London Newlife News

THE CHILDREN OF LONDON 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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GET READY TO RUN – WITH ALISON AND ELLEN

November 2017

Two managers who work together at an East Dulwich store are both getting married this year and will run the BUPA London 10,000 – with their husbands to be. Alison Sullivan and Ellen Fahy who wor...

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FAMILY FREEDOM – THANKS TO FANTASTIC PLASTIC INITIATIVE

August 2017

Little Rhys Buxton has a genetic disorder that affects the nervous system causing severe physical and learning disability. He has no awareness of danger and needs constant supervision, which had made ...

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NIGHT-TIME COMFORT FOR SHANIKE, AGED NINE

July 2017

At night, young Shanike Henry’s body twists into uncomfortable and potentially health-damaging positions. The nine-year-old from Camberwell has Cerebral Palsy, which affects muscle control and preve...

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EDMONTON TEENAGER CAN FINALLY SIT AND SLEEP SAFELY

March 2017

With his hi-tech specialist equipment, 14-year-old Ali Daysal from Edmonton in Greater London is able to interact with his family in safety and comfort. Ali has a neurological disorder which has resul...

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RIVER ISLAND STORES GET IN THE FUNDRAISING SPIRIT!

January 2017

To celebrate Newlife’s 25th anniversary, Area Manager across River Island stores in London, Gemma Doherty, raised £882 after holding a bake sale and challenging her team to ‘Give up for Giver...

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SAFETY BED IS A ‘LIFE-SAVER’ SAYS RELIEVED MUM

August 2016

A specialist bed to keep her young daughter safe at night is a ‘life-saver’ for South Ruislip mum Caroline Murray. Caroline’s daughter Evie, aged three, has a rare genetic condition call...

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DAPPLED SUNLIGHT TREAT FOR LITTLE HARRY, THANKS TO HIS SPECIALIST BUGGY

August 2016

After Forest Hill mum Shona Elliott spent months lobbying local statutory services for a specialist buggy so she could get her young son out and about, she turned in desperation to a children’s ...

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FANTASTIC PLASTIC . . . CARRIER BAG SALES FUND VITAL EQUIPMENT FOR TEENAGER KATIE

August 2016

When you are asked to pay five pence for a carrier bag in a store have you ever wondered what happens to the money? Well, in the case of River Island outlets – like the one in the Kings Mall Sho...

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REFURBISHED DISABILITY EQUIPMENT HELPS LITTLE JAKE AND HIS FAMILY

July 2016

Thanks to the charity Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children soon to be mum Jennie Osborn from Dagenham will now be able to take out her three-year-old son Jake who has a genetic condition in a spec...

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