Nov 25, 2020 | South West
Fashion lovers will be able to grab designer fashion items at bargain prices this Christmas while helping a charity support disabled children in need when a new clothing store opens in Somerset. Newlife will bring its unique retail operation to Yeovil later this month...
Jan 15, 2020 | South West
A disabled children’s charity is urgently calling on the local community to help fund a mobile hoist for a Taunton teenager with Cerebral Palsy to give her the freedom she needs to leave home for more than just a few hours. Iona Turner can’t stand, walk, talk or speak...
Jan 15, 2020 | South West
Fourteen-year-old Eleanor Freeman has beaten the odds to survive and defied doctor’s expectations – but now because she has a shared walking frame at school she’s forced to miss out on funding for one at home – and the chance to walk, be more independent and have fun...
Aug 18, 2019 | South West
A year since the launch of a specialist fund to support children with disabilities and terminal illness in Devon – and Sam’s Legacy has raised more than £9,000 and helped fund vital equipment for a dozen children in the county. The most recent fundraiser...
Aug 18, 2019 | South West
The mum of a Bournemouth three-year-old says provision of a specialist bed has been a ‘life-saver’ for the family. Madeleine Moore, from the Winton area of the town, is finally sleeping in safety – thanks to the simple piece of equipment provided by...
May 23, 2018 | South West
Sunday 22 April 2018 was a significant day in Jess Wellington’s life. Not only did she run her first ever marathon but she also got engaged on the finish line! Jess has been a star fundraiser for Newlife over the last 18 months, beginning with securing a 12-month...
Mar 12, 2018 | South West
It’s too dangerous for Horfield five-year-old Isla McGuiness to go to vital respite care as she simply has nowhere safe to sleep. Isla can’t walk or talk and has no awareness of danger, so caring for her can be exhausting, especially as machines beep overnight as...
Jan 2, 2018 | South West
When 18-year-old Megan Cooper from Chichester is admitted to hospital she has to sleep on a mattress on the floor or in a chair. Despite the great care Megan receives from dedicated nurses, often their hands are tied when it comes to providing a safe place for Megan...
Sep 22, 2017 | South West
In memory of Daniel Butler, from Tamerton Foliot in Plymouth, his family has donated £575 to Newlife, to help disabled and terminally ill children in Devon. Daniel was himself disabled, with microcephaly, and passed away in July at the age of 32. His dad Paul Butler,...
Aug 23, 2017 | South West
The auction of a signed Exeter Chiefs rugby union shirt has raised £215 to help disabled and terminally ill children in Devon. The online auction was the idea of local parents Rachel and Ryan Berryman whose son Reed, aged three, underwent extensive brain surgery in...
Aug 3, 2017 | South West
Rising Exeter Chiefs rugby union star Max Bodilly is helping convert a signed team shirt into funds to support disabled and terminally ill children in Devon. Max, who plays Full Back/Wing in the 2017 Aviva premiership winning team, is supporting local parents Rachel...
Aug 2, 2017 | South West
Staff in the Child Maintenance group at the Department for Work and Pensions centre in Plymouth have raised over £2,500 so far throughout 2017 for its charity of the year, Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children. These fabulous fundraisers have raised £1,523 by...
Aug 1, 2017 | South West
Four-year-old Ryan Tillers, from Bristol, can’t move his arms and legs. Only his mum knows when he is in pain because Ryan can’t speak. He has Cerebral Palsy and Inga has to help him do absolutely everything. Now he has grown out of his car seat, things are only going...
Jul 6, 2017 | South West
Wiltshire student Sam Morton was faced with having to abandon his university studies when statutory services offered his family a fraction of the funding needed for a new wheelchair. Determined Sam, aged 19, had dreamed of fulfilling his academic potential and – with...
Jul 4, 2017 | South West
Newlife was able to provide student Sam Morton with the chance to attend a landmark music concert, thanks to a generous donor offering the charity two tickets to see Adele at Wembley. Sam, aged 19, was recently provided with a hi-tech wheelchair from Newlife to help...
Jun 12, 2017 | South West
Little Dexter Brooks, from Bude, is now able to make the most of the Cornish countryside, thanks to the support of fashion giant River Island for Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children. Dexter, who will be two next month (July), has Cerebral Palsy which affects his...
May 26, 2017 | South West
‘The right toys at the right time’ can make a huge difference to the development of children with special needs. And Somerset mum Kettan Williams has seen her four-year-old daughter Sophie benefit from the loan of Play Therapy Pods from a leading children’s disability...
May 5, 2017 | South West
Four-year-old Cory Woollacott will soon be getting a specialist car seat to support his health needs when travelling, thanks to the donation of equipment from Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children working in partnership with Marks and Spencer. Cory, from Chudleigh...
Apr 6, 2017 | South West
Fabulous fundraisers at My Claim Solved, based in Torquay, have kindly donated £500 towards helping Newlife provide equipment grants to disabled and terminally ill children across the UK. Newlife provides specialist equipment, such as wheelchairs, specialist beds and...
Mar 28, 2017 | South West
Bright and bubbly four-year-old Eden Taylor, from Swindon in Wiltshire, will soon be able to play with friends and family, thanks to her new powered wheelchair and Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children. Eden was born with Merosin Deficient Congenital Muscular...
Mar 9, 2017 | South West
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 in Gloucester and Cheltenham – profits from sales of carrier bags are donated to...
Mar 6, 2017 | South West
And three-year-old Sable from Plymouth is the latest child to benefit 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 Plymouth’s...
Jan 24, 2017 | South West
A Gloucester three-year-old with a chromosomal condition which means he isn’t able to walk or talk urgently needs a specialist car seat so he can travel in safety and comfort. Little Korban Wattam has been using a standard car seat, but he is outgrowing this and...
Jan 13, 2017 | South West
A group of fabulous fundraisers in Plymouth have welcomed in 2017 by announcing they will be raising money throughout the year to help disabled and terminally ill children in Devon and Cornwall. Staff in the Child Maintenance Group at the Department for Work and...
Dec 22, 2016 | South West
Three-year-old Evie Murphy, from Wembury near Plymouth, is half a pound in weight away from being too big for her regulation car seat. However, she has severe developmental delay so she can’t use a booster; an expensive special-needs car seat is her only option....
Dec 12, 2016 | South West
Fabulous local fundraisers have responded to a call to help eight-year-old Bethany Payne from Paignton get the specialist buggy she needs so her family can take her out and about in comfort and safety. The good news has come just in time to add a little Christmas...
Dec 12, 2016 | South West
Six-year-old Samuel Day is recovering from his second round of hip surgery this year – and a specialist standing frame is key to his progress. With local statutory services unable to provide what he needed when he needed it, his family contacted Newlife...
Nov 29, 2016 | South West
Like many teenagers Jamie Withey from Hanham likes to go out and meet people and try new things, but he has a complex form of Cerebral Palsy which means he needs a wheelchair to get around. However, the one he has is so bulky and heavy his parents and carers find it...
Nov 16, 2016 | South West
As Christmas approaches families across the UK will be excitedly making travel plans to see their loved ones so they can spend the festive season re-connecting, re-charging and just being together. However, for Devon six-year-old Jesse Goswell-Light’s family...
Oct 24, 2016 | South West
A Minehead couple could only make quick, necessary car journeys with their two-year-old son as he needs to be in just the right position so his airway isn’t restricted. However, thanks to Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children providing a specialist car seat,...
Oct 11, 2016 | South West
An Exmouth five-year-old who has a neuro muscular condition which affects his eating, swallowing, moving and breathing – to the extent he has a tracheostomy and needs to use a ventilator 24-hours a day – has grown out of the specialist chair that is the...
Oct 10, 2016 | South West
Eight-year-old Bethany Payne from Paignton has Mowat-Wilson Syndrome, which is a rare condition with just over 200 cases reported worldwide. The syndrome causes complex health problems including multiple heart defects and epilepsy. As a result she gets tired easily...
Oct 7, 2016 | South West
Fabulous fundraisers Jess Chandler and Tina Wright from Hull took part in a Wing Walk challenge to collectively raise over £1,000 for Newlife. Jess and Tina, along with nine other fundraisers, enjoyed a thrilling 130mph Wing Walk experience, securely strapped to the...
Oct 4, 2016 | South West
With his new special buggy, 20-month-old Sebastian from Torquay is able to go out and about with his family in comfort and safety getting the essential postural support he needs. When you are asked to pay five pence for a carrier bag in a store have you ever wondered...
Sep 27, 2016 | South West
For his own safety, a Brixham four-year-old with Autism is sleeping on a mattress on the floor of his bedroom; the windows are boarded up and a custom made gate has replaced the door. But a specialist bed would give a calm, safe place to sleep which he would be unable...
Sep 27, 2016 | South West
Being able to have a specialist seat at home would make a big difference to life-limited Ruby Ewings from Devon, allowing her to relax in comfort while having the support she needs for the weak and stiff muscles in both her arms and legs due to Cerebral Palsy. The...
Sep 8, 2016 | South West
A disabled children’s charity is seeking kind-hearted people in Cornwall to raise funds to help a severely disabled five-year-old girl get a decent night’s sleep. Charlina Haydney, needs a specialist bed because she cannot talk, walk and has no awareness of danger....
Aug 19, 2016 | South West
A leading UK children’s disability charity is saying a huge New Year ‘thank you’ to the villagers of Hemyock and the surrounding area who have raised thousands of pounds to help disabled and terminally ill children in the county. Newlife CEO Sheila Brown,...
Aug 16, 2016 | South West
A simple piece of specialist equipment means six-year-old Fern Harrison is able to get out and about more easily this summer to enjoy the great outdoors with her sisters and cousins. Fabulous local fundraisers – Dorset Moose Ladies – have helped Newlife...
Aug 12, 2016 | South West
To celebrate Labels shopping outlet in Ross-on-Wye turning 25 in 2016, it’s chosen to hold a fundraising event over Bank Holiday weekend to support Newlife Foundation – which also turns 25 this year. The shopping outlet will be holding lots of fun...
Jul 19, 2016 | South West
Dorset four-year-old Louis Norris and his family are now able to do many things others take for granted, like popping to the shops, attending appointments and going to the beach, thanks to a special buggy provided by Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children. Louis,...
Jul 14, 2016 | South West
Brothers Robert and William Mayor have the degenerative condition Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. They both undergo daily physiotherapy routines at their home in Dorchester but urgently need specialist equipment to ensure this continues. Dad Brian Mayor said: “Both boys...
Jul 5, 2016 | South West
When three-year-old Archie Nelson travels to one of his many medical appointments, currently two adults are needed in the car to guarantee his safety. Archie – from Corsham in Wiltshire – has a complex condition including encephalopathy, which affects...
Jul 1, 2016 | South West
A specialist piece of equipment will allow Somerset eight-year-old, Damian Fic, to walk on his own, allowing him to enjoy a level of independence he has only been able to have when he is at school. Damian, who lives in Bristol, has a rare chromosome abnormality and...
Jun 13, 2016 | South West
Three-year-old Rowan Ireland will soon be travelling in safety thanks to the donation of a specialist car seat from Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children, working in partnership with retail giant Marks and Spencer. Born prematurely, Rowan, from Bathpool near...
Jun 8, 2016 | South West
Four-year-old Holly Costello from Somerton will soon get the specialist bed she needs to keep her safe at night thanks to her family’s amazing fundraising efforts. With help from the charity Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children, Holly’s bed is now...
Jun 7, 2016 | South West
Jun 7, 2016 | South West
Two-year-old Tehya Furley, from Parkstone in Poole, got a special birthday surprise this week, thanks to leading UK children’s disability charity Newlife Foundation and dedicated donors in Dorset. Tehya – who has retinal blastoma, Global Developmental Delay and a...
Jun 6, 2016 | South West
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 those across the Bristol area – profits from sales of carrier bags are donated to Newlife...
May 26, 2016 | South West
Wiltshire nine-year-old Max Keegan has a genetic condition which results in him having kidney dialysis for ten hours every day. He needs a specialist chair so he relax at home in comfort as well as safety while he undergoes this treatment. Now Newlife Foundation for...
May 5, 2016 | South West
Nine-year-old Louie Baines from Porthleven in Cornwall is finally sleeping in safety, with the emergency loan of a specialist bed. Louie, who recently moved to the county with his family from Lancashire, has a rare genetic condition – Cri du Chat Syndrome...
May 3, 2016 | South West
Three-year-old Edie Browne has a complex condition which affects her development and awareness of danger. She urgently needs a specialist sleeping space which she can use to keep her safe during stays in hospital and for respite care. Now Newlife Foundation for...
Apr 11, 2016 | South West
Seven-year-old Ted Grove-Welsh, from Swindon in Wiltshire, is sitting 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...
Apr 7, 2016 | South West
The Loyal Order of Moose Dorset kindly donated £1650 to Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children after holding collections and fundraising events. The £1650 donation will go towards helping children with disabilities or terminal illness in Dorset. If you’re...
Mar 7, 2016 | South West
Corban Clifford, aged 15 months and from Twerton on Avon, Bath, will soon be able to get out and about 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...
Feb 25, 2016 | South West
A good night’s sleep is something many of us take for granted, but for eight-year-old Kyle Clayton and his mum Stacey it seemed an impossible dream. Kyle, from Launceston in Cornwall, has Autistic Spectrum Disorder, sensory processing difficulties, Global...
Feb 12, 2016 | South West
Every time Imogen Green travels in her parent’s car, she is in pain. The journey to every medical appointment, every family day out, every trip to the shops is painful. The four-year-old has a condition affecting her skeleton and needs supportive leg splints and...
Feb 12, 2016 | South West
Teenager Tirion Hughes from Dartmoor in Devon is looking forward to getting her own lightweight wheelchair so she can be more independent. Tirion, aged 17, has Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, which causes severe pain in her joints, and is partially sighted. She is a pupil at...
Feb 1, 2016 | South West
A new seat for his hi-tech wheelchair means nine-year-old Cheltenham boy Daniel Morgan will be able to continue to use the equipment that gives him independence. Daniel, from Charlton Kings, has outgrown the seat of his specialist wheelchair which was part-funded by...
Jan 27, 2016 | South West
Bournemouth mum of four Kelly Robbie is getting a good night’s sleep for the first time in over two years – thanks to provision of a specialist cot bed for her young son Charlie. Charlie Robbie, aged two and from the Townsend area of the town, has a...
Jan 25, 2016 | South West
Plymouth teenager Cameron Greenwood urgently needs a new, larger specialist bed to help him sleep in comfort. Eighteen-year-old Cameron, who is totally wheelchair dependent, has Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy and his legs are fixed at a 90 degree angle. Repositioning him...
Dec 18, 2015 | South West
In the true spirit of Christmas, a mystery donor has responded to the urgent appeal to help 16-year-old Akira Jackson, as featured in the December 3 edition of The Bournemouth Echo. Now Akira, from Broadstone, can look forward to a fun-filled 2016, thanks to the donor...
Oct 23, 2015 | South West
Being able to take our children out and about in safety is something many of us take completely for granted. However, for three-year-old Francesca’s parents, it isn’t that simple. But thanks to a special car seat provided by Newlife Foundation, Francesca...
Oct 22, 2015 | South West
A ‘feisty and determined’ teenager with cerebral palsy has received a new walker to give her as much freedom as possible and improve her mobility – which will mean less time in hospital and away from her family. Sophie Pritchett, aged 13, from the town of...
Sep 10, 2015 | South West
Your help is needed so a seven-year-old Corsham girl can get the special car seat that is needed to keep her safe and comfortable on car journeys. Matilda Carter has a number of conditions that affect her each and every day. She needs a wheelchair and at present has...
Aug 19, 2015 | South West
Newlife supporter Michala Newman, from Torpoint, has been busy making decorative hair comb slides and rings to be sold in aid of Newlife Foundation. These pretty accessories, along with other handmade items from our supporters, will be sold at various fundraising...
Aug 6, 2015 | South West
A Hemyock man will run, cycle and kayak a gruelling 105 miles in a Scottish coast to coast race from Nairn to Glencoe for children with disabilities. Private airline steward Chris Kenny, 34, will swap his polished shoes, suit, collar and tie for running gear and...
Jul 31, 2015 | South West
Twelve-year-old William Edkins is getting the essential specialist equipment he needs, with help from fabulous local fundraisers who have supported the Newlife Local Wiltshire Fund. William, from Mere, is getting a lightweight wheelchair so he won’t have to rely...
Jul 2, 2015 | South West
A teenage boy in Cornwall, who was virtually housebound for two years, has ‘got his life back’ thanks to a new hi-tech wheelchair provided by Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children. Jonathon Inkin, aged 16, lives in the rural community of Callington in...
Jun 23, 2015 | South West
Newlife supporter Michala Newman, from Torpoint, has sent in more of her hand made jewellery to be sold in aid of Newlife Foundation. These fabulous earrings and bracelets, along with other handmade items from our supporters, will be sold at various fundraising events...
May 26, 2015 | South West
Newlife supporter Michala Newman, from Torpoint has made some bracelets which will be sold in aid of Newlife Foundation. These bracelets, along with other handmade items from our supporters, will be sold at various fundraising events and craft fairs throughout the...
Apr 29, 2015 | South West
A TAUNTON man said he felt “elated” on completing the London Marathon and has smashed his fundraising target to help Somerset children with disabilities. Thirty-four-year-old Roger Neale took up running three years ago to get his own health back on track....
Apr 14, 2015 | South West
An autistic four-year-old from Devon is much happier now he has a special buggy of his own to get into for comfort whenever he finds the world around him too overwhelming and distressing. The Blight family from Plymouth were walking Ricky-Lee to his school, Millford...
Apr 2, 2015 | South West
The family of local Somerset boy Rowan Ireland are backing the launch of an appeal to provide specialist equipment for children with disabilities in the county. Rowan’s parents are so grateful for the specialist bed to keep their two-year-old son safe at night...
Mar 30, 2015 | South West
A Cotham teenager will fly 4,490 miles to climb Mt Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain in the world and raise funds for a charity that helped one of her best friends. It will be rainy season when Anna Sutton, 19, arrives in Tanzania for her eight-day hike,...
Mar 19, 2015 | South West
Family fun at The Beehive community arts centre in Honiton raised £485 to help children with disabilities and terminal illness in Devon. The money was collected by Honiton Pantomime Society at its February performances of Sleeping Beauty and brings the total collected...
Mar 13, 2015 | South West
Ryan Anstey from Bristol has a progressive muscle wasting disease which can leave him in such discomfort he can wake every hour through the night, needing his family to help him find a pain-free position. The 11-year-old has been sleeping in a standard bed but as the...
Mar 10, 2015 | South West
Wiltshire’s Lord Lieutenant Sarah Troughton is supporting a local initiative to fund more specialist equipment for disabled and terminally ill children in the county. Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children helps dozens of families in Wiltshire, and Mrs...
Mar 6, 2015 | South West
The family of local Gloucestershire girl India Smith are backing the launch of an appeal to provide specialist equipment for children with disabilities in the county. India’s mum is so grateful for the specialist buggy she now has to keep her six-year-old...
Feb 18, 2015 | South West
Thirty-three-year-old Roger Neale took up running three years ago to get his own health back on track – and now he’s in training for this year’s London Marathon to help improve the lives of disabled and terminally ill children in Somerset. Roger,...
Feb 4, 2015 | South West
A simple piece of specialist equipment is all that stands between the Jackson family and fun days out together. Fifteen-year-old Akira has quadriplegic cerebral palsy, hip dislocation and curvature of the spine. He needs to be hoisted for all transfers in and out of...
Dec 16, 2014 | South West
Christmas has come early for six-year-old Alex Hikins from Shiphay in Torquay, who has been given a specialist buggy (Friday 12 December) so his parents can get him out and about to visit family and friends during the festive season. Little Alex has a complex...
Nov 18, 2014 | South West
An appeal launched by a grieving Devon family to help provide specialist equipment for disabled and terminally ill children in the county has seen its first success. The Allen family – mum and dad Nicky and Nick and children Josh, Lauryn and Kasey – from Hemyock have...
Nov 18, 2014 | South West
A fundraising Hemyock family are holding a coffee morning at their home later this month (November), to raise money to help provide vital specialist equipment for disabled and terminally ill children in Devon. Parents Nicky and Nick Allen – together with children...
Nov 6, 2014 | South West
A Wimborne golf club has raised a fabulous £6,475 for a leading UK children’s disability charity which will be used to fund vital equipment for seven children in Hampshire. Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children was named as Canford School Golf Club’s Charity...
Oct 23, 2014 | South West
Three-year-old Alexa Galloway is able to sleep in safety and get out and about in her local community, thanks to provision of specialist equipment by Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children. Now Alexa’s mum, who lives in Chudleigh, is backing a Devon-wide awareness...
Oct 21, 2014 | South West
A simple piece of specialist equipment will give six-year-old India Smith more opportunities to get out and about in her Cotswold village. India, from Stow on the Wold, has hyper peripheral vision (where peripheral vision is more concentrated than central vision)...
Oct 6, 2014 | South West
Devon parents Nicky and Nick Allen are spearheading a fundraising campaign – Sam’s Legacy – in memory of their teenage son who died this summer. Sam’s Legacy will help other disabled and terminally ill children in Devon get the specialist equipment they need to enable...
Sep 30, 2014 | South West
Super cyclists Jeremy Collins, Malc Bennett and Vicky Farwig have just completed a 972-mile ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats so a local disabled girl can relax at home in comfort. The intrepid trio – who all live and work in Dorset – were prompted to help leading...
Sep 25, 2014 | South West
Little Alfie Lowday’s parents want him to be able to experience as much of life as possible, despite the fact he has a complex health condition. The Exeter family are being helped by leading UK children’s disability charity Newlife Foundation, which is providing a...
