years Not only is Newlife’s Black Friday sale this week a great chance to stock up on all those wardrobe essentials and Christmas for friends and loved ones at bargain prices – it’s also a fabulous way to help disabled children receive the specialist equipment they urgently n...
read storyCHARITY COST OF LIVING BOOST FOR FAMILIES WITH DISABLED CHILDREN
Nov 17, 2022
Last Updated on 3 years National disability charities Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children and Sense have joined forces to provide grants totalling £23,000 to families with disabled children facing profound hardship due to the current cost of living crisis. Newlife, the largest UK charity prov...
read storyDISABILITY HISTORY MONTH 2022
Nov 16, 2022
Last Updated on 3 years Disability History month takes place from November 16 to December 16, shining a light on the struggles faced by people of all ages with disabilities historically, but also the barriers still facing people with disability today. As a result of medical advances over the years m...
read storyGIVE DISABLED CHILDREN THE GIFT OF PLAY THIS CHRISTMAS
Nov 8, 2022
Last Updated on 3 years A national disabled children’s charity has launched a Christmas appeal to help fund more pods of specialist toys, so children with disabilities and terminal illness who have difficulty using standard high street toys can experience the joy of play for themselves. Newlife th...
read storyTEEN’S SKYDIVE TO HELP DISABLED CHILDREN
Nov 7, 2022
Last Updated on 3 years A kind-hearted Cannock schoolgirl is set to take part in an adrenaline fuelled tandem skydive to raise much needed funds to help disabled children across the UK. Sixteen-year-old Cannock Chase High School student, Jessica Hurd, will be taking off from Tilstock airport in Shro...
read story‘LIFE CHANGING’ SPECIALIST BUGGY FOR GIRL WITH CHILDHOOD DEMENTIA
Last updated Nov 8, 2022
Last Updated on 3 years A Leeds six-year-old diagnosed with a rare form of childhood dementia is able to attend vital brain treatments and make magical memories with her family before she goes blind, thanks to a specialist buggy provided by a national children’s disability charity. Connie Annakin ...
read storyHERE TO HELP – IN WAYS YOU MAY NOT KNOW
Last updated Sep 26, 2022
Last Updated on 3 years Here To Help – In Ways You May Not Know With the cost of living seemingly spiralling out of control, don’t forget that Newlife is here to help in a...
read storyMAKING YOUR MONEY STRETCH
Last updated Sep 26, 2022
Last Updated on 3 years Making Your Money Stretch Families with disabled children don’t always have the same options available to them when it comes to generating extra income, ...
read storyOUR STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II
Last updated Sep 26, 2022
Last Updated on 3 years Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was an inspiration to many and, as we the Trustees and staff at Newlife reflect with gratitude on her remarkable lifetime of service, we offer our heartfelt condolences to The Royal Family. God Save The King. ...
read storyHIGH FLYING FUNDRAISING
Last updated Aug 6, 2022
Last Updated on 3 years A staff member from a Cannock charity showed real commitment last week when he took to the skies to do an amazing wing walk – all to help disabled and terminally ill children and their families.As a Sales Assistant for Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children at the Newli...
read storyCOST OF LIVING CRISIS
Last updated Aug 6, 2022
Last Updated on 3 years Newlife welcomes the chancellor’s announcement of additional financial support to help with the cost of living crisis. In the last few weeks, we have been speaking to Ministers and MPs about the difficulty that many families with disabled children are facing; particular...
read storyNEWLIFE CEO AND CO-FOUNDER RETIRES AFTER 30 YEARS OF SERVICE TO DISABLED CHILDREN
Last updated Aug 6, 2022
Last Updated on 3 years More than thirty years after co-founding Newlife the Charity for Disabled children, Sheila Brown OBE has retired as its CEO, along with her husband Colin, director of the charity’s Comm...
read storyDISABLED CHILDREN’S CHARITY ISSUES URGENT APPEAL FOR SOUTH EAST
Last updated Aug 17, 2022
Last Updated on 3 years A children’s disability charity is urgently appealing for help to fund vital disability equipment for 41 children across the South East on their waiting list for help totalling almost ...
read storyFAMILY MAKE MEMORIES TO TREASURE WITH NEWLIFE PLAY THERAPY PODS
Last updated Aug 17, 2022
Last Updated on 3 years Rugeley brothers who have the same incredibly rare neurological condition which means their life expectancy is just ten-years-old, have been able to play together and make memories for their family to treasure, thanks to the Play Therapy Pod service run by Newlife the Charity...
read storyNEWLIFE COMES TO NEWPORT
Last updated Aug 17, 2022
Last Updated on 3 years A new fashion store is set to open its doors in Newport, giving bargain lovers the chance to grab high street brands at hugely discounted prices, all while helping a charity support disabled children in need. Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children will be opening its first...
read storyNEWLIFE CEO IN PODCAST SERIES
Last updated Aug 17, 2022
Last Updated on 3 years Sheila Brown CEO and Co-founder of Newlife is being featured as part of the CEO Stories podcast, launched by Great Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, which takes a look at some of the regions established and up-and-coming CEOs. Hosted by Henrietta Brealey, who became the younges...
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