Megan's Story

Megan was born on the hottest day of the year, in August 1997 to Anthony and Elaine Newborough. She was the middle child of three, with an older sister, Claire, and a younger brother, John and they all grew up happily in the small town of Nuneaton, Warwickshire. There were two great passions in Megan's life, dancing and animals.

 

From the tender age of 2, Meg attended a local dance school and when she wasn't learning how to dance, she was always dancing around her bedroom or teaching her friends. Megan's great love of animals meant she always had a pet, starting with hamsters, then rabbits and then eventually dogs. 

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Megan was quite a shy child, but always smiling and caring.  She always saw the good in everyone. Megan surrounded herself with a group of lifelong friends, made at pre-school and continuing into adulthood.  Megan loved being with people. She had a big heart, a bright sunny personality, and the most amazing smile that brightened up your day.

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​In August 2021 Megan was murdered. She was just 23 when she was brutally killed, just 4 days away from her 24th Birthday. She was about to get the keys to her first home and move in with her beloved pet dog Frank. She had a job she loved and excelled at, and family and friends that thought the world of her. 

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The Megan Newborough Foundation has been set up to continue helping people in the way that Megan would have wanted. Although as yet we are not a registered charity, we aim to help and support organisations that are already tackling the pandemic that is violence against women.  To raise awareness of the loopholes in the law and to address systems that are not working in the fight to stop Violence against Women.  Two such organisations are Killed Women and White Ribbon Uk.  

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And in recognition of Megan's love for Frank, we continue to also support the Dogs Trust UK.

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