Latest lockdown measures have left us reeling as we have been forced to close all our shops for a second time and we face more restrictions on our fundraising. We have to raise more than £8 million a year from the public to provide our services. Devastated Our finances were devastated by the spring lockdown,… Read more »
An extra special guest arrived at our hospice this week. Pip Haywood, his mum Becki and brother Oskar dropped by after being specially chosen to receive one of our brand-new robins. Following the success of our sell-out ironwork forget-me-nots back in 2016, we have launched our seasonal hand-painted keepsakes. Presented Pip, 10 was presented with… Read more »
In the five years since his wife passed away at our hospice, Alan Cartwright has returned time and time again. And he wants to share their story of care to support this week’s Hospice Care Week. “It’s never been more important to support the hospice. I will do what I can for as long as… Read more »
Over three decades, two super supporters from Shrewsbury have raised thousands of pounds for us. Anne and Brian Hobson began fundraising 30 years ago and since then they have raised a staggering £38,000. From small beginnings, they have gone on to make wooden toys and birdboxes, organised fetes and auctions, and sold eggs and garden… Read more »
Bargain hunters will be in for a treat this month when we reopen 12 more of our community shops. We closed all 28 of our shops at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lockdown has meant that we lost the ability to raise £100,000 a week. But since June, the community shops have gradually been reopening. Our retail staff have worked hard… Read more »
Bargain hunters in Oswestry are being promised a warm welcome when a Shropshire charity reopens its second shop this week. Severn Hospice was forced to close all 28 of its community shops when the COVID-19 pandemic led to nationwide lockdown in March. The shops generate more than £1 million each year for the charity, which provides… Read more »
We have launched a brand-new virtual event which we hope you will get behind and help make a real difference to local families living with incurable illness. 7 for Severn is a week of fundraising and participants are challenged to make every moment count by whatever sponsored activity they can think of. No rules “Other than being socially distanced and safe, there… Read more »
Three brothers are undertaking a 200km journey in memory of their sister, who died at our hospice last year. Tom, James and John Eaton have little cycling experience between them but more than make up for that with their attitude and a fierce determination to complete their marathon bike ride. Their sister Nicola was diagnosed with cancer in April 2019 and received… Read more »
More than 1,000 bags and boxes of donations have been generously handed over since we started taking donations again last week. And the deluge has been so much, that we’re introducing an appointments system so it can keep up. Just give us a call on 01743 216633 to arrange an appointment to drop off your… Read more »
Family and friends who can’t visit patients staying with us can keep in virtual touch thanks to the generosity of a telecoms company. We have been forced to restrict our usual open visiting policy because of COVID-19 with no more than two members of immediate family allowed into patients’ rooms at any one time. But… Read more »
