News Archive......2021

30.11.21 IMPORTANT NOTICE
As of 30.11.21 Our current Charity fundraising partner 'Virgin Money Giving' is withdrawing from the fundraising market. As such we are transitioning to another provider 'CAF Donate'. Whilst this transfer takes place we will be without the facility to accept online donations and or for fundraisers to create pages. This should be for a limited period of hopefully no more than 7 days. If you have an urgent request please contact us at hello@noahsbigcharity.com

Due to unforeseen circumstances we are unable to contact existing regular donators to the charity who currently use Virgin Money Giving. We welcome the help of each and every supporter, so please note that if you wish to continue supporting regularly please keep an eye on this page and for new links/ buttons that will shortly appear. With sincere thanks for all your help now and in the future!

17.11.21 World Prematurity Day Announcement 
We are delighted to announce that we have just funded a £16k LifeStart Neonatal Bedside Resuscitation Unit for The Royal London NICU. If the name doesn't give it away, this kit saves lives of prem babies! We can't thank our supporters enough! #TeamNoah

05.11.21 West & Coe supporting local
A huge thank you to Jeremy West and the incredible team at West & Coe for their incredible £1,000 donation to us. This was part of monies raised at their annual golf day, supporting several local charities, including us! Special thanks to Ann for putting us forward and hand delivery the cheque. This will make a fantastic difference at Basildon NICU!

04.11.21 Yet More Golf Day Support
Supporting the one and only Glen London who year on year has been the driving force behind each and every NBC Golf Day, his fantastic employers at CBRE have donated £400 towards the golf day. This takes this years monies from the golf day into the overdrive... far far supposing previous years. Thank you once again to Glen and the great team at CBRE! #MakingADifference

03.09.21 8th NOAH"S BIG CHARITY GOLF DAY
What a day, 66 Golfers are targets ever Golf Day!! Incredible weather, some incredible golf (from some) and an INCREDIBLE £4,000 raised for the charity. Congratulations to our winner Katie Griggs, 2nd, place Jay and 3rd place Ed, who all had phenomenal rounds. Katie also walked home with longest drive, with Luke Wilkinson taking closest to the Pin.

We have a thank you list as long as your arm, top of which is Glen London for organising. Fantastic friend and supporter since day one!


Our extended thanks go to Paul Midsom, John, Neil Wiltshire, Neil London, Andy Pearson, Duncan Stanley and DW Construction, the many golfing companies Titleist, Ping, Glen Muir, Calloway & Chelsea Football Club who continually donate prizes). Plus the many more who helped on the day and each any every golfer who took a days leave to support us (a lot of whom have returned year on year). Truly humbled! 

Above: Katie Griggs winning the day and longest Drive.

Below: Jay who placed 3rd

Above: Stew Savage and his treasured Wooden Spoon. 

Below: Ed who placed 2nd

29.08.21 NBC Gold Day is nearly here...
It looks like the NBC Golf Day 2021 is on schedule to be our biggest. With 69 wonderful golfers confirmed and giving their time time for the day! Let all hope the sun shines!!!

27.08.21 End of an Era
We discovered today that Tracey Glester, Matron at the Basildon NICU unit, brilliant supporter of NBC and also one of the team on hand when Noah arrived into the world, has retired. After many years of dedicated service to NICU and the NHS as a whole! We thank Tracey from the bottom of our hearts and wish her many happy years in enjoying retirement!

19.08.21 Golf Day keeps getting better
As we all try to do our part and stay safe in these strange times, new to our golf day, Duncan Stanley of Cleantec innovations Ltd will be taking part this year, and he has kindly offered to donate branded sanitiser bottles for all of our golfers. Lovely gesture from Duncan and we look forward to meeting him on the day. 

Above: Sanitiser for all! From Duncan Stanley

27.07.21 Huge Golf Day Boost
We were delighted to find out today that one of our Golfers for the forthcoming September Golf Day has gone above and beyond and has become an event sponsor. Via his company PMDSC Ltd, Paul Midsom has donated some incredible prizes for  the day. Including a Range Finder, Putter, Golf Bag and golf buggy! .... Just wow! Once again a huge thank you to Paul and to PMDSC (www.pmdsc.co.uk)

28.05.21 Exciting news Coming
As we all emerge from Lockdown Life we are delighted to be in the final stages of the significant funding, of some incredibly valuable and life saving equipment at The Royal London NICU! More to follow!

10.04.21 Wow - 8 years sparkling high in the sky.
Thinking of you everyday!

20.03.21 It's Golf Time 
In what remains strange times, there is an unfailing consistent... Huge thank you to one of the best chaps in the world, Mr Glen London who has organised the 8th Noah's Big Charity Golf Day for this coming September... he has rallied over 60 golfers to play, organised the day, the venue and the prizes. 8 years solid of unequivocal support and selflessness!!! Real Team Noah! We can't wait!

09.01.21 Still the brightest in the sky!
8 years since the little guy made a very sudden and unexpected entrance into the world. Shine bright little man!

Above: Rare moment of the little man on CPAP.

01.01.21 We've been hibernating, but we are still here...
What a challenging year 2020 proved to be, but we are still here and although the road ahead looks bumpy, we still have plans afoot. When the world gets back to some sense of normality... (Fingers all crossed) fund raising and grant funding to both RLH and Basildon will resume. Once again we thank all the fantastic people of the NHS who will continue to have our backs through the good and at the moment the very tough times. #SupportNHS