We’ve had a few enquiries about our fabulous FT merchandise over the last few days, so here is our updated price list! Email us at [email protected] to put in your order, and we’ll give you details of how to pay, and send out the goodies!
Run for First Touch!
Hey all you runners, swimmers and jumpers! there are now more opportunities than ever to get involved in fun fundraising activities for your favourite charity (First, Touch, that is!) From the London Landmarks in April next year, a Bungee jump in Battersea Park, a fun 5km Santa run in the build up to Christmas, we’ve got it all! Check out …
It’s Party Time!
Our Neonatal Graduate Summer Party is almost upon us! It will be held on July 13th, 2-4 pm in the St George’s Hospital Paediatric garden. Some of our favourites will be returning this year! Anna from the Dragon Shelter will be bringing her wonderful creatures for us to meet. Dan from Dantastic Productions will be there with some team members …
First Touch in April
Our wonderful parent community provided some very welcome treats for NNU staff over Easter and First Touch provided Easter bags with a book for parents to read to their baby, staff also showed off their own culinary skills and brought in food to help with the celebrations. The incredible team at “work week” completed an epic 7 day, 7 discipline challenge …
Meet the Team
Hello! We are Laura & Fran and together we run First Touch Charity. Laura – I have been the Charity Director for First Touch since April 2025, joining the team in May 2024. Before that, I was a neonatal consultant at St George’s and trustee of First Touch for many years! Now, in my retirement I am enjoying looking after …
George runs London 2025 for First Touch
A huge well done to our 2025 London Marathon runner George Blake who completed the race on one of the warmest days of the year so far. London was shining and the turnout was one of the biggest ever….my sources tell me that the TCS Marathon will set a new world record for the biggest annual one-day fundraising event, with more than £75 …
Papplewick school annual charity walk raises more than £14,000!
We were so thrilled to be chosen as Papplewick School’s charity for their annual charity walk this year! 200 boys, their families, friends and four legged friends, as well as staff members took part in the walk in Windsor Great Park, which took place in beautiful sunshine in April this year. Special shout out to school catering who provided a …
Pauline Woods
We are so sorry to report that Pauline Woods, founder member of Born Too Soon, the charity for Kingston Hospital Neonatal Unit, sadly passed away on 22/04/2025. She worked tirelessly for the charity for many years, and was recognised for her contribution with an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in June 2021. In her statement on that occasion …
Our new campaign for recliner chairs for the neonatal unit
We know that a family’s time on the neonatal unit can be difficult, and stressful. So at First Touch we love to fund initiatives that allow a moment of peace, a moment of parenting joy, and what better way to have such a moment than having skin to skin with your baby? These chairs can be wheeled next to a …
Run the Royal Parks Half in 2025!
Calling all runners and would-be runners. Looking for a new challenge for a New Year? Following the huge successes of previous years, we have once again secured 12 places in the Royal Parks Half Marathon for 2025. The event takes place on Sunday 12th October and takes in some of London’s most iconic landmarks, before snaking through Hyde Park to …