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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!
Research into Parents’ Experiences of Administering Painful and/or Invasive Procedures
A team from the Social Policy Research Unit at the University of York, funded by WellChild, are conducting research into the administration of painful and/or invasive procedures by parents of children with long-term health conditions. This research is running from...
Sponsored Bounce
We are really looking forward to the end of the month when we are having a sponsored bounce. A local paper has been to see one of our older children who has already raised over £300 and told her story of this trip helping her to feel included rather than left out....
WiFi for Manchester Heart Centre
CHA have provided portable WiFi for our young people who are staying in the Heart Centre at Manchester Royal Infirmary. It is vital for them to be able to keep in touch with their friends (and some of them even use it to send homework to school we've been told)....
Manchester Christmas 2014 and Disney’s #ShareTheMagic campaign
We had a lovely time at our annual Pizza with Santa's Elves lunch at the Hilton Manchester Airport. The staff there are fabulous and the food was even better than last year. We were very grateful to In Kind Direct and Disney's Share the Magic Campaign for donating...
Thank you from Manchester Children’s Hospital
We've received a thank you from the play team at Ward 85 Manchester Children's Hospital. "Thank you so much for the £100. With this I have been able to buy cheaper up to date games. Thanks Jo play specialist x" It's the little things that we do which can make...
Visit to see Concorde
On Sat 13th Sept we went to see Concorde at Runway Visitors park at Manchester Airport. It was a lovely warm afternoon and we met at 12.30 ready for our 12.50 tour. The size of Concorde was amazing to see. We had the services of a guide to take us on board and tell us...
Ball of Hearts 2014
Our annual Ball of Hearts gets bigger and better each year. This time we are returning to the Crowne Plaza on the waterfront at Liverpool for a sparkling evening of fun and entertainment on Saturday 15th November. We'll be starting with goats cheese & red onion...
Happy Summer Dayz
Our Association was selected as part of the One Stop and Mondelez (formerly Cadburys) ‘Happy Summer Dayz” campaign which ran from 15th July 2014 to 13th August 2014. During this time, those who won the One Stop store family days out competitions could nominate a...
£1000 donation – thank you
A big thank you to 4 lovely ladies in Haslingden who run regular coffee mornings and aim to raise funds for different charities. We were fortunate to be chosen in January so for the last 6 months they have been busy having raffles and meeting together to raise money...
Pulse Oximetry Screening Recommendation
The Children's Heart Federation (chfed.org.uk) have been campaigning for all babies to receive the Pulse Oximetry test at birth to detect Congenital Heart Disease. This quick, painless and cheap test measures oxygen levels in blood and can detect over 90% of critical...
Trip to Ribble Steam Railway
AGM 2014 at Chester Zoo
We're holding this year's Annual General Meeting at Chester Zoo on 14th June 2014. Members can also get discounted admission to the zoo following the AGM. For more details see our poster below.
Win free places at the CHF Dragon Boat Challenge
The Children's Heart Federation are giving away a friends and family place at their exciting Dragon Boat Race day in London on Sunday 18th May. Your group of family, friends or colleagues will enjoy a fun day of rowing down the river Thames (no experience necessary)....
Hollyoaks’ Stephanie Davis backs heart campaign
There was a recent and sad storyline in Hollyoaks where a character's baby died before her heart condition was recognised. The Children's Heart Federation were involved in the writing of the storyline and asked us to get involved too. A recent event involving the...
Adventure Weekend at Boreatton Park
As part of our 40th year celebrations we went to Boreatton Park in Shropshire for the weekend. The centre is run by PGL and provides adventure breaks and holidays. We all arrived Friday night in time for our evening meal, checked into our log cabins and unpacked. ...
Heart Week 2014
We had a great time during Heart Week this year. We had a display on the corridor at Manchester Children's Hospital, and gave the hospital some of the lovely story books we've bought. Thanks to Luke who works with me at Trafford General and has raised lots of money...
Our visit to Awesome Walls
It was a Saturday afternoon and we met at Awesome Walls, Liverpool. We had a mix of ages and abilities and it was lovely to see such a mixed group. As we had 3 instructors and Paul, who is a qualified climber, it meant we could get more turns climbing. Once we were...
Safe Play Indoor Play Centre visit
Stockley Farm Visit
Parents and young people needed for discussion group on heart surgery
The Children's Heart Federation needs parents and young people to join their study to help better understand what impact heart surgery has had on you or your child and family. They are organising a discussion group for young people (15 - 18 years) and one for adults...