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Why I volunteer: “To add skills to my CV” 18 September 2017 Feature | Community engagement Amy Cooney, 22, has been volunteering as a host at St Barnabas Hospice in Lincoln since 2016. She works at the Lincoln Day Th…
Why I volunteer: “Because I have made lots of friends” 11 September 2017 Feature | Community engagement After a long career in advertising and marketing at the Grimsby Telegraph, Mike Howden has been volunteering at St Andrew’s H…
Why I volunteer: To challenge myself 04 September 2017 Feature | Community engagement John Stevenson volunteers in the Empowered Living Team at St. Joseph’s Hospice in east London. With this role he is helping p…
Fundraisers to walk on hot coals for hospice challenge 01 September 2017 News | Community engagement A Surrey hospice is hosting a fundraising event challenging participants to walk over hot coals with bare feet.
Hospices host end of life community development conference in the Midlands 31 August 2017 News | Community engagement Five Midlands hospices are hosting a conference on end of life community development in October.
New ways to volunteer 31 August 2017 Feature | Community engagement Royal Trinity Hospice in south London has been changing the way it attracts volunteers to its charity shops. Retail Volunteer…
The 80-year-old endurance athlete fundraiser 30 August 2017 Feature | Community engagement Len Styles from Honiton in Devon is an 80-year-old marathon runner, triathlete and avid cyclist. His most recent challenge wa…
Why we volunteer: To share our love of music and support those in need 21 August 2017 Feature | Community engagement Husband and wife team John and Jean have clocked up 36 years of volunteering at Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice. John volunteers…
The working life of a humanist chaplain and end of life doula 18 August 2017 Feature | Community engagement Christine Ivory volunteers as a humanist chaplain at Bolton Hospice and is a qualified end of life doula. Here she talks abou…
Charity is recruiting trainers for budding hospice patient biographers 15 August 2017 News | Community engagement The Hospice Biographers charity is recruiting trainers to teach volunteer journalists to become audio biographers at hospices…