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MIDLANDS COMMUNITY OUTREACH

MIDLANDS COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Feb 2012

Concerned that families are missing out on the opportunity to access its comprehensive range of services, Newlife has launched a pilot outreach project. Faisal Rashid – a former neighbourhood manager in the West Midlands’...

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THOMAS PINK SHIRT OFFER

THOMAS PINK SHIRT OFFER

Feb 2012

British clothing retailer Thomas Pink - which has stores across the UK - has launched a ‘Shirt Amnesty' to support disabled and terminally ill children. The ‘Shirt Amnesty' was launched on February 1 and...

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Midlands Co-op Employee Charity

Midlands Co-op Employee Charity

Feb 2012

Newlife Foundation presented to the Midlands Co-op Charity committee on the 12th January. The good news is we have been shortlisted as one of the final three charities. Each employee of the Midlands Co-op will have the opportunity...

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ALASTAIR'S NEXT STEPS FOR NEWLIFE

ALASTAIR'S NEXT STEPS FOR NEWLIFE

Feb 2012

Cannock Bank Bar owner Alastair Payne is running in the 2012 London Marathon to help support disabled and terminally ill children and their families in Staffordshire. Alastair is working with leading UK children's disability...

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HSBC TEAMS UP WITH NEWLIFE

HSBC TEAMS UP WITH NEWLIFE

Jan 2012

HSBC Midlands Region have chosen to support Newlife Foundation in Cannock, Staffordshire throughout 2012. Two hundred HSBC branches across Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, Northamptonshire, Milton Keynes, Coventry, Birmingham, Walsall,...

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MISS TEEN STAFFS HELPS LOCAL DISABLED CHILDREN

MISS TEEN STAFFS HELPS LOCAL DISABLED CHILDREN

Jan 2012

Leela Hanson, ‘Miss Teen Staffs Galaxy 2011/12', is organising a fashion show to raise money for local disabled and terminally ill children, donating proceeds to Newlife Foundation in Cannock. The Fashion Show will be...

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LORD RENNARD VISITS NEWLIFE

LORD RENNARD VISITS NEWLIFE

Jan 2012

Big Society Commissioner Lord Rennard has made an impromptu visit to the Newlife store in Cannock to find out more about the work of the UK's leading disability charity. Lord Rennard takes a keen interest in disability...

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NEWLIFE SUCCESS BOOSTS LOCAL JOBS

NEWLIFE SUCCESS BOOSTS LOCAL JOBS

Jan 2012

Cannock company Newlife Trading Ltd has today announced exciting new expansion plans, bucking national business trends. The unique trading operation, based in Hemlock Way, generates millions of pounds to help disabled and terminally...

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MILL FARM CROWNS THREE SCHOOLS HELPED BY NEWLIFE

MILL FARM CROWNS THREE SCHOOLS HELPED BY NEWLIFE

Jan 2012

Mill Farm pub in Lichfield Road, Cannock, which is part of the Crown Carveries chain, has asked Newlife CEO Sheila Brown, OBE, to judge its festive ‘Three Crowns' competition. Children from three local schools - Moathall...

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NEWLIFE’S SECOND SANTA DASH A RUNAWAY SUCCESS

NEWLIFE’S SECOND SANTA DASH A RUNAWAY SUCCESS

Dec 2011

Newlife's second Santa Dash last Saturday, 17 December has raised over £2,000 to help local disabled and terminally ill children. A total of 48 got involved - 20 per cent up on last year's figure and pledges are...

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BRMB’S FOXY FIXES IT FOR NEWLIFE FAMILIES AT CHRISTMAS

BRMB’S FOXY FIXES IT FOR NEWLIFE FAMILIES AT CHRISTMAS

Dec 2011

In the run up to Christmas and on Christmas Day itself, BRMB Radio will be working with Newlife to ‘fix it' for disabled Midlands children to get the essential equipment they need. Foxy's BRMB programme runs weekdays...

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Professor Honours Local Volunteers

Professor Honours Local Volunteers

Dec 2011

Local volunteers who support Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children were given special awards to honour their hard work, at an event held on Tuesday, 13 December 2011 at The Barns, Cannock. The awards were presented by one of...

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Christian Defies Doctors to Take His First Steps

Christian Defies Doctors to Take His First Steps

Dec 2011

When Christian Simmons, from Worcester, was four years old his father was told he would never be able to walk. Now, a decade later, he is taking his first faltering steps. Christian - who has cerebral palsy, epilepsy and a learning...

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Jemil says “I love you” for the First Time

Jemil says “I love you” for the First Time

Dec 2011

Jemil Demirel, an 11-year-old boy from Basingstoke in Hampshire, has been able to tell his family he loves them for the first time, having just received his own specialist communication aid courtesy of Newlife Foundation. Jemil...

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Newlife for Uttoxeter

Newlife for Uttoxeter

Nov 2011

A unique new store will bring fashion at irresistible prices and new stock daily to local people in Uttoxeter. That's the promise from Newlife, which aims to open the shop on Friday, 9 December. The new store in Uttoxeter's...

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Free Packs for Cannock Schools

Free Packs for Cannock Schools

Nov 2011

Schools in the Cannock area can pick up a free pack of goodies for their pupils, thanks to the Newlife Foundation recycling operation in the town's Hemlock Way. Newlife Trading Operations Director Mr Colin Brown says: "We...

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Partnership has results beyond measure.

Partnership has results beyond measure.

Oct 2011

A recent fashion show and clothes sale at the CancerPartners UK Radiotherapy Centre in partnership with Spire Little Aston Hospital, Sutton Coldfield, has raised much-needed funds for Newlife Foundation and several breast cancer...

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Cannock needs Santas - now!

Cannock needs Santas - now!

Oct 2011

ARE YOU A COMMITTED CHRISTMAS-AHOLIC? If you love Christmas, and enjoy the fun it brings, there's no better way to celebrate than becoming a ‘Dashing Santa' for the day. Join in with other Santas to take part in Newlife's...

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The Chase Golf, Health Club & Spa open day for charity

The Chase Golf, Health Club & Spa open day for charity

Oct 2011

The exclusive Chase Golf, Health Club & Spa on Cannock Chase is opening its doors to the public for the first time in aid of charity. All money raised will be split between Cannock-based charity for disabled children, Newlife,...

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NEWLIFE HAT WEEK

NEWLIFE HAT WEEK

Sep 2011

Buy a hat and be in with a chance of winning a winter wardrobe of goodies at the Newlife SuperStore in Cannock. Thanks to generous retail donors, Newlife has received a bumper batch of new hats and is now offering the opportunity...

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Charity and retail giant celebrate first anniversary of grants partnership

Charity and retail giant celebrate first anniversary of grants partnership

Sep 2011

Leading UK children's disability charity Newlife Foundation and Marks & Spencer celebrated the first anniversary of their grants partnership with the presentation of a £20,000 powered wheelchair to a teenager in Worcester....

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Car seat risk continues – five years after law changes

Car seat risk continues – five years after law changes

Sep 2011

Sunday September 18th 2011 is the fifth anniversary of the introduction of child car seat regulations. Leading UK children's disability charity Newlife Foundation is concerned that young lives are still being put at risk and...

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Marriott cycle ride to raise funds for disabled children

Marriott cycle ride to raise funds for disabled children

Sep 2011

A team from the Marriott Forest of Arden Hotel in Meriden is gearing up for a sponsored cycle ride for children's disability charity, Newlife, on Monday, 19 September. Fifteen members of Marriott staff will be setting off at...

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Generous donations from two leading businesses help support ten disabled children across northern ireland

Generous donations from two leading businesses help support ten disabled children across northern ireland

Sep 2011

Generous donations from two leading Northern Ireland businesses mean UK children's disability charity Newlife Foundation can provide desperately needed specialist equipment for all of the children it is currently supporting in...

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This has been brilliant...it is lifechanging for not only Rowan but the whole family.
We have been away as a family (grandparents too) 12 in a cottage which is something we never
thought possible.

says Family of Rowan
 

 

 

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