Sensory festive fun for families this Christmas

Sensory festive fun for families this Christmas

Whether you are looking for a slow day to keep frazzled children calm or the weather is too bad to want to venture outside, it can be difficult to keep coming up with different activities to keep kids occupied over the Christmas holidays that don’t involve endless...
Take time to find the calm this festive season

Take time to find the calm this festive season

The words calm and Christmas are rarely uttered in the same sentence, but it may be exactly what you need this year – especially as 2025 seems to have been a rollercoaster for many. From school nativities and carol services, to shopping for gifts and Christmas...
Can you give the gift of play this Christmas?

Can you give the gift of play this Christmas?

No child should be without toys, which is why Newlife’s loans of specialist sensory toys is so important to families across the UK, and is why we have launched a Christmas appeal to ensure children with disabilities receive the toys they need to be able to play all...
Double your donation impact with the big give

Double your donation impact with the big give

Any donation made to Newlife for its Christmas Campaign during the week of December 2 and 9 will have twice the impact as part of Newlife’s Big Give Christmas Challenge. Once £6,000 has been raised it immediately unlocks match funding and doubles the pot to £12,000,...
Enjoy festive fun for all the family this Christmas

Enjoy festive fun for all the family this Christmas

Christmas will soon be here, which means the chance to spend a lot of quality time with family to make some special memories, especially with the two pillars of traditional Christmas experience – a visit to Santa and attending a pantomime. But if your child has...
Shop Newlife’s Black Friday bargains and make a difference

Shop Newlife’s Black Friday bargains and make a difference

Black Friday weekend means fantastic bargains and exciting Star Buys are up for grabs at Newlife The Charity for Disabled Children’s Cannock Superstore– where shopping also means helping children with disabilities receive the vital specialist equipment they need. With...
Newlife backs APPG report exposing national crisis

Newlife backs APPG report exposing national crisis

Newlife The Charity for Disabled Children has welcomed a new report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Access to Disability Equipment, which reveals a national crisis in the system providing essential disability and community care equipment. Newlife...
Newlife gives evidence at Westminster on equipment provision

Newlife gives evidence at Westminster on equipment provision

Newlife’s Campaigning and Public Affairs Manager, Ceara Chamberlin, travelled to Westminster last month to take part in an important evidence session organised by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Accesto Disability Equipment. Ceara said: “These sessions...
Transitioning your child with disabilities to adult services

Transitioning your child with disabilities to adult services

Parents and carers of children who have disabilities spend years fighting for everything they need, from getting the right diagnosis and equipment they need for everyday life to essential services, all so they can live the best life possible. But eventually, they get...
Have a frightfully good time this October half term

Have a frightfully good time this October half term

Just when children are settling back into school after the summer break, it’s suddenly half term. However, the weather is no longer warm or sunny, leaving parents struggling for options to keep them entertained which are still accessible enough to meet their needs. As...