South West Newlife News

HIGH STREET FASHION AT BARGAIN PRICES WHEN NEWLIFE OPENS IN YEOVIL

November 2020

Fashion lovers will be able to grab designer fashion items at bargain prices this Christmas while helping a charity support disabled children in need when a new clothing store opens in Somerset. Newli...

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*STOP PRESS* MOBILE HOIST WILL GIVE TAUNTON TEEN THE FREEDOM TO MOVE

January 2020

A disabled children’s charity is urgently calling on the local community to help fund a mobile hoist for a Taunton teenager with Cerebral Palsy to give her the freedom she needs to leave home for mo...

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*STOP PRESS* WALKING FRAME FUNDED FOR ELEANOR

January 2020

Fourteen-year-old Eleanor Freeman has beaten the odds to survive and defied doctor’s expectations – but now because she has a shared walking frame at school she’s forced to miss out on funding f...

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WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES .

August 2019

A year since the launch of a specialist fund to support children with disabilities and terminal illness in Devon – and Sam’s Legacy has raised more than £9,000 and helped fund vital equip...

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VITAL EQUIPMENT IS ‘LIFE-SAVER’ FOR FAMILY OF DISABLED THREE-YEAR-OLD

August 2019

The mum of a Bournemouth three-year-old says provision of a specialist bed has been a ‘life-saver’ for the family. Madeleine Moore, from the Winton area of the town, is finally sleeping in saf...

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THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE

May 2018

Sunday 22 April 2018 was a significant day in Jess Wellington’s life. Not only did she run her first ever marathon but she also got engaged on the finish line! Jess has been a star fundraiser for N...

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RESPITE RISK FOR FIVE-YEAR-OLD ISLA

March 2018

It’s too dangerous for Horfield five-year-old Isla McGuiness to go to vital respite care as she simply has nowhere safe to sleep. Isla can’t walk or talk and has no awareness of danger, so caring ...

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SPECIALIST BED TO KEEP CHICHESTER TEEN SAFE – WHEREVER SHE IS

January 2018

When 18-year-old Megan Cooper from Chichester is admitted to hospital she has to sleep on a mattress on the floor or in a chair. Despite the great care Megan receives from dedicated nurses, often thei...

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DONATION IN MEMORY OF DANIEL

September 2017

In memory of Daniel Butler, from Tamerton Foliot in Plymouth, his family has donated £575 to Newlife, to help disabled and terminally ill children in Devon. Daniel was himself disabled, with microcep...

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CHARITY CONVERSION FOR SIGNED EXETER CHIEFS RUGBY UNION SHIRT

August 2017

The auction of a signed Exeter Chiefs rugby union shirt has raised £215 to help disabled and terminally ill children in Devon. The online auction was the idea of local parents Rachel and Ryan Berryma...

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