More than 400 people took to the Shropshire Hills and stepped up in support of our hospice on Saturday. Pontesbury Potter is our longstanding fundraising event and helps raise thousands of pounds towards our care for local people living with incurable illness. Inspirational The event, which started at Mary Webb School and Science College, raised… Read more »
Festive fundraisers at primary schools, nurseries and sports clubs have raised more than £10,000 to help our hospice charity. More than 1,900 children aged 3-11 from across the region took to the playground and sports field in support of our Rudolph Relay campaign. And so far, more than £10,000 has been raised to support our… Read more »
Our hospice is offering a new home to Christmas presents that can’t be returned – we’re asking supporters to instead regift them to our shops and turn them into gifts of care. Carla Siswick, Head of Retail, said: “It’s the thought that counts and by regifting through our shops we can carry that kind thought… Read more »
A team of classic car enthusiasts are searching for experienced welders, with a keen interest in motor vehicles, to come forward and help with the restoration of a slice of British motoring history. Known as the ‘Shropshire Spitfire’ project, volunteers and supporters of The Triumph Sports Six Club (TSSC) and its Shropshire Area Group have… Read more »
Volunteers and staff at our hospice are getting in the festive spirit ahead of Wellington Town Council’s Christmas Lights switch-on this weekend. Our army of bucket collectors will be out and about on Saturday 25 November in Wellington town centre between 10am and 6.30pm, collecting vital funds to support our hospice care. Community Phil Haigh,… Read more »
Children at Aqueduct Primary School are showing their caring side and stepping out in support of our Christmas fundraising campaign. The school is one of the first to register to take part in our Rudolph Relay – a sponsored walk, skip, bounce, hop or jog – which aims to promote the importance of community and… Read more »
We’re joining in with the festive community spirit at Wellington’s Christmas lights switch-on and we’re asking for volunteers to help us. We need volunteers to step forward and join our ‘bucket brigade’ of street collectors on the same day as the town council hosts its Christmas lights switch-on on Saturday 25 November. Support Bucket collections… Read more »
We are appealing for help so that we can improve access to our award-winning gardens. The gardens at our hospices in Shrewsbury and Telford play a vital role in supporting patients and families, providing beauty, tranquility and space in nature alongside our other caring services. Thanks to a contribution from National Grid, we have funding… Read more »
Patients, families and visitors to our hospice are being given added comfort by kind-hearted primary school pupils who have donated specially-written poems for all to read. Thoughtful 11-year-old pupils from last year’s Class 6KS at St Matthew’s C of E (Aided) Primary School and Nursery Centre in Donnington Wood, Telford sent a selection of hand-written… Read more »
Someone will win £5,000 this Christmas if they buy a ticket in our raffle and support our care for local people living with incurable illness. Our raffle helps raise thousands of pounds for the caring services we provide for free to people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Mid Wales. Lynn Davies, from Ludlow, who… Read more »
