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East Midlands Newlife News
BUXTON PAVILION GARDENS HOSTS CHARITY SCREENING
March 2017
Event Management students from the University of Derby are inviting film-goers to a charity fundraising screening of the Wizard of Oz at 3pm and 6pm on 11 April, the first day of the Buxton Film Festi...
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FIVE-ASIDE FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHILDREN’S DISABILITY CHARITY
March 2017
Staff at a Derby based chartered architects firm are putting their best foot forward to raise money for a children’s disability charity. Morrison Design, Chartered Architects, based in Belper Ro...
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SIMPLE PIECE OF SPECIALIST EQUIPMENT TAKES THE STRESS OUT OF CAR JOURNEYS
February 2017
Car journeys had become ‘stressful and scary’ for mum Joanne Hines because her five-year-old son Harry has no awareness of danger. Joanne, from Swadlincote, said: “We were using an ordin...
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CHARITY OF THE YEAR NOMINATION MEANS MORE HELP FOR LOCAL CHILDREN
February 2017
Newlife is delighted to have received £1,147.83 after being selected as the LENCASS (Leicestershire & Northants Chartered Accountants’ Student Society) chosen Charity of the Year at its Ann...
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LOCAL PEOPLE RECOGNISED FOR HARD WORK THEY DO FOR CHARITY
February 2017
Lee Norman from Kimberley in Nottinghamshire has been presented with a special award in recognition of his tireless volunteering work for Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children. Lee received the Sp...
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A MOBILE HOIST MEANS MORE FREEDOM FOR DONOVAN AND HIS MUM
January 2017
A specialist mobile hoist is making life much easier for a Leicester 12-year-old who is visually impaired, has brain damage and no independent movement, as it means he can be easily lifted and transfe...
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SPECIALIST TOYS HELP ARJUN PLAY
January 2017
With the provision of specialist toys, four year-old Arjun Malik, from Oadby in Leicestershire, is learning to play with with his family. Buying toys for little Arjun, is not as easy because he has Do...
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HARRISON CAN NOW SIT IN COMFORT AND SAFETY
January 2017
With his new special P-Pod seat, two-year-old Harrison Thompson from Wainfleet in Lincolnshire is able to sit in comfort and safety with his family getting the essential postural support he needs. Wit...
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NEW YEAR CHEER FOR DISABLED CHILDREN IN DERBYSHIRE
January 2017
Staff at Derby-based Motorpoint celebrated the New Year with a donation of £1,080 to help disabled and terminally ill children in the county. The UK’s leading car supermarket, which has its hea...
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TAKING STEPS TO WHEELCHAIR FREEDOM
January 2017
Teenager Alice Gresswell has been restricted to the ground floor of her Sleaford home for the past seven months – but that will soon be a thing of the past, thanks to the donation of a specialis...
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