News
Stay updated with the latest news, events, and inspiring stories from our community. Here, we celebrate the incredible work being done to support children with heart conditions and their families. Join us as we share achievements, highlight our dedicated volunteers, and spread awareness about the vital mission of the Children’s Heart Association. Together, we can make a difference!
CHA – not just for children
Many years ago it was rare for heart children to reach adulthood. Now we are delighted that most of our children will have a normal life expectancy. The Children's Heart Association has chosen to expand to support adults who have grown with their heart condition. We...
Thank you to Retro Festival
A huge thank you to those who raised funds for CHA at the Newark and Newbury Retro Festivals in summer of 2017. Just look what arrived this week! These new CoaguChek machines enable blood tests to be done at home instead of a family having to miss work and school for...
Pantomime fun
We would like to thank NWTAC theatre company for welcoming us at their Babes in the Wood panto in Oldham. They have some very talented youngsters in their group. We were made to feel very special as we met the cast afterwards. And thank you to Mark Barley and...
Halloween party 2017
Thank you to everyone who made our Halloween party such a fun evening. The costumes were amazing. We had 2 new families there and it was great for them to start to get to know us all. Our events are there to help families make friends with other heart families for...
Manchester Children’s scanning room
The lighting effects at RMCH needed a bit of a spruce up. The cardiac staff asked if we could provide something to help with distraction therapy. The projector that was in the room just wasn't positioned so a good image could be seen so with a bit of reflector...
Fun time at Flamingo Land
A wonderful time was had by all at our recent weekend away at Flamingo Land 31 families met together to rekindle old friendships and to make new ones. We found out who likes the adrenaline rides, and who preferred to watch the animal shows. We learned who makes the...
Night at the Museum
Thank you so much to the staff of Manchester Museum. They put together an amazing Night at the Museum ... the first time they have done this type of event for families. We went on a hunt for fossil evidence, we checked out how fast dinosaurs were...
Well Done Helaina
A big thank you to Helaina for raising £176 for CHA at our Ball of Hearts. She has spent a year making bracelets to sell. They were beautifully colourful.
CHA charity fundraising
Charity fundraising has been in the news recently. We would like to reassure you that we have never sold your information to anyone. Our membership list is only used to send out information to you about our trips and events. CHA are in the wonderful position that we...
Info day thanks
A huge thank you to everyone who worked together to help create our information day on Saturday 19th. Thanks to our wonderful speakers, or those who led workshops; Dr Andreas Hoschtitzky, Claire Stableford, Dr Caroline Jones, Linda Griffiths, Clair Noctor, Kim Laurie,...
Travel Insurance for Pre-Existing Conditions
We’ve put together a list of holiday insurance companies who deal with pre existing condition. See our Travel Insurance page.
UK Cardiac Centre Contacts
We've added a page listing contact information for the UK cardiac centres, also linked from the Information menu above.
Information Day – Sep ’15
Not Just for Children
CHA’s Got Talent – Sep ’15
Ball of Hearts – Nov ’15
Information Day 2015
Confirmed speakers to include antenatal diagnosis and care, holiday worries, how to talk to your children about the heart, vaccines for heart kids, how to use an automatic defibrillator, and advances in surgery. There are special sessions for dads, new parents, older...
Thank you Smart Storage
Smart Storage have taken us on as their charity of the year and have already raised £380 for us with a sponsored Santa Dash. We have a storage facility with the Bootle branch which is usually piled high with your donations ready for our next charity shop. Each time...
Jump Nation Bounce-a-thon
Here are our exhausted bouncers after the hour of trampolining at Jump Nation. We had a fabulous time. Robyn - in the centre - has raised over £1000 and others have raised around £500. We'll have a grand total when all the sponsor money has been paid in. A huge...
Welcome to our Patrons
We are delighted to introduce you to our new patrons – Dr Denise Kitchiner and Dr Raman Patel. These doctors have now retired, but will be familiar to so many of our families – and many of our children owe their lives to their interventions. We are honoured to have...