West Midlands Newlife News

BIG RED BUS BALL HELPS HARRY

September 2017

A specialist buggy is helping a disabled two-year-old from Cannock get to nursery safely – thanks to the fabulous fundraising of Joanne and Daniel Matthews, whose own young son sadly passed away in ...

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SAFETY SUCCESS FOR LITTLE JOSHUA

August 2017

Little Joshua has a degenerative muscular condition. He can’t sit upright on his own and taking him out in a regular pushchair caused him to slouch so much he often choked. The 18-month-old urgently...

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JAG RAISES NEARLY £500 FOR NEWLIFE

August 2017

Fabulous fundraiser Jagjeet Sohal from Solihull has raised £447 so far for Newlife after getting sponsorship for cutting off 12 inches of her hair to donate to the Little Princess Trust to be used as...

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LOCAL ROTARY CLUB VOLUNTEERS FOR NEWLIFE

August 2017

The Rotary Club of Walsall Saddlers donated £250 to Newlife after volunteering with collection buckets at the Staffordshire Ironman Triathlon event in June and the Newlife Chasewater 10k in July. Thi...

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WHEELCHAIR GIVES EIGHT-YEAR-OLD OSCAR FREEDOM AND DIGNITY DURING CANCER TREATMENT

August 2017

For seven-year-old Oscar Minto from Whitecross, in Hereford, having a lightweight wheelchair to help him get around has made a big difference to his life. It means he isn’t in so much pain when ...

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FAMILY BECOME ‘NEWLIFE HEROES’ TO HELP OTHER CHILDREN

July 2017

When Wednesbury nine-year-old Kenzy Jones received a specialist bed from Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children, his family decided to become ‘Newlife Heroes’ themselves and held a fundraising ...

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RUNAWAY SUCCESS HELPS LOCAL DISABLED CHILDREN

July 2017

A new local 10k event is set to become an annual favourite, after 65 dedicated runners and walkers joined in to support local disabled children through Newlife charity. The inaugural event at beautifu...

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SPECIALIST BED IS ‘LIFE-SAVER’ SAYS FAMILY

July 2017

The emergency loan of a specialist bed for six-year-old Benjamin Cameron has been ‘a life-saver’ say his family. And now they are getting a permanent piece of equipment – all thanks to N...

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CO-OP COLLEAGUES CHANGE DISABLED CHILDREN’S LIVES

July 2017

The lives of more than 630 disabled and terminally ill babies, children and young people across central England have been transformed, thanks to a five-year charity partnership. Newlife the Charity fo...

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LICHFIELD SOROPTOMIST DONATE £300 TO NEWLIFE

July 2017

Volunteers from the Lichfield Soroptomist group have made a generous donation of £309 to Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children. The money will go towards funding a Play Therapy Pod for 0-18 month...

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