New year 2017

NEWS

NEW YEAR 2017 Charity Number 1038021

Charity Manager, Anne Currie

DEAR FRIENDS ability to help improve the level of care provided to patients in the last year of life within Poole Hospital, but also help influence end of life care provision at a national level.

Over the course of the year, your vital support has also enabled us to strengthen the During 2016 the Charity set team at Forest Holme by out its aims and objectives for recruiting the following new the next few years and one of positions: Two nurse those was to support Forest development posts, two Holme Hospice to become an healthcare assistants, a exemplary provider of Palliative therapies technician and an and End of Life Care. education co-ordinator.

Welcome to our first newsletter of 2017,

Improving the quality of end of life care is a priority which has been highlighted in several national reports. At Poole Hospital, approximately one in every four adult inpatients are in their last year of life, while nationally, half of all people who die, do so in hospital.

Our nurse development role is an opportunity for nursing staff to experience all areas of palliative care on a rotational basis. This gives the nurse an opportunity to work within Forest Holme’s inpatient ward, out and about in the community and also with the hospital The Charity firmly believe that palliative care team. This kind care at the end of life should be of nursing role helps us to plan for the future and the increasof the highest quality, ing demand on the service. regardless of being in a hospice, hospital or at home Our therapies technician will and therefore have agreed to support a new initiative called help patients regain some ‘Building on the Best’, which independence by ensuring that you will read more about in the they are stable on their feet, can complete daily tasks such newsletter. This exciting programme not only has the

as washing/dressing and continue to enjoy everyday activities such as exercise and reading.

The role of education co-ordinator will provide administrative support to Forest Holme’s growing training and education programme.

None of this would have been possible without your contribution and we are incredibly lucky to have your ongoing support to enable Forest Holme Hospice to strive for world class palliative and end of life care for the people of Dorset.

On behalf of all the team, I hope 2017 is a very happy and healthy year for you.

With best wishes,

Anne

CONTENTS 4. Care for the Community 5. In memory of Jimmy 6. The festive season 9. Thanks to volunteers 10. Event News 12. Community Support 14. Building on the Best 16. Impact of your donations 18. Thank you!

20. Improvements to the ward 22. Make a Will advice 24. Bournemouth Marathon 28. Trolley Dash 29. Recycling 30. The Secret Wardrobe 32. Luxury Paint Sale

CONTACT US

33. Fire Walk

Fundraising:

35. Small change, Big difference

T: 01202 670644 E: fundraising@forestholmehospice.org.uk

38. Events Calendar 40. Contact Us

www.forestholmehospice.org.uk From time to time we would like to send you information on our work.

If you would prefer not to receive information by post, please let us know.

Thank you for reading our newsletter.

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CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY Hospice care extends past the four walls of the building at Forest Holme. Each year, the Community Specialist Palliative Care Team cares for over 600 people in their own homes, in nursing homes and/ or care homes.

There are seven community nurses based at Forest Holme who are linked to all of the GP surgeries in Poole, Wimborne, Cranborne and the Isle of Purbeck. Each specialist nurse covers a number of GP surgeries in a locality.

The nurses offer expert advice to help patients manage any symptoms they may have, such as pain, sickness, shortness of breath, tiredness or poor appetite.

They also offer emotional support, helping patients and their families cope with the impact of illness, treatment, fears and worries and the uncertainty of living with a life-threatening condition.

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IN MEMORY OF JIMMY Thank you to Swanage Town & Herston Football Club and Corfe Castle FC for their recent fundraising efforts in memory of Jimmy Hollywood.

Jimmy had been involved with local football for many years at youth and adult level and that included a spell in charge of the Swans first team from 2004 until 2007.

Swanage FC said “He will be greatly missed by players past and present, officers of the club and our supporters who got to know him during his long and distinguished association with Swanage" Corfe Castle FC added “Although Jimmy will be best remembered for his contribution to our local neighbours and footballing friends Swanage Town and Herston, his time, dedication and effort for us at the Fortress was invaluable in moving the club forward.”

The money raised in Jimmy’s memory will help to provide care for local people living with advanced cancer and other life limiting illnesses.

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A look back at the Festive Season COLES MILLER SOLICITORS & SIEMENS Kind-hearted staff from Coles Miller Solicitors LLP and Siemens gave up their lunch break to bag pack at Sainsbury’s for Forest Holme. The money raised will fund bereavement support sessions for families who are coming to terms with life without their loved ones.

HASKINS GARDEN CENTRE Ferndown’s Haskins Garden Centre spread a little festive cheer by donating handmade Christmas wreaths to our charity. The wonderful decorations helped to create a homely environment at Forest Holme over the festive period.

We would also like to thank the Co-op Funeral Care for donating a Christmas tree for the in-patient ward.

FIRE CREW Richard Cole and Ian Crabb from the Poole and Hamworthy Fire Crew made a donation of £240 to Forest Holme following their successful Santa Fire Sleigh tour of Waterloo Estate and Broadstone.

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CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR STAFF & PATIENTS Thank you so much to everyone who donated gifts and treats to the staff and patients at Forest Holme!

We also received a beautiful canvas image of our Sunflower Garden which has taken pride of place on the wall at the hospice.

Generous gifts from Sunseeker Poole

CHRISTMAS REINDEER Kelly Smith and her Dad John Taylor, handmade dozens of wooden reindeer to raise funds for Forest Holme.

A total of £397 was raised.

Thank you so much.

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CHRISTMAS PARTY Our Patron Dame Yvonne Moores, was the special guest at the Amberwood House Christmas Party in December.

Amberwood House are part of the Colten Care Group and have been raising funds for Forest Holme over the past 12 months.

Thank you to the staff and residents for their generosity, creativity and good sense of humour.

Thank you to the Rising Voices Wessex Community Choir and the Barclays House Choir for their moving performances at Forest Holme in December.

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A special thanks to our volunteers!

We would like to say a very big thank you to our Ambassador Stephen Young, Lord of Westbury, and Merley House for hosting a wonderful Christmas Afternoon Tea for our volunteers in December.

During 2016, our volunteers gave over 6,500 hours of their time to support the work of Forest Holme.

Our volunteers help us to ensure, among many things, the Secret Wardrobe provides a magical shopping experience, our garden looks fabulous throughout the year, our monthly pop in group has a listening ear, our fundraising events always run smoothly and our administration work is kept up to date.

We think you are all fantastic and thank you very much for everything you do for us.

If you would like to volunteer for our charity, please contact Kirsty on 01202 670644.

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Forest Holme Hospice Charity

EVENT NEWS Christmas Fayre On Tuesday December 13, we held a Christmas Fayre at the Blue Boar Pub in Poole which raised over ÂŁ500 for Forest Holme.

Thank you to the many local businesses and individuals who supported this event and made it such a success!

Barn Dance In September we held our first ever Barn Dance at the Hamworthy Club. Thank you to all those who attended the event - we had a fantastic evening and hope you did too!

The event raised a total of ÂŁ813.

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We would like to say a special thank you to Cara Franses for decorating the room, Lorraine Cooper for supplying the wine bottles and the Hamworthy Club for providing the room free of charge.

Tree of Remembrance Following three fantastic weeks at Sainsbury's Pitwines, we are delighted to confirm that our Christmas Remembrance Tree has raised £5,041 for our work.

We'd like to thank everyone who kindly donated to the stand, all our wonderful volunteers for manning it, and all the team at Sainsbury's for making us so welcome.

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We would also like to extend our thanks to Wessex Marine who generously provided the Christmas fordifference this year’s appeal. change,tree Big

Light up a Life Service We would like to thank all those who joined in remembering andto collect Thankusyou for continuing celebrating the lives of those whoHolme are your small change for Forest sadly no longer with us.

A special Hospice. The total now stands thanks at goes to theTo Mayor of Poole, the Mayor’s £1,092! request a ‘Small change, secretary, The Salvation Army, our Big difference’ label for your jar please volunteers, and Rev. Fraser Smith.

call us on 01202 670644.

Christmas Prize Draw Congratulations to our lucky raffle winners! Thank you to everyone who supported our prize draw by purchasing tickets and donating prizes.

The total raised was a fantastic £3,553.

1st Prize: Mrs Davidson

2nd Prize: L Hooton

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FUNDRAISNG IN THE COMMUNITY UPTON WI’S FINAL EVENT We were delighted to collect a cheque for £500 from the ladies of the Upton Women’s Institute who have been supporting Forest Holme for the past 12 years.

The Upton WI has been in existence for over a century and we were deeply saddened to learn that this will be their last event due to declining membership numbers.

Their continued support has helped many local families affected by cancer and other life-limiting illnesses and we will be eternally grateful for their contributions to our charity's work.

BEAUTY RAFFLE Bella Rose Beauty Salon recently held a raffle in aid of Forest Holme in memory of Kay-lee’s Dad. The raffle was well supported by the salon's loyal and generous customers, who were more than happy to get involved to win some top prizes!

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FIRST RUN FOR DR SASKIE Dr Saskie Dorman raised £205 by taking part in her first Park Run in support of our work.

Saskie has worked as a Consultant in Palliative Medicine at Forest Holme for ten years and said; “Every day I'm inspired by the amazing people I meet - people living with serious illness, their families and friends, and staff working at the Hospice”

COFFEE & CAKE Jackie Broughton recently hosted a Coffee and Cake event in memory of her husband Tony, which raised an incredible £1,214 for Forest Holme.

Along with a delicious selection of homemade cakes, there was also a raffle which helped reach the final total.

MEAT DRAW Mr Griff and his team at Griffs Traditional Butchers Ltd in Broadstone have been supporting Forest Holme Hospice for over two years.

Most recently, their November Meat Draw raised a fantastic £250.

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HELP US TO BUILD ON THE BEST This programme has been funded by Forest Holme Hospice Charity and aims to improve the care that Poole Hospital patients receive at the end of their lives.

The ‘Building on the Best’ programme aims to improve end of life care, defined as all care received during the last year of life.

work with GPs and other colleagues in the community to plan and share an approach to an individual’s care needs reflecting their wishes including managing pain and Poole Hospital is one of just 10 symptoms. trusts in the country to be selected to be part of the While inspectors for the Care national programme, aiming to Quality Commission (CQC) improve this type of care rated end of life care at the nationally. hospital as ‘good’ in May 2016, noting it was well-led, At Poole Hospital, compassionate and dignified, approximately one in every staff are keen to further four adult inpatients are in improve where possible. their last year of life, while nationally, half of all people The hospital has been who die, do so in hospital. appealing for members of the public to join an informal Research has shown that once reference group to provide it is recognised that a patient insights into what is working may be approaching the end of well and where end of life their life, care can be care can be improved at significantly improved when Poole Hospital. The group, patients and families are which held its first meeting involved early on in decision in January 2017, was also making and planning. asked to give feedback on proposed improvements to This enables nursing and medical staff at the hospital to practice.

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Dr Amy Pharaoh, a consultant in palliative medicine and the clinical lead for the Building on the Best programme, says end of life care is one of the most important areas of healthcare.

incredibly important time of life.

"We want to focus on living, not dying. By asking for members of the public who may have personal experience in this area to “Poole Hospital recognises the contribute, we hope to significance of all care delivered develop an even better at end of life and that we only service.” have one chance to get this Building on the Best is funded right,” said Amy (pictured locally by Forest Holme Hospice above).

Charity.

“We want end of life care here to Anyone interested in finding be even more responsive to out more or is joining the needs and centred around reference group should patients and their families. email botb@poole.nhs.uk We believe that by involving patients and their families throughout, we can offer a more individualised service at this

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Impact of your donations Here are some examples of the vital roles you have enabled us to fund during 2016. Thank you so much for your continued support. Without you, none of this would be possible.

A Bereavement Counsellor to support individuals and families who are coming to terms with life without their loved ones.

A Counsellor to support local people following their diagnosis of cancer or advanced illness.

A Yoga Instructor to provide relaxation and natural pain relief for people undergoing cancer treatment.

The Transformation Manager for the Building on the Best programme which aims to improve end of life care in Poole Hospital.

A Therapies Technician to help patients regain some independence by ensuring that they are stable on their feet and can complete daily tasks such as washing and dressing.

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A Receptionist/Ward Clerk to greet visitors with a friendly smile and sensitively liaise with distressed patients and families.

Specialist Development Nurses to provide expert care to people with advanced disease wherever and whenever they need it.

Additional Health Care Assistant hours to help enhance the quality of care overnight on the in-patient ward.

A Complementary Therapist to

provide relaxing aromatherapy, reflexology and massage for those living with the uncomfortable physical and emotional sideeffects of treatment.

A Nurse on the in-patient ward to manage pain and other symptoms associated with lifelimiting illnesses. The nurse also provides psychological, social and spiritual support to the patient and their loved ones.

An Education Coordinator to facilitate the training of our staff across the hospice and hospital, along with local General Practises, care homes and residential homes, to ensure they can best support patients and their families towards the end of their life.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

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4 Pictured: 1. Brownsea Lodge of Oddfellows 2. Clay Pipe Inn 3. BPPC Limited 4. John Lewis Parkstone 5. Sara & Sarah 6. Pop In Group 18

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HOT CHOCOLATE We are celebrating after receiving a £300 donation from the GALAXY Hot Chocolate Fund. Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to vote for us.

This donation will be used to help cover the costs of running our bereavement popin group for an entire year.

SAHARA DESERT TREK After trekking 100km across the Sahara Desert in memory of her Father, Eloise Flinter is finally home.

Eloise said that the challenge was the “hardest, most amazing experience” and has exceeded her ambitious fundraising target by raising £3,042 for Forest Holme. Congratulations on this fantastic achievement!

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Improvements to the ward Judy Samuels has been on a fundraising mission to purchase equipment to make patients and their families as comfortable as possible.

One of Judy’s biggest successes has been securing funding for stressful time of our lives.

Dyson fans for the ward which Without the support of the will keep patients cool during families who fundraise, Forest the summer months.

Holme would not be able to Judy said “I wanted to be able provide all the wonderful to give something back to Forest services it offers to patients and Holme in return for the family members. I feel that if wonderful support given to me everyone can just do a little bit, and my family during an it will make all the difference to incredibly difficult and patients and staff alike.”

New Flooring Andy O’Hara generously gave up his time to lay new flooring in the entrance hallway at Forest Holme.

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Andy, who runs his own flooring business, also covered the costs of the project which has allowed us to invest more money into direct patient care.

Movement Aid Huge thanks to JP Morgan for purchasing a piece of equipment for the ward at Forest Holme!

The ReTurn 7500 is designed to make the process of standing and sitting as easy as possible for both the user and carer alike. This makes it the ideal assistive device in the long term care of life-limited patients.

Pictured: Libby (Therapies Technician) and Neill Murray (JP Morgan).

Sunflower Suite Amphibious Chapter 9050 have been making donations throughout 2016 to enable us to start a renovation project at Forest Holme.

During the Autumn we began work on the ‘The Sunflower Suite’. The aim of this room is

to provide a peaceful and private space for family members to say their final goodbye to their loved ones and begin their grieving process.

The project is due to be completed by the Spring 2017.

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Can Your Will Withstand The Test Of Time?

We don’t like talking about wills do we? We all want to do the right thing and make sure our loved ones will be financially safe and well.

But we still feel a bit uncomfortable talking about it. That’s okay, it’s perfectly understandable.

If you’ve already made your will then you’ve already done better than most (because people tend to put it off).

Have You Written A Letter Of Intent?

Ideally, you should always write a letter of intent to back up your will.

Your will tells people what you want to happen: your bequests, your preferred funeral arrangements.

Your letter of intent explains the ‘why’ behind each bequest. Or in some cases the ‘why not’ – why somebody who might have exJust a thought though – if it’s been a while since you made your pected a bequest isn’t listed to get will, then it’s worth having another one. look at it. Just to make sure all This letter of intent is for added the details are still right and peace of mind. It’s so you can nothing’s changed. explain things in more detail. And You don’t need me to tell you that it helps to ensure your final wishes are carried out just the way you life can bring changes. So it’s want. always good to review your will from time to time as a matter of common sense.

Perhaps you might want (or need) to make a few changes to your will. If that’s the case, then there are a couple of important things to bear in mind.

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DIY Wills Some people are tempted to save a few pennies by opting for a DIY will but they have their drawbacks.

Letters of intent are a good example of why a DIY will may not be a good idea. Sometimes they can go wrong.

A DIY will bought over the counter or downloaded from the internet is not ideal because too much is left to chance when ensuring it’s properly signed and witnessed.

And without a letter of intent to back it up, a DIY can look a bit less secure compared with one drawn up by a solicitor.

When it’s time to make or review your will, to do right by your loved ones, it’s important to do it right.

A friendly chat with a solicitor who specialises in wills can give you the reassuring peace of mind you seek.

By Stuart Bradford, a Forest Holme Hospice Charity Trustee and a Partner at Coles Miller Solicitors LLP, Poole

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RUNNING FOR CHARITY RUN WITH YOUR HEART, NOT WITH YOUR LEGS We would like to say a huge congratulations to all those who took part in the Bournemouth Marathon Festival in support of Forest Holme.

Our dedicated running team put hundreds of hours into their training and big effort into their fundraising. We think they’re marvellous and are so grateful for their support.

We would also like to thank our team of volunteers who distributed bottles of water to

the runners during the weekend’s events.

Read our runner’s stories on page 25-27

Trevor Purdey - Full Marathon In memory of Ian Beckett Trevor experienced extreme fatigue, blisters and muscle cramp but said; “I was never going to give up, no matter how much pain I was in.

A friend of mine, Ian Beckett, died of cancer and was cared for at Forest Holme during his final months.

All I could think of was, this is me doing a little something to raise some money so that you can provide that same excellent service to other families” The camaraderie, crowds, the support of his family and an endless supply of jelly babies helped Trevor complete the marathon in an admirable time of 5 hours and 18 minutes.

Adrianne Louise - 10k In memory of Colin Withington “My Dad fought his battle with cancer for three months and spent his final two days in the care of Forest Holme.

At the hospice, he received dignified and caring treatment in his last hours in the most comfortable of surroundings.

I cannot praise the Hospice and the staff enough for the support they gave our family during the time he was there, and also after he passed away.”

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Tony Gash – Half Marathon In memory of Mike Gash (Father) & Victor Lloyd (Father in Law)

“Running has become a respite for me from all the emotions that came from a double loss. I ran for Forest Holme to say thank you for providing amazing care in their (Mike and Victor’s) last days and enabling them to pass with dignity.”

Steve Amey – Full Marathon In memory of Barbara Amey "It's been nearly a year since mum passed peacefully away surrounded by her loved ones, not only was she my mum, she was the one that drove my passion for running.

I wanted to give something back to a place that means so much to me - not only were they there for mum they were there for the whole family during and after."

Shop Fitting Warehouse “The whole event was amazing and our team were honoured to be able to raise money for such a worthy cause.

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Many years ago Forest Holme cared for my friend’s father and I was so impressed, not only by the care that he was shown but also the way you looked after his wife and the whole family. I promised at the time that I would do something to raise money. It’s taken me a while to do it but I hope this won’t be the last time”

Jayne Woodland – Bournemouth 10k In memory of Patricia Williams

“Last November, I sadly and very unexpectedly lost my mum to Pancreatic Cancer within 5 weeks of realising she was ill.

Forest Holme was important to mum, she began her work there, 20 years ago, as a counsellor. Through her work she helped so many families come to terms with their imminent loss and consequent grief.

It was one of mum’s last wishes to go to Forest Holme to spend her last few days in the place that had been close to her heart and instrumental in her career.

It is through the faith and positivity of a very good friend of mum’s that I decided to run a 10K, to try and raise money for a place DETAILS that has helped so manyCONTACT people at the most difficult time of their lives.”

Charlene Bond - Bournemouth 10k In memory of Patricia Williams “I hope I made her proud and made a difference to an amazing charity which supports patients and families facing the most difficult and challenging times of their lives.

Tricia herself was passionate in her work as a psychotherapist to help people facing the end of their lives and supporting their families and children in times of loss and grief. There aren't many people you can call truly inspirational but Tricia certainly was that and so much more!”

Completing a challenge is not about coming first or setting the best time, it is about achieving something you never thought would be possible.

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SPRING PRIZE DRAW WIN A £300 TROLLEY DASH Go wild in the aisles at Sainsbury’s in Poole!

Raffle tickets are £1 each and the winner will be announced on Friday 28th April 2017 T: 01202 670644 Terms and Conditions: -

The trolley dash will take place on Sunday 30th April 2017 starting at 9am.

No clothing, general merchandise, electrical, alcohol, cigarette or tobacco products.

Maximum spend is £300 and you get 3 minutes.

You cannot have anything over £300.

You will be given 5 minutes to look around the store first to planavailable your route. £12 You will be given one trolley and can collect another if you need it. from the Secret Only one item of each product allowed.

Wardrobe or No discount cards or nectar cards allowed.

the office.

Registered charity number 1038021

Kathy McNally - 01202 670644

RECYCLING Thank you to everyone who is continuing to support our recycling scheme! Please keep up the brilliant work and don’t forget us when you are throwing away any of the items shown below.

Here is what you helped us to raise during 2016…...

Inkjet cartridges

£147

Mobile phones

£147

Stamps Foreign coins

£448

£177

Please continue to take your recycling to the Secret Wardrobe or the Fundraising Office and thank you again for your wonderful support!

We would like to say a special thank you to Ideas2Action for collecting postage stamps over the Christmas Period on behalf of our charity.

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01202 676384

THE SECRET WARDROBE The Secret Wardrobe, can be found on the first floor of The Dolphin Shopping Centre and sells a range of clothes and accessories suitable for every occasion.

Thank you to the Big Yellow Self Storage Company in Poole for acting as our collection point and storage unit.

WANTED * Good quality handbags * Costume jewellery * Carrier bags * Saturday volunteers

This is Eddie, a blind veteran who supports our charity by regularly shopping at The Secret Wardrobe.

This photograph shows Eddie wearing a Secret Wardrobe suit jacket during a recent memorial event.

We think he looks very dapper!

Find us: The Secret Wardrobe, 1st Floor, Dolphin Shopping Centre, Poole Follow us: www.twitter.com/SecretWardrobe1 Like us: www.facebook.com/SecretWardrobeBoutique 28 30

Find us: www.instagram.com/thesecretwardrobe1

Thank you for supporting our shop during 2016!

We are grateful to our 30 loyal volunteers who worked a combined total of 4,896 volunteer hours throughout the year.

Thank you to our supporters for donating 936 bags of clothing and purchasing ÂŁ58,530 worth of stock during 2016.

Your Gift Aid declarations have also enabled us to claim an additional ÂŁ4,782 tax back from HMRC!

The Secret Wardrobe 10% OFF This voucher can only be used on clothing and accessories No new goods or giftware

Valid until 30th April 2017 Address: The Secret Wardrobe, Dolphin Shopping Centre, Poole

LUXURY PAINT SALE Thanks to our friends at Farrow & Ball, we have discounted tins of paint for sale for a limited time only.

100% of the sale price will go to Forest Holme Hospice Charity.

Please be aware that the tins may have been dented or visually damaged.

The Paint cannot be returned to the retailer or passed on for resale.

Paint will be sold on a first come, first served basis and is subject to availability.

All paint must be collected from Poole in Dorset.

Please contact the fundraising office on 01202 670644 for our most recent stock list.

2.5 L ÂŁ15

5L ÂŁ25

Fire Walk Can you take the heat?

In support of Forest Holme Hospice Charity Registered charity number: 1038021

Thursday 16th March 2017 Cobham Sports and Social Club, BH21 3DA

6.00pm—8.00pm Special Offer Burger & Beer

£5.50

FREE Registration Sponsorship Target: £100

Spectators welcome!

Register at www.firewalkfh.eventbrite.com or contact Hannah@forestholmehospice.org.uk

HAPPY 90TH BIRTHDAY FRED! The lovely Fred Winwood recently celebrated his 90th birthday by hosting a party for friends and family.

Fred kindly asked for donations to Forest Holme in lieu of birthday presents and managed to raise a fantastic ÂŁ425 for the hospice in memory of his wife. Thank you so much for your wonderful support!

CHOCOLATE FACTORY Our fundraising office looks more like Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory thanks to Sue Sherwood and her generous group of friends!

Thank you so much to everyone who has donated chocolate for our upcoming fundraising events.

We are always on the look out for chocolates, raffle prizes and tombola prizes to help us raise much-needed funds. Any donations would be gratefully received!

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Small

Change,

Big Difference Thank you to all those who have been collecting their loose change in a jam jar for Forest Holme.

Last year ÂŁ1,823 was raised through the 'Small change, Big difference' appeal and this has paid for daily newspapers for the inpatients, travel costs for our volunteer Bereavement Counsellors and even a year's supply of fish food for our pond.

Loyal supporter, Rebecca Millington has started her own floristry business and decided to donate some of her stunning creations to Forest Holme.

Your small change really does add up and help to fund the 'small' things which help to make all the difference to our families, thank you!

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Supporting the work of Forest Holme Hospice Charity Forest Holme Hospice Charity helps to enhance the lives of adults from across Poole, Wimborne and the Isle of Purbeck who are facing a life limiting or terminal illness.

By donating to our charity, you will be helping to ensure that we are there for our patients and their loved ones at the most difficult time of their lives.

It’s so important for us to make sure that we provide consistent and unconditional care not just now, but also in the future.

This is only made possible by the generosity and kindness of our supporters.

Any donation, however big or small are gratefully received!

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Make a one-off donation or regular gift to Forest Holme Hospice Charity

Forest Holme Hospice Charity 5 Seldown Road, Poole, Dorset. BH15 1TS

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Join in the fun and take part in one of our events!

EVENTS CALENDAR

QUIZ NIGHT - Friday 10th March 2017 It's that time again! Our next Quiz Night is taking place at Cobham Sports and Social Club on Friday 10th March. Tickets are just £6, which includes a chip butty, and doors open at 7pm ready to start quizzing at 7.30pm.

FIRE WALK - Thursday 16th March 2017 Venue: Cobham Sports and Social Club Everyone needs thrill and adventure, so fire up your determination and walk across hot coals for Forest Holme.

Registration is FREE and we ask for a commitment to raising £100 in sponsorship. Places are limited so please sign up ASAP to secure your place! Spectators welcome.

SPRING LUNCH - Sunday 2nd April 2017 Venue: The Orchid Hotel, Bournemouth This event has been organised by the Patricia Constance Charitable Trust in Partnership with The Orchid Hotel. Tickets are £17.95 which includes a three course lunch and a £5.00 donation to Forest Holme Hospice. To book your place at this very special event just call The Orchid Hotel directly on 01202 551600 to reserve your table.

WING WALK – Saturday 20th May 2017 Are you brave enough to take on a wing walk for charity?

Experience the ultimate aerial adventure as you raise funds for Forest Holme Hospice. Weight and age restrictions apply.

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Upton House Music Festival - Thursday 8th June 2017 Early bird tickets for the Upton House Music Festival are now on sale! Please use the code FH17 when making your booking and £3.50 from each ticket sale will be donated to Forest Holme Hospice - www.uptonhousemusicfestival.co.uk

Gung-Ho! - Saturday 26th August 2017 (Upton House) We’ve joined up with the amazing team over at Gung Ho! so you can have a day to remember whilst raising money for your local hospice.

A 5k run like no other, the Gung-Ho! course includes 10 giant inflatable obstacles to make this challenge unforgettable.

Register online for Forest Holme and receive a discounted £30 ticket and a free t-shirt. We'll also send you a Forest Holme fundraising pack to help you reach your sponsorship target.

https://gung-hoforestholme.eventbrite.com

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Contact Us If you would like more information about the care the hospice provides or how to fundraise for us, we would love to hear from you.

5 Seldown Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1TS T: 01202 670644 (Charity)

T: 01202 448118(Hospice)

E: fundraising@forestholmehospice.org.uk www.forestholmehospice.org.uk Charity No: 1038021 @ForestHolme Forestholme