Monthly Archives: September 2011

Help the Hospice Conference

On Monday, alongside some other staff from the Hospice (Bob x 2, Yvonne, Katy, Jane, Caroline and Paul) I attended the bi annual Help the Hospice conference in Bournemouth.  It was excellent.  I particularly enjoyed the session from Tim Harford … Continue reading

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Wags and Tails

On Sunday I attended a wonderful charity dog walking event ‘Wags and Tails’ with my flat coated retriever Thomas. Lord Petre kindly allowed us to use his grounds at Ingatestone Hall. The weather was glorious and over 200 dogs and … Continue reading

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The Rotary Club of Ingatestone – Generous Donation

Yesterday evening I attended with my husband the Rotary Club Ingatestone Presentation Dinner at the Ivy Hill Hotel Margaretting, where I was presented with a cheque for £4,000 which had been kindly raised by the Rotarians at the 15thSummer Evening … Continue reading

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The Saint Francis Shops

Yesterday I visited some of the Saint Francis Shops with Steve the General Manager. Firstly we went to Harold hill where Jade the assistant manager showed me around and I met all the volunteers.  What a busy shop this was, … Continue reading

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Paul Freedman and the Entertainers

Also on Tuesday I attended the Day Hospice to join the patients with Paul Freedman and the Entertainers who come to sing 3 /4 times a year. It was really enjoyable and it’s good to know I know all the … Continue reading

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Havering Council Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Yesterday I met with Cllr Pam Light and Wendy from Havering Council Overview and Scrutiny Committee.  Pam was last year’s Mayor and has had a long association with the Hospice, being part of a very early fundraising group. We discussed … Continue reading

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The Hospice Annual Ball

I am delighted to let everyone know how successful the Hospice Annual Ball was on Saturday. I was disappointed not to be there but it clashed with my 34th Wedding Anniversary and my husband and I had previously booked for … Continue reading

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The Shops Company

On Thursday I met with Steve the General Manager for the Shops Company. There are many shops across all of our localities who work extremely hard to raise money just for the Hospice.  There will be more on the trading … Continue reading

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Welcome Teresa

On Tuesday I met Teresa our new marketing administrator, who joins the fundraising team.  Teresa has a great deal of experience latterly in Education, and I hope she enjoys working at the Hospice, welcome Teresa.

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St Francis Hospice’s Annual General Meeting

The Hospice held its annual general meeting on Tuesday. The Trustees, Directors and myself were joined by some of our members to consider the finances of the Hospice.  I also presented a look back on the strategy from 2007 to … Continue reading

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