Folk Flock to Festive Day

This Sunday saw hundreds of people flock to the Hospice to attend the Christmas Fair.  There were over 45 stalls on the day, and Santa made an appearance to meet lots of our younger guests and give them a present.  Oldham Scottish Pipe Band came to support the day and gave a fabulous performance!!

The day was enjoyed by all, and the best bit was the amount raised - creeping up to £9,000.00 and rising!!

Thank you to all who came to support this fantastic cause, and to all of our staff and volunteers who made the day possible.

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Vote for Springhill Hospice at the NatWest CommunityForce

The Nat West Community awards are now open for voting. We have applied for an award and could receive £6,000 if we are successful. We want to use this money to help replace our mattresses.

PLEASE read about our project and vote for us here

We would be grateful if you would pass this information on to as many people as you can to vote for us.

One Special Day, One Special Kit

Sunday 21st August saw Rochdale Hornets take on Gateshead Thunder in the "One Special Day, One Special Kit", in support of Springhill Hospice.

The Hornets' players wore a specially commissioned green and white kit, now available to buy. 

By purchasing one of the special shirts Hornets will donate £12 to the Hospice.

You can find out more and how to order your shirt here.

Toni's fundraising goes swimmingly!

13 year old Toni Ellis competed in the Swim Northwest Open Water 2,000m Swim on Sunday 26th June and took the opportunity to raise money for Springhill Hospice. Read about her achievement here.

Springhill Hospice in the news

Springhill Hospice has been mentioned in the local press quite a lot recently, including great coverage of our Summer Gala Day and Craft Fair here and here, a report on Hopwood Hall College's two recent fundraising efforts here and here, the White Collar Boxing event covered here and here and the Woofs and Wellies Sponsored Dog Walk here.

Our thanks to the Rochdale Observer and Rochdale Online for their continued support.

Manchester Italian Pensioner's Association gift Springhill Hospice

Local members of the Manchester Italian Pensioner’s Association, Alfredo and Filomena Petrillo, visited Springhill Hospice recently to present the Hospice with a donation of £600.

You can read more here.

Long-serving Hospice volunteer receives national award

We are delighted that Jackie Duffy, one of our longest serving volunteers, has been honoured by the League of Mercy with the Order of Mercy award. You can read all about Jackie and the award here

Surprise start to new era for hospice chief

Money-raising efforts for the hospice by Rochdale folk all came together when Springhill opened its brand new building project on Friday 11th March.

It means that in-patient accommodation at Springhill Hospice is back to full capacity following the completion of a £625,000 refurbishment project.

The unit now offers an additional three single rooms - up from eight to 11 - plus five beds in two and three-bedded bays. There is also a spacious nurses' station and tea bar.

The opening was attended by the borough's two MPs, the mayor and other local dignitaries, plus celebrity guest Michelle Holmes, best known for her roles in Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Goodnight Sweetheart - as well as the film Rita, Sue and Bob Too. The Rochdale-born actress was invited to cut the opening ribbon, however, it was Springhill Hospice chief executive Christine Webb who, to her surprise, was asked to draw back the curtains on the commemorative plaque.

Springhill Hospice organisational operations manager Julie Halliwell told the clearly moved hospice boss: "This is an opportunity to say a big thanks for all your motivation and encouragement. This hospice wouldn't be the place it is without you."

The afternoon began with a welcome from Councillor Robert Clegg, vice-chairman of Springhill Hospice, followed by thanks from Mrs Webb to everyone who had contributed to the project.

It began with the Rochdale Observer's 'Can You Spare A Minute?' appeal, which saw our readers raise £75,000 for the hospice.

Through Help the Hospices a grant of £500,000 was awarded from the Department of Health, plus £10,000 from the Hayward Foundation.

Hospice volunteers Christine Jones and Maureen Stiles provided the finishing touches by donating £40,000 from Springhill Crafts. They and their team of homeworkers have now raised a total £100,000 for the hospice.

Mrs Webb said: "I also want to thank Mrs Geoghegan for paying for the artwork, and a special thank you to Sarah Ford. Sarah has been at the hospice since it first opened and has managed all our developments."

Article and picture courtesy of the Rochdale Observer

Springhill Hospice book

‎Springhill Hospice, Rochdale: The Inspiring Story of the Peoples' Hospice 1983-1989, 1989-1999', the book written by Hospice Trustee, Diane Bailey-Ginever to celebrate our 20th Anniversary, is now available through Amazon here priced at £5.99.

Springhill Hospice on facebook

You can now join over 2,000 people who have become friends of Springhill Hospice on social networking site, facebook.

The advantage of befriending the Hospice on facebook is that you will be kept informed of all forthcoming events, you can send messages of support and even donate to the Springhill Hospice 'facebook cause'.

If you're a facebook member just search for Springhill Hospice and there we are!

We also have a Springhill Hospice Group on facebook that you can join here

New online fundraising facility

Springhill Hospice has teamed up with Everyday Hero, a specialist software provider to the not-for-profit sector, to offer free online webpages to anybody who wishes to raise funds directly online.

Their software is designed to make fundraising easier, cost efficient and a more enjoyable experience for fundraisers, not-for-profit organisations and donors.

Everyday Hero provides software for over 800 not-for-profit organisations around the world and has helped over 220,000 donors and fundraisers raise money via the Internet.

In just minutes you can build your own page to promote the event you are participating in, then approach your friends, family and colleagues by simply emailing them the unique link to your page.

The advantage of this against the more traditional methods of raising money is that you do not have to obtain people's details on a sponsor form nor chase them up for their donations post-event, as all necessary information - including Gift Aid permission - is taken online via Everyday Hero's secure and PCI compliant payment gateways.

There are also templates for users to create pages in order to raise funds in lieu of birthday gifts, wedding presents, anniversary celebrations and for building In- Memoriam pages to remember loved ones.

Creating your fundraising page could not be easier - to get started just click here.

Go Green for Springhill Hospice!

If you have any of the following items taking up space in cupboards, drawers, pockets or wherever, Springhill Hospice can raise funds by recycling them:

• Any old coins and banknotes, English or Foreign, from old pennies to pesetas!
• Any unwanted gold and silver jewellery, including costume jewellery (it doesn't matter if it is broken!)
• Any old wrist watches or pocket watches (working or not)
• Old badges and medals
• Used stamps, either UK or from across the world
• Empty inkjet cartridges (except Epson) or laser toner cartridges
• Old mobile phones and phone batteries (but not SIM cards and chargers)

If you do have any of the above and wish to donate them for recycling, you can either drop the items off at our shops, at Hospice Reception or telephone 01706 638231 to arrange collection.

SHOPS UPDATE

Wanted- Good quality furniture, clothing and household goods.

If you wish to donate any of the above, please phone 01706 638231 to arrange a viewing or collection. Proceeds of all goods sold go directly to Springhill Hospice.

We are sorry but, due to health and safety regulations, we are unable to accept electrical items.

We are now accepting good quality autumn/winter fashion; please telephone 01706 638231 for collection of goods; alternatively you may bring the goods to any of our shops listed.Click here to find the Hospice shop that is local to you.

Large Selection of Evening Suits and Wedding Dresses

Why not visit our shops for bargains and support your local Hospice.

Click here for retail update.

Thank you for supporting Springhill Hospice.