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!
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...
Build-a-bear
Valentines Night 2014. The weather forecast for the evening was very strong gale force winds but we still had many families brave the conditions to bring their little ones to Build A Bear at the Trafford Centre. There were 15 children who came along and they each got...
Charity Shop
February this year was the first of 2014 charity shops, we rent it for 1 week every few months. On the Friday myself and my friend Paula go to storage and get the stock out, Oli and Callum transport it to the shop and we meet my friends Anne and Rose there. Then the...
Ball of Hearts and Concorde
Our fabulous Ball of Hearts 2013 took place under Concorde, and yes I do mean literally under Concorde. WOW is the right word to use for when people walked into the room - it definitely had the WOW factor. We even had the Queen stop by to greet our guests, letting...
Elf Lunch
For many of us Christmas time is always a wonderful time of year. We may be busy but most of us look forward to it. December 2013 was no exception and how extra special CHA made it for their members. We made pizza with the elves and our creations for our pizzas were...
Congratulations Lily
Our congratulations to Lily Clough who successfully climbed the Uhuru peak on Mt. Kilimanjaro. As well as the shear challenge, Lily was raising funds for the Children's Heart Association. Here are some photos from her adventure:
Trip to Eureka! in Halifax
We're heading off to Eureka! in Halifax on Saturday 22nd February. Entry is free for member families and non-members may come along for £5.50 each. Contact Val for booking. UPDATE: We'll be meeting there at 10:30 and there are indoor picnic tables if you wish to...