15/01/13 - Southend’s Janice Banks Open Water Charity Swim
For immediate release A local grandmother from Southend-on-Sea, Janice Banks, will be taking part in an extra special event this year to support her grandson and a charity close to their family’s hearts. On the 10th of February Janice will be swimming a mile in what is the biggest open water event in […]
23/12/12 - 2012 Xmas Party, Spitalfields & Trafalgar Square Fundraiser
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20/12/12 - Winter Wonderland 2012 – Gallery
Every year The Children’s Heart Federation embark on our Winter Wonderland Adventure. The event is attended by families and it’s great opportunity to gain a little respite, make some good memories and meet other heart families. [print_gllr id=6949]
13/12/12 - This is Surrey – Santa Cruise skate challenge planned by North Holmwood woman
A SKATER will longboard 26 miles dressed as Santa Claus to raise money for a children’s charity. Each of the skaters will don festive costumes on their longboards –an elongated, faster version of a skateboard – to help raise awareness of those with congenital heart defects.Stephanie Brown, 27, hopes to complete the challenge this […]
11/12/12 - This is Surrey – Santa Cruise skate challenge planned by North Holmwood woman
Each of the skaters will don festive costumes on their longboards –an elongated, faster version of a skateboard – to help raise awareness of those with congenital heart defects. Ms Brown, of Hartswood, North Holmwood, said she and friend Sam Bonathan, of Farnborough, had been called “crazy” for taking part in the event, which will […]
05/12/12 - Simon Wright MP – Norwich MP helping to mend Broken Hearts
Simon Wright, Member of Parliament for Norwich South has attended a summit in Parliament with leading heart charities to discuss how care can be improved for the hundreds of thousands of people in the UK who are living with heart conditions they were born with. Congenital heart disease affects 1 in every 133 children. It […]
03/12/12 - The Yorkshire Times – Leeds Heart Unit – Legal Challenge Goes Ahead
The long- awaited hearing into the closure of Leeds General Infirmary’s children’s heart [surgery] unit will go ahead as planned. Attempts to delay a legal challenge to the closure of the children’s heart [surgery] unit at Leeds General Infirmary have now failed after a judge dismissed a bid to delay the hearing. Campaign group Save Our […]
22/11/12 - Get Surrey – Longboarding Santas raising cash for heart charity
A WOKING father will be leading a group of 15 longboarders dressed as Santa Claus on a 26-mile journey to raise money for a charity that helped his daughter. Dean Lake, whose daughter Olivia was born with a heart condition, established the Longboarding for Little Hearts group to help children with heart problems. The group’s […]
22/11/12 - Ascot Windsor & Eton Express – Dad getting skates on for 26-mile trip after daughter’s heart surgery
Proud dad Dean Lake is getting his skates on to raise awareness of a heart condition that left his baby daughter fighting for her life. Dean’s daughter Olivia, three, needed open heart surgery at the age of seven months. Now father-of-three Dean, 30, who lives near Woking, will be leading a group of more than […]
16/11/12 - National Health Executive – Campaigners accused over heart surgery changes
The Children’s Heart Foundation (CHF) has criticised a potential delay to the judicial review of heart unit changes, following rumours that the Save Our Surgery campaign group is planning to “deliberately” halt its challenge to further delay planned changes to children’s heart services. The Save Our Surgery campaign was set up to oppose the unit […]
