Hundreds of people wrote messages of what they hope to achieve before they die on a giant blackboard in Evesham town centre. St Richard’s Hospice set up the four-sided board in Evesham on Tuesday, May 9, as part of Dying Matters Awareness Week – a national campaign highlighting the importance of talking about death, dying… Read more »
Pupils at a Malvern school are putting their best feet forward for charity. A team of 41 pupils, teachers and families from St Matthias CE Primary School in Malvern are taking part in this year’s St Richard’s Hospice Malvern Hills Walk for the second year running. The annual event – which saw 600 people don… Read more »
A network of county-wide health organisations is aiming to raise awareness of its work during the annual Dying Matters Awareness Week which runs from 8 – 14 May. The Worcestershire Palliative and End of Life Care Network – set up in 2008 -share experiences, good practice and resources to improve services. Its successes to date… Read more »
People in Worcester and Evesham are being encouraged to think about what they hope to achieve in life as part of national Dying Matters Awareness Week. The Awareness Week from 8 – 14 May, aims to place the importance of talking about death, dying and bereavement firmly on the national agenda. St Richard’s Hospice will… Read more »
A special event which will see teams of men running in big blue pants will take place next month at Worcester Racecourse. The Go Dad Run Big Blue Pants Relay Race – which is being supported by St Richard’s Hospice – will take place on Friday 26 May. The hospice is looking for ten teams… Read more »
A Dumbleton-based Mum will be running the London Marathon this month to raise money for a charity very close to her heart. Joanna Brett, aged 41, decided to raise funds for St Richard’s Hospice because she had heard positive accounts about the charity; then in a bizarre twist, her mother-in-law was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer…. Read more »
St Richard’s Hospice has announced that the current Care Director, June Patel, is to take up her new role as Chief Executive of the Worcestershire charity at the end of May. This will follow the retirement of Chief Executive Mark Jackson who is stepping down in May from his role after more than a decade… Read more »
A Worcester schoolboy will show his dedication to hospice care by taking on a sponsored swim on Monday 1 May. Jay Ingram, aged 9 and from Perdiswell, is already a seasoned fundraiser, having previously raised £500 for a sponsored silence in 2015 and £900 for a sponsored walk last year, all in aid of St… Read more »
A keen runner who has signed up to take part in this year’s London Marathon has pledged to raise funds for two very special charities close to his heart. Leigh Sinton-based Simon Bond, an environmental consultant in Bromyard, will be raising money for both St Richard’s Hospice and the Jo Cox Foundation. Simon had previously… Read more »
A London-based TV couple with Worcestershire connections will be fighting crime in their underpants at this year’s London Marathon. David Clews and Stuart Murphy will be taking part in the famous race dressed as Batman and Robin, in a bid to raise more than £6000 for St Richard’s Hospice. David – who was born and… Read more »
