Will Cooper and his family held a fantastic family cricket fundraiser at Chertsey Cricket Club in August and have raised almost £5,000, with the figure still rising. Around 250 people attended the event and attendees were able to enjoy cricket, games, food and drink, a raffle and live music. Will’s daughter, Melody spent time on the Neonatal Unit last year …

All NNU graduates and their families are invited along to a reunion party with NNU staff. No tickets needed, just come along at any time between 2 and 5 pm at a time which suits you and bring a picnic or your own snacks. There will be face painting and entertainment by the fantastic Dantastic and the Dragon shelter will …

Following feedback from families, the annual Neonatal Memorial Service will from now on be known as the annual Neonatal Remembrance Afternoon. As ever, this event is an opportunity for the families of those babies who did not get to go home, and for the neonatal staff who cared for them, to come together and celebrate and remember these precious, tiny …

More than £1700 was raised at the charity hockey match on August 3rd held to raise money for First Touch! The match was held at Kingston Grammar School sports grounds, who kindly donated the use of the pitch, and supported by The Park Brewery. The match was the brain child of and organised by two mums who themselves had had …

First Touch were delighted to hear that Rayan finished Nursery and will start Reception in September! Ravi and Ryan were born at 25 weeks in April 2020. Sadly, Ravi died at 11 days of age due to necrotizing enterocolitis. Seema, mother to Rayan, Ravi and big brother Aan said: ‘For all the hours we sat and watched Rayan in his …

On Sunday 14th July our team of brilliant runners took to the streets to run the Saucony London 10k for First Touch. Collectively, our team raised over £4,000, which will go a long way to support our numerous welfare projects on the NNU. Amongst our runners was Nicola and her sister-in-law Claire. Nicola told us: “It was a great privilege …

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As well as providing outstanding medical care to the babies on the NNU, the fantastic staff are forever going the extra mile to give families positive experiences and make lovely memories. Today’s celebration of Kangaroo Care Day today was no exception. The theme of this year’s event was “Embrace The Magic”, and that’s just what happened. First Touch were delighted …

Today we say the fondest of farewells to Charity Director, Sarah Collins who is stepping down from First Touch after 20 years of service. Sarah joined the charity in its early days. She first became a volunteer in 2001 after her daughter, Isabel was cared for at the nnu and in 2004 Sarah was asked to run the charity. There …

It’s marathon season and we have been lucky enough to have several runners supporting First Touch whilst conquering 26 miles of sheer endurance. Hannah McCambridge is one of our Marathon Heroes. She managed to raise over £1,300 when she completed the London Marathon this month. Hannah told us: “First touch were invaluable to my best friend and her family during …