There are about 6,000 different known genetic disorders in the world. It is estimated that one in 25 children in the UK is affected by a type of disorder, equating to around 30,000 babies and children being newly diagnosed each year. Some genetic disorders are apparent at birth while others are diagnosed at different stages throughout childhood, and sometimes into adulthood.
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Join in the fun and raise vital funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity.
Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity’s family-friendly 5k fun run, the RBC Race for the Kids, returns to London’s beautiful Battersea Park on Sunday 8 June 2014.
Ideal for beginners and fitness fanatics alike, the event sees thousands of people of all ages run, walk and scoot to the…
We need London Mums to roll out your rolling pins, whip out your whisk and preheat your ovens to help us raise some dough for kids in hospitals and hospices. Wallace & Gromit’s BIG Bake is between 2nd and 8th December 2013. Let’s Raise some Dough for sick children in UK Hospitals and Hospices
Whether you bake cupcakes or cheesecakes, pies or pastries, brownies or bloomers, or your own unique…
Some people just can’t help to help others from the heart. And here is the amazing testimonial of Cecilia Crossley who managed to set up and run a successful social enterprise helping vulnerable mums and babies.
What inspired you to set up from babies with love?
My son Isaac was born just before Christmas time. Watching the big charity Christmas appeals, with Isaac in my arms, I felt a new…
Exclusive interview with Cbeebies 'I Can Cook' star Katy Ashworth on her passions & her charity work
Who hasn’t cooked with the children following the recipes from ‘I Can Cook’ with Cbeebies star Katy Ashworth and her group of lively kids. Find out all about her passions & and her charity work for BLISS in this exclusive interview for London Mums. Enjoy!
Katy Ashworth presents the children’s programme ‘I Can Cook’ and it’s outdoor version ‘I can cook on the go’ on the BBC’s…
Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity is once again encouraging people to sign up to their flagship mass participation challenge event RBC Race for the Kids.
From fitness enthusiasts to fun-seekers, the RBC Race for the Kids is the fundraising event for all to enjoy. The fun 5km race takes place in London’s beautiful Battersea Park on Sunday 9 June 2013 and will raise vital funds…
Finally a story I really enjoyed reading. What a brilliant idea to recycle all our kids’ micro scooters once kids have outgrown them. I love Anna and Philippa, they aren’t just two brilliant mumpreneurs but inspirational women who give back to their communities!
With nearly 1 million Micro Scooters having been sold in the UK in the last five years, the little three-wheelers have become an…
The festive season is fast approaching and families are starting to prepare for the holidays. Yet for many this will mean a stay in hospital for treatment.
This can be a very difficult time for children and mum and dad, who are not only coping with the stress of being in hospital, but are away from home comforts, family and friends.
Earlier in the year – the hottest day of 2012 to be exact…
To help banish the back-to-school blues, children across the UK are being encouraged to savour the delights of Italian food while raising money for a good cause.
This autumn, ASK Italian restaurants will raise vital funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity by donating a percentage of sales from their scrumptious kids menus.
The menu which includes a tasty crudité starter…
Parents dread the idea of their children being sick. And if that happens they want to be close to them all along. I have come across a great organisation called Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), an independent Charity which aims to provide free ‘home away from home’ accommodation at hospitals across the UK, enabling families to stay close to their child and maintain a degree of normal…