Money Raised for Babies

Juniors help the Babies Charity Tommys

Cramlington Juniors under 12s football section recently came to the rescue of local super store ASDA Cramlington.

Dorothy Lang Events Co-ordinator was looking for a team of people to fulfil a slot for four hours on Saturday 6^th February in order to raise vital funds for Charity Tommys

After a few phone calls Dorothy and local club Cramlington Juniors offered there help with a few days notice. From 10am to 4pm the young lads helped pack the ASDA customers shopping bags.

“They were naturals at it, and despite only being twelve years old their maturity and dealing with ASDA customers was impeccable” commented Dorothy. “the Cramlington Juniors club and parents should be very proud of the efforts on these young players on the day.

Andrew Skelton and Brian Robson both representatives from Cramlington Juniors added “Its great to offer a little bit back to the local community and we never had second thought when the request was made. In the last few years Cramlington Juniors have donated over £4000 back to various local charities. Tommys do vital work in their aims and we are glad to have helped"

Both parties would also like to thank the wonderful support of the ASDA customers on the day.

Article on Tommys website

At Tommy’s we believe it is unacceptable that one in four women will lose a baby during pregnancy and birth.

When a pregnancy fails or a baby dies, the families affected can be devastated and often have a desperate need to know why. Frustrated at the lack of research that meant they could rarely answer this question, two obstetricians working in the maternity unit at St Thomas' Hospital in London were inspired to start fundraising for more research into pregnancy problems.

Soon, their cause was taken up by others and a charity affectionately known as 'Tommy's' (after St Thomas' Hospital) was born.

That was 1992. Today, we lead the way in maternal and fetal research in the UK. To give every baby the best chance of being born healthy, we work to fund medical research into the causes of premature birth, stillbirth and miscarriage.

We fund three research centres in the UK, including St Thomas' in London, St Mary’s in Manchester and the recently established Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh, which focus their research efforts on different issues relating to pregnancy.

We also feel it's important to raise awareness of the facts and to provide free, accurate and up-to-date information for medical professionals and parents-to-be.

This includes a dedicated telephone midwife service, a comprehensive website and free books and leaflets dedicated to promoting health in pregnancy and pre-pregnancy.

We are supported by people who want to do something about the lack of research and information around pregnancy issues like miscarriage, stillbirth and premature birth.

We believe every parent has the right to a healthy pregnancy and baby. Our target is to halve the number of babies that die during pregnancy or birth by 2030.

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