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Government project gives North West hospice patients financial advice 25 May 2017 News | Community engagement Local project Government Access Point (GAP) is visiting hospices in the North West of England to provide patients with advice…
Shopping centre turns purple to support Children’s Hospice Week with Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice 24 May 2017 News | Community engagement Lakeside Village shopping centre in Doncaster is supporting Children’s Hospice Week as well as local children’s hospice Blueb…
HRH The Duchess of Cambridge records video message to mark Children’s Hospice Week 22 May 2017 News | Community engagement Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge has recorded a personal video message to mark the beginning of Together for Short…
Why I volunteer: to create a welcoming place for children 22 May 2017 Feature | Community engagement Mary Blewett from South Weald in Essex, has been volunteering at Haven House since January 2001. She is one of the hospice’s …
Helping at hospice shop gives volunteer with dementia “sense of purpose” 17 May 2017 Feature | Community engagement Debbie began volunteering at St Helena Hospice shortly after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, and she has found the experien…
The end of life conversation: “I want to wear colourful clothing at my funeral” 10 May 2017 Feature | Community engagement Catherine Nelson was diagnosed with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) in 2002. Here she talks about coming to term…
Why I volunteer: The complementary therapist 08 May 2017 Feature | Community engagement Anna Hawker volunteers as a complementary therapist at Dorothy House in Winsley. Here she tells what she has learnt from her …
Hospice runner in London Marathon’s most memorable moment 26 April 2017 News | Community engagement This year’s London Marathon had a particularly moving scene that got everyone talking (if not sobbing) when runner Matt Rees,…
Intrepid nurse takes to the skies to support St Catherine’s Hospice 25 April 2017 News | Community engagement Bernadette Baxter, an inpatient nurse at St Catherine’s Hospice in Lancashire, has taken part in a phenomenal sky dive to rai…
Why I volunteer: “To give my life structure after retiring” 24 April 2017 Feature | Community engagement Joyce Taylor gets involved in pretty much every aspect of Bolton Hospice, from serving food to patients to liaising with the …