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!
New charity merchandise
We have a new range of charity merchandise available for purchase: Neck warmers £5 Wrist bands £1 Safety lanyards £2 Canvas bags £3 Baby grows £3 Child size T shirt £10 Adult size T shirt £12 (Either design available in adult or child sizes) Adult and Child Fleeces...
Trekking to the summit of Kilimanjaro
With only a few weeks to go it's getting close to Lily Clough's adventure in Tanzania to climb the highest mountain in Africa. Her trek to the summit of Kilimanjaro will take her up 5,895 metres and she has kindly decided to support our charity. Her Virgin Money...
It’s our 40 year anniversary
The Children's Heart Association was registered as a charity on the 4th September 1974 meaning this is our 40th year as a charity. Originally called The Association for Children with Heart Disorders (TACHD) we changed our name in October 2005 to become the Children's...
Fantastic events
We've some fantastic events coming up over the next few months for our members. Picnic and Swim, 11th August 2013 Take a trip into the Forest of Bowland where J.R.R Tolkien found inspiration for the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Join us at Stonyhurst College for a...
Thank you
Thank you to Helaina Stone for such a wonderful 'thank you' card.
National AGM at Chester Zoo
On the 1st June 2013 we held this year's National AGM at Chester Zoo. The weather was good and it was fantastic to see so many members attending for one of the biggest turnouts we've had in a few years. To begin the day we all met at the lecture theatre just outside...
Wainwright Coast To Coast
Derrick Clark and friends chose to support the Children's Heart Association on their recent trek from coast to coast. He writes: My name is Derrick Clark and in April this year, together with others, I walked the 195 mile long ‘Wainwright Coast To Coast’ path from...
Thanks to our recent fundraisers
Well done to Emily Jardine who ran in the 2013 Dubai 10K back in January of this year. Emily and her supporters raised nearly £500 for the Association - amazing! Good luck to David Barden who is cycling over 2,000 miles through Turkey, Georgia,...
Photos from Indoor Rock Climbing Event
We've put some photos up on our website from our recent event at Awesome Walls, Liverpool. Check out our gallery.
Making Injections Less Painful
The Cardiology Team at Alder Hey are very excited by the arrival of a few bugs in clinic. No, don't worry, not those kind of bugs. These are buzzing plastic lady-bugs!! These friendly little creatures are designed to help take the pain out of needles. They work by...
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.