Feb 23, 2021 | North East
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 Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children. Benjamin, from Gosforth in...
Jan 25, 2019 | North East, News
Disabled nine-year-old Timothy Dickson has taken the final lap of his spacewalk, completing his mission to raise funds for Newlife the charity for disabled and terminally ill children, raising over £1,800! Timothy, from Tuxford in Nottinghamshire, has Autism and...
Apr 28, 2017 | North East
River Island is doing something fantastic with the plastic profits from the sales of carrier bags – funding a range of specialist disability equipment. Tyne and Wear one-year-old Ellie Hewitt is one of the children to benefit from this life-changing nationwide...
Apr 28, 2017 | North East
A disabled children’s charity is urgently appealing for the local community to help raise funds for a specialist seat so six-year-old Milo Tommy Browne can sit up without choking. An appeal launched by Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children to fund the seat has...
Feb 2, 2017 | North East
Before receiving a special piece of equipment to keep him safe while travelling, 11-year-old Leyton Copeland was able to free himself from his seatbelt in the car, making journeys very unsafe. But that’s now changed thanks to Newlife the Charity for Disabled...
Dec 19, 2016 | North East
Local heroes and River Island have rallied together and made it possible for 14-year-old Jack Felkin from Erdington in Birmingham get a special seat called a P-Pod. This will be a special Christmas because Jack will be able to open his presents around the tree in...
Dec 13, 2016 | North East
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 ones across Tyne and Wear – profits from sales of carrier bags are donated to national...
Nov 14, 2016 | North East
The emergency loan of a specialist bed called a SafeSpace means four-year-old Owen Gallagher from Newcastle Upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear no longer has to sleep in a standard cot with the risk of falling out. This means he gets a good night’s rest out of...
Aug 8, 2016 | North East
A simple piece of specialist equipment would enable 14-year-old Isaac Smith to visit his grandparents for the first time in a couple of years and make full use of an all-terrain wheelchair that he hasn’t been able to go out in since Easter. Isaac, from Whitley...
Aug 4, 2016 | North East
With his new mobile hoist, seven-year-old Adam Butterfield from Peterlee, County Durham is able to do more things outside of the family home. Thanks to retail giant River Island and Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children, Adam can be transferred safely not only...
Jul 20, 2016 | North East
Twelve-year-old Harry Price from Fordingbridge loves going to the movies and youths clubs with his friends – but he can no longer do this as he has outgrown his powered wheelchair which allows him to do so much. Local heroes are needed in Hampshire to help Harry...
Jan 11, 2016 | North East
County Durham nine-year-old Max Austin is to receive the special height adjustable bed he so desperately needs, thanks to the kind-hearted donations of Northern Echo readers. Born after just 23 weeks of pregnancy, Max spent the first 100 days of his life in hospital....
Dec 14, 2015 | North East
A County Durham boy who can’t walk, talk or sit without help needs a special height adjustable bed to keep him safe. Max Austin, aged nine, lives with his mum Leeann Harker and ten-month-old brother, Flynn, in the market town of Crook, but goes to his...
Dec 4, 2015 | North East
Hazel Thompson from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne was determined that her Coffee Morning would be a success and she was able to raise £1000 with the help from family and friends. Hazel decided to raise funds for Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children – the UK’s...
Oct 16, 2015 | North East
A specialist car seat is all little Hawwa Choudhary needs so she can travel in safety and comfort. But because of her complex health needs, this equipment is costing £2,223 – and there is no local statutory funding available in Newcastle for this. So the family...
Aug 25, 2015 | North East, News
Five-year-old Riley Smithers from Newcastle has complex needs. To ensure he is not in constant pain when he sits or eats, Riley needs a special seat that will support him properly. Leading charity Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children is appealing to the people of...
Jul 16, 2015 | North East
A simple piece of specialist equipment – provided with support from fabulous local fundraisers – means three-year-old Frankie Harkness is making more of life’s opportunities. Frankie, from Westerhope in Newcastle, has autism spectrum disorder and...
Jul 3, 2015 | News, North East
A Newcastle-upon-Tyne mum has been battling to get special equipment for her 11-year-old son who has cerebral palsy and needs supportive seating to keep him safe and help stop his curvature of the spine worsening. Leroy Gibb has quadriplegic spastic cerebral palsy...
Jun 12, 2015 | News, North East
A Durham teenager is the youngest person to be awarded the title of Charity Champion by a national charity for children with disabilities. Newlife Foundation granted 14-year-old Nicola Clarke the award due to her hard work and determination along with a novel idea...
Mar 24, 2015 | North East
An appeal to help 11-year-old Haydn Weymes, from Crawcrook, get the specialist mobility equipment he needs is just £92 short of the total. Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children – the UK’s largest charity funder of specialist equipment for children with...
Jan 30, 2015 | North East
Eleven-year-old Haydn Weymes from Crawcrook has profound learning and physical disabilities and his mobility restrictions mean he often misses out on family fun. However, a simple piece of specialist equipment could put an end to this, so he can join in more family...
Nov 5, 2012 | News, North East
Two top Tyne and Wear hotels are supporting the UK’s leading children’s disability charity with staff fundraising activities later this month. Newcastle Marriott Hotel Gosforth Park and Newcastle Gateshead Metro Centre Marriott Hotel are aiming to fund two £400 Kit...
Mar 18, 2012 | News, North East
Three children in the Tyne and Wear area are in urgent need of specialist equipment; their families are working with leading UK children’s disability charity Newlife Foundation to help secure the aids, at a total cost of £6,438. Newlife has provided £98,525 of...
Oct 4, 2008 | News, North East
Newlife’s Opportunity Centre welcomed Berswick District Guides through its doors; one of the first groups of people to come together for the charity, Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children. Following the opening of the Opportunity Centre earlier this month, the Girl...
