Last week, we said a sad farewell to the manager of our Stockbridge Village Shop, Lyn Scott, who managed the shop for six years but sadly died a few weeks ago. Lyn started her journey with Willowbrook Hospice as a volunteer in 2015 in Dovecot and was appointed as Shop Manager in July 2017. Since […]
On Wednesday 12th June, our Outreach Team held it’s first Summer Social for all our Willowbrook patients/ families and bereavement groups. The day was a huge success and really positive feedback was received. The day consisted of dancers, rock ‘n’ roll bingo, music from a ukulele band, a raffle and most importantly laughter! We want […]
Whilst we celebrate Father’s Day, let’s not forget those who are no longer with us. Let’s take a little time to remember our wonderful Dad’s Grandad’s, Uncles, Foster Dad’s, Step Dad’s..and those who are like a Dad. Today, we want to take a moment to think of all the father figures we have been lucky […]
A big shaker shout out to Gavin’s Quality Butchers for your continuous support. Gavin’s regularly donate through customer’s donating to our shaker which is displayed on their counter. If you would like a shaker or indeed if you have one that needs to be collected and replaced please email us on events@willowbrookhospice.org.uk or call 01744 […]
We have a unique opportunity to invite our supporters to an exclusive art exhibition, ‘The Space Between’- A unique selling gallery of original artwork from emerging artists. Friday, 21 June 2024, visit between 15:30- 19:00. Free event, but booking is essential to ensure you are added to the guest list: https://register.enthuse.com/…/TheSpaceBetweenArtExhibi… Frodshams Solicitors, Morland House, […]
Last week, our hospice team got together to talk about Mouthcare. We welcomed a guest from RIS Healthcare who demonstrated some new products, and was very informative, reiterating the basics of managing oral hygiene in patients. Within our group session, we had Housekeepers, our Social worker, a ward Doctor, Healthcare Support workers and Nurses who […]
Last Thursday 6th and Friday 7th June 2024, we hosted afternoon tea sessions for our amazing Willowbrook Hospice volunteers! They were served with tea, sandwiches and cakes by our Senior Leadership Team, Clinical Team and Managers, to thank them for all their time and commitment that they give to our hospice. Without them, we wouldn’t […]
Some visitors to our hospice might have noticed the artwork that we have on display around the building. These glorious images have been captured not by an award-winning photographer, but our very own, Alex Stringer. Alex is a Health Care Assistant on the Inpatient Unit and has had a passion for photography for a number […]
Last week, we welcomed Billinge Bat Rescue to our Cedarwood Centre to deliver a workshop for our patient ‘Rewild Yourself’ group. They gave us an insight into Bats and educated us on ways we can encourage them into gardens and our hospice grounds. We searched for potential areas to put up a couple of bat […]
Check out what we got up to in our latest session of ‘How to Look After a Grieving Elephant (and other social animals)’ This week our animal investigators explored how wolves show signs of grief and we talked about how we might look after a grieving wolf and how we, as humans can look after […]
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