Oliver developed NEC at 4days old and was very poorly. He was rushed to Manchester children's hospital and had to receive life saving surgery at 1 week old. He had to have a temporary stoma for 6 weeks as he had to have a large amount of his large bowel removed. Luckily Oliver has recovered well. Before Oliver was diagnosed with NEC we had never heard of it before so we want to raise awareness as many babies don't survive.

NEC UK is the first charity in the UK exclusively for the condition Necrotising Enterocolitis (NEC).Our organisation is parent led and primarily offers support to families affected by the condition at any stage of their journey.In addition to family support our objectives are to support further research and studies into NEC, to raise awareness of NEC while also developing good relationships with experts, care providers and other organisations to give NEC a platform to be heard and improve the outcomes for babies affected by Necrotising Enterocolitis and their families.

We will be holding a bake sale and raffle at Sunbeams baby and toddler group.