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!
Fashion Show
On Friday 1st March we hosted a fashion show in Liverpool at the Days Inn hotel. After a lot of packing, shifting and unpacking (thanks Val & Val's dad) we were ready to begin. There were 28 people who turned up to see the show. During the evening we had a...
Safe and Sustainable – Reaction to the High Court ruling
Please see below a statement from Sir Neil McKay following today’s judgment in the High Court. http://www.specialisedservices.nhs.uk/news/view/139 Thursday, 7th March 2013 Sir Neil McKay CB, Chair of the Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts said: “I am very...
Casino Night
We didn't have a great turn-out on the night however everyone that came really enjoyed themselves. It was great to see some new faces with our new members joining in and meeting others. It was fun to see one of our volunteers, Pearl, who does not normally gamble...
Frankie and Benny’s – Valentine’s day
On the 14th February lots of our members met up at Frankie and Benny's in Liverpool for tea. The afternoon did not quite go to plan as we received a call from the restaurant about 2 hours before to say the booking had to be cancelled! It all managed to be sorted out...
Chester Zoo AGM
Our 2013 AGM is booked for the 1st June at Chester Zoo. We'd love to see you there for our short meeting and then into the zoo to see some real monkeys! See our events page for more information.
Pulse Oximetry Screening ePetition
Have you signed the ePetition to roll out Pulse Oximetry screening for all newborns in the UK yet? If not, please do so now: http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/37286
CHF CLN/Specialist Nurse Survey
The CHF are compiling a report about good practice and also what families find useful from their Cardiac Liaison Nurses to ensure everyone can benefit from these forms of support in future. If you could spare some time to assist by submitting your experiences then...
Car Window Stickers
Would you like one of our car window stickers? They're 21cm x 6cm and clingy rather than sticky so can be removed if you need to. Email us your name and address and how many you would like and we'll get them in the post to you. UK only.
Swimming and Picnic
We've an event coming up. Join us for swimming and a picnic at Halewood Leisure Centre on the 20th January. We have the pool to ourselves for this inflatable session. Bring a picnic for afterwards, as you'll certainly have burned up lots of those Christmas calories....
Manchester Meeting
The Manchester support group will be meeting on Wednesday 9th January at the Children’s Hospital. We'll be there from 7pm in the Costa Coffee - then go upstairs to ward 85 and say hello to any families who might be on the ward. We'd love to see you there.
Liverpool Branch Meeting
Our first branch meeting for 2013 will take place this Thursday at 7.30pm in Ronald McDonald House. Look forward to seeing you there.
Panto
On Friday 14th December we went to the Pantomime courtesy of Barclays. It was Cinderella at the Empire theatre. What a fantastic show it was, the families really loved it and the kids thoroughly enjoyed it. The setting was truly magical and we had lots of fun...
Alder Hey Christmas Party
On Sunday 9th December we had our annual Christmas Party at Alder Hey's 01 clinic. This year we had a Magician in to entertain the children. Those that watched him said he was magic, they enjoyed him and even participated in some of the magic. The magician also made...
Christmas Bingo
My friend Joanne, who is a big supporter of CHA, asked her work if we could hold a charity prize bingo there. Joanne works for the local council at Stadt Moers and we were able to use their facilities. Joanne advertised this and we got a great response and also the...
Christmas Grotto
On Saturday 8th Dec we held our grotto at Stadt Moers for the second year in a row. Gordon and Aaron did a fantastic job of decorating the venue for us. It looked fab. Santa turned up to visit all the good boys and girls and he even brought them an...
We’re Winners
Our local Asda store at Hunts Cross runs a competition for local charities to be nominated by the public to win a prize. I entered our charity for Oct/Nov comp and I am delighted to tell you we won the 1st prize of £200. Shoppers were given small green tokens when...
Halloween Party
Saturday 27th October was our Halloween party at Alder Hey. We had a good turn out and we decorated the clinic before families arrived. We had prepared "Trick or Treat" bags for the children to decorate themselves ready to put all there treats and goodies in. We'd...
Patient Assistance
Contains links to information on the different systems within the human body, including the heart. Specifically check out the links to NeoK12: Circulatory System, About Your Heart: Heart Animations And Interactives and Montana State University: How Your Heart Works....
Alton Towers
Friday 20th July is a date we had been looking forward to. I personally had been praying for good weather for weeks now as it is our trip to Alton Towers and we'd been planning it for months. The day arrived and it was lovely and the weekend forecast was great - my...
Liverpool Branch Meeting
Due to holidays, there'll be no Liverpool branch meeting in July or August. The next branch meeting will be 6th September 2012. You can still email or call helpline if you need our help.