An award-winning family-run house builder has helped two charities recently – including donating furniture from one of its former Show Homes. Bennett Homes, based in Nowton, near Bury St Edmunds, has given furniture from its Abbey Gardens development in...
As Melton Mowbray ten-year-old Kaci Chapman gets ready to begin her walking challenge, Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children is calling on everyone in the community to show their support! Kaci, who has the most severe form of Cerebral Palsy, usually needs a...
A disabled three-year-old boy from Nottingham urgently needs a specialist seat to be able to eat with his family at mealtimes because he is at risk of hurting himself and unable to safely eat solid foods without one. But Phoenix Stone’s family has been told it could...
An award-winning family-run house builder has helped two charities recently – including donating furniture from one of its former Show Homes. Bennett Homes, based in Nowton, near Bury St Edmunds, has given furniture from its Abbey Gardens development in...
Shoppers in Derbyshire will be able to get their fashion fix once again when a charity reopens its store selling leading retailer items at low prices. Final preparations are being made for Newlife’s shop in Market Street, Heanor, ahead of its grand reopening to the...
Eight-year-old Ross can now enjoy the outdoors thanks to local people in Northampton and the Chronicle. Back in April the Chronicle began a campaign in partnership with Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children to buy a specialist mobility buggy for Ross Platt, from...
Sitting in the same position hour after hour causes four-year-old Harry Dodsworth to have painful muscles, which frequently go into agonising and uncontrollable spasms. Unable to walk, sit up or support his own head, Harry needs round the clock care, but without a...
Macy Page is only nine-years-old and has already endured multiple surgeries to repair three holes in her heart and rebuild her hip joints. All she wants now is to be able to walk – but Leicestershire NHS Trust has taken this opportunity away, refusing to provide the...
The Spice Hut Indian Restaurant shared their 5th birthday as a charity night and donated their profits to Newlife! As well as lots of fantastic food the event at the Milton Keynes Reataurant included music by MLC (Midlife Crisis) and a raffle with prizes donated by...
A Northampton teen desperately needs a specialist seat to save him from the agony of his spine curving and relieve his painfully stiff muscles. Tom Dadd, aged 13, from Old, has Duchenne muscular dystrophy; a life-limiting condition that is slowly robbing him of the...
Every time Rachael Smith took her two-year-old son, James, out in the car she knew that there was a risk – but she had no choice. James is blind, has global development delay and epilepsy that can’t be managed with medication. He can have up to 20 seizures a day so...
Tamsin and Nick Sapwell have five children, university student Thomas, 14-year-old Molly, 10-year-old Rose and three-year-old Florence who shares a bedroom with her two-year-old brother Benjamin. About a year ago, Tamsin and Nick began to suspect that there was...
A Lincoln family is being ripped apart because a divorced dad has been denied the specialist equipment that would enable his disabled son to stay with him all because of a draconian health and social care policy. Dane Rose, aged 17, has Cerebral Palsy affecting both...
A disabled children’s charity stepped in to help a terminally ill ten-month-old when Nottinghamshire health and social care’s red tape meant they couldn’t act quickly enough. Courtney Hutchinson from West Bridgford has the rarest form of muscular dystrophy called...
Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children is urging local people to join forces to raise money so 14 children across Derbyshire get the disability equipment they desperately need. Newlife needs to raise £13,725 to provide all 14 children with equipment they urgently...
Newlife, the Charity for Disabled Children is urging local heroes to come forward to raise money for 19 disabled and terminally ill children in Leicestershire who desperately need specialist disability equipment. Newlife needs to raise £16,203 to provide all 19...
When three-year-old Lilly Pickard-Sykes wakes in the middle of the night she repeatedly bangs her head and gets her arms and legs stuck between the bars of her cot bed, leaving her bruised and at serious risk of injury. Lilly, from the Mackworth area of Derby, has...
Teenager Darcy Wrigley has metal rods in her spine and pins in her hips following corrective surgery. In constant pain, it’s very difficult for her to be comfortable and relax, even when she is at home. Darcy has Angelman Syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects the...
Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children has launched a new fundraiser in conjunction with independent businesses to help support disabled children and their families across the UK, featuring some of the best hand-made creations. One lucky winner will receive a...
Car journeys with six-year-old William Emmons were ‘a nightmare’ for mum Julie. William has autism – and, because of his condition, absolutely no awareness of danger. He becomes very anxious when he is in the car and would regularly undo his car seat and try to get...
Five-year-old Filip Kowalewski has a rare form of epilepsy which has left him with absolutely no awareness of danger, so when he became able to unclip the seatbelt on his standard car seat it meant he didn’t have the support he needed to travel safely – particularly...
Car journeys with six-year-old William Emmons were ‘a nightmare’ for mum Julie. William has autism – and, because of his condition, absolutely no awareness of danger. He becomes very anxious when he is in the car and would regularly undo his car seat and try to get...
A special seat has made a ‘100 per cent improvement’ to the daily life of little Piper Walker. The 18-month-old from Melton Mowbray has a complex condition that means she can’t sit, stand or even hold her head up straight. Her mum Claire Terry said: “Piper had...
Life can be tough for Harriet Margieson. The 13-year-old, who lives in Byfield, has a rare and painful condition that has left her quadriplegic and causes severe muscle spasms. Yet despite her condition*, like every child she loves to get out and about to explore with...
Holly Welchman-Booth is a very active 12-year-old, but she has a brain condition which means she has absolutely no awareness of danger. She had grown too big for her specialist high-sided bed and was at risk of falling over the sides. Mum Jane Welchman, from Retford...
Two hours sleep a night was the best that mum Deana Williams could hope for. Her son’s disability means he doesn’t understand the difference between night and day and has absolutely no awareness of danger. Five-year-old Nehemiah Wilson, from Kettering, has Autism and...
Fantastic volunteers at high street bank Ikano in Nottingham took the time out to volunteer for Newlife by de-labelling items to be sold in Newlife stores. All profits from the stores will be used to provide essential equipment, such as specialist beds and...
A brain injury at birth resulted in Cerebral Palsy and seizures for Adam Salt, from Hasland in Chesterfield. He relies on specialist seating to support his weak muscles and so he can sit comfortably. When the severely disabled ten-year-old outgrew his old seating, his...
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 for Disabled Children became Central England Co-operative’s...
They’ve done it! Two Grantham firefighters have successfully completed a 450-mile cycle ride between the highest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales – and climbed the three formidable peaks while they were there – to raise thousands of pounds specifically to help...
Next week, a pair of Lincolnshire firefighters set off on a 450-mile cycle ride between the highest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales – to help disabled and terminally ill children. Firefighter Clive Baillie, aged 53, and 43-year-old Watch Manager Kyle Campbell...
Three-year-old Benjamin’s spine is gradually twisting so lack of postural support in the family car meant he was in pain every time he went out. Not only was he uncomfortable, slumped in a mainstream car seat, but it didn’t keep Benjamin – whose nickname is Houdini –...
The community of Brixworth in Northamptonshire has thrown its support behind ‘Max’s Marvellous Mission’ and raised more than £4,000 to help disabled and terminally ill children in the county. The ‘Max’ in question is five-year-old Max Brennan who has a complex genetic...
The Ibstock Townswomen’s Guild have donated £1,000 to Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children, its chosen Charity of the Year, after holding various fundraising activities throughout the year. All money raised by the community group will go towards helping disabled...
A special-needs buggy and car seat mean little Theo Taylor – who has no awareness of danger – can get out and about in safety and comfort. Five-year-old Theo, along with mum Tina and his two sisters, moved to Belper in Derbyshire after his dad, Paul, passed away last...
Ten-year-old William Wilkins will soon be sitting comfortably at his home in Whitwick, Leicestershire – thanks to fabulous fundraisers at Central England Co-operative. Staff, with the support of customers, have been raising vital funds to help Newlife the...
A Derby nine-year-old with an auto immune condition which has resulted in Cerebral Palsy and developmental delay is now able to strengthen the muscles in her legs and practice her steps – thanks to fabulous fundraisers at Central England Co-operative who have...
Eighteen-month-old Rudi Else will soon be able to relax in comfort with specialist seating that meets his complex health needs – thanks to fabulous fundraisers at Central England Co-operative. Rudi, from Chesterfield, was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy...
Sixteen-year-old Alice Lee has the rare CASK gene mutation which affects every aspect of her life including her mobility. She uses a wheelchair to get around but is now developing scoliosis so needs a standing frame to help prevent further curvature of the spine. She...
Fabulous fundraisers at Affinion Travel in Kettering have collected £300 to help disabled and terminally ill children in Northamptonshire. The business, which offers travel services to bank customers, employs around 100 members of staff at its Kettering Parkway...
Event Management students from the University of Derby are inviting film-goers to a charity fundraising screening of the Wizard of Oz at 3pm and 6pm on 11 April, the first day of the Buxton Film Festival, at the Pavilion Arts Centre. As well as hosting a screening of...
Staff at a Derby based chartered architects firm are putting their best foot forward to raise money for a children’s disability charity. Morrison Design, Chartered Architects, based in Belper Road are raising money for Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children...
Car journeys had become ‘stressful and scary’ for mum Joanne Hines because her five-year-old son Harry has no awareness of danger. Joanne, from Swadlincote, said: “We were using an ordinary car seat with a harness, but Harry could undo this and the belt...
Newlife is delighted to have received £1,147.83 after being selected as the LENCASS (Leicestershire & Northants Chartered Accountants’ Student Society) chosen Charity of the Year at its Annual Ball. This donation will go towards changing the lives of...
Lee Norman from Kimberley in Nottinghamshire has been presented with a special award in recognition of his tireless volunteering work for Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children. Lee received the Special Celebration Award at a national awards event in Staffordshire...
A specialist mobile hoist is making life much easier for a Leicester 12-year-old who is visually impaired, has brain damage and no independent movement, as it means he can be easily lifted and transferred so he is able to go out and about with his mum and be kept...
With the provision of specialist toys, four year-old Arjun Malik, from Oadby in Leicestershire, is learning to play with with his family. Buying toys for little Arjun, is not as easy because he has Downs Syndrome and is hearing impaired. He needs extra stimulation and...
With his new special P-Pod seat, two-year-old Harrison Thompson from Wainfleet in Lincolnshire is able to sit in comfort and safety with his family getting the essential postural support he needs. With his very own seat he can now interact with his three-year-old...
Staff at Derby-based Motorpoint celebrated the New Year with a donation of £1,080 to help disabled and terminally ill children in the county. The UK’s leading car supermarket, which has its headquarters in Chartwell Drive in the city, raised the funds for...
Teenager Alice Gresswell has been restricted to the ground floor of her Sleaford home for the past seven months – but that will soon be a thing of the past, thanks to the donation of a specialist climbing wheelchair from Newlife, the Charity for Disabled...
A new lightweight wheelchair is giving three-year-old Xavier Meade the freedom to play with his friends – thanks to the fabulous fundraising activities of Central England Co-operative colleagues and customers. Xavier, from the Aylestone Park area of Leicester,...
When you are asked to pay five pence for a carrier bag in a store have you ever wondered what happens to the money? Well, in the case of River Island outlets – like the one at the Four Seasons Shopping Centre in Mansfield – profits from sales of carrier...
A National Citizen Service team, 2DC Meerkats, have raised over £580 for Newlife by doing a 10k run, holding bake sales and other fundraising activities as part of their autumn NCS Project with Derby College. The National Citizen Service is a government funded project...
John Lewis in Leicester have donated £1,590 through its Community Matters scheme to Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children. Every three months, the store donate £3,000 between three local good causes and recently Newlife was one of the three chosen. When customers...
A Towcester family are sharing their experiences of caring for their terminally ill daughter to help raise awareness of how Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children helps families in Northamptonshire. Newlife is the UK’s largest charity provider of specialist...
Students in the second year of the Horizons 6th Form in Derby, based at The Guildhall, have been working together to create and sell gift bags from boxes of broken jewellery. The students have been using the scrap jewellery as part of their course to learn more about...
Derbyshire volunteer Barbara raised £101 for Newlife after selling a range of knitted items and jewellery at Breadsall Priory Marriott Hotel & County Club. All money raised will help fund equipment for children with disabilities or terminal illness in Derbyshire....
In order for nine-year-old Emma Birch-Horn to spend time away from the family home she needs special inflatable safe sides for the bed to keep her safe at night. Now Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children is appealing to local heroes in Nottinghamshire to help give...
A ‘Gin and Sing’ concert in the Painted Hall at Chatsworth House has raised over £2,500 to help children with disabilities and terminal illness in Derbyshire. Every penny raised at lasts months event will be used by Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children to...
Booking in to have your boiler serviced with Derby business M Broer Heating on November 25 won’t just ensure you are warm and toasty through the winter months, you will also be helping children with disabilities and terminal illness across Derbyshire as they are...
The 1st Chilwell and Attenborough Scout Group is holding a Christmas Fair on Saturday 17 December with lots of stalls, refreshments and games in aid of Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children. The fair is taking place between 12pm and 4pm at the Scout Hut on...
Born premature, nine-year-old Jay Browne has a complex health condition that includes Cerebral Palsy, epilepsy and developmental delay. He needs specialist seating so he doesn’t have to spend hours each week on the floor of the family home near Grantham. Now...
The loan of a specialist travel bed from Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children means a severely autistic four-year-old boy from Nottinghamshire can’t come to any harm during the night, but he urgently needs his own bed to ensure his long-term safety. As well...
Staff from Co-operative Florist, based in West Bars, Chesterfield, will be opening their doors from 6pm to 9pm on Friday, November 11, for the annual Christmas floral and party evening to raise money for Newlife. The event will see the shop turned into a winter...
Morrison Design employee Anthony Page will be running in next year’s London Marathon to help disabled and terminally ill children in Derbyshire. He is running in aid of Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children which has already helped 364 families in Derbyshire....
Fabulous fundraisers at Central England Co-operative stores – including those across Northamptonshire – have set a new target of £1.5million to help local disabled and terminally ill children. Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children has been Central...
Derby bank staff meant business on Thursday night (Oct 13) when they raised £2,500 to help local disabled children. The Barclays business team held a curry and quiz night at Anoki restaurant in Derby, with Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children being one of two...
To celebrate Newlife’s 25th anniversary, the team at the River Island store in Derby have been busy fundraising for Newlife as part of its Superhero/Comic-themed fun day. Many River Island stores across the country are organising various fundraising activities...
A Nottinghamshire nine-year-old with a connective tissue disorder which makes it hard for him to walk is making a 100km ‘spacewalk’ over the summer to raise money for a disabled children’s charity, so other disabled children just like him can be helped. Timothy...
Fabulous fundraisers at Central England Co-operative stores – including those across Derbyshire – have set a new target of £1.5million to help local disabled and terminally ill children. Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children has been Central England...
Little Evelyn Law was just eight months old when she had a cardiac arrest at her Corby home, leaving her brain starved of oxygen and resulting in damage which has changed her life. Now, aged 16 months, she needs a specialist seat to give her somewhere safe to relax...
The Travellers Rest pub in Derby is holding a DJ Night on 22 October as part of Matt Byard and Helena Rambihar’s fundraising for the London Marathon 2017, in aid of Newlife. Tickets cost £10 and can be bought by contacting Graham on 07738510136. Matt and Helena...
The winner of the Makers Raffle launched by Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children as part of its recent 30th birthday celebrations has been revealed as a family from Bedfordshire who have used the charity’s services several times – and are overjoyed to be the...
Twelve-year-old Theo Spence will soon be able to get out and about in comfort thanks to the donation of a lightweight wheelchair from Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children, working in partnership with retail giant Marks and Spencer. Theo, from Duston in...
Fabulous fundraisers at Central England Co-operative stores – including those in Norfolk – have set a new target of £1.5million to help local disabled and terminally ill children. Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children has been Central England...
We’re looking for volunteers to help with a collection in Derby City Centre on Saturday 1 October between either 10am and 1pm or 1pm and 4pm. All money raised will go towards helping children with disabilities or terminal illness in Derbyshire. If you would like...
Little Ella Stevens faced a huge battle after being born prematurely at just 23 weeks of pregnancy. However, when she was stable enough to return to her Stevenage home after spending more than 11 months of her first year of life in hospital, she and her mum faced...
A Rothley family are planning to give something back to the charity that is supporting their four-year-old son. Amy and Alan Garner are organising a neighbourhood yard sale on the Avalon estate in the village, with more than 30 homes taking part. The event, on Sunday...
A St Albans six-year-old with Cerebral Palsy and severe learning difficulties sleeps in a special bed at home, but is unable to go away overnight to enjoy respite care at her grandparents’ home, or spend quality time away with her parents and sister, as a...
Derby events management company Zibrant will be helping staff, friends, family and clients dress to impress, raising money to help local children with disabilities and terminal illness. The team at Zibrant, led by Vice President of Sales and Marketing Fay Sharpe, is...
A specialist safe sleeping environment for four-year-old Garrat Garner is having a ‘life-changing’ effect on family life. Garrat, from Rothley, has Autistic Spectrum Disorder and speech and language delays which result in challenging behaviours. He is a poor...
Risley pub supervisor Steve Cave is taking a high-flying challenge – a wing walk – on Saturday August 13, to raise money for Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children, which helps disabled and terminally ill children in Derbyshire. Newlife is the UK’s...
From the 1st August 2016, you can help support Newlife Foundation at the John Lewis store in Leicester, as the charity has been selected as part of the Community Matters scheme. Every three months, the shop donates £3,000 between three local good causes, depending on...
A National Citizen Service team, ‘Optimistic Youth Association’, from Derby have raised £1,000 to fund two Play Therapy Pods for children with disabilities or terminal illness in Derbyshire. The National Citizen Service is a government funded project supporting...
Capital One held a Sparkle Party sale at its Nottingham branch to raise money for children with disabilities or terminal illness in Nottinghamshire. Are you interested in holding a sparkle party? Click here to find out how. Click here to see other ways to raise money...
Would you take the plunge to raise money to help local children with disabilities and terminal illness? Newlife Foundation – the UK’s leading charity funder of specialist equipment for children with disabilities and terminal illness – is looking for...
For most teenagers, being able to explore their own independence and responsibility is very important, deciding where they can go and what they want to do is all part of growing up – but for 14-year-old Kacper, from Barnet who has Cerebral Palsy this is not...
The Risley Park pub on Derby Road will be holding a table top sale between 10am and 3pm on Sunday 24 July to raise money for Newlife Foundation. Entry is free but if you would like to reserve a table for £10, please contact Joe Groombridge on 0115 939 2313. Click...
Emma Clark is a determined and intelligent 12-year-old from Newark in Nottingham who has a wicked sense of humour, yet because she has a type of Cerebral Palsy caused by a tiny part of her brain being damaged at birth which affects control of her muscle tone, she is...
Volunteer Barbara Whitchurch held a stall selling jewellery, cards and knitted goods at Holbrook Fete in Derbyshire to raise money for Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children. All money raised will go towards helping children with disabilities or terminal illness in...
Being able to take a few steps around the home or along the street means children like seven-year-old Tatiana Kwaramba fall outside local statutory services criteria for wheelchair support. But, as a child, trips with your classmates are one of the best things about...
Three friends from Chesterfield are pulling on their walking boots for a 100-mile trek to help disabled children in Derbyshire. Neil Holmes, manager of the Littlemoor Co-operative store in Chesterfield, and pals Nicholas Moran and Derek Brough are tackling the route...
Graduate Manager at NCS, Charlee Oldham, along with friends Pat and Steve, trekked 80 miles across the country following Hadrian’s Wall to raise money for Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children. The trio spent a week walking from Newcastle upon Tyne to...
Newlife is delighted to announce its new partnership with Shoeaholics, which means that items destined for landfill will instead be used to help thousands of disabled and terminally ill children throughout the UK who are in desperate need of life-changing specialist...
When siblings are close in age it’s always nice as a parent to watch them interact and play together, forming a bond that will last forever. Twenty-month-old Gabriel from Nottingham needs a specialist seat that will give him the essential support needed while...
Rob Hall from Belvoir Lettings in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, has achieved something many of us wouldn’t even have the courage to try – the 70.3 mile Ironman Challenge in Mallorca, successfully raising £455 for Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children –...
Well done to Becci Thraves, from Ripley, for jumping out of a plane at 10,000 feet at Langer Airfield in Nottinghamshire and raising over £1,500 for Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children. All money raised will go towards helping children with disabilities or...
Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children is up for nomination to be Intu Nottingham’s Charity of the Year! Please vote for us to help children with disabilities or terminal illness in Nottinghamshire. You can help change a child’s life. To vote,...
Regional Fundraising and Awareness Manager for Newlife Foundation, David Reeves, will be holding a volunteering taster session at Community Action in Derby on 8 June. This is a great opportunity to find out what it’s like to volunteer for Newlife and see what...
Congratulations to Rob Hall of Belvoir Lettings in Long Eaton for successfully completing the Ironman 70.3 Mallorca Challenge and raising £455 – over double his target – for Newlife Foundation. The Triathlon involved a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike ride and...
She’s got the power! Teenager Tanya Kaur-Heer from Leicester is looking forward to getting out into the summer sunshine – with the help of a special power pack for her wheelchair. The power pack has been provided by Newlife Foundation for Disabled...
Nine-year-old Theo has a complex health condition which means he has to be repositioned every two hours, day and night, to help relieve chronic pain which is made worse by pressure sores. But now, thanks to fabulous fundraisers in Derbyshire working with Newlife...
A Nottingham teenager with severe autism and learning difficulties has been able to enjoy spending time with his two younger sisters as he plays with the specialist toys in a Play Therapy Pod, loaned to the family by Newlife Foundation, the UK’s leading...
The Elwes Arms pub in Carlton, Nottinghamshire are hosting a major fun-filled event to raise funds for charity Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children on Monday, May 30. The funds raised will go towards providing disabled and terminally ill children with specialist...
A specialist bed on loan from a disability charity is helping Grantham teenager Jake Baillie sleep at night – and cope with the frustrations of daily life. But now Jake needs a bed of his own – and ‘local heroes’ are being called on for their...
Regional fundraiser David Reeves from Newlife Foundation will be attending the Superhero Family Fun Day at the University of Derby on Sunday 1 May to raise awareness and vital funds for Newlife. Come along to find out more about Newlife and check out our Disco Dome...
Young Florian Isherwood, from Nottingham, is travelling in safety, thanks to the generous listeners at BBC Radio 4. TV presenter Jon Bentley was the voice of a BBC Radio 4 charity appeal in December (2015) on behalf of Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children –...
Co-operative Funeral Care are supporting Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children by holding a Charity Ball on Saturday 14th May at Mickleover Court Hotel in Derby, starting at 7pm. Tickets cost £45 and include a three course meal, entertainment, disco, raffle and...
Newlife supporters are invited to attend the Best of British Charity Dinner, delivered by students of the University of Derby, on Saturday 23 April 2016 at The Devonshire Dome in Buxton. The dinner is being held to raise much needed funds for Newlife Foundation, with...
Capital One held a Sparkle Party sale at its Nottingham branch to raise money for Newlife Foundation. All money raised will go towards helping children with disabilities or terminal illness in Nottinghamshire. Are you interested in holding a sparkle party? Click...
Watching your baby grow is a remarkable experience – but when the future is uncertain and you are taking each day as it comes, the experience becomes all the more precious. One-year-old Patrick Langford from Nottingham has a rare brain condition called Pontine...
A group of teenagers from Mansfield has been busy spreading the word for a children’s disability charity as part of a national day of community volunteering. The teens took to the town’s streets and the half-time pitch during the Mansfield Stag’s...
Life has really improved for an eight-year-old from Nottingham who also has Autism after he received a special tough bed from the UK’s leading children’s disability charity, Newlife Foundation. Bartosz Ciukaj has no awareness of danger and only understands...
Fabulous fundraisers at Central England Co-operative have hit the £1million mark which, since 2012, has helped hundreds of children with disabilities and terminal illness across their trading area – including 27 in Nottinghamshire. In May 2012 Central England...
Fabulous fundraisers at Central England Co-operative have hit the £1million mark which, since 2012, has helped hundreds of children with disabilities and terminal illness across their trading area. In May 2012 Central England Co-operative colleagues chose Newlife...
Two-year-old Evalyn Carr, from Blidworth in Nottinghamshire, is getting a specialist buggy to support her complex medical needs, thanks to Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children working in partnership with retail giant Marks and Spencer. Evalyn has Cerebral Palsy,...
Keep a look out on 5th March when four teams of 10 National Citizen Service (NCS) graduates will be heading out into Nottingham, Derby, Chesterfield and Mansfield to tell 25 people about Newlife Foundation’s work and challenge them to do the same. The challenge...
Students from the University of Loughborough are holding a sparkle party to raise money for Newlife Foundation on Saturday 12th March. Come along to this fabulous sale at the Central England Co-op store on Dog & Gun Lane in Whetstone and pick up some fantastic...
When the sun is shining and a warm breeze is blowing, there is nothing better than lying on the grass, looking up at the sky, the light dappled through the trees above. But for 14-year-old Daniel Oldham it wasn’t going to be possible – until Newlife...
The University of Derby are getting involved in Student Volunteering Week, taking place from Monday 22nd – Thursday 25th February. The national event is the perfect time to celebrate student volunteers and promote the benefits of volunteering. Regional...
Derby Students’ Union RAG society raised £3,400 after holding a Newlife Megasale at the University of Derby. Shoppers got their hands on lots of bargains, whilst raising money for children with disabilities or terminal illness in Derbyshire. If you’re...
Congratulations to the ‘Roy’s Royals’ team for successfully completing the Samworth Brothers Charity Challenge 2015 and raising £3,443.65 for children with disabilities or terminal illness in Leicestershire. The Charity Challenge 2015 involved a Tough,...
We’re looking for volunteers to help with a collection at Derby County FC at the MK Dons Match, between 1pm and 4pm on Saturday 13th February. Volunteers will get a free match ticket and all money raised will go towards helping children with disabilities or...
Jacob Barker from Nottingham enjoys spending time with his family, but rarely chooses to play with toys, as he has Cerebral Palsy which affects his ability to hold and move them. However, the loan of a Play Therapy Pod from a leading children’s disability...
A specialist seating system will see 13-year-old Samuel Wright ‘sitting pretty’ this Christmas. Sam, from Belper in Derbyshire, has Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy and a learning disability. Sam relies on a wheelchair for mobility; he has increased tone in his leg...
Four-year-old Zachary Thropp is getting the specialist equipment he needs to ensure he is sitting comfortably and safely, thanks to fabulous fundraisers at Central England Co-operative. Zachary, from Grassmoor in Chesterfield, has congenital hydrocephalus along with...
The Christmas Fair which the 1st Chilwell and Attenborough Scouts held on the 12th December had an amazing turnout with Christmas Festivities in full swing. The Scouts raised an amazing £400 which will go towards funding Play Therapy Pods for children in...
A specialist seating system will see 13-year-old Samuel Wright ‘sitting pretty’ this Christmas. Sam, from Belper in Derbyshire, has Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy and a learning disability. Sam relies on a wheelchair for mobility; he has increased tone in his leg...
A successful charity golf event organised by Rockingham Forest Kiwanis is helping two local disabled children get the essential specialist equipment they need for everyday life. The Wellingborough-based group donated £4,283 to Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children,...
A 12-year-old Northamptonshire boy who has no ability to sit, stand or walk needs a special chair to help him sit in safety and comfort when he visits his grandparent’s house for respite care. Grady Stevenson has involuntary jerky movements in his arms and legs....
Quiz teams from local businesses in Derby, including Else Solicitors, Smith Cooper Accountants and Dains Accountants, took part in HSBC’s annual Charity Quiz and raised £2,600 for Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children. All money raised will go towards helping...
We’re looking for volunteers to help with a collection and activity day at Toys R Us at Wyvern Retail Park in Derby on Saturday 19th December. There will also be a magician there from 11am to 1pm. If you would like to volunteer for this collection, please...
Like all teenagers, Riley Price needs his sleep. But a good night’s rest is just a dream for the 14-year-old, who is currently having to sleep on a mattress on the floor. Riley Price from Kettering, Northamptonshire, has Autism, Epilepsy and is big for his age....
Nottingham students are mobilising across the city later this month, to help raise urgently needed funds to support local children with disabilities and terminal illness. The week commencing November 23 will see University of Nottingham Student Union (known as...
The 1st Chilwell and Attenborough Scouts are getting in the Christmas spirit to support Newlife Foundation by holding a Christmas Fair on Saturday 12th December. The Christmas fair, taking place from 12pm until 4pm at the Scout Hall on Depot Corner, Attenborough Lane,...
Waitrose in Wollaton donated £300 through its Community Matters scheme to Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children. Every month the branch on Trowell Road donates £1,000 between three local good causes and recently Newlife was one of the three chosen. At the checkout,...
The Musical Favourites concert at Derby Cathedral on Friday October 16 raised over £4,500 to help children with disabilities and terminal illness in Derbyshire. Every penny raised will be used by Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children to help buy specialist...
Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children has launched a new fundraiser in conjunction with independent businesses to help support disabled children and their families across the UK, featuring some of the best hand-made creations. One lucky winner will receive a...
The Close Harmony Choir have raised £700 by holding an evening of music and song at Trinity Methodist Church in Leicester. Every penny raised on the night will support Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children, and help buy specialist equipment for children with...
As part of The Co-operative Food in Groby’s ongoing fundraising efforts for Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children, staff are holding a ‘Guess the Name of the Lizard’ competition in the run up to Halloween. All money raised will go towards helping...
Well done to colleagues at Forest Holidays, based in Derbyshire, for raising over £1,000 after completing a Triathlon in just under 24 hours, covering 721 miles. Support Centre staff took part in the Triathlon, combining the mileage from Forest Holidays’...
A six-year-old boy from Cheshire who has an inoperable brain tumour has been given a specialist buggy by a children’s charity to ensure he can attend vital hospital appointments and go outside with his family. Claire and Neil McKelvey, from Ellesmere Port, were given...
Colleagues at Forest Holidays, based in Derbyshire, will be undertaking a triathlon in 24 hours, covering 721 miles, in aid of Newlife Foundation. There will be 33 people taking part in the Triathlon, combining the mileage from Forest Holidays’ Strathyre...
Georgina Day, a student at Landau Forte College in Derby, has been holding numerous sparkle parties to raise money for Newlife Foundation. Georgina has been raising money to help children with disabilities or terminal illness in Derbyshire, as part of her Duke of...
The rising number of calls for help from families of disabled and terminally ill children in Nottinghamshire has prompted a leading charity to recruit an Awareness and Fundraising Manager for the region. The new role is vital to the work of Newlife Foundation for...
Students in the second year of the Horizons 6th Form in Derby, based at The Guildhall, have been working together to create and sell gift bags from boxes of jewellery supplied by Newlife. Each month the group will spend three weeks designing and making the bags and...
Enjoy some of the regions finest voices in a perfect setting and help disabled and terminally ill children in Derbyshire. On Friday October 16 at 7:15pm, Derby Cathedral glistening after a £750,000 refurbishment, will host an Evening of Musical Favourites. The...
Fabulous fundraisers at Central England Co-operative stores – including those across Leicestershire – have set a new target of £1.5million to help local disabled and terminally ill children. Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children has been Central England...
Fabulous fundraising at the Central England Co-operative store in Groby is helping local girl Ria Thomas get the specialist seat she needs for her powered wheelchair. Ria, aged 12 and from nearby Thorpe Astley, has Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy and has undergone 38...
Throughout September you can help support Newlife Foundation at the Waitrose branch in Wollaton, as the charity has been selected as part of the Waitrose Community Matters scheme. Every month the branch in Trowell Road donates £1000 between three local good causes,...
Volunteers Iwona and Zaneta raised over £120 through a collection at Toys R Us in Derby to raise money for Newlife Foundation. They’ve also planned a fun day at the store on Wyvern Way on 19th December with a magician and other activities to help raise money for...
The National Citizen Service team called ‘Ignite’ from Derby College have raised over £900 for children with disabilities or terminal illness in Derbyshire. The team completed various fundraising activities to raise money, including holding a collection, car...
Four-year-old Maisie Holmes will be able to indulge her fascination for fish – thanks to provision of a simple piece of specialist disability equipment funded by fabulous local fundraisers at Central England Co-operative. Maisie, from Old Whittington near...
The Risley Park pub held a fun day to raise nearly £300 for Newlife Foundation. The fun day included cake sales, clothing & jewellery stalls, a bouncy castle, BBQ, magician, Elsa and Jack Sparrow look-a-likes, a DJ and balloon release competition. This is part of...
The Close Harmony Choir are holding an evening of music and song at Trinity Methodist Church, Narborough Road, Leicester on 19th September. Every penny raised on the night will support Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children, and help buy specialist equipment for...
Forest Holidays have raised over £7,500 for children with disabilities or terminal illness in Derbyshire. Forest holidays have been holding various fundraising events throughout the year, including a Golf Day and car boot sales, as part of their aim to raise £10,000...
Join Sonara singers and the Eastwood Collieries male voice choir and guests for an evening of music in the beautifully refurbished Derby cathedral. The Musical Favourites concert is taking place at 7.15pm on Friday 16th October. Tickets cost £10 each, with discounts...
Essex teenager Harry Luxton is getting the chance to be more independent, thanks to a hi-tech wheelchair donated by a leading children’s disability charity with support from Marks and Spencer. The 15-year-old, who lives with his family in the Harold Wood area of...
Would you take the plunge to raise money to help local children with disabilities and terminal illness? Newlife Foundation – the UK’s leading charity funder of specialist equipment for children with disabilities and terminal illness – is looking for...
We’ve placed a collection can at the Blue Bell Bass House, Long Eaton, in Nottinghamshire. Any money raised will help UK children with disabilities or terminal illness and their families in Nottinghamshire. If you’re interested in volunteering your time to...
Barclays held a Sparkle Party Sale at its Nottingham City Centre branch to raise money for Newlife Foundation. Any money raised will go towards helping children with disabilities or terminal illness in Nottinghamshire. Newlife Fundraising and Awareness Manager, David...
Waitrose in Buxton donated £525 through its Community Matters scheme to Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children – its biggest donation of the year! Every month the branch at Spring Garden Centre donates £1,000 between three local good causes and in May one of...
Fifteen-year-old Sam Ardley is getting specialist equipment so he can do the sort of everyday things that most teenagers take for granted, thanks to help from fabulous fundraisers at Central England Co-operative stores in Leicestershire. Sam, from Fleckney, has...
A national children’s charity is appealing to kind-hearted Derbyshire people to help give a disabled three-year-old girl more independence. Ella Morley from Derbyshire, has cerebral palsy and is unable to walk. She uses a manual wheelchair but it is now too heavy for...
Central England Co-operative’s Bakewell supermarket manager Wayne Ingham joined 19 colleagues, friends and family on a seven-mile sponsored walk in the Peak District to raise £450 to help disabled children in Derbyshire. Central England Co-operative is...
The family of Northampton girl Lucy Tinant are asking for your help with Lucy and other children with disabilities or terminal illness in Northampton. Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children has already helped 160 children in Northamptonshire through equipment grants...
The team of seven from Derby’s Else Solicitors who completed the 21km Ramathon have reached a verdict – it was hard work pounding the streets of Derby, but rewarding knowing the money raised will help local children with disabilities. Oliver Buckle,...
Test yourself running through the streets, out into the countryside and finishing the Northampton half marathon in the shadow of Delapre Abbey whilst raising money for children with disabilities. The race starts at the Guildhall on Sunday September 6, taking a tour of...
Musical director Cathryn Haywood will be holding a ‘Love Songs’ concert on the 20th June at St John’s Church in Newhall, in aid of Newlife Foundation. Cathryn, who has composed a song for Newlife, will be performing alongside popular local bands New...
Forest Holidays held a Golf Day with their clients, suppliers and friends to help raise money for Newlife. The Golf Day is just one of many fundraising events Forest Holidays are holding throughout the year as part of their aim to raise £10,000 for Newlife. Any money...
Collingwood Lighting Ltd donated £3,000 to Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children. Such a generous donation to help children with disabilities or terminal illness. If you’re interested in volunteering your time to help raise money for Newlife Foundation, click...
A Northamptonshire teenager with Cerebral Palsy, who recently had surgery to stabilise her hips, is to receive a standing frame from the UK’s leading children’s disability charity to aid her recovery. Fourteen-year-old Sylwia Suchecka lives in Daventry...
A Spin Cycle Challenge was held by Etwall and Hilton Rotary Club at St George’s Park, near Burton upon Trent, to raise money for Newlife Foundation. Thirteen teams, from companies across East Staffordshire and South Derbyshire, battled it out to cycle as far as...
Fundraisers at St Paul’s Church in West Bridgford donated £1,367.35 following a Promise Auction held at the church on Boundary Road. Their donation will help children with disabilities or terminal illness in Nottinghamshire. If you’re interested in...
Derby Students’ Union RAG society is holding another Newlife Megasale, back by popular demand! The Megasale will take place from 5pm to 7pm on Tuesday 14th April in The Atrium, University of Derby, Kedleston Road, DE22 1GB. Shoppers will be able to get their...
Imagine this scenario . . . leave the house one night in May and return dancing back up the path after an unforgettable evening close to home. Up to a hundred voices from the Aurora Women’s A Capella Chorus will be filling the hall of Loundsley Green Community...
The Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire, Mr William Tucker, has thrown his support behind a recently launched appeal to provide specialist equipment for children with disabilities in the county. Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children – the UK’s largest charity...
Nottinghamshire’s Lord Lieutenant Sir John Peace is supporting a local initiative to fund more specialist equipment for children with disabilities or terminal illness in the county. Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children helps dozens of families in...
Two Nottingham children are getting the specialist disability equipment they desperately need, thanks to fabulous fundraisers at Central England Co-operative. Six-year-old Sophie Foreman from Stapleford is receiving a £2,093 all-terrain buggy so she can join in more...
A student fashion show and sale at Derby University last month (January) raised an amazing £2,351 – enough to fund specialist seating for a local seven-year-old boy, with money left over to support other disabled children in the county. The event – at the...
There will be an Auction of Promises at St Pauls Church in West Bridgford at 1pm on 8th March. As well as the auction, the church on Boundary Road will be taking donations and selling jewellery to help raise money to support disabled and terminally ill children in...
Could you help change the life of a local disabled child? Leading UK children’s disability charity Newlife Foundation is calling on enthusiastic runners to take part in the Adidas Silverstone Half Marathon in March to raise money for specialist equipment for...
Eleven-year-old Wendy Luli is looking forward to getting a hi-tech powered wheelchair so she can make the most of school life and days out with her family. Wendy, from the Little Chester area of Derby, has Cerebral Palsy which means she has limited mobility and is...
University of Derby Students’ Union RAG President, Amy Horner, explains why they’ve decided to support Newlife Foundation. Why you are supporting Newlife Foundation? Newlife Foundation are a crucial charity for those living with disabilities, particularly...
Fans of fashion with an eye for a bargain are snapping up tickets for a quality clothing sale to raise money to help disabled and terminally ill children in Derbyshire. University of Derby Students’ Union is organising the sale at the Kedleston Road Campus on...
An eight-year old girl from the Delapre area of Northampton received (December 16) an extra special Christmas delivery – thanks to the fabulous fundraising efforts of a county church group. A series of community sales has seen the children of Holy Trinity Church...
Colleagues at the Central England Co-operative store in Glenfield are really getting into the Christmas spirit – with a series of fun festive events to raise money to help disabled and terminally ill children in Leicestershire. Santa will be arriving at the...
Cartoon stars Queen Elsa and Batman were on hand at the Borrowash and Ockbrook Christmas lights switch-on on Friday (November 28) to help raise money to support disabled children in Derbyshire. In addition to a ‘Let It Go’ singalong with Queen Elsa, youngsters...
More than £2,500 raised by three Central England Co-operative colleagues from Melton Mowbray is helping Leicestershire teenager Alice Doyle get the lightweight wheelchair she needs to be independent. Alice, aged 17 and from the Wigston area of Leicester, has Cerebral...
Fabulous fundraisers in Derbyshire are helping a three-year-old with a rare condition get the specialist equipment he needs to be out and about in his local community. Little William Ashington, from Ashbourne, has Bilateral Fibular Hemimelia Type 2, which means he has...
With the support of a children’s disability charity and fabulous local donors, devoted dad Eric Beverley is getting the specialist equipment he needs so he can move his 11-year-old daughter around his Gainsborough home in safety. Separated from his former partner,...
Little Avyukt Acharya from Nottingham is helping a leading UK children’s disability charity celebrate the success of its sensory play service. Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children has worked with over 250 families across Nottinghamshire through its range of free...
The rising number of calls for help from families of disabled and terminally ill children in Leicestershire to a leading UK charity has resulted in a 70 per cent increase in grants and loans in the last financial year – prompting them to search for an Awareness...
The rising number of calls for help from families of disabled and terminally ill children in Derbyshire has prompted a leading UK charity to recruit an Awareness and Fundraising Manager specifically for the region. The new role is vital to the work of Newlife...
The provision of a specialist bed means an eight-year-old Lincolnshire boy will no longer have to sleep on a mattress on the floor. Douglas Carmouche, from Harmston, has been diagnosed with autism and has limited awareness of danger. The youngster is very sensory...
Five-year-old Thomas Gardner from Boston will soon be getting a specialist car seat so he can travel in safety and free from pain – thanks to leading UK children’s disability charity Newlife Foundation. Travelling is not always a happy experience for Thomas; he has a...
Fabulous fundraisers in the village of Deanshanger are holding an ‘open house’ during the February half-term holidays to help provide specialist equipment for a local family with disabled twins. Elly Hance and Rosemary Skinner are being helped by the children of...
A Herefordshire village played host to a large gathering of teddy bears at a special picnic held to raise funds for charity. A teddy bears picnic took place in Little Dewchurch Village Hall on July 12 and managed to raise £510 for Newlife Foundation for Disabled...
Six-year-old Dakota Thompson Martin is the only wheelchair user at her school – and she longs to have more independence, just like her friends. Dakota, who has Cerebral Palsy as a result of being born prematurely, is a pupil at Mount Church of England Primary School...
A sponsored slimathon by six members of The Rockingham Forrest Kiwanis, based in Wellingborough, will help provide specialist equipment for an eight-year-old Northamptonshire child. The Kiwanis are working with leading UK children’s disability charity Newlife...
A craft fair hosted by the Blue Bell Inn in Carlton in Lindrick is set to raise money to help disabled and terminally ill children in Nottinghamshire. The event – on Sunday 8 June from 6pm to 10pm – has been organised by colleagues from the village’s Central England...
Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children has launched a new fundraiser in conjunction with independent businesses to help support disabled children and their families across the UK, featuring some of the best hand-made creations. One lucky winner will receive a...
Tune in next week for a virtual event which combines fashion, entertainment and fundraising in order to change the lives of disabled and terminally ill children through Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children. On Thursday 20th May not-for-profit mentoring scheme...
Fabulous fundraisers at the DHL Supply Chain depot in Thrapston, Northamptonshire, have donated £580 to Newlife Foundation, to fund a Play Therapy Pod to support disabled children with complex needs. The money was raised through a series of dress-down days and a...
Night-time bloody noses and cut lips should be a thing of the past for three-year-old Archie Farmer from Earl Shilton near Hinkley when he gets his new specialist bed, thanks to the fabulous fundraising activities of Central England Co-operative colleagues in...
The family of three-year-old William Pattinson from Ashbourne in Derbyshire are celebrating a good start to the New Year. They needed a specialist car seat to keep William – who has Cerebral Palsy – safe and comfortable for regular journeys to hospital appointments....
Two-year-old Rhiannon Seaton from Thrapston needs your help so she can relax at home in comfort and safety. Rhiannon has Cerebral Palsy which means she has no conscious movement in her limbs and poor head control. She also has Epilepsy which results in frequent...
Want to take part in the Adidas Half Marathon in March but missed the registration deadline? Well, a leading children’s disability charity still has a limited number of places available for Midlands runners. Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children has a handful...
Fabulous fundraisers at the Midlands Co-operative convenience store in Rothley, Leicestershire, have helped fund a hi-tech powered wheelchair for a disabled local teenager. A community fun day at the Loughborough Road store saw colleagues and customers raise more than...
Shepshed & District Funeral Service colleagues, friends and family helped raise over £2,000 for charity thanks to their latest musical extravaganza. The musical performance was the group’s fifth annual charity show, and benefited Midlands-based national charity...
A Nottinghamshire family are getting a helping hand to travel in safety – thanks to the charity partnership between Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children and the Midlands Co-operative Society. Six-year-old Harvey Levy, from Sutton-in-Ashfield, has Epilepsy, Global...
Twenty-eight-year-old David Hayward, from Leicestershire, is getting in training for a gruelling 250-mile solo trek across Iceland – to help disabled and terminally ill children in the Midlands. David, from Broughton Astley, is a senior assistant at the Midlands...
Midlands Co-operative Society is helping to spread the Newlife message by branding up two of its chilled foods distribution lorries with the charity’s logo. The vehicles, based at the organisation’s Leicester distribution centre, will be criss-crossing the Midlands on...
Two-year-old Imogen Norton, from Derbyshire, has a rare chromosomal condition which means she has complex health issues including limited mobility and a history of epilepsy. She is unable to speak and conveys her feelings by smiling, crying and through facial...
Ten runners have between them raised more than £4,000 to help disabled and terminally ill children in the neighbouring counties of Northamptonshire and Leicestershire. The ‘Top Ten’ took part in the 2012 Adidas Half-Marathon at Silverstone racetrack in...
Travelling anywhere with their six-year-old twins was becoming so dangerous for Maxine and Lee Robinson that they were avoiding going out in the car. Their complex condition means the boys struggle to sit still and seek additional movement and coupled with their lack...
