NewStart Charity

13/10/2025

Congratulations to Chloe and James who successfully ran the Manchester Half Marathon yesterday to raise money for New Start! Inspired by their Dad and cheered on by their little cheerleaders!

Huge well done and thank you both 👏 🏃‍♀️🏃❤️

13/10/2025

The Psychology Transplant Cafe is meeting in person tomorrow in the Transplant Unit Seminar Room - everyone welcome to this relaxed safe space to offer/receive peer support 😊

Tues 14th October 11am-1pm

09/10/2025

Great article for organ donation awareness! Thank you Martyn on behalf of all the Transplant Unit staff and New Start for the lovely mentions ❤️
Fabulous recognition of Wythenshawe Transplant Unit achieving 1500 lung and heart transplants 🫁🫀 👏

Martyn couldn’t even walk by the time he arrived at the A&E door, he and his wife knew something was seriously wrong

08/10/2025

The New Start Transplant Unit Annual Party is on Friday 21st November! Please check your Spam/Junk Mail if you are a Transplant or LVAD recipient and haven’t received your e-mail yet, or contact info@newstartcharity.org

01/10/2025

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Today is our 20 year anniversary. NHSBT was established in 2005. In that time we've saved and improved the lives of millions of people. We're so proud to support organ donation, blood donation, plasma, platelet and stem cell donation, as well as carrying out pioneering research to help improve healthcare for future generations.

And we're only getting started. Here's to the next 20!

01/10/2025

Wishing Stephensons Solicitors LLP lots of good luck (and fair weather!) for their ‘Pier to Pier’ charity walk at the weekend to raise money for NewStart Charity 🤞 Thank you again for choosing us as your Charity of the Year ❤️

🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️ Good luck to our amazing team taking on the Pier to Pier Walk this weekend!

They’ll be walking all the way from Southport to Wigan in support of our Charity of the Year – NewStart Charity, the Wythenshawe Hospital Transplant Fund 💙

Every step they take helps raise awareness and vital funds for transplant patients and their families.

If you’d like to show your support, donations can be made via our JustGiving page: https://ow.ly/KkCF50X49BA

29/09/2025

Last week’s party on the ward led by our amazing Activity Co-ordinator Amanda in honour of Organ Donation week 💖

22/09/2025

Congratulations Natalie Kerr for arranging to have Rivington Pike lit up pink for the start of organ donation awareness week 🩷

22/09/2025

22/09/2025

Huge congratulations and thanks to George and Peter for their incredible 300-mile static bike ride! 👏 What a phenomenal amount raised for New Start, thank you so much! ❤️

As well as the cycling challenge George and his wife Lucy also arranged a golf tournament and family and friends participated in a 100-mile walk 👏 Exhausted just thinking about it all 😂

Pictured are George and Peter re-living the memory on their bikes, and cheque presentation with New Start Chairman Steve and Trustee Bill, not forgetting the special reason behind their motivation - Martyn ❤️

21/09/2025

💗 Rivington Pike will shine pink for Organ Donation Week 💗

Chorley Council is proud to support this event as part of our Neighbourhood Working.

📅 Monday 22 September
🕠 Meet at 6:30pm
📍 Rivington Pike

Organ Donation Week takes place from 22 to 28 September and Rivington Pike will light up in pink to raise awareness and spark conversations about the importance of organ donation.

This event is inspired by Natalie Kerr, who received a double lung transplant in 2012 and continues to raise awareness.

💬 Natalie said: “This year we’re going bigger. Rivington Pike is visible far and wide – and we hope that seeing it pink will encourage people to talk about organ donation and consider joining the NHS Organ Donor Register.”

“Sadly, 460 people died waiting for a transplant last year in the UK. By raising awareness, we can help change that.”

🎀 Wear something pink if you can
🌅 Sunset is around 7:09pm

👉 Event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/s/rivington-pike-will-shine-pink/786563434322391/?mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=tKUmzvLkCnOvkAeB&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F1Cm4BE87Ur%2F%3Fmibextid%3DwwXIfr

📖 Read the inspiring story behind the event: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czd13n2rm68o.amp