
Robert's 26 Flights for 26 days
Robert Kemp, Chicane Connect MD has decided to embark on 26 flights for 26 days in order to raise funds for The Somerville Foundation.
Chicane Connect has proudly supported The Somerville Foundation for many years.
Robert…

Take part in the 2.6 Challenge - Save Our Charity!
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Help to save your Charity - Join the 2.6 Challenge!
Help us to Save the UK’s Charities!
The Covid-19 pandemic is having a catastrophic effect on UK charities leading to an estimated loss of £4 billion for the sector. Charities, like the Somerville Foundation depend on income from fundraising…

Join the 2.6 Challenge - It's gonna be Epic!
Help us to Save the UK’s Charities!
The Covid-19 pandemic is having a catastrophic effect on UK charities leading to an estimated loss of £4 billion for the sector. Charities, like the Somerville Foundation depend on income from fundraising…

An Evening of Soul with Andre Smith
Join us on FRIDAY 1ST MAY 2020 for an Evening of Soul with Andre Smith!
WHERE: ST JOHNS CONSERVATIVE CLUB, KIRBY ST, IPSWICH (Get Directions)
TIME: 19:00 - Till Late
TICKETS: £5 P/P - Admits One Adult
Purchase tickets via email to: Lynn.downson5@icloud.com…

Run the Royal Parks Half 2020 for #TeamTheSF
Join our team and raise awareness for people born with a heart condition!
The Royal Parks Half Marathon takes place on the 11th of October 2020; with routes through four of central London’s most beautiful parks; all on closed roads.
Join…

Nightrider 2020 - London
Join #TeamSF on 6-7 June 2020 when, once again, Nightrider will take over London! Two routes will be available - a 100km and a 50km ride. Both are circular and start and finish at the iconic Lee Valley VeloPark. Take Part in…

Run the Royal Parks Half 2019 for #teamthesf
Join our team and raise awareness for people born with a heart condition
To secure your place on our charity team please pay your £45 registration fee via Paypal, through the link below.
You do not need to have a Paypal account, just…

Volunteer at Ipswich Music Day Sunday 7th July 2019
Join us for a great day of music in Christchurch Park taking in the sights and sounds of Ipswich Music Day.
We need a team of volunteers to hand out programmes and collect donations to help young people and adults born with a heart condition.
Shifts…

Royal Parks half marathon
Royal Parks Half Marathon 2018
Sunday 14 October 2018
Starts at Hyde Park, London
The Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon is one of the UK’s most exciting, giving you the opportunity to run through the amazing Royal Parks of London and…

In Memory of John Beech
In Memory of John Beech
John was born on the 22nd January 1953. He was diagnosed with Transposition of the Great Vessels with Pulmonary Stenosis, Fallots Tetrology and holes in his heart.
As a child the prognosis for John's life expectancy…

Joanne's Great Trek
I was only in the car for a few minutes when I heard the advert on the radio for a trek on the Great Wall of China with Charity Challenge. I was instantly curious... was I brave enough? I figured there was only one way to find out and only…

Michelle's Great North Run
Michelle has been working hard to raise funds for The Somerville Foundation all the way through 2017. Altogether, Michelle raised over £1,300, which will allow us to continue to provide invaluable support to congenital heart patients, their…

Pauline's Roseberry Topping Challenge
Image Courtesy of Steven Iceton
Living with a heart condition has always been a challenge and this has had its ups and downs. Since discovering The Somerville Foundation a number of years ago, I have received a lot of help and advice from…

Walking in Gramps Footsteps
After being diagnosed with what appeared to be an innocent heart murmur as a child, Helen Witt did not think she would find herself facing open-heart surgery in her 40s.
“I was born with a heart murmur, but it was never treated as the doctors…

Two Heart Surgeries, Four Marathons
Anna Borghesani was born with pulmonary stenosis, a congenital heart defect where the flow of blood between the heart and lungs is restricted by a deformity on or near the pulmonary valve.
"One big thick scar, covered by another thinner scar,…

James' Remarkable Run
On the 4th of October my girlfriend, Issy, underwent open-heart surgery at St Bart’s Hospital. This was to treat an atrial septal defect, or more commonly known as a hole in her heart. Issy had been unaware of this issue until a few years…

Thank You Melissa
Melissa Mullan has decided to take on the challenge of The Royal Parks Half Marathon on Sunday 9th October 2016 to raise much needed funds for The Somerville Foundation, to help us to continue to support young people and adults born with a heart…

Help us raise awareness
The best way to raise awareness for The Somerville Foundation and CHD is through videos – and we need your help!
We need you to make us a short video that can be published on our website and social media platforms. It doesn’t have to…

Thank You
There were all sorts of fantastic awareness raising activities going on all over the U.K. this CHD Awareness Week, all aiming to raise awareness for The Somerville Foundation and the wonderful people we work to support.
We’d like to say…