Chatty Cafe

We held another hugely successful Chatty Café in partnership with NHS St Helens PCN Central – special thanks to Laura from PCN Central for helping to facilitate. Also, a huge thanks to Denise from St Helens Wellbeing Service for introducing us to Florence from St Michaels on Garton’s Lane, Clock Face. Denise made some Fiddle […]

Community Recognition Awards

It was a real pleasure to have been invited to the Community Recognition Awards recently, organised by Prescot Town Council. Our Prescot shop was nominated for an award, our team was represented by Chrisy Dawson (volunteer at the Prescot Shop), Alun Owen, Corporate Director and Ian Turnbull, Head of Volunteering. Although we did not win, […]

£800 donation received from Rainhill WI

We were delighted to receive an £800 donation from the wonderful ladies from the Rainhill Women’s Institute! The donation was made following a fabulous afternoon tea and fashion show organised by the WI, with support from local businesses in the area – Rainhill Co Op, Blundells Hill Golf Club and Jessie & Co. The fashion […]

Willowbrook attends St Helens Rotary Meeting

It was a pleasure to represent Willowbrook Hospice at the St Helens Rotary International meeting recently. Our Fundraising Facilitator and Head of Volunteering delivered a presentation on the wonderful work we do at Willowbrook Hospice to new and existing members. Willowbrook has had a fantastic long-term relationship with this group and we hope this continues […]

Hughie Shacklock Fundraising Day

On Sunday 21st July, an amazing group of people came together to remember Hughie Shacklock. Hughie received the services of Willowbrook Hospice and in his memory they wanted to give back to Willowbrook and the L14 Community Centre, both causes very close to Hughie’s, and their hearts. Friends, family and supporters attended a fun day […]

H Fest hailed a huge success!

HFEST was held on Saturday 20th July at Park Farm Community Centre in St Helens. This fundraising event was held in memory of Helen and Hannah, Willowbrook is close to the hearts of their family & friends. Carly and her team put together H fest. The day was about ‘living the life you dreamed’. It […]

Thank You Polly!

Polly came to the hospice to provide her usual therapy dog services to our patients and their families. She was very proud to sit with the big cheque too. The recent Fur on the Field event raised an amazing £1600. The event was organised by Polly’s owner Sue and volunteers at St Mark’s Church. Thank […]

Introduction to Palliative Care Course for Health Care Assistants

We wanted to share some positive feedback from care colleagues about their experience with our training for the Palliative Care Introduction course delivered by Willowbrook, the response speaks volumes – they not only found it informative but truly brilliant, and it resonated deeply with them. Some quotes: “In the realm of social care, upskilling the […]

‘How To Look After A Grieving Elephant’

Thank you to Wonder Arts, Heart of Glass and Child Bereavement UK for delivering a wonderful project with our Outreach Team. ‘How to Look After a Grieving Elephant (and other social animals)’ workshop, investigated how social animals show signs of grief. Along the way, the children took part in creative activities and had conversations exploring […]

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