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PARALYMPIC SPIRIT COMES TO NEWLIFE
October 2019
Newlife is all set to open the doors to its brand new Yardley store, giving savvy shoppers from across the region the chance to bag a bargain. Yardley will be the seventh opening in Newlife’s portfo...
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TIME TO CELEBRATE: OPENING UP VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL
May 2019
People with disabilities or long-term health conditions can often feel excluded from the world around them, but having the chance to meet new people and learn new skills can be life changing. Newlife ...
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LOTTERY BOOST FOR DISABLED TO GAIN JOB SKILLS
March 2019
Newlife has been awarded a £10,000 National Lottery Community Fund grant to help disabled adults in the region develop the skills needed for employment. Newlife, whose headquarters are in Cannock, a...
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CHILDREN IN CRISIS CAN’T GET SPECIALIST EQUIPMENT QUICKLY ENOUGH
December 2018
Some situations require specialist equipment in an emergency – when a child’s condition and associated behaviours put their lives at risk of serious injury or death. Despite most local health and...
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CHARITY PARTNERSHIP WITH GOLF CLUB RAISES £2,500
December 2018
Ingestre Golf Club in Staffordshire has fundraising for Newlife down to a tee – raising £2,500. Mel Jones President and Kate Robson Lady President of Ingestre Golf Club, Staffordshire, selected New...
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CHARITY MAKES URGENT APPEAL TO HELP DISABLED 7-YEAR-OLD
October 2018
Seven-year-old Rhys Thomas, from Albrighton, can have up to 60 seizures a day. Without medication the figure is closer to 150. He has the developmental age of a nine-month-old; each seizure affects hi...
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Aggreko staff sparkle for disabled children
October 2018
Staff at Aggreko’s Cannock office have raised over £600 towards Newlife’s Play Therapy Pod service. Aggreko’s fantastic fundraising will help children and families play together, which contribu...
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NEWLIFE PROVIDES A LIFELINE FOR FAMILY FAILED BY NHS
August 2018
A desperate mum who wakes up to ten times a night to stop her two-year-old son with Autism seriously injuring himself, has praised a disabled children’s charity for the emergency loan of a specialis...
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HEARTBREAK OF BEDRIDDEN DISABLED GIRL
August 2018
Twelve-year-old Jessica Collins has a life-limiting condition which means she is in constant agony, bedridden and isolated from the rest of her family. Jessica from Chelmsley Wood has Muscular Dystrop...
read moreBRIGGS EQUIPMENT RAISES £60,000 FOR NEWLIFE
June 2018
A record breaking partnership between Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children and materials handling supplier Briggs Equipment has raised £60,000 and helped 135 disabled children across the UK. A s...
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