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Welcome to the Spring edition of St Wilfrid’s News!
In this edition, you may notice that the newsletter has gone through a few changes.
In future, we’ll use our Spring edition to update you about all the ways you can get involved with St Wilfrid’s Hospice. This includes fundraising events, ways you can support our shops, and even how you can learn about end-of-life care in our Education Centre.
The Spring edition will be noticeably lighter, and if you are a regular reader, you will have noticed we haven’t included our stories from patients, supporters, and employees from across the Hospice. Instead, we hope to keep you updated through our Hospice emails, website, and social media.
Get in touch
Address: St Wilfrid’s Hospice, Walton Lane, Bosham, PO18 8QB
Tel: 01243 775302
Email: general@stwh.co.uk
Website: stwh.co.uk
Registered Charity No: 281963
@stwilfridschichester
@StWilfridsHospice
We have made this decision to help manage the cost of producing our newsletter. We plan to communicate in a more cost-effective and sustainable way, by using digital and other tools.
We have also made the decision to no longer highlight our raffle tickets within this newsletter. As Hospices across the UK currently face a funding crisis, including the raffle in our newsletters was a significant cost that we felt could be withdrawn and better spent elsewhere. Please do not worry if you are a regular raffle player – we are looking at bringing the raffle back in a new, more cost-effective format, hopefully in early 2026.
I do hope you enjoy reading this new edition of St Wilfrid’s News, and I hope to see you at our various events across the year.
Lois Howell Chief Executive
Did you know...
It costs over £9million per year to run St Wilfrid’s Hospice? That’s over £26,000 per day to care for patients both at the Hospice and out in the community.
At St Wilfrid’s Hospice, we care for over 325 people at any one time, in the local community and on the Hospice Ward? Did you know...
Your Impact
Thanks to your support, we are able to provide our vital care services to local people in your community.
Because of your donations, our services can continue to operate and we are proud that we now have over 176 five-star reviews on iWantGreatCare. It is because of you that we are able to offer these services, thank you.
I felt anxious about attending the Breathe Easy course and meeting others with different problems, as l was very low. The course, the staff, and the others were so supportive as they understood, thank you.
Living Well Patient
The staff and volunteers were simply amazing in the care and support they gave me and my lovely wife Helen leading up to her passing. In my opinion, Heaven must be missing a lot of angels as they are caring for people in St Wilfrid’s.
Member
Not knowing how to help my uncle with his illness, I was so glad of the support, comfort, and the courage that you all gave to me. I would have floundered otherwise. For all of this I thank you all so very much.
Family Member
Family
What’s coming up in Fundraising in 2025?
It’s because of wonderful people like you who get involved in our fundraising events that we are able to run our vital hospice care services 365 days a year - care that now costs over £26,000 per day.
In fact, in 2023-2024 our fabulous fundraisers raised over £1,916,816 for St Wilfrid’s! This incredible amount of money could help fund our Hospice Ward for over six months.
If you’re looking for a way to support St Wilfrid’s Hospice in 2025, we have a large number of events you can attend, and even more ways to get involved at any time of the year, as and when you have time.
Thank you so much for everything you do to help us raise the much-needed funds to provide expert end-of-life care to our local community.
Get Active for #TeamStWilfs
Marathon month April 2025
Brighton Marathon Sunday 6th April
London Marathon Sunday 27th April
Hadrian’s Wall Trek 27th-29th June
Jurassic Coast Trek 4th - 6th July
Snowdon at Night Trek 2nd-3rd August
The Big Bathe September 2025
The Big Half London Sunday 7th September
Great South Run Sunday 19th October
To find your nearest St Wilfrid’s charity shop, whether to find affordable, secondhand treasures, or to donate items, please visit stwh.co.uk/shop
Welcome to our Charity Shops!
Shop, donate goods, or volunteer to support St Wilfrid’s, and make a difference to local lives.
Upcoming in 2025
Following the success of our first Fill a Bag Sale in 2024, we are thrilled that we will be continuing this event in 2025.
Held at our Terminus Road outlet in Chichester, you can fill one of our bags for only £10, or two bags for £15. There are rails and rails of good-quality pieces of clothing, all organised into sizes to make your shopping experience easy, and help you find lots of bargains!
It feels great to donate!
We always need good-quality items of clothing, furniture, bric-a-brac, and more to sell in our shops.
When donating, please don’t forget to ask the team about Gift Aid. By filling in a Gift Aid declaration, you can donate an extra 25% at no extra cost.
To see what we can and cannot accept, please visit stwh.co.uk/shop
Fill a Bag dates
Saturday 29th March
Sunday 30th March
Saturday 28th June
Saturday 27th September
9th-10th August
Retro and Vintage sale at Terminus Road
What’s coming up at our Education Centre?
Did you know that we have an Education Centre at St Wilfrid’s Hospice?
Located on Terminus Road in Chichester, our Education Team is passionate about sharing our expertise with the local community.
We offer a wide range of education and training opportunities for a variety of people, including clinical teams, workplaces, and more.
2025 Course Calendar
Introduction to supporting bereaved people at work
Learn how to support bereaved employees at work. This 2.5 hour course is suitable for any business or organisation.
Inequalities in end-of-life care
A virtual based course fully funded by NHS Sussex. Open to all Sussex-based employees in health and social care. £50 for others.
Intimacy, sex, and relationships towards end-of-life
A half day virtual course. £50 per participant. Suitable for all health and social care professionals.
When to talk and when to listen
A half day virtual course. £50 per participant and suitable for all those working in a non-clinical role in any health and social care setting.
Did you know...
St Wilfrid’s Living Well Centre is a drop-in centre where patients with life-limiting illnesses and their families and carers can access a range of activities and therapies?
St Wilfrid’s 2025 Calendar
March
Sunday 9th
Wedding Fair
10th - 21st
Make a Will Fortnight
29th - 30th
Fill a Bag Sale
June
Saturday 14th
Moonlight Walk
27th - 29th
Hadrian’s Wall Trek
Saturday 28th
Fill a Bag Sale
September
Date coming soon...
The Big Bathe
Sunday 7th
The Big Half London
Saturday 27th
Fill a Bag Sale
December
Sunday 7th
Light up a Life
April
Sunday 6th
Brighton Marathon
Sunday 27th
London Marathon
May
Wednesday 7th
Charity Golf Day at Cowdray Park
Saturday 24th
Chichester Pride
July
4th - 6th
Jurassic Coast Trek
August
2nd - 3rd
Snowdon at Night Trek
9th - 10th
Retro and Vintage sale
October
Sunday 19th
Great South Run
November
Date coming soon... The Chilli Dip
Date coming soon... Woof for Wilf
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