Hospiscare

Bishop Fleming’s Exeter office set out on their quest to raise funds for Hospiscare.

A team of accountants from Bishop Fleming’s Exeter office are taking part in a cycle relay challenge to raise funds for local charity Hospiscare.

The 15 strong team will be starting from their office at Stratus House, in a four day relay that starts from the firm’s Truro office and finishes in the Worcester office.

More than 100 Bishop Fleming’s staff from all their offices are involved in the challenge and are raising funds for 7 local charities voted for by staff at each office...

Are you looking to gain media experience for your CV?

We’re looking for help later this month for a media campaign to promote Hospiscare Week.

We'd love your your help for two days before the end of August to help pull our media campaign together.

We've joined forces with Radio Exe for this project and you would help record messages and interview staff, volunteers and supporters on what Hospiscare means to them.

You would get support from Hospiscare’s PR Officer and a briefing with Radio Exe. Please email fundraising@hospiscare.co.uk before Friday 14 August...

Hospiscare has got an exciting new look!

The expanding local charity has changed its logo. The orange sunshine logo has been replaced with a bright, colourful tree reflecting Hospiscare’s growing services, reaching out offering help and comfort to an increasing number of local people. Hospiscare also has a new strapline: Caring in the heart of Devon… Because every day matters.

The logo is cheerful and happy mirroring the positive and enriching work carried out by Hospiscare doctors and nurses who provide high quality, free, professional care and support monthly for 700...

We’re going cake crazy as we prepare for the Big Devon Bake Off – cakes are being found all over the Exeter hospice!

Whilst strolling in the garden our Hospiscare chaplain Nigel found two cakes tucked in a tree, housekeeper Wendy found them everywhere, ward secretary Denise discovered her desk smothered in creamy cupcakes, as did receptionist Sharon.

Hospiscare patient Lily who was having a cuppa in the day centre, was surprised to discover cakes had suddenly appeared on her chair, even the goldfish bowl in reception did not escape.

Now it’s your turn to go cake...

More than 800 women enjoyed a great charity walk along Exmouth’s seafront on a glorious sunny evening.

They dressed to impress with grass skirts, garlands and floral headdresses for the Hawaiian themed walk.

Women from all over Exeter, East and Mid Devon took part in our annual Hospiscare Twilight Walk raising tens of thousands of pounds us.

We are a local charity which provides professional support for terminally ill people.

Many women were walking in memory of loved ones who have been cared for by Hospiscare nurses.

Hospiscare’s head of fundraising...

Golfers lined up in the bright sunshine to take part in Exeter’s popular Marnie Burgoyne Memorial Golf Day.

Nearly 50 teams enjoyed a great day out and raised cash for us. The Exeter tournament is sponsored by John Burgoyne, who runs Burgoynes Estate Agents and the trophy is presented in memory of his mum, Marnie Burgoyne, who was one of the original Hospiscare fundraising committee members.

Our Hospiscare nurses cared for Marie in her own home and for the last ten days of her life they looked after her in the hospice.

The tournament, held at the Exeter Golf and...

We recently held a tea party to celebrate the “graduation” of our Hospiscare Exeter community nurse Rachel Willmott.

Rachel is pictured, wearing pink, with her certificate which she received after studying and spending three years alongside highly experienced senior colleagues. She is now working in her new role as community nurse specialist in the city.

Rachel said: “I love this job. As a team we are able to give specialist advice and support to people who are at the end of their life. Hospiscare community nurses have time and experience and we are able to support families...

Gill Fisher celebrated her birthday with her lovely family in our lovely garden!

The family borrowed matches to light Gill’s birthday cake, hung balloons from trees and set up a party table in the hospice garden. But the fun didn’t stop there; the new Hospiscare Choir heard about the celebrations and came out into the garden to sing Happy Birthday to a thrilled Gill!

Our staff here at Hospiscare, who run the hospice in Exeter’s Dryden Road, were delighted to see the party. “It was so lovely seeing the family having fun in the garden and these pictures really sum up...

Big thanks to Debbie from Mad Cakes for launching our Big Devon Bake Off – she popped into our Exeter hospice with these amazing Lego cakes!

Our Hospiscare staff and volunteers enjoyed tucking into these cute little fellas raising £26, which is the first money in our Bake Off kitty.

Debbie also gave cakes to our friends and colleagues at the RD&E Bramble children’s ward; we’re based at Dryden Road, opposite the RD&E. Mad Cakes will be hosting a Hospiscare bake off for children later in the summer, keep an eye on our website for an update: www.hospiscare.co.uk...

Lady Elizabeth Butler-Sloss hosted a charity summer tea party on Sunday (14 June) at beautiful East Devon mansion house, Nutwell Court.

The Georgian neo-classical Grade 2 listed mansion house which sits on the east bank of the River Exe estuary at Lympstone, has extensive grounds and gardens and is the private home of Carole Lee.

Guests were greeted by Lady Butler-Sloss, who is a vice-president of local charity Hospiscare, Mrs Lee and Glynis Atherton, Hospiscare chief executive.

The Isca String Quarter entertained guests during the afternoon which raised £2,523 for...