Celebrating 40 Events for 40 Years

Hi everyone,

We have some plans to celebrate in a BIG way in 2014. Not all details are finalised yet but put these dates in your diary, and some events still to be arranged – so we hope there will be something that suits your family.

Check who is organising each event as some events are coordinated by the hospital teams. Many of the events are to be confirmed so keep your eye on our website (heartchild.info/events) and Facebook page (heartchild.info/facebook), get in touch with your local branch, call our helpline or email us for more details.

Free events are those where we only pay for those who arrive on the day. For events where we pay in advance you will be required to pay before the event so we are not left out of pocket.

Please bring your unwanted gifts for use as prizes.

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 picnic and games followed by a swim in their fabulous pool.

Teddy Bear’s Picnic, 17th August 2013

Manchester Cardiac Specialist Nurses are holding a party for young families in their care. If you are under RMCH and would like details please call the nurse team.

Bowling and Pizza, 21st August 2013

Join the Hearts 4 Teens and Children’s Heart Association for an afternoon of bowling and Pizza.

Medieval Banquet, 31st August 2013

Join King Arthur and his royal court for a night of medieval merriment and revelry. Dine in true Round Table style tucking into a medieval feast, whilst being entertained by jesters, fire-eaters and magicians.

Parent Information Day, 21st September 2013

Do you ever wonder why a heart condition happens? Come along to our Parent Information Day. Our teenagers are invited to come along for a separate Hearts4Teens event. They’ll be having fun with the transition team.

So, if you’re interested in any of the events check out our events page at heartchild.info/events for further details and get in touch.

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 really enter into the spirit. She decided there would be no stopping her so she claimed the whole of the bottom of the table and set in to stay the night! There were some risk takers with one member winning the most amount of chips on the night deciding to bet it all on number four. On the very last spin it came up, winning them a bottle of Champagne.

Hope to see you all at our Dinner Dance in May.

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 and our 34 parents and children sat down to a nice meal and great chat together.

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.

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.

Heart of Mersey

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Heart of Mersey is England’s largest regional cardiovascular health charity working across Merseyside and Cheshire (and beyond) to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and related conditions such as cancer, diabetes and stroke.

www.heartofmersey.org.uk

Self-help UK

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Self Help UK is a free service providing a searchable database of over 1,000 self help organisations and support groups across the UK that provide support, guidance and advice to patients, carers and their relatives.

Children's Heart Association

When a child is diagnosed with a heart problem it is a difficult time for the whole family, we would like to help

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