Families, friends and colleagues are being invited to wear their best fiendish fancy dress and join a hospice for its Halloween-themed fun run. St Richard’s Hospice is set to hold its second Halloween Run at Worcester Woods Country Park on Sunday, 28th October. Participants can tackle ghosts and slime as they make their way round… Read more »
Celebrations were in full swing last night after an auction of 31 giraffe sculptures raised £210,400 for the St Richard’s Hospice Build 2020 Appeal. Worcester Stands Tall, a Wild in Art event brought to the city by St Richard’s, captured the hearts of the community and attracted thousands of visitors this summer. The auction at… Read more »
The hospice behind the Worcester Stands Tall sculpture trail has launched an appeal to raise enough money to bid for a giraffe at auction. St Richard’s Hospice, based in Worcester, needs to raise £5,000 to be in with a chance of successfully bidding for Snowdrop at auction on Thursday, October 11. All 30 giant giraffes… Read more »
A team of fierce fundraisers took on a tough 10k run through mud, lakes and woodland – all in support of hospice care. The 26-strong team from OGL Computer, based in Stourport and Kidderminster, completed the Wolf Run challenge and raised more than £4,600 for St Richard’s Hospice. Each team member tackled a series of… Read more »
A month-long Will writing campaign led by St Richard’s Hospice is set to return this September. During the hospice’s Write a Will Month campaign, a trio of Worcestershire solicitors’ firms will offer people the opportunity to write a simple Will for £95, or a double Will for £150 – with 100 per cent of the… Read more »
A stunning swathe of snowdrops will create a memorable celebration garden in Worcester this summer. St Richard’s Hospice will plant over a thousand, hand crafted snowdrops on the lawns around the base of St Andrew’s Spire in the city this August. The unique snowdrops will be reminiscent of the poppies planted in the grounds… Read more »
Organisers of the city’s forthcoming giraffe trail are calling upon enthusiastic knitters and stitchers to start casting on for a summer knit along. Worcester Stands Tall, A Wild in Art event brought to the city by St Richard’s Hospice, is encouraging residents to donate knitted giraffes to support the project. Hundreds of knitted and crochet… Read more »
A 20 year old student from Redditch will be taking part in a cycling challenge in memory of her best friend’s Mum. Olivia Salkeld will be cycling 45 miles in order to raise funds for St Richard’s Hospice, who looked after Helen Deaves (pictured) before she died in December 2015, at just 37 years old…. Read more »
A Worcestershire runner is celebrating after completing his 25th half marathon since last November. Mark Henderson, aged 50, pledged to run 50 half marathons – or 650 miles – in 12 months, raising money for St Richard’s Hospice. His 25th race was the Worcester Full and Half Marathon on Sunday 20 May. In 2011, Mr… Read more »
A Will writing campaign led by St Richard’s Hospice has announced record fundraising figures. The Write a Will scheme – which sees Worcestershire solicitors’ firms offering people the opportunity to write a simple Will for £95 or a double one for £150, with all of the money donated to St Richard’s – has seen an… Read more »