Chuf and The Sick Children's Trust are thrilled to be partnering for this year's Snowflake Ball, in celebration of the...

Join Team Chuf and be part of the 2025 Great North Run! Take part in the world famous Great North...

                      Chuf Christmas party – Sunday 1st of December 2024 The...

Our annual Chuf Toddle takes place within the grounds of Close House each year, sponsored by The Sir Graham Wylie...

Hadrian for Hearts Challenge 2024 One wall, one epic adventure in just one day! Join Team Chuf on Saturday 21st...

Are you a fundraiser who wants to use your relationship building skills to help support children with cardiac conditions and...

Who is your super hero? Could you be ours? Sunday 28th April 2024 is National Super Hero Day and Chuf would...

Chuf’s annual sponsored Toddle event at Close House is a family favourite day out. This year’s event will take place...

What you’ll be doing ❤️ In this volunteer role, your support will include getting involved in these activities: Supporting the...

It’s February which means it’s officially Heart Month! This month we will be shining a light on what you can...

Help us celebrate Heart Month by Wearing Red for Chuf on Wednesdsay 28th February 2024 and raise money and awareness...

Egger UK surprises Chuf with a wonderful £3,000 donation to end 2023 on a high! The global manufacturer of wood-based...

One wall, one epic adventure in just one day ❤️ We will be setting off at 7am on Saturday 21st...

We are incredibly proud of the impact we have made through our charitable projects, and we have ambitious plans to...

It’s no secret that the NHS are going through tough times in terms of funding and resources. That’s why, Chuf’s...

In 2023, Chuf celebrated their 40th anniversary and in order to inject even more fun into our Chuf Toddle, this...

In June 2023, 27 amazing Chuf supporters took on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge in support of Heart Heroes. We...

The North East Entrepreneurial Awards ceremony is an opportunity to celebrate the region's high achievers. In addition to celebrating the...

Colleagues at North East law firm Hay & Kilner have kept their fingers on the fundraising pulse right through the...

On Saturday 14th October 2023, Chuf hosted a corporate event to celebrate the charity's 40th year. The main purpose of...

In addition to celebrating the region's achievements The Insider Northeast Dealmaker Awards presents an excellent opportunity to raise much-needed funds...

The 2022 Chuf Christmas raffle raised over £6,461! Could you help us raise even more in 2023? If you would...

Our Christmas extravaganza has been specifically designed for our Heart Heroes and their families and we can’t wait to see...

To celebrate the success of this year's Great North Run, Chuf have decided to open registration for 2024 early with...

Since opening in 2015, the Chuf shop has proven to be an absolute lifeline, not only families and staff on...

It's been a whole month since our annual #WearRedForChuf Day and we're grateful to each and every person who got...

My Delhi opened in 2019 in Newcastle with the vision of bringing the flavour of authentic Delhi-inspired street food dishes...

We are thrilled that the much loved Chuf Toddle is back and promises to be our biggest Toddle to date!...

2023 is a BIG year for Chuf because we turn 40!  To celebrate this, Chuf are hosting an incredible night...

Help us celebrate Heart Month by Wearing Red for CHUF on Friday 17th February 2023 and raise money and awareness...

Buy delicious treats from Northeast businesses this heart month to raise smiles all round! They say there’s little in life...

Take on the iconic Yorkshire Three Peaks and see the beautiful Yorkshire Dales while summiting the peaks of Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside...

What a wonderful way to kick off the New Year - we’ve just found out that last year our incredible...

An empowering campaign encouraging scar positivity in the Heart Hero community and beyond, kickstarted by one very special tweet from...

CHUF are proud to have funded 900 Baggins Bears since the initiative launched back in 2018. Each bear costs £10...

We loved seeing so many of you at our 2022 Christmas Party! A massive thank you to Crowne Plaza Newcastle...

Rudolph and his friends might have been busy during December but they still had time to pop by Freeman Hospital...

Chuf's long-time friends at JT Dove finished 2022 on a high having raised £23,000 throughout the year for the charity....

CALLING ALL YOUNG HEART HEROES! Are you a young person aged 12-17 living with Congenial Heart Disease?The North East and...

We are delighted to share our impact report for the financial year 2021-22. Thank you to all of our Chuf...

We’re so proud to share this very special video with our supporters. We want our Heart Heroes to know that...

Back in 2021, you helped raise over £5,500 for CHUF! Could you help us raise even more in 2022? Buy...

Last month 11 brave CHUF supporters took on the highest peaks in Scotland, England and Wales to raise funds for...

Thursday 14th July 2022 was like any other busy day in the Children’s Heart Unit Fund (CHUF) offices, little did...

          On Saturday 3rd September teams picked up paddles to take on the Tyne in the...

CHUF’s Annual sponsored toddle event at Close House took place on Sunday 26th June at Close House and was once...

Join Team CHUF and be part of the 2022 Simplyhealth Great North Run. For a limited time we are offering...

We would like to say a very special congratulations to long standing CHUF supporter and vice chair of the board...

We are thrilled that the much loved CHUF Toddle is back and promises to be our biggest Toddle to date! ...

We are thrilled to be recruiting into the CHUF team a Fundraising Assistant. This is a diverse and busy role...

Help us celebrate Heart Month by Wearing Red for CHUF on Friday 18th February 2022 and raise money and awareness...

Last year CHUF (Children’s Heart Unit Fund) launched the #WearYourHeartOnYourSleeve campaign which saw local companies donning our limited-edition t-shirts, wearing red on zoom...

Click the image to enlarge the prize winners poster Congratulations to all our lucky raffle prize winners, the CHUF team...

This Giving Tuesday, we asked our supporters to help us raise £1,500 in just one day to purchase a new...

We are looking to recruit a trustee to support the charity with legal or governance expertise. CHUF’s vision is to...

Spicers of Hythe are working in partnership with CHUF(Children's Heart Unit Fund) to provide an incredible promotion that will benefit...

Stowe Family Law LLP have newly opened their Newcastle office and to show how much they care about their local...

Each year CHUF holds an annual Christmas raffle and we rely upon supporters to help make it a success by...

        The past 18 months have been challenging in so many ways, that’s why we want this years’...

  We are incredibly proud of the impact we have made through our charitable projects, and we have ambitious plans...

We are excited to share the CHUF Team have moved offices.   After a busy couple of weeks the CHUF...

The fourth annual SEIB Insurance Brokers Awards took place at Dallas Burston Polo Club in Warwickshire on the 8th September...

The Joint Committee on Vaccine and Immunisation recently recommended that 12-15 year olds in specific risk categories should receive two...

An incredible effort from Corporate supporters Schroders Personal Wealth saw 26 members from the North East & Yorkshire Office scale...

We are overwhelmed to have received a £635 donation from a toddler on the Heart Unit at the Freeman Hospital...

Newcastle-based leisure company Wave Direct sells inflatable hot tubs and sports equipment such as paddleboards and kayaks. When the pandemic...

How did they get involved? As a legacy of the CHUF’n’Builders project in 2014 , JT Dove went on to...

Hold a HEART 2 HEART event for CHUF and reconnect with friends and family in a way which will positively...

A national study has been launched to identify and prioritise the areas of future research in congenital heart disease that...

A massive thank you to the team at KOJI for donating £8,000 to the Children’s Heart Unit Fund (CHUF). Cryptocurrency...

All of the team at CHUF were saddened to hear about the passing of one of CHUF’s founders, Dr Hugh...

MOONBOYS finance recently donated one of the largest cryptocurrency donations to date to the Children’s Heart Unit Fund (CHUF). CHUF...

All at CHUF were saddened to hear of the passing of one of the founding members of CHUF, Dr Stewart...

North East bakeries and patisseries have pledged to ‘Wear their Hearts on their Sleeves’ by fundraising for CHUF during National...

A company with Corporate Social Responsibility at it's heart has made a fantastic donation to kick start 2021!   Throughout...

🎉🎉🎉 CHUF'S CHRISTMAS RAFFLE WINNERS 🎉🎉🎉     A huge thank you to each and everyone one of you who...

CHUF has introduced a new virtual fundraising pack to help you understand different ways you can maximise your fundraising online....

Win your dream home makeover with £1,000 spends at JT Dove. Every £1 raised in CHUF's Christmas raffle helps amazing...

2019-20 was an exciting and inspirational year that allowed us to support life-changing projects and donate record amounts to support...

CHUF have received a donation of £38,000 in cryptocurrency, thought to be the largest cryptocurrency donation to a UK charity....

  Here is a message from the AMAZING team at the Children’s Heart Unit at the Freeman Hospital. We are...

CHUF's virtual toddle is now live, get involved throughout June! Due to the ongoing impact of Covid-19 CHUF can't run...

The Clown Doctors North East is a programme produced by TIN Arts and funded by The Children’s Heart Unit Fund (CHUF).  The...

We are looking to recruit a Treasurer in place of David Charlton who is retiring from the Board in July....

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a catastrophic effect on charities, with the cancellation of thousands of events and the loss...

All of our Heart Heroes are super heroes to us and as part of celebrating them all on World Superhero...

An update from Ivan Hollingsworth, Chair of the Board of Trustees regarding the Coronavirus outbreak. [video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://www.chuf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CHUF-Appeal-v3.mp4"][/video] Over...

Let’s spread some love and fill Facebook with ‘Hearts of Hope’ for Heart Families everywhere! We can’t wait to see...

We care very much about children and families who are patients and/or visiting the Freeman and we want to make...

The Children’s Heart Unit Fund (CHUF) Shop, located at the entrance of the Children’s Heart Unit at Freeman Hospital and...

Show your support for Heart Month and #WearRedForCHUF on Friday 28th February 2020 ❤️ Whether it's red socks, a red...

We’re delighted to have been able to appoint Debbie as Fontan Nurse Specialist at Freeman hospital, thought to be the...

Congratulations to our lucky 2019 raffle prize winners, and thank you to everyone who took part in CHUF's Christmas Raffle!...

The festive season is upon us and we'd like to let our supporters know our CHUF Office opening times, should...

A NORTH EAST event has once again gone beyond the pale – by raising over an amazing £31,000 in one...

We are thrilled to announce that Ivan Hollingsworth has taken on the role of Chair of the Board of Trustees...

The British Transplant games sees over 950 children and adult athletes who have had life-changing transplants participate in a range...

This week, 2nd – 8th September 2019, was Organ Donation Week, a week dedicated to celebrating the generosity of donors...

Every year, CHUF arranges an ice cream van to visit the ward as a sweet treat for the patients, parents...

A FAMILY centred care practitioner for children’s heart theatres at the Freeman Hospital has won the Health Care Assistant of...

A huge congratulations to Lisa Morgan who has been nominated for a national RCNi Nurse Award after being recognised for...

Earlier this year we were asked to feature in a BBC documentary which highlights amazing charities doing amazing things (like...

A huge thank you to each and everyone of you for taking part in our first #WearRedForCHUF day on the 28th...

Thanks to all of our incredible Great North Runners in 2018, because of your hard work and fundraising, we're absolutely thrilled to...

A huge thank you to the team at Virgin Money - Gosforth Office who have developed a winning formula for...

This month we're celebrating National Heart Month. Show your support for Heart Month and #WearRedForCHUF on 28th February 2019 If...

In January 2019 we celebrated the phenomenal teams who took part in the 2018 CHUF Champions Challenge. Teams enjoyed a wonderful Finale...

Thank you so much to everyone who has supported this year’s CHUF Christmas Raffle. Please see the list of the...

We had so many amazing Heart Hero Halloween photo's sent to us this year, they were too good not to...

Established by the Scott family in 1979, CHUF began as the Lesley Anne Scott Memorial Fund after the death of...

CHUF is thrilled to have received a final total of £12,973.69 from Pig n Mix following 4 annual golf days from...

In March 1979, my son Andrew had been in the Freeman Hospital for five months suffering from a very complex...

In August 2018, staff from Freeman Hospital’s PICU and Cardiothoracic theatres took on the challenge of climbing Scafell Pike in...

The Transplant Games aim to demonstrate the benefits of organ donation and transplantation, encourage transplant patients to regain their fitness...

Just over £6,000 was raised from the 24-hour event which has been split between two great causes, CHUF and to...

On 14th May, BBC2 showed a documentary titled “Heart Transplant: A Chance to Live”. The 90 minute programme followed transplant...

In May, a team of riders will cycle from Suffolk; 850 miles to Mont Ventoux in the south of France....

It is with great sadness that we update that our wonderful CHUF ambassador Peter Bennison has sadly passed away. Peter...

2018 is the year that CHUF secured its first ever London Marathon charity place. As a small charity, this was...

CHUF is delighted to announce that this year, we are launching a very exciting opportunity for companies that would like...

Wendy Joseph is a CHUF supporter with a particularly inspiring story. Over the past few years, Wendy and her husband have worked...

We'd like to say a huuuuuge thank you to everyone who took part in our Easter appeal. From Easter eggs...

Huge congratulations to two very special CHUF supporters, Graham and Ivan! CHUF is extremely proud of our wonderful Patron Graham...

Last year, CHUF secured it's first official London Marathon place for 2018. Our incredible runner, Alastair Graham, is training hard...

The Big Give festive charity incentive week ran from the 28th of November to the 5th of December. The Christmas Challenge 2017 promised to double any donation...

25th January 2018 marks the 10 year anniversary for Christina’s Son Rhys’ major open heart surgery. In 2017 Christina Charlton...

The festive season is upon us and we'd like to let our supporters know our CHUF Office opening times, should...

Ollie's Venture Take 2 which took place at The Village Hotel in Blackpool at the start of December has raised £9,000...

Huge thank you to everyone who supported another fantastic CHUF Christmas party and annual raffle this year! We are thrilled...

The Wonderland ball which took place at The Point, Sunderland in November has raised a staggering £8,000 for CHUF! The...

Every Christmas Newcastle Eagles take time out to visit the Children’s Heart Unit to meet the patients and staff, drop...

Huge thank you to our Heart Hero Ben Cherry and his family for raising over £18,000 for CHUF at their...

Saturday 7th October 2017 saw Barclays host their 4th annual ball in aid of CHUF raising a staggering £33K! The...

A massive thank you to Ladbrokes Coral who organised fundraising events in branches across the North East in September 2018...

The Cryptocurrency known as ‘Bitcoin’ has been heavily featured in news headlines lately (largely thanks to its surging value) and...

Update from Angie Martin, Matron - Congenital Cardiothoracic Services 6th December - Todays planned meeting at Scott House has been...

We are delighted to announce the teaser video covering Ivan’s final challenge has been released. Before watching it, however, it...

Thank you to everyone who supported this year's CHUF Raffle. Please see a list of the winners below:  

A father whose son’s life was saved by doctors at the Children’s Heart Unit at the Freeman Hospital has just...

We are thrilled to announce that the very first Red Sky Brunch which took place on Sunday 17th September 2017...

Builder’s Merchants Aim To Smash Charity Target Employees at JT Dove Ltd, a North East-based builder’s merchants, have swapped tools...

North East Toddlers Raise £10,000 for Charity Hundreds of families from all over the UK came together early in July...

Children’s Heart Unit Fund and local Sunderland couple fund life-saving equipment in North East Hospitals The Children’s Heart Unit Fund,...

Children’s charity CHUF-ed to launch first ever ‘Hearts & Handbags’ fundraiser CHUF held their debut afternoon tea event ‘Hearts & Handbags’...