Charity Update

Forest Holme is absolutely delighted to announce a kit sponsorship partnership with Swanage Town & Herston Football Club, who have supported the hospice on various occasions.

Here is Swans manager Tony Parrott (left), skipper Paul Best (far left) and Charlie from the fundraising team showing off the Swans new away kit.

The Dance Through The Decades event (right) finally returned at Christmas and raised over £4,000 for the charity. The Dolphin Shopping Centre also generously gave £1,520 to sponsor the event.

A huge thank you to all the staff at Tappers, who supported us to host our annual Light Up A Life service in November at the new location of Long Barrow Ceremony Hall, Harbour View in Lytchett Minster, which for the very first time was also broadcast live online for those unable to attend.

The two year charity partnership between The Dolphin Shopping Centre has now come to an end but has helped raise nearly £33,000 for the hospice.

The Centre choose to support Forest Holme as its Charity of the Year during 2020 but due to the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, extended it for a further year, helping the hospice to raise an extra £14,282 in 2021.

During the past two years the charity has been fundraising through its Remembrance Tree and Pop-Up Shop at Christmas (above, right), Spooky Scavenger Hunts (right) at Halloween, as well as various awareness raising stalls and street entertainment bucket collections during the year.

Primark in The Dolphin Shopping Centre has chosen to support Forest Holme Hospice for another year as its chosen charity. The store has kindly offered one of their windows for displays and the charity has already had special themed windows for Halloween, Light Up A Life and Valentine’s Day.