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St Peter’s Hospice News Registered Charity No. 269177

No. 128 | May 2014

Are you ready to

Party for Pete?

Inside…

l Our new Garden Rooms are complete

l Remember your loved ones with our Memory Tree

l Firewalk and Strictly successes

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welcome

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ave you ever stopped to think what an extraordinary organisation St Peter’s Hospice is? I have the privilege of being involved with all aspects of the Hospice and I am always conscious of the variety of activities which go to make it function. Of course we all recognise the patientfacing roles: our fantastic nurses, doctors, therapists and our many volunteers who serve meals, drive patients, and provide counselling for example. But how do you run Higher Education modules or courses to improve communication skills in Advanced Care Planning? You need to ask our Education Department. Just how do you organise Strictly Come Dancing or walking over red-hot coals or abseiling over the Avon Gorge (not simultaneously)? For that you need only ask our fundraisers and their volunteer helpers, always thinking up new ideas to raise the funds we need. What about those 47 shops? When do you switch from winter to spring wear given the unpredictability of the English climate? How do you ensure you make the most of all the donations we receive in our shops to maximise the income for the charity? There you need our Retail Team. All this before we stop to think about the staff and volunteers who administer the organisation, run our financial affairs, pay the bills, negotiate the contracts, sort out the payroll, order the goods we need, fix the IT, replace the light bulbs, grow the flowers, cook the food, clean the rooms, point visitors in the right direction, mow the grass, maintain the website, put this newsletter together, and so on and so on. St Peter’s Hospice will not work unless all these things are done; it’s a great team that does them and we are so grateful for your support. l

How we are funded We are a local charity and all of our care is provided free of charge, but it costs us around £18,000 a day to provide that care. Our income comes from:

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£3,600 £4,000 £3,800 £6,600

Fundraising Team: 2nd Floor, Block C, Estune Business Park, Wild Country Lane, Long Ashton BS41 9FH Telephone: 01275 391 400 Email: [email protected] Website: stpetershospice.org /stpetershospice @stpetershospice

Simon Caraffi – Chief Executive

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It costs £18,000 a day to run the Hospice. For

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“Becky, promise me, you’ll have a Party for Pete in September!” ecky from Bedminster is holding a Party for Pete this September with her family and friends to celebrate the life of her mother-in-law, Christine Miller.

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“It is so easy to put on a party!” says Becky. “It could be a small party with just a few friends at home or a much larger event at school or work. You could also give it a theme and get people to dress up!”

“My fabulous mother-in-law passed away at the Hospice in September 2013 and one of the things she made me promise before she died was that I would have a Party for Pete.”

All Party for Pete hosts will receive a party pack that includes invitations, banners, leaflets and everything you need to put on a fun event. To find out more, visit www.partyforpete.org.uk or talk to Petra or Jo on 01275 391 430. l

Christine was diagnosed with terminal cancer in summer 2013. She spent the last two weeks of her life in the Hospice and was completely blown away by the care she and her family received. She was even allowed to have her dog with her!

Becky’s mother-in-law Christine Miller who was looked after at the Hospice last year.

Becky took part in the Midnight Walk a few years ago and has signed up again this year. Now she has also decided to fulfil her mother-in-law’s wish and is hosting a party this September to raise more money for St Peter’s Hospice.

… Gifts in Wills, donations, fundraising and our shops.

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garden rooms Our new Garden Rooms are unveiled

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e are delighted that a new section of the Hospice, the Garden Rooms, have been completed. The beautiful oak structure is set in the Hospice gardens and offers a new home for our Psycho Social Spiritual team. The frame was made and erected by Westwind Oak, a local company based in Somerset, using 16 tonnes of hand-crafted oak, 150 oak beams and 500 oak pegs. It took a month to make and a day-and-a-half to put up. Once the structure was in place, work could begin with Bristol-based building contractor John Perkins to make it into a fullyfunctioning part of the Hospice. The result is a beautiful, natural-looking building with a calm and light-filled atmosphere inside. The Psycho Social Spiritual team works with patients, families and carers who may be struggling to cope with the challenges of serious illness. Staff and specially trained volunteers can offer bereavement support to individuals and groups to help them come to terms with loss. Social workers on the team can provide advice on care at

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“The new Garden Rooms provide a wonderful space for patients, families and friends to reflect and relax. We are really enjoying using the building for our work,” home, statutory rights and the benefits available; and the spiritual care team helps people explore questions of meaning and purpose, sometimes including aspects of religion and faith. The team also provides therapies such as music and art, which can help people express their feelings and can be a beneficial way for families to spend some creative time together. As well as being used by the Psycho Social Spiritual team, the building provides a peaceful space for patients to enjoy. “The new Garden Rooms provide a wonderful space for patients, families and friends to reflect and relax. We are really looking forward to using the building for our work,” explains Julie Francis, Psycho Social Spiritual Team Leader. l

Bristol. stpetershospice.org St Peter’s Hospice – For Patients, Families and

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FOCUS ON Martin Ball, Community Nurse Specialist Martin Ball starts his day at our office in Long Ashton.

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e work to keep our patients feeling as well as possible for as long as possible,” says Martin Ball, Community Nurse Specialist in the team that serves South Bristol and North Somerset. “From the moment I meet a patient, it’s about trying to ensure that they and their families have the best possible support and advice to maintain and improve their quality of life.”

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Martin joined the Hospice four years ago after having worked at St Thomas’ Hospital in London, at the Oncology Centre in Bristol and as a Lung Cancer Community Nurse Specialist at UHB. As a Community Nurse Specialist at the Hospice, Martin’s role includes assessing patients’ needs, helping them to manage their symptoms and enabling them to access other services and healthcare professionals. His typical day starts in the office, writing up notes from the previous day’s visits and making phone calls to GPs and District Nurses. He then joins a teleconference with the other Community Nurse Specialists and the Inpatient Unit team during which they discuss admissions to the Unit. Martin starts making visits to patients at about 10am. During his first visit to a patient, Martin explains what the Hospice does and corrects any misconceptions about our work. For instance, many people don’t realise that 6 out of 10 patients who go into the Inpatient Unit are discharged

after a week or two. He also uses the first meeting to assess the patient’s physical, social, spiritual and emotional needs. He can then help them to access other services in the Hospice, such as counselling or spiritual support, and other healthcare professionals in the wider community. “The Hospice offers a complete range of services for people who have a life-limiting illness and it has the expertise to help people make the right choices for them,” says Martin. “As Community Nurse Specialists, we need to make sure that patients are accessing all the relevant services. So, for example, we might refer a patient to the Day Hospice or recommend they attend a course on breathlessness and fatigue.” Martin usually sees patients every two to four weeks depending on their circumstances and symptoms. For the vast majority of patients Community Nurses are the only Hospice staff that they’ll meet. “For many patients, Community Nurse Specialists can provide important continuity,” explains Martin. “We get to know the patient and we know the services available so we can be the link that enables the patient to access what they need.” “We’re caring for people with life-limiting illnesses but I see my role as a very positive one. We’re trying to help people find solutions where possible and have a better quality of life.” l

St Peter’s Hospice – For Patients, Families and Bristol. stpetershospice.org

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shop news Shops get a spring makeover One of our oldest shops on Chipping Sodbury High Street received a much-needed refurbishment at the start of the year. The shop has a much better layout and fresher look which both staff and customers have welcomed. Not to be outdone, its sister shop in Broad Street Chipping Sodbury also received a lick of paint and a new floor.

Hospice Awareness Scheme

New graphics showing the work of the Hospice have been installed in several of our shops.

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We’re keen to let customers in our shops know how their support, purchases and donations help the Hospice. To do this, we’re starting to put up images and messages in our shops that raise awareness of the work that our nurses, doctors and other specialists do at the Hospice, and promote our fundraising events. We’ve introduced these changes to our shops in Broadmead, Horfield, Clevedon Old Church Road, Nailsea, Thornbury and Yate and we’ll be moving on to more of our shops later this year.

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We got Bristol reading

Spring and Summer wear now in store Spring and summer clothes, accessories and shoes are now available in our shops throughout the Bristol area. To launch the spring/summer range we arranged a fashion shoot at Ashton Court Estate. Models from Mustard Models agency offered their time for free to show off the latest styles from our Henleaze shop. Local hire company, Katy’s Campers, lent us a beautiful VW camper van, called Bert, for the day to give our photos a summery twist. We’d like to say a big thank you to the folk at Mustard Models and at Katy’s Campers for all their help. Call into our shops to pick up the latest summer bargains.

We’d love your preloved This time of year, as we dig out our summer clothes, many of us like to give our wardrobes a makeover. It’s helpful to have some new key pieces to update our outfits – and St Peter’s Hospice shops offer a great way to do this with quality brands at affordable prices. When you’re having a clear-out please remember to drop off your unwanted items at your local St Peter’s Hospice shop so that we can find them a loving home! To find your local shop visit stpetershospice.org/shops

To celebrate World Book Day, we held a special Book Promotion month in March. Paperbacks and hardbacks were on special offer in all of our 47 shops throughout the Bristol area. Our shops also created some wonderful book-themed window displays. Bestselling author Amanda Prowse supported the campaign with a visit to the Hospice, BBC radio interview and a visit to our Horfield shop.

The promotion was a huge success and we sold over 35,500 books in March. It also helped us highlight that our shops have become a destination place to buy books in Bristol.

New clearance shop We are planning to open a second clearance shop in Kingswood in May. Following the success of our first clearance shop in Broad Walk, Knowle, the Kingswood shop offers women’s, men’s and children’s clothing at knock down prices. It also has a range of accessories, shoes and books for sale.

… Gifts in Wills, donations, fundraising and our shops.

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patient story Sally Tutton talks about the care she’s received from the Hospice

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ally, who is 41, was diagnosed with a very rare cancer called Adenoid cystic carcinoma in 2007. The cancer arises within the glands and occurs mainly in the head and neck. Doctors in Bristol were unsure how to treat Sally and she faced months of uncertainty until she heard of a surgeon in London who could help her. A 12-hour operation to reconstruct her face was successful and for the following 12 months Sally was cancer-free. However, Sally then discovered that the tumour had returned and this time it had spread to her lungs. Sally started being cared for by the Hospice in 2008 and she has been seeing the same Community Nurse Specialist, Lynne McInnes, since 2010. As well as working out the right medical care, Lynne has supported Sally and her family and helped them to understand things. At a point when her seizures became a lot worse, Sally spent a week in the Inpatient Unit at the Hospice. “It felt like a home as well as a hospital. The staff really see people as individuals,” says Sally. “When my daughters came to visit me, there were jigsaws and games that they could play and they enjoyed going along to the cafe for a cake.”

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Patient Sally Tutton

Staff in the Inpatient Unit were able to stabilise Sally’s symptoms, enabling her to return home. Sally has attended a 12-week course at the Hospice where patients are encouraged to focus on different areas of life, such as energy levels, exercise, nutrition, sleep and breathing control. She has also worked with our Music Therapist, Jane Lings, to write a song for her children, aged 9 and 11. Sally works at Southmead Hospital with young adults with renal problems and she is currently going to the Hospice one day a week. “For me, it’s really important to keep working. But it’s also important to have my day at the Hospice. It’s a day for me – I read the paper and catch up on sleep. I can really relax here.” Sally and her family find the Hospice Advice Line very helpful and reassuring, especially at weekends when anxiety can sometimes make her seizures worse. “The Hospice is unique – if they say they’re going to do something you know that they’ll get it done,” explains Sally. “What really surprised me is that it is not a place to end but a place to stay and carry on.” l

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St Peter’s Hospice Memory Tree St Peter’s Hospice Memory Tree is a beautiful and meaningful way to remember a loved one – a simple and lasting tribute.

hospice life We’ve had some exciting visitors to the Hospice already this year… Noel Edmonds and his wife, Liz, visited the Hospice. Bestselling author, Amanda Prowse, also visited the Hospice and went on to support our Book Promotion month in March. And Jack FM Breakfast host, Ian Downs (aka Downsy) came to find out about our work before co-hosting our Strictly Come Dancing event with BBC Points West presenter, Jemma Cooper.

A local blacksmith is currently creating a beautiful Memory Tree sculpture for us. The tree is due to be completed at the end of May when it will be positioned in the corner of the Hospice gardens, creating a tranquil place for families to spend time remembering a loved one. Families will be able to buy a copper leaf which is then engraved with the name of their loved one. The leaves will be hung on the tree, creating a poignant and lasting way to remember that special person. For more information on the Memory Tree and how to purchase a leaf, please call Jo Gibbons on 01275 391 406.

From top: Noel Edmonds and staff from the Facilities Team; Ian Downs at the Hospice; Amanda Prowse and her husband Simeon meet our chef Andy King and our Head of Supporter Relations, John Flanagan; Jemma Cooper and Ian Downs with Michele Weber for the launch of Strictly Come Dancing.

St Peter’s Hospice – For Patients, Families and Bristol. stpetershospice.org

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fundraising

Stadium Dash Saturday 7 June There’s still time to sign up for our Stadium Dash. Race up and down 415 steps at The Memorial Stadium to see if you can beat last year’s record time of 2 minutes 44 seconds. Sign up for our Stadium Dash today and raise money for the Hospice! You can enter as an individual or as a team of four. Entry is £10 per person. To register visit www.stpetershospice.org/events or contact Maria on 01275 391 428 or maria.moonpark@ stpetershospice.org

Saturday 12 July Fancy a great night out with the girls? Join us for our women-only sponsored Midnight Walk. You can choose either our 5 mile or 10 mile route, both starting at 10.30pm from Ashton Gate Stadium and both taking in Bristol’s famous landmarks by night. Registration costs £18 and to register visit www.bristolmidnightwalk.co.uk We are also looking for 150 volunteer marshals to help on the night. For more information contact Maria on 01275 391 428 or maria.moonpark@ stpetershospice.org

Firewalk 76 brave individuals faced their fears and took part in the hottest, shortest, sponsored walk on 21 March down on Millennium Square. They walked over five metres of red hot embers and raised a fantastic £15,000 for the Hospice.

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[email protected] Contact Maria on 01275 391 428 or maria.m

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Bristol Half Marathon Sunday 21 September Run proudly for your local hospice! We are delighted to announce that St Peter’s Hospice has been nominated as the ‘local charity’ for Bristol Half Marathon 2014. Now we need you to run in the event and raise funds for the Hospice. To register go to www.stpetershospice.org.uk/ support-us We also need 150 volunteers to help on the day. To find out more contact Maria on 01275 391 428 or maria.moonpark@ stpetershospice.org

Bristol Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly winners, Jenny Rees and Joe Chapman with judges, former world champion boxer, Glenn Catley, Michele Webber from Dance Factory Bristol, Julia di Castiglione, Director of Patient Care at the Hospice and Nick Gargan, Chief Constable of Avon & Somerset Constabulary.

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h what a night! St Peter’s Hospice crowned our first ever Strictly winners at our glittering Grand Finale of the competition on 2 March. Joe Chapman and Jenny Rees from Portishead impressed the packed audience after only eight weeks of professional dance training from Michele Webber from Dance Factory Bristol.

Sunday 5 October – Ashton Court Estate Sunday 12 October – Hanham Riverside Join us for our annual sponsored Walk to Remember events this autumn. It’s a great day to get together with family and friends and take time to remember your loved ones. For more information contact Maria on 01275 391 428 or maria.moonpark @stpetershospice.org

“Strictly Come Dancing for me was the best experience of my life, a dream come true!” said Joe. “St Peter’s Hospice has helped numerous friends and loved ones of mine at their time of need, so to dance in aid of the charity was an absolute pleasure.” 12 couples took part in the competition which raised a fabulous £20,000! Thank you to all the dancers and everybody who donated their time and effort for free for the Hospice. l

To find out about our events visit our website at stpetershospice.org

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Last year, Jacky Durbin raised £340 at her Wine and Cheese party whilst Jenny Lloyd’s allotment party, which she called ‘Party on the Plot’, raised £142. There were lots more creative ideas including: Wendy Gardiner’s Bingo Night, Maureen Fiddament’s Cocktail Party and Nick Vaughan’s Golf Day. Who knew raising money could be so much fun! To find out how you can get involved visit www.partyforpete.org.uk l

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[email protected] Contact Petra on 01275 391 430 or petra.lit

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in the community Street collection – Saturday 21 June Our annual Street Collection takes place on Saturday 21 June and we really need your help! We have a licence to collect in any street in Bristol and its surrounding areas on Saturday 21 June. It is a fantastic opportunity to promote St Peter’s Hospice as well as to raise funds. We hope that everyone can help for at least an hour collecting on their street! Please help us to make this year’s collection a success by collecting near you. And don’t forget to ask your friends and family to join you – we need help from all of you! For more information or to take part please speak to Petra on 01275 391 430 or email [email protected].

Charity Golf Day at Mendip Spring Golf Club Do you like playing Golf? Then we definitely need you! We are looking for teams of four to join us on Friday 8 August for a Charity Golf Day to raise money for St Peter’s Hospice. You will get a coffee on arrival and buffet meal throughout the day. Competitions include:18 hole Stableford, best two scores on each hole to count, maximum handicap Men’s 24, Ladies’ 30, Twos competition, nearest the pin on all par 3’s, straightest drive and others. Cost is £160 per team of four. To take part please give Howard a ring on 01275 463 405. The day is organised by Nailsea and Backwell Rotary club.

Nailsea Charity Walks – Sunday 22 June Looking for a walking challenge this summer? Want to explore our beautiful countryside? Then Nailsea Walks are perfect for you! Choose from the 5K “Stroll”, a pushchair and wheelchair friendly fun family walk; the 10K which offers a slightly more challenging route; or the 20K Nailsea Challenge for experienced walkers. All the walks are organised by Nailsea and Backwell Rotary Club. It’s £5 to register. Please give Graham a ring on 07970 771 845 and ask for your walker’s pack or register online via www.nailseaandbackwell.rotaryweb.org

To find out about our events visit our website at stpetershospice.org

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local business support ITEC Dragon Boat Race

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e were delighted to hear that St Peter’s Hospice 100 Club members ITEC were sponsoring the September Dragon Boat Race in 2013. As part of the event, they introduced lots of new aspects including a rowers’ village selling refreshments. Through this and the four rowing teams they entered, ITEC staff raised an incredible £6,365 at the event! “Having recently joined the St Peter’s Hospice 100 Club, ITEC have been actively working to ensure we raise as much as possible for our local Hospice,” explained Brontae Orme from ITEC. “We’re sponsoring the event for a second year running – and we look forward

to seeing more companies, teams and charities involved this year!” The Dragon Boat Race is a popular annual event entered by numerous Bristol-based companies. In recent years, HSBC and Proctor and Stevenson have entered teams on behalf of St Peter’s Hospice. If you would like to join in the fun our Corporate Fundraising Team would love to hear from you! Contact us on 01275 391 400. l

Bristol Rovers and Blackthorn football shirt auction In November 2013, Bristol Rovers Football Club kindly donated 100 signed home and away shirts to St Peter’s Hospice which were displayed and auctioned off in our 47 shops throughout the city. Blackthorn generously sponsored the cost of the shirts enabling all funds raised to be used for patient care. The campaign was a great success raising almost £5,000 in total. We would like to say a big thank you to Bristol Rovers and Blackthorn and to the fans for their fantastic bids on these collectable items. The winning bidders were invited to the Memorial Stadium for a Cheese and Cider evening, meeting a few of the players and enjoying a great night at the club.

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Barclays Bank and Sounds Commercial support Corporate Quiz We would like to extend a big thank you to the businesses that have supported our events. Barclays Bank and Sounds Commercial have been incredible in their support of our Corporate Quiz in March which raised a fantastic £13,000.

Left to right: Corporate Quiz winners Ricki Critchell, Hattie Nuttall and Sarah Beare from BDO with our Corporate Fundraiser, Caroline Booth-Morris.

If you work for a local business and would be interested in getting some details on our sponsorship packages, please contact our Corporate Fundraising Team on 01275 391 400.

Corporate sponsorship We are delighted to announce that our annual Make a Will Week planned for October is being sponsored by investment management and accounting services group, Smith & Williamson. This year’s Midnight Walk sees long time supporters Park Furnishers sponsoring the event. This support is very welcome and enables more of the money raised by the events to go directly to the Hospice and patient care.

Gregg Latchams Charity of the Year We are delighted to have been selected as Charity of the Year for Gregg Latchams LLP, a local firm of solicitors. Already they have been busy raising money for St Peter’s Hospice through a charity auction in February which raised over £3,000 in just one night. We also welcomed some of their staff to our Firewalk whilst others bravely took to the air in a sponsored skydive. We really appreciate the support they are showing us and look forward to hearing about more of their fundraising antics throughout the year.

Retail outlets support St Peter’s Hospice We are excited about growing support from retail outlets throughout the city. Retailers such as Asda Filton and Harvey’s Furniture Store in Brislington have shown great generosity in holding events for us in store. We were also touched to be invited by B & M Retail to open their new store at Abbeywood Retail Park. Having the opportunity to work with retailers is brilliant, raising funds and awareness of the great work of the Hospice. If you work for a local retailer and would like to chat to us about ways that you can help support St Peter’s Hospice, please contact our Corporate Fundraising Team on 01275 391 400.

… contact Caroline on 01275 391 448 or Edd on 01275 391 434

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fundraising groups news In the limelight… Constance Bowdler from Chew Valley Support Group The Chew Valley group was established in 2005 after Hospice supporter, Sue Webb, held a meeting to get people involved in setting up a fundraising group in the area. Constance Bowdler, a Chew Magna resident, had always been interested in hospice care especially after the death of her beloved Dad. She had undergone treatment for breast cancer the year before and having nursed others professionally, thought that the fundraising group sounded interesting. Sue held a coffee morning in February 2005 at her house, where she offered the potential fundraisers a marquee in her garden if they fancied organising an event. The group decided to hold a Moroccan Evening in August that year which was a great success and raised an astonishing £5,136! Since then, the committee has continued with many of the original members still involved. Constance loves what she does for the Hospice. She admires the specialist care that the Hospice gives people in the community, making sure they live as painfree as possible. She is a great organiser and loves being with people. Her group not only fundraises but helps spread the word about the Hospice in the

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The group decided to hold a Moroccan Evening in August that year which was a great success and raised an astonishing £5,136! Chew Valley area. They have a representative in nearly every village and do a variety of events in different places. ‘Teas at three’ are their main fundraising events and are very successful. Their biggest success is the annual Bridge Lunch in Compton Martin which is always well attended. They put on one big annual event which varies each year from Paté Lunches to Picnics to keep people interested. The group has raised over £50,000 since 2005 and will be celebrating their 10th anniversary next year so watch this space! l

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Portishead Support Group We are holding our Ploughman’s and Pudding lunch on Monday 7 July 11.30am until 1pm at the Jubilee Hall, Slade Road, Portishead. Tickets cost £6 and are available from the St Peter’s Hospice Shop in Portishead or by telephoning 01275 842 881. Entrance is by ticket only so buy your’s early to avoid disappointment. After some busy knitting, we presented £200 to the Hospice raised from the sales of our knitted Christmas puddings. One member of the group produced an amazing 300 puddings which she sold to family and friends.

Jenny and Colin Wring in Portishead The ‘Portishead Independents’ had a Musical Evening at Redcliffe Bay Hall on 1 February. The Barnacle Bouys performed along with Molly, Mia and Tuesday. Despite the terrible weather we are happy to announce that we raised £565 from the evening. We also held a Coffee and Cake morning on Saturday 22 March at Portishead Marina where we sold the produce from our St Peter’s Hospice Ready, Steady, Bake.

Chew Valley Fundraising Group The New Year saw the return of our ever popular Bridge Lunch in January which was very well attended and raised a tremendous £1,300. Hospice supporters Gill and Frank Curtis of Stanton Drew hosted the Group’s first coffee morning of 2014 in January raising over £340 for Hospice funds. We’d like to thank them and everyone who helped to make the morning a success. We are grateful for the continuing support which we receive and look forward to welcoming familiar and new faces to our events in 2014.

Severnside Fundraising Group In December, our bazaar was very well attended, with takings exceeding expectations, and a concert by Cantanti to welcome Christmas provided a delightful evening. Christmas puddings sold well again – thanks to all who knitted, sewed and stuffed them and to those who bought them. We welcomed the New Year with a winter warmer lunch where 60 people enjoyed cottage pie and crumble. In March, 28 teams took part in our annual quiz in the Armstrong Hall which was another great evening. Thank you to the Olveston Quilters for their lovely quilt which they kindly donated and which was won by Ruth, one of our volunteers. We are grateful for all the donations we receive. We would like to say a special thank you to Sue and Graham Hawks of Almondsbury for their generous gift following the festive illuminations in their garden and house. We have also held collections at Tesco, Almondsbury Garden Centre and Wyevale Garden Centre. Finally our thanks go to everyone in the Severnside area for their continued support which has enabled us to raise £12,000 for the Hospice last financial year.

… Petra Littlefair on 01275 391 430 or email [email protected]

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events calendar 28 May

7-8 June

29 June & 6 July

Afternoon High Tea. Methodist Church Hall, Thornbury, 3pm. Tea and cake and all for a great cause. For more info contact Kath on 01454 417 543.

Bristol Bikefest. Take part and raise funds for St Peter’s Hospice. More information from www.bike-fest.com

Hospice Open Gardens. We’ll be celebrating the National Garden Scheme by opening the Hospice gardens to the public from 11am to 3.30pm.

13 June 7 June Stadium Dash, Memorial Stadium. We challenge you to race up and down 415 steps as fast as you can. To register visit www.stpetershospice.org

Tea at Three. Wheatsheaf Garden, Thornbury, 3pm-4pm. For more information contact Kath on 01454 417 543.

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6 July

Street Collection. You’d be surprised how much an hour of collecting could change someone’s life! Contact Petra on 01275 391 400.

The Gurt Lush Choir Summer Concert. Colston Hall, 7pm. Tickets from Colston Hall box office.

7 July

7 June Thornbury Orchestra Concert. Thornbury Baptist Church, 7.30pm. For more information contact Kath on 01454 417 543.

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22 June

Ploughman’s and Pudding lunch. 11.30am-1pm Jubilee Hall, Salde Road, Portishead. Cost £6.

Nailsea Charity Walks. Stroll down the country lanes and raise money for your Hospice. Register for £5 at www.nailseaandbackwell. rotaryweb.org

[email protected] Contact Maria on 01275 391 428 or maria.m

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12 July

6 September

20-24 October

Midnight Walk. Our women-only sponsored walk through Bristol by night. To register visit www.bristolmidnightwalk. org.uk

Party for Pete Fleece Fundraising Festival. For more details visit our website.

Make a Will Week. Need to make or update your Will? Solicitors are giving their time for free for a donation to the Hospice. For more details visit our website.

16 September 8 August Charity Golf Day. Mendip Spring Golf Club, near Congresbury. £160 for a team of four. To register your team, contact Howard Walton on 01275 463 405 or email howardwalton@ yahoo.com.

31 August Bristol Belter. Take part and raise funds for St Peter’s Hospice. More information from www.bike-fest.com

Coffee Morning. Daldry Gardens, Olveston, 10am-12am. For more information contact Kath on 01454 417 543.

5 October 21 September Bristol Half Marathon. St Peter’s Hospice is the nominated local charity. We need runners to raise sponsorship and marshals to help make the event a success. To get involved visit our website or call Maria on 01275 391 428.

Party for Pete Throughout September It’s time to party! Hold a party – any size and any theme – to raise funds for St Peter’s Hospice. To register visit www.partyforpete.org.uk

At Ashton Court.

12 October At Hanham Riverside.

11 October Oktoberfest Mountain Bike Event. Take part and raise funds for St Peter’s Hospice. More information from www.bike-fest.com

7-13 October 2 October Golf Day. Thornbury Golf Centre. To enter a team, contact Kath on 01454 417 543.

Hospice Care Week.

For up-to-date information on these and other events, visit our website at www.stpetershospice.org

Petra Littlefair on 01275 391 430 or email [email protected]

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Local Lotto Winners

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I am really looking forward to continuing the fantastic work in growing the Local Lotto. Our members contribute over £13,000 a month towards patient care. The support we receive is so important, enabling the Hospice to continue caring for our patients and their families.

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