Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children has been chosen as the charity which will benefit from River Island’s festive fundraising this year, meaning a huge boost to families needing specialist equipment across the UK. River Island has supported Newlife from the...
A mum of twins who have complex needs has issued a rallying call for people to support a disabled children’s charity that has loaned her specialist equipment to give her son a safe place to sleep so they can all better cope during the pandemic. Kelli Martin turned to...
As the oldest person surviving in the UK with an incredibly rare metabolic condition 16-year-old Ella Meaden is a fighter – but without a specialist hoist to move her she can only leave her Fyfield home for an hour. Unable to walk or talk, Ella has uncontrollable...
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...
A children’s charity has launched an urgent appeal to fund a visual aid for a blind girl from Southampton who risks falling behind at school because specialist equipment that helps her complete school work has to be left in the classroom. Newlife the Charity for...
A disabled children’s charity is calling on the local community to make Christmas extra special for a teenager in St Leonards-on-Sea by funding a specialist moulded seat with enough support to prevent her choking and to accommodate her painfully curving spine. Born 13...
Rebecca Ford from Poole in Dorset can be a bundle of fun, with lots of happy girly giggles and a diva attitude, but because the six-year-old has Cerebral Palsy which affects both her arms and legs, she spends all of her time in a wheelchair as she is not happy lying...
A six-year-old with Cerebral Palsy urgently needs a specialist wheelchair so he’s not trapped in his Tooting home. The only way Jack Callaby can get around without help is by crawling on the floor because the muscles in his arms and legs are painfully tight, and 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...
Over a hundred ladies who lunch kept a very important date this week to attend a marvellous Mad Hatter’s Tea Party on Monday 11th March at the Hilton Hotel, Cobham, in aid of Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children. The afternoon kicked off with a delicious...
Two-year-old Rhys Deans from Oxley Park in Milton Keynes, was at risk of choking to death every time he travelled by car. A service providing emergency equipment to disabled children in Buckinghamshire is under threat because of a lack of funding and needs urgent...
Newlife is urgently calling on support from the local community to raise £7,000 for a Winchester family pushed to the brink because of an 18 month wait for an equipment assessment by Hampshire County Council for their nine-year-old disabled son. Finley Collyer has...
Imagine you have just come out of hospital – all you want is to be at home, comfortable and relaxed so you can recuperate, but the only seat you have is a dining chair! This is how Catriona Lewis described life for her eight-year-old daughter, Leia Morgan, after she...
Mum of a Southampton three-year-old with an undiagnosed syndrome spends every night in fear her daughter is going to seriously injure herself. Holly Bryan’s condition means she repeatedly bangs her head and feet against the sides of her cot throughout the night,...
Seven-year-old Dexter Harman has Autism and ADHD – his development is delayed and his isn’t able to speak. He wakes four times a night – sometimes he doesn’t go back to sleep once he has woken – other times he doesn’t sleep at all, staying awake all night. Dexter is...
A ‘miracle’ five-year-old born without a brain is at risk of choking to death because the only bed the NHS offered was too big to fit in her house. Lily Wetherall has a brain stem, but her brain cavity is filled with fluid. She has up to 20 seizures a day, often...
The fantastic staff at Semmco Ltd have raised an amazing £578 so far this year for Newlife. Every penny will be spent on providing vital equipment to change children’s lives in Surrey, where Semmco are based. The staff have had fun through the summer with a charity...
Less than 12 months ago, Melissa Wiseman’s son TJ, was diagnosed with Pitt Hopkins Syndrome, an extremely rare condition affecting only four in one million people. Despite trying to get her head around what this means for her son – she’s having to battle with the...
The mum of a blind eight-year-old whose NHS wheelchair flipped over and crashed into the road was left too terrified to continue to take her outside. Lexi Tattal from Muswell Hill was given the wheelchair she could control herself to boost her independence at school....
Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children is celebrating 30 years of helping disabled children and their families across the UK – and the charity is inviting everyone to celebrate with them! On March 13 a special celebration event will be live streamed on Facebook and...
There are one million disabled children in the UK and every day they are let down and failed by a system that can’t provide for them! Newlife, the Charity for Disabled Children is trying to raise money so it can provide 44 children in London with the specialist...
Two managers who work together at an East Dulwich store are both getting married this year and will run the BUPA London 10,000 – with their husbands to be. Alison Sullivan and Ellen Fahy who work together at White Stuff in Lordship Lane have already done plenty...
Little Rhys Buxton has a genetic disorder that affects the nervous system causing severe physical and learning disability. He has no awareness of danger and needs constant supervision, which had made overnight stays away from home impossible. The last time the family...
At night, young Shanike Henry’s body twists into uncomfortable and potentially health-damaging positions. The nine-year-old from Camberwell has Cerebral Palsy, which affects muscle control and prevents her from repositioning herself so she can relax and sleep. A...
With his hi-tech specialist equipment, 14-year-old Ali Daysal from Edmonton in Greater London is able to interact with his family in safety and comfort. Ali has a neurological disorder which has resulted in him having learning difficulties. That, combined with...
To celebrate Newlife’s 25th anniversary, Area Manager across River Island stores in London, Gemma Doherty, raised £882 after holding a bake sale and challenging her team to ‘Give up for Giver Island’. This involved giving up something for a month and...
A specialist bed to keep her young daughter safe at night is a ‘life-saver’ for South Ruislip mum Caroline Murray. Caroline’s daughter Evie, aged three, has a rare genetic condition called Idic 15 combined with low muscle tone and increased joint mobility...
After Forest Hill mum Shona Elliott spent months lobbying local statutory services for a specialist buggy so she could get her young son out and about, she turned in desperation to a children’s disability charity – which delivered the equipment two days...
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 in the Kings Mall Shopping Centre – all profits from sales of carrier bags are...
Thanks to the charity Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children soon to be mum Jennie Osborn from Dagenham will now be able to take out her three-year-old son Jake who has a genetic condition in a specialist double buggy that will allow her to transport Jake and his...
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 in Ealing’s Broadway Centre – all profits from sales of carrier bags are...
The London businessman who worked on the stunning tribute to David Bowie at the Brit Awards in February has donated his fee to help a four-year-old with Down’s Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy have a safe place to sleep. Sam Pattinson owns Treatment Studio and along...
Whether you’re an adrenaline junkie or a keen runner, we have plenty of events for you to get involved in and fundraise for Newlife. We guarantee that every penny you raise will be spent directly on providing equipment for children with disabilities or terminal...
A special vibrating teddy bear is bringing a smile to the face of five-year-old Karl Orr from Erith in the London borough of Bexley. Karl has Autistic Spectrum Disorder and finding appropriate toys for him to play with can be expensive. But mum Anji Orr is currently...
Fifteen-year-old Saul Catlin will soon be standing tall as his school’s Head Boy, thanks to the donation of a specialist hi-tech wheelchair from Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children, working in partnership with retail giant Marks and Spencer. Saul, from...
Purley seven-year-old Azaria Brathwaite will soon be able to travel in comfort and safety thanks to a specialist car seat donated by Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children, working in partnership with retail giant Marks and Spencer. Azaria is one of only four...
Six-year-old Lexi Tattall from Muswell Hill can now sleep in safety, thanks to a specialist bed donated by Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children and Marks and Spencer. The equipment – at a cost of £6,483 – will take M&S support of Newlife...
University College London RAG Society have kindly donated £3,120 to Newlife to be spent on specialist equipment for children with disabilities or terminal illness and their families in Greater London. The £3,120 comes as a result of the society’s fundraising...
Edgware and Stanmore Rotary Club have kindly donated a cheque for £2,000 to Newlife to be spent on specialist equipment for children with disabilities or terminal illness and their families in Greater London. Head of Community Fundraising & Appeals at Newlife,...
“Battling for equipment and support is something many families of children with disabilities or terminal illness knows all too well” – Stephen Morgan, Newlife Foundation Main Head of Operations. Families with children who have disabilities or...
A Ladbroke Grove woman could hardly walk after the London Marathon, “but it was all worth it” as she exceeded her target for raising money for children in Greater London with disabilities. “I am really happy to have done it,” said Caroline...
Caroline Esmilaire, from Pimlico, will be pushing her body to the limits on Sunday 26 April so she can help life-limited children get the specialist equipment they need, when they really need it. Caroline, Director of Revenue Strategy for the five-star London Marriott...
Everyone looks forward to relaxing at home in their favourite comfy chair – but five-year-old Isabelle Wilbourne, who has a complex medical condition, doesn’t have that option. However, that is about to change, thanks to provision of specialist seating by leading UK...
A team of 38 runners will be taking part in September’s Richmond Running Festival to celebrate their company’s ‘coming of age’ – and help disabled and terminally ill children in London. Oliver Bonas – the online department store with 44 High Street branches around the...
A specialist comfy chair – costing just £462 – will allow a little boy from London to relax free from pain. Can you help? Five-year-old Elijah Hyde, from Brixton, has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy and often finds it extremely uncomfortable to sit. Statutory...
A fundraising appeal has been launched to buy a specially adapted bed that will allow a little boy from Brixton to have the perfect night’s sleep. Eddie Hunt, aged three, is registered blind and also has an undiagnosed condition that has made his muscles weak. The...
Staff from a popular hotel chain are lacing up their running shoes to raise money for Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children. A team of 14 runners who work at the London Marriott hotels in Grosvenor Square and Park Lane are taking part in the Bupa London 10,000 on...
Ears and noses could be grown for transplant using a world-first technique developed at the Newlife Birth Defects Research Centre in London. The centre hosts researchers from Great Ormond Street Hospital and University College London who have become the first to turn...
A groundbreaking research project funded by Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children is investigating a new treatment to help prevent some of the world’s most common birth defects. The treatment – which uses DNA-boosting nucleotides – could be used in conjunction with...
‘Big numbers’ are making an impact, it was revealed at the launch of the Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children 21st anniversary report at a House of Lords reception (last week) hosted by Baron Newby, OBE. The House of Lords’ Deputy Chief Whip introduced Newlife’s...
An Islington comedy night featuring top British comedian Adam Bloom has raised £1,885 to help support disabled and terminally ill children in London. Adam headlined the ‘Chuckles for Charity’ bill at the Arc in Angel on Tuesday 26 February, an event organised by local...
Top British comedian Adam Bloom will be headlining the bill at a charity comedy night in Islington in February – to raise money to support disabled and terminally ill children in London. The Arc in Angel is the venue for the event on Tuesday 26 February, which is...
Footwear retailer schuh wants customers at its Brent Cross store to step lively to help support disabled and terminally ill children across the UK. ‘Kind soles’ who donate their old shoes to the Brent Cross store will be rewarded with a £10 voucher for every pair they...
LeadingUKchildren’s disability charity Newlife Foundation is appealing for local running enthusiasts to sign up to the British 10k inLondonin July and raise money to help provide essential specialist equipment for youngsters across the capital. The British 10k event...
Followers of fashion raised almost £7,000 at a glittering event organised to help disabled children. The event was held at the five-star Marriott Hotel, in Grosvenor Square, London, on Monday 19th March, in aid of Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children. Fronted by...
