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First of its kind netball event for children with disabilities hailed a success

The festival, held at Sport Central, Northumbria University, gave youngsters a chance to try a sport they had not been able to play before due to access needs

Chronicle Live · Feb 19, 2023

Christmas netball event raises hundreds to help children with disabilities across North East

The Christmas Cracker tournament, held in aid of The Chronicle Sunshine Fund, featured netballs teams from across the region

Chronicle Live · Dec 23, 2022

Bake off with delicious festive treats helps to raise cash for disabled children in North East

The Great Sunshine Bake final, held at The Grand Hotel Gosforth Park, featured tasty cakes and helped to raise funds for The Chronicle Sunshine Fund

Chronicle Live · Dec 9, 2022

Kind runner saves the day for eight-year-old's Great North Run junior wheelchair race

Penny Turner is hoping to win the GNR Junior and Mini wheelchair race - thanks to keen runner Michelle Embleton, who has come forward to support the youngster along the course

Chronicle Live · Oct 7, 2022

'People think you're an airhead' - Miss Newcastle winners reveal what the pageant is really like

From spending £2,000 on a dress to facing the misconception that they are 'airheads,' the winners of the Miss Newcastle pageant have revealed what really goes on behind the scenes and how it feels to wear the crown

Chronicle Live · Jun 4, 2022

Government help 'not enough' as energy crisis forces parents of disabled children to 'cut back on food'

Staff at The Chronicle Sunshine Fund say families they support are facing impossible choices as bills rise

Chronicle Live · May 27, 2022

Families with disabled children being 'hit the hardest' by rising cost of living, says charity

It costs three times more to raise a child with disabilities than it does to raise an able bodied child, says The Sunshine Fund

Chronicle Live · Apr 25, 2022

North East schoolchildren plant sunflowers in kind show of support for disabled babies and children

Any school in the North East can sign up to take part for free

Chronicle Live · Mar 22, 2022