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St Peter’s Hospice is a local charity that provides care and support to adults who are living with a progressive lifelimiting illness in Bristol. Everyone with a life limiting illness deserves access to the best possible care and to live their final days with dignity. Every year St Peter’s Hospice makes a difference to the lives of thousands of patients and their families when it matters most.

This March, St Peter’s is opening a new flagship shop on Whiteladies Road and is looking for people to join their volunteer team.

There are opportunities for volunteers on the shop floor and stock room. All roles are flexible to work around your lifestyle and all offer a chance to form friendships, build confidence, and most importantly, support the local hospice and give back to your community.

• If this sounds like your cup of tea, then visit the volunteering page on the website: stpetershospice.org, or drop into the Blackboy Hill shop at 154 Whiteladies Road to find out more

Junior School pupils at Redmaids’ High School finished the first week of term on a real high with a visit from real-life adventurer and ‘Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week’ participant Katy Parrott.

Katy’s visit was part of the pupils’ first ‘Wow day’ of the year, where they spent the day learning all about explorers through a series of fun challenges including orienteering, taking blindfolded directions, learning about French and English compass points, and planning their own expeditions.

A former Redmaid herself, Katy kicked off the day delivering a truly inspiring talk about her stories of survival and brave adventures from her travels around the world. From high altitude mountaineering to Ironman triathlons, Katy had a captive audience as she shared some of her incredible achievements. She encouraged the girls to explore not only different places, by taking the opportunity to travel and experience different countries, but also to explore themselves – testing their limits, trying new things, and pursuing the things that excite them.

The final challenge of the day ended with pupils taking part in a fun-filled ‘Staff adventures’ quiz where they were asked to try and match the type of real-life adventure with the member of staff. To the surprise and delight of the pupils, adventures ranged from completing a two-day mountain marathon in the Lake District, sea kayaking and camping in Sweden, to taking a helicopter to the top of a glacier and snowboarding down it! It was a hugely successful and enjoyable day for pupils and staff alike, made even more special by Katy’s visit.

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