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Dynamic School Of Dance
A fantastic effort by the students of Dynamic Dance School in Barrow in Furness. They held their Annual Dance show in September and raised a fantastic £1970.44 for us. Simone and Erin Bradbury collected the cheque in memory… Read More
Persimmon Homes
Thank you to Dave Hodgson the sales & Marketing Director at Persimmon Homes for presenting a cheque for £1000 to the Charity today. Pictured together with Dave is Helen Newton (transplant co-ordinator) and Transplant Recipients Gill Connal… Read More
Joe’s Jumpers
Joe Jackson had a heart transplant in January 2015 and decided to do something to raise money for New Start. He nominated 12 of his friends to jump out of a plane! The group raised a fantastic £7k…. Read More
The Transplant Centre Annual Golf Competition
The Annual Transplant Centre Golf competition took place yesterday at RIngway Golf Club. Prof Yonan and Andy McGarry were pipped at the post for the prestigious trophy by Mark Woolley and Mark Bailam (Cardio Solutions). If you are… Read More
National Transplant Week
New Start, UHSM staff, recipients and families did their bit last week in promoting organ donation. They ran promotional stands in the Hospital and ventured out to Handforth Dean shopping centre.Recipient Joyce Herdson was on hand to promote… Read More
Coast to Coast Cycle Ride
Congratulations to Jacque Watkinson who took part in a coast to coast cycle ride last week. She said “t was a real challenge as there are some big hills” but her efforts were worth it as she raised… Read More
Medal Haul at the Transplant Games
Team Wythenshawe made their presence felt at the British Transplant Games last weekend with a fantastic total of 23 medals (9 Gold, 8 Silver and 6 Bronze) 68 year old Bill Noble who had his heart transplant 8… Read More
Adrenalin Rush Teams
New Start were pleased to have 2 teams representing them at the recent event held in Heaton Park in Manchester. One was a group of friends led by Julianne Downham and they have managed to raise a fantastic… Read More
A First for Fifteen Years!
We are pleased to announce that Wythenshawe Transplant unit has undertaken its first heart and lung transplant for fifteen years. Pauline Ginn from Bolton who had been on the waiting list since January 2015 had her Transplant in April… Read More
Werneth Masonic Lodge
Thank you to the generous members of Werneth Lodge who presented us with a very nice cheque
Lancaster Ladies
Pamela Tomlinson who underwent a Heart Transplant in 2014 held a Ladies Night in Lancaster recently and raised a fantastic £1770.20. Thank you to all the Ladies of Lancaster who made the evening a success.
Cheadle Golf Club
Thank you to Don Milligan, Captain of Cheadle Golf Club, who today presented the unit with £1900 from his recent Captains Charity Golf Day