Tai Chi Qigong event raises over £1000!

A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE SOMERSET ADULT LEARNING AND LEISURE

Our fantastic fundraisers raised over £1000 through 3 Tai Chi Events taking place on the 8th June to support the Help a Heart campaign. Pictured is the event in Blenheim Gardens.

BHF would like to say a big thank you to all at the Somerset adult Learning and Leisure for their continued support.

Reflections of Research

We’re delighted to reveal the winners for our third annual science image competition, Reflections of Research.

‘Reflections’ gives BHF-funded scientists the opportunity to show their artistic sides by submitted their most striking research images.

The winner was 'A platelet is born' by Steve Thomas and the 2 runners-up images were 'Vital cells for circulation' by Maksym Harhun and 'Scanning new horizons' by Anthony Davenport. These were voted for at a fundraising event as part of our Help a Heart campaign.

Find out more here

Wear a Heart Button this June

Actress Imelda Staunton is wearing hers!

"I’m wearing my heart on my sleeve for the BHF. Wearing a Heart Button which you can get from your local BHF shop is an easy way to help fund heart research. Help the BHF help save more lives this June by supporting the BHF’s Help a Heart campaign. It is only with your support that we can beat heart disease together."

Pop in to your nearest BHF shop and pick up a Heart Button today!

Find your local BHF Shop here or call 0844 412 5000.

Actress Imelda Staunton Supports Help a Heart

Actress Imelda Staunton is supporting the Help a Heart campaign this June

She was interviewed for the Times Newspaper this Saturday. You can read the article here...

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/celebrity/article4178665.ece

Order our fun dance move sweepstake!

Play and Help Save Lives

It's easy and fun to get involved in the Help a Heart campaign! Order our fun dance move themed sweepstake poster, take it round your office and ask everyone to choose their favourite 'move'. Ask for a suggested donation of £1. Scratch off the panal to reveal the winning answer. Winner gets a % of the pot ... easy!

Order your Sweepstake here now!

Save a life from the comfort of your own computer!

Set up your own Virtual Collection and support the

Help a Heart campaign

You can help save lives from the comfort of your own desk. What could be easier?!

Go to bhf.org.uk/virtualcollect and start collecting today!

Get Healthy This Summer

Check out our range of Healthy Lifestyle products to support the

Help a Heart campaign

You can get healthly this summer whilst helping to save lives. Go to the Help a Heart shop and order today!

To find out more about the Help a Heart campaign visit bhf.org.uk/helpaheart

Help a Heart on the BBC

The face of our campaign, two-year-old Corderlia, with her mother Maddie were stars of the small screen last night!

Featuring on 'BBC South East Today' you can watch the interview here....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7451779.stm

Last chance to order Father's Day gifts!

Order your Father's Day gift by 4pm today for delivery in time for Sunday!

Choose from a range of great products from a 'Grow Your Own Chilli Plant' kit to a 'Virtual Gift'.

ORDER HERE NOW

All money raised goes towards the Help a Heart campaign, raising funds for vital life saving research

BHF Researches launch Help a Heart in Bristol

BHF Researchers Dr Elinor Griffiths & Dr Andy James and the rest of the team at the Bristol Heart Institute joined up with BHF Fundraisers Paul Bancroft and Lucy Culverhouse to launch the BHF Help a Heart campaign in Bristol on Monday 9th June.

Dr Andy James from the Bristol Heart Institute is supporting the campaign. He explains:

“The British Heart Foundation provides essential financial support for the work of the Bristol Heart Institute, including funding for two professors (of cardiac surgery and of the cell biology of atherosclerosis), ten research fellows, 22 PhD students and 78 distinct research projects.
The Institute is a major international centre of basic scientific and clinical research excellence committed to improving the clinical treatment and prevention of heart disease. The Institute consists of over 200 researchers and clinicians at the University of Bristol and Bristol NHS Trusts. Work at the Bristol Heart Institute is leading to improvements in cardiac surgery, in the treatment of heart failure and coronary heart disease and in the prevention of potentially dangerous disturbances in heart rhythm. Please do all you can to support the Help a Heart campaign.”

To find out more about the Help a Heart campaign or to make a donation visit bhf.org.uk/helpaheart

Father's Day gift featured in The Metro today

These stylish Heart Cufflinks were in The Father's Day gift guide of today's Metro newspaper

Handmade, ceramic cufflinks that come beautifully boxed - these are the perfect gift for your dad!

Order today and help support the British Heart Foundation's Help a Heart campaign raise £1.5million for life saving heart research.

To buy these or one of our other Father's Day gifts click here

Stuck for Father's Day gift ideas?

Check out the Help a Heart campaign online shop and choose from one of our great gifts this Father's Day

Order by 4pm on Thursday 12th June for delivery before Sunday

Order here now

To find out more about the Help a Heart campaign goto bhf.org.uk/helpaheart

More Heart Warming Stories

We’ve had lots of great

responses from Monday’s

article in The Sun newspaper

Lucie Burke emailed us with her story

"I have two children who were both born with this condition, my daughter is 8 and my son is 4. I wanted a message of hope to be sent out to Cordelia's parents and your readers to say that children who have open heart surgery after a TGA can lead normal childhood lives and have lots of fun play times. My two children (pictured above) lead very busy lives, they both attend school and pre-school and go to gymnastic lessons together. My daughter also attends stage school, Cubs and is learning to play the clarinet. My son has swimming lessons and is doing very well, he recently got a badge for swimming 5 metres on his back! We visit theme parks and they go on every ride they can. They play all types of games with their friends, the more energetic the better! People who do not know about their condition are always very shocked when they find out what they have been through. Most of all they are very happy children and have a great outlook on life! They love looking at their baby pictures and know that their scars are there for a very important reason. We call it their “Magic Zip that Doctors needed to open to fix their poorly hearts”. They are both proud of them and, to date, have never shown any embarrassment of them. We have told them that people may look and stare, some may ask them about it and others will just look but that it is nothing to worry or be ashamed of, it is them and we love them just the way they are!

The British Heart Foundation is a fantastic charity. My husband has, since our children were born, completed the London to Brighton bike ride 5 times to raise money for them. We could never thank their hard work and dedication enough, or that of the Doctors, Surgeons and Nurses who looked after them both (and us) at Great Ormond Street Hospital and University College London Hospital, but thank you all so much. Keep up the excellent work you do for so many people and their families".

Go to bhf.org.uk/helpaheart to get involved in this year’s Help a Heart campaign and help save more lives.

Help a Heart Stars in The Sun!

The Help a Heart campaign featured in The Sun yesterday with a double page spread featuring our star Cordelia!

You can read the article online here

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/health/health/article1230106.ece

Help a Heart campaign launches!

The Help a Heart campaign has now launched!!




Actress Imelda Staunton, pictured with Cordelia, is backing the campaign

Imelda says;
“By supporting the BHF’s Help a Heart campaign you’ll be doing your bit to help beat heart disease. The money raised this June will go towards funding lifesaving research - making a vital investment in the future heart health of the nation.

By giving what you can you could be saving families from the pain of losing a loved one to heart disease.”

To find out how you can get involved, visit our website at bhf.org.uk/helpaheart or call 0845 241 0976