Monthly Archives: June 2014

Dying Matters

Dying matters week was a really important time to encourage people to talk about death, their plans and wishes. We had many events at the Hospice as well as with partners, and we held a great concert where the Hospice … Continue reading

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Help the Hospice Roadshow

Myself and other members of staff attended 2 of the help the hospice road shows at Trinity and St Helena’s Hospice. This is a time of great change for Hospices and it’s really important we work with local and national … Continue reading

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House of Commons

I joined the Hospice family support team for a tour of the House of Commons which was provided by our local MP Andrew Rosindell who is a great supporter of the Hospice. It was a really interesting tour and we … Continue reading

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Choir Concert

We held a choir concert at St Mary’s church in Stapleford Abbots which was a great success. This was the first full concert we had done on our own. We loved it as did the audience and funds were raised … Continue reading

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Big Brew

The fundraising team launched our very own Big Brew initiative. This is for community groups to have a Big Brew and raise funds for us. It’s been very well received. Thank you everyone who is taking part. Look out for … Continue reading

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Royal Visit

We had an amazing Royal visit by Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra who visited the Hospice to official launch our beautiful memory tree. The Princess talked to families, patients and staff and was delighted to see the leaf on the … Continue reading

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Thorndon Golf day

Another great day of golf was played at Thorndon Golf club, organised by one of our major supporters Barry Hearn. Steve Davis and Sir Trevor Brooking were part of the teams, and the auction at night was a huge success. … Continue reading

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Planning with Partners

As we continue to strive to expand and develop our services it’s very important we work with other partners such as the Hospitals, community providers, GP’s , clinical commissioning groups and Councils to name just a few. Several meetings are … Continue reading

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Carers tea

There was a lovely warm day for our summer carers tea, which was really well attended. The schoolchildren from Hall Mead school came to sing and show their incredible talents. This year was extra special as James Smith who was … Continue reading

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