East of England Newlife News

*STOP PRESS* MUM’S TERROR FOR AUTISTIC SON WITH NO FEAR

March 2018

The mum of a four-year-old boy with Autism is petrified of discovering her son critically injured when she wakes each morning, despite turning their home into a fortress with locks and alarms. Elijah ...

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THE CHILDREN OF ESSEX NEED YOUR HELP

February 2018

There are one million disabled children in the UK and every day they are let down and failed by a system that can’t provide for them! Newlife, the Charity for Disabled Children is trying to raise mo...

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FANTASTIC PLASTIC KEEPS SUMMER SAFE

October 2017

Ten-year-old Summer Lilley, from Chigwell in Essex, has Down Syndrome. Due to her disability, Summer has no understanding of danger, so when travelling in the car she didn’t understand that undoing ...

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‘KAI’S FACE JUST LIT UP’ ALL THANKS TO CARRIER BAG DONATIONS

October 2017

Kai Shah from Potters Bar is a typical teen who loves to sleep, play football and spend hours on his PlayStation; but as he was born with Muscular Dystrophy he has never crawled, stood up or walked. H...

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CRAFT GROUP WANTS TO INSPIRE OTHERS TO HELP THE COUNTY’S DISABLED CHILDREN

July 2017

A Warboys-based crafting group has reached a fundraising landmark of £10,000 – every penny of which has been spent on specialist equipment to help disabled and terminally ill children in Cambridges...

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SIMPLE PLEASURES FOR LITTLE ARALIYA AND HER RELIEVED MUM

July 2017

Clacton mum Jasmin Turner is enjoying the simple pleasure of taking her five-year-old daughter to the local supermarket – thanks to provision of a specialist buggy to keep her safe. Young Araliya ha...

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SAFETY BED MEANS RESPITE CARE FOR JACOB

June 2017

Ten-year-old Jacob Day can look forward to weekends away with his grandparents, thanks to the donation of a portable safe sleeping environment from Newlife, the Charity for Disabled Children, working ...

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THANKS TO FABULOUS FUNDRAISERS LITTLE LOWRI CAN TRAVEL IN SAFETY AND FREE OF PAIN

June 2017

Thanks to fabulous fundraisers, four-year-old Lowri Edwards will soon be able to travel in safety and free from pain in the family car, which means she and her family will no longer be restricted to w...

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FABULOUS LOCAL FUNDRAISERS RALLY TO HELP LITTLE JONTY

May 2017

Fabulous local fundraisers and donors are rallying to help six-year-old Jonty Burger get the powered wheelchair he needs so he can stay at the school where he is happy and thriving. Since Jonty’s st...

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CAN YOU HELP LITTLE LOWRI HAVE THE CAR SEAT SHE NEEDS TO TRAVEL IN SAFETY?

May 2017

Simple things like going to school and attending vital hospital appointments have become very difficult for four-year old Lowri Edwards. Lowri has Downs Syndrome and is unable to travel safely in her ...

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