BLACK FRIDAY SALE BEATS THE COST OF LIVING AND HELPS DISABLED CHILDREN TOO
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...
HERE TO HELP – IN WAYS YOU MAY NOT KNOW
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 number of ways you might not even realise! You can apply for more than one grant each year and more than...
MAKING YOUR MONEY STRETCH
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, but there are ways you can help stretch the budget you have. Although most people are aware of current...
COST OF LIVING CRISIS
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;...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 often be very busy, stressful, and sometimes completely...HOW 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 your water bill, so you pay no more than the average amount...GIVE 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 unable to walk, cannot sit up by herself and has painful...HOSPITAL 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 speak to the consultant everything you wanted to discuss has...PLAY 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 isn’t always so straight forward, and nothing makes this more...
NEWLIFE COUNTDOWN TO BLACK FRIDAY AND CYBER MONDAY SALE
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 over 50 amazing lines with prices from...
JOBS 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...SHOELACES 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 that Horizon Disability have bought together from their...HOUSE 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. A few opportunities include: A disabled Facilities Grant is...WORKING 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 assessing, planning and monitoring their progress, as well as...MAKING 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, don’t fear! There are a lot of services out there that can...KEEP 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, especially if it’s needed for vital equipment. But, there is help...
DAD 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...
POTTERS 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...
PLAY 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...
TIMOTHY’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...
TIMOTHY’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...
FAMILY 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,...
NEWLIFE 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...
NINE-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...
SOUND 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...
FAST 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...
NEWLIFE 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...
RAFFLE 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...
CELEBRATING 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...
SPECIALIST 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...
SUFFOLK 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...
SPECIALIST 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...
KACI’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...