£1M MOTABILITY GRANT TO HELP NEWLIFE FUND WHEELCHAIR AND BUGGIES

£1M MOTABILITY GRANT TO HELP NEWLIFE FUND WHEELCHAIR AND BUGGIES

Newlife has received a £1m grant from the charity Motability over three years to provide disabled and terminally ill children across the UK with life-changing specialist buggies and wheelchairs. The aim of the grant is to help around 280 children and young people with...
APPEAL TO HELP ‘LITTLE WARRIOR’ ROSE TO SIT IN COMFORT

APPEAL TO HELP ‘LITTLE WARRIOR’ ROSE TO SIT IN COMFORT

Rose, from Crewe, was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy due to brain damage affecting 97 per cent of her brain, sustained during a life-changing accident where she briefly died in the ambulance when she was just six weeks old – leaving her unable to walk, talk or sit up...
SPECIALIST SEAT HELPS THREE-YEAR-OLD RECOVER AFTER TRANSPLANT

SPECIALIST SEAT HELPS THREE-YEAR-OLD RECOVER AFTER TRANSPLANT

A three-year-old from Barnet who underwent a kidney transplant has been able to recover in comfort, thanks to a children’s disability charity which provided a specialist seat to keep her fully supported. Leia Morsbach was born with a rare form of mitochondrial...
CHARITY COST OF LIVING BOOST FOR FAMILIES WITH DISABLED CHILDREN

CHARITY COST OF LIVING BOOST FOR FAMILIES WITH DISABLED CHILDREN

National disability charities Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children and Sense have joined forces to provide grants totalling £23,000 to families with disabled children facing profound hardship due to the current cost of living crisis. Newlife, the largest UK...
DISABILITY HISTORY MONTH 2022

DISABILITY HISTORY MONTH 2022

Disability History month takes place from November 16 to December 16, shining a light on the struggles faced by people of all ages with disabilities historically, but also the barriers still facing people with disability today. As a result of medical advances over the...
GIVE DISABLED CHILDREN THE GIFT OF PLAY THIS CHRISTMAS

GIVE DISABLED CHILDREN THE GIFT OF PLAY THIS CHRISTMAS

A national disabled children’s charity has launched a Christmas appeal to help fund more pods of specialist toys, so children with disabilities and terminal illness who have difficulty using standard high street toys can experience the joy of play for themselves....