Last week, we celebrated Neurodiversity Week! It is estimated that 15-20% of the world’s population is neurodivergent – meaning that they may process information and communicate in slightly different ways. People with neurological differences, such as autism, dyspraxia and ADHD, can bring a lot of different strengths and qualities to situations, organisations and cultures. This […]
Our annual Ladies Luncheon, organised by our Ladies Committee took place on Wednesday 13th March at the stunning Knowsley Hall. ITV Granada’s Paul Crone was a speaker at the event, guests were able to take part in a raffle and auction with some fabulous prizes which were donated. Special thanks to everyone who were invited […]
We would love it if our amazing community could nominate Willowbrook Hospice to receive £1,000! As you may know, we make no charge for patients to access our hospice, however it is not free to run. It costs around £5m to do what we do, and only £1.5m is provided by the NHS. The remainder […]
Today at Willowbrook, we celebrate International Women’s Day. 66% of Willowbrook Hospice staff are women, and today we thank each and every one for their dedication, courage and strength. Two of our three Directors are women, and we have seven women in our Senior Leadership Team. To all of our inspirational women including patients, relatives, […]
We want to take this opportunity to celebrate the amazing Mothers, people who are like a Mother, and the role models in our lives. However, we are also mindful that it could also be a difficult time for many, and becomes a time to remember those special people who are no longer with us, but […]
We’re super excited to announce plans to open a new shop in Kirkby in the next few months! This large shop will stock a range of affordable, pre-loved furniture, homewares, electricals, clothing and accessories. It will be the tenth charity shop in our retail portfolio and will help fund our vital work in providing palliative […]
We are extremely grateful to Olympic Foods for very generously choosing Willowbrook Hospice as their Charity of the Year. They have pledged to make a regular monthly donation to our hospice. Tariq Ghani, Director of Olympic Foods regularly chooses charities and organisations to help make a positive impact and to support those in need. Do […]
You might have seen our plea to our local community recently for the provision of a number of items to help fulfil a patient’s wish to marry her partner at the hospice. Within a few short hours, the response was staggering. The requests were for a very small wedding dress, two bridesmaid dresses and anything […]
We’re really excited to announce that we have our very own football team! FC Willowbrook was founded in 2023 by Willowbrook Champion Luke Grounds. The idea of Willowbrook having it’s own football team grew from a charity football match Luke helped to organise. FC Willowbrook’s home ground will be Windleshaw Sports, also home to FC […]
Huge thanks to Chapelhouse Motor Group / Chapel House St. Helens who very generously donated £5,000 to Willowbrook Hospice. Towards the end of last year, they asked their customers to choose who should receive some of the £40,000 they had in their charity fund. Our amazing community chose Willowbrook Hospice and we are delighted to […]
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