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BRIGGS STAFF TAKE FUNDRAISING UP A GEAR
May 2017
Briggs Equipment employees Rose Langley and Angela Smith raised £406 at a car boot sale in Lichfield as part of their ongoing fundraising efforts for Newlife. The duo sold all sorts of items, includi...
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HOIST HELP NEEDED FOR RAVNEEK
May 2017
Seventeen-year-old Ravneek Singh Kaloti has a worsening condition that means he is increasingly unable to move about on his own. He uses a wheelchair to get around, but needs to be hoisted in and out ...
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ANDREW NO LONGER HAS TO MISS OUT, THANKS TO HIS SPECIALIST BUGGY
May 2017
For five-year-old Andrew Cooper, who has Autism, life without a specialist buggy had become very restrictive as his mum couldn’t safely take him outside their home in the Olton area of Solihull. How...
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CAN YOU HELP CHARLIE TRAVEL SAFELY IN THE CAR
April 2017
Car journeys are a constant worry for Hayley, mum of four-year-old Charlie. Her son has global developmental delay and no awareness of danger – so he will free his arms from the safety straps of...
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GALA BALL IN MEMORY OF THREE-YEAR-OLD WILF
April 2017
A charity ball at Wolverhampton Racecourse next month (May) will be a bitter-sweet event for the organisers, as it is being held in memory of little Wilf Matthews who passed away in 2014 at the age of...
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SAFETY SEATING FOR FOUR-YEAR-OLD OLIVER
April 2017
Four-year-old Oliver Smith from Westway in Stafford is getting specialist support to keep him safe and comfortable during journeys to his many medical appointments – thanks to fabulous fundraisers a...
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MAMMOTH MUD CHALLENGE
April 2017
Central England Co-operative Funeralcare has raised £771 with a Bollywood extravaganza for Newlife. The event in Digbeth, Birmingham, included traditional Asian cuisine, a Bhangra DJ and henna art. K...
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GET IN THE SWING OF SUPPORTING LOCAL DISABLED CHILDREN
April 2017
A glittering spring ball with a 1950s theme will be livening up Kidderminster Town Hall later this month – with all profits supporting disabled and terminally ill children in Worcestershire. The...
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FAMILY ARE ‘OVER THE MOON’ AS FUNDRAISING TARGET IS MET FOR SPECIALIST SEATING
April 2017
Fabulous fundraisers have ensured a terminally ill ten-year-old will have the specialist seating she needs to use the vertical lift in her Harborne home, so she can easily access her own bedroom. A re...
read moreA LIGHTWEIGHT WHEELCHAIR MEANS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR TELFORD SIX-YEAR-OLD
April 2017
A lightweight wheelchair has really boosted the confidence of six-year-old Neve Cain Wesson from Telford – and has opened up a world of new experiences for her. Neve was born at just 23 weeks of...
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