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TAKING TO THE SKIES FOR CHARITY
May 2018
Annoula Wilby and eight brave friends took their fundraising to new heights with a spectacular skydive from Tilstock airport on May 5, all in aid of raising vital funds for disabled children. The even...
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FUNDRAISING WARRIORS
May 2018
Staff from Jiraffe and Jenx Ltd took part in the Yorkshire Warrior mud and obstacle race in April to raise vital funds for Newlife. A team of 18 staff, dressed in matching dual-branded Jenx and Newlif...
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AUSTIN NEEDS YOUR HELP
April 2018
12-year-old Austin Atkinson from Wakefield has a very rare type of Muscular Dystrophy that effects anything he does that requires an element of strength. Although he can take a few steps using a walki...
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DISABLED GIRLS SAFE – THANKS TO CHARITY’S RAPID RESPONSE
February 2018
The rapid response of a charity means two disabled Rotherham girls can now sleep without being hurt. Poppy Shepard, aged seven, and Lexi Withington, aged four, each received a specialist bed from Newl...
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LILLY-ANN IS STANDING TALL THANKS TO CHARITY PARTNERSHIP
December 2017
A Harrogate six-year-old with Cerebral Palsy urgently needs a standing frame at home to stretch out her muscles which relieves pain and prevents her condition from worsening. Daily standing is a vital...
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CHLOE NEEDS YOUR HELP TO SIT WITHOUT PAIN
November 2017
Nine-year-old Chloe Dudley from Bishop Monkton is in constant pain as her spine has become severely twisted and her hip is no longer in place. She urgently needs specialist seating to help her find th...
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SPECIALIST CAR SEAT FROM NEWLIFE SAVES LITTLE HENRY’S LIFE
November 2017
When two-year-old Henry Silkstone falls asleep in the car his head and neck drop forward and he can stop breathing. This can happen about once a day and has already lead to his frantic mum performing ...
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PENSIONER OVERCOMES DISABILITY TO HELP LITTLE NOAH WALK
September 2017
Yorkshire pensioner Trish Hanlon has battled to overcome her own disabilities and complete a 192-mile walking challenge – to help disabled and terminally ill children in the county. Trish, ag...
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BROWNLEE BROTHER ALISTAIR’S TOP TRIATHLON TIPS PAY OFF FOR FUNDRAISING TRIO
September 2017
Top triathlon tips from Brownlee brother Alistair paid off for fundraising trio Neil Preston, Tom Sharp and Eoghan Given from Leeds when they took on the gruelling Sundowner Iron Man challenge last we...
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