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JUNE 2021
Summer Social
Garden Party!
Friday 25th June
The Hospice Garden
14:00-16:00
It’s been a difficult year for everyone at the Hospice, If you’re planning on coming along, please let Angela
but things are starting to look up! Our staff and Sibbit know so we can gauge how many
volunteers have made tremendous efforts over the people need to be catered for! Hope to see you all
past year, so we want to take the earliest opportunity there!
to celebrate all of our accomplishments together.
With that in mind, we’re planning our very own
garden party! It’ll be an informal get together with a
bit of music and a buffet under the marquees to
protect us from whatever weather gets thrown our
Save the
way. date!
The party will take place on the 25th June in the
Hospice garden between 2:00pm-4:00pm, providing
coronavirus restrictions allow.
JUNE 2021
It’s Your Birthday!
50 & Fabulous
Our very own Deputy Chief Executive, Amanda Darley,
celebrated her 50th birthday in May. To celebrate this
milestone birthday, Amanda and the team were treated
to some delicious cakes courtesy of our talented catering
team.
Amanda was showered with lots of lovely gifts from her
friends and colleagues, including a necklace, some flowers,
a fabulous gin selection and 100 (yes, 100!) bottles of
Budweiser!
We hope you had an amazing birthday, Amanda.
Ann Gleed, one of our Trustees, recently celebrated her 80th
birthday! In true Hospice style we had a collection to buy a
special gift, which Ann loved! She sent a message to the
Hospice;
“Thank you so much for the gorgeous gift from you all at our
Hospice. I was surprised and delighted at the thought given into
sending such a wonderful present.
‘The thought alone lifted me and such treasures inside the box.
You will never know how much it meant to me, my family who
were here when it arrived were as excited as I unfolded each
gift.
‘Know that you all made me feel special and once again a part
of our Hospice family. Much love to you all, can’t wait to see you
soon as volunteers are back in and bless you all.”
We hope you enjoyed your birthday, Ann!
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Light Chocolate
Recipe of
Cake
Does chocolate cake usually make you feel heavy and bloated? Try
Greg’s recipe for a lighter chocolate cake!
the month
Ingredients:
160g sugar
120g water
6 egg yolks
500g double cream
200g dark chocolate
Cake sponge of your choice (chocolate, Victoria or just a simple biscuit
base as you would need for a cheesecake). If you don’t have a sponge
recipe, just Google ‘sponge cake recipes’!
Method
1. Dissolve the sugar in water and stir over a low
heat to reach 125°C. Cool this sugar syrup to a room
temperature.
2. When cool, slowly mix into the egg yolks.
3. In a separate bowl melt chocolate (best over
steam).
4. Whip the cream and add the mixture of yolks and
sugar syrup, then add the melted chocolate and fold
together until smooth.
5. Pour onto the cake base and leave to set in a
fridge.
6. Decorate with cream or chocolate and chocolate
shavings.
Join our staff and volunteers
Facebook group! Simply go
on the Hospice’s Facebook
page, click groups, and
request to join the staff and
volunteers closed group.
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Appraisals Volunteers’ Week!
This week we’ve been at Junction 32 telling the
public about our volunteering opportunities.
Objectives for 2021/22:
Just a quick reminder to upload your objectives in We’ve done really well in letting people know the
SMI for this year. benefits of volunteering, and we’ve even had
To record your appraisal you should use the form people give us their details to get involved soon!
on SMI. This means that you will type information
directly into the SMI system. To do this you will Thank you to everyone who visited our volunteer
need to follow these simple steps: stand and engaged with the public! Hopefully there
are even more potential volunteers to come!
• Log in to SMI In celebration of our volunteers, Welcome to
Yorkshire have planted a tree dedicated to the
• Click on ‘Staff Maintenance’ to open up your Hospice and all it's volunteers.
personal record
• Click on the ‘Events’ tab The tree will grow in one of the Trees for Yorkshire
woodlands, so we have our very own 'little piece of
• Click on ‘New’ Yorkshire'.
• On the ‘Event’ drop down field select
‘Appraisal’
• In the ‘Narrative’ field type in whether it is a
start of year, mid-year or end of year review
• Click on the ‘Soft Form’ field on the light grey
bar towards the top of the page
• Select ‘Objective Setting Meeting’ and enter
the date meeting was held
• Complete all elements of the form
• Click save before leaving the page. It is
recommended that click save regularly and
particularly if you leave your desk and the
system automatically logs you out after a
period of time
Lindsay Hamer, Head of HR
Raffles!
Thinking of holding a raffle? Who ya gonna call?
Raffles are a great way to fundraise for the Hospice and we really appreciate it when you choose to take
one on. All we ask is that you speak to someone in the Fundraising Team first. We are licensed to run
raffles by Wakefield Council and must fulfil certain conditions and report all our gambling activity to them.
It is vital therefore, that we log your raffle and someone in Fundraising produces the tickets with all the
necessary, regulated, information on them. We do have a Gambling Policy and Fundraising will help you
run the raffle safely in accordance with it and our standard raffle terms and conditions.
They can also help you with promotional material to make the most of your raffle. Running a raffle is still a
quick and easy way to engage people and raise lovely funds – we just need to get it right before you start
selling tickets so get in touch as soon as you decide to run one!
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Challenege Complete!
On the 22nd May we held our Pen-Y-Ghent Family
Challenge, sponsored by Haribo! We had an amazing
turnout for this event – 43 supporters completed the 10.24km
trek to raise funds for the Hospice.
Paired with the nine supporters who took part in the
Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge, we have managed to raise
around £10,000!
We’d like to say a big well done to our staff members Sam
Johnson, Sarah Mortimer, Rebecca Norris, Tracey Watson,
Peter Driffill, Helen Kirby and Lindsay Hamer who all took part in
one of the challenges!
Helen, our HR and Volunteers Manager, told us her thoughts on
the Pen-Y-Ghent trek,
‘It was hard, harder than I expected really but it was an amazing
experience. The whole day had such a feel good atmosphere
that made me prouder than ever to work for the Hospice.
‘To see how many lives and families are touched by the work the
Hospice does, my own family included, it was an honour to be a
part of it knowing I work here too.’
Another massive well done and thank you to everyone who got
involved, it was a huge success!
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JUNE 2021
Employee Voice Group
In our last staff survey you • Finance, HR and
highlighted that you wanted Reception
During this pandemic, many of us have lost to enhance communication • Income Generation
loved ones without having the chance of between employees and • Clinical Services and
spending those precious last moments together. the Senior Management Medical
Our Forget Me Not appeal was created to Team. • Shops team
provide a way for people to honour and • Estates and Facilities
remember those who were lost. A number of you mentioned
that you’d like us to Representatives will be
Crafted from iron, these beautiful keepsakes are introduce an Employee responsible for liaising with
available in two stunning colours – a striking Voice Group and we think members of their team on
pink and a traditional forget me not blue. So this is a brilliant idea. various subjects which
far, over 100 Forget Me Not flowers have been Jane Slater, our Social may include things like our
dedicated. Junction 32 kindly agreed to create a Worker has offered to Hospice Strategy etc.
of display flowers, which looked beautiful in the develop an Employee
sunshine this week! Voice Group and the group If you would like to be the
will develop its own terms representative for your
If you would like to dedicate a flower to of reference, agenda and team you can nominate
remember your loved one, or you know meeting schedule. The yourself, alternatively you
someone who might appreciate a dedication as group will be an elected can nominate someone
a gift, all it takes is a donation of your choice group which represents the else from your team but
(we suggest a minimum gift of £25). different teams across the please speak to them first
Hospice. to ensure they are happy
Simply visit https://www.pwh.org.uk/flower or to be the representative.
call Anne on 01977 781488 with your details and To ensure the group fully If we receive more than
your dedication. reflects the organisation we one representative for a
would like a representative team then we will hold
from each area of the an election where team
Hospice as follows: members can vote.
To nominate yourself or
someone else please email
Lindsay Hamer by Friday
25 June 2021.
Lindsay Hamer
Head of HR
Unsung Hero
This month our Unsung Hero is Jo Benson, nominated by
Anne Giblin.
Jo did an amazing video to promote legacies during Dying
Matters Week, telling people how gifts in wills help our
patients and the importance of the Hospice.
Anne said;
'Jo is always happy to work with fundraising on things like this,
and it highlights a great collaboration between clinicians and
fundraisers. Thanks Jo!'
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Green Fingers
As you may have seen in April’s edition of PoW WoW, Susanne, our
physiotherapist completed her challenge of walking five miles every
day in March to raise funds for a new greenhouse in the Hospice
gardens. Susanne managed to raise a massive £1,661, including
£500 from The Skills Network.
‘Thank you to everyone who sponsored me. I really enjoyed my daily
walks in March and felt fitter and more healthy as a result. Regretfully
I’m not doing nearly as much exercise without the motivation from the The gardening
challenge!’ club by Amanda
Susanne contacted Phoenix Garden Buildings, who generously gave
Darley
a £1,400 discount on a smart and spacious potting shed which they
kindly offered to deliver and erect. Thank you to Phoenix Garden
Buildings, and to Simon for removing the old greenhouse!
The new potting shed will be used to plant new seeds, which will
hopefully have sprouted into some lovely plants to sell at our Summer
Fayre.
There’s even enough funds left over to buy a new greenhouse!
We have approached a company who are generously offering a
greenhouse at cost price, which they will erect free of charge.
Pride Month
This month people all over the world are celebrating 5th June 2021
the LGBTQ community. Pride month is held to honour • Blackpool Pride
the Stonewall riots in 1969, which sparked the Gay • York Pride
Liberation Movement in the US. • Bradford Price
Today, Pride is celebrated with huge marches through 19th June
city centres, where people dress up in all the colours • Silloth Pride
of the rainbow to show their support.
20th June
This year is thought be crucial for the LGBTQ • Pride in Diversity Harrogate Pride
community, because the 2021 census is hoped to
have highlighted it’s growth and should pave the way
for better services and support.
Despite difficulties with Coranavirus restrictions, there
are still several marches still taking place around the
UK in honour of Pride if you want to get involved and
show your support;
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Staff Wellbeing Notices
Staff Wellbeing Room
The ‘Staff Wellbeing Room’ that was put in place during the pandemic is to be kept in order to provide a quiet
space where all staff and volunteers can take a well-needed break! The room contains a variety of resources
designed to support your wellbeing here in the Hospice. Susanne, one of our Health First Aiders, would like to
encourage everyone to make use of this facility if they feel they need to.
If there are any other resources you feel should be displayed in the room to support staff wellbeing, please do
not hesitate to contact Susanne or a member of the Staff Wellbeing Group.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub
West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership (WY&H HCP) has opened its staff mental health
and wellbeing hub, supporting people who work in health, social care services and the voluntary community
social enterprise sector (VCSE) as they deal with the impact of COVID-19.
Staffed by a dedicated professional team, the hub is a confidential service and free of charge. The hub will
provide a range of services, from intensive, individual treatment to resources that can support people to help
themselves cope with feelings of bereavement, burnout, stress and trauma. Wherever you work, the service
offers advice and support that can help with a range of issues.
You can get in touch phoning the helpline or using the chat function. The service is open from 8am to 8pm,
every day, including weekends and bank holidays.
Call the freephone number on 0808 1963833, or visit griefandlosswyh.co.uk
Staff Wellbeing Sessions
We have been given access to staff wellbeing sessions run by South West Yorkshire Partnership Trust that staff
can join free of charge. The details of each session are as follows;
• Introduction to Mindfulness
24th June
10am-12pm via Microsoft Teams. To book your place
and obtain the MST
• Overcoming Anxiety Link please email:
10th June pastoral.care@
2:00pm-4:00pm via Microsoft Teams. swyt.nhs.uk
Furniture
Monday to Saturday 9am-4pm
Castleford
Monday to Saturday 9am-3.30pm For advice please visit
Featherstone pwh.org.uk/corona
Monday to Saturday 9am-3pm
Hemsworth
Monday to Friday 9am-4.30pm
Meet the Staff! Your Nomination
We have a new team member this week! Counts!
Terri Kidd is our Marketing and
Communications Assistant. We asked her to We’re fast approaching the Movement for Good Awards
introduce herself; nomination deadline, and we would be so grateful if
you would take the time to nominate us this year. The
‘Hi, I’m Terri! I live in Castleford, I have a awards are designed to give eligible charities in the UK
degree in Journalism and I love to bake! I and Republic of Ireland the financial assistance they
can’t wait to get to know everyone and see need to help them make a real difference.
what the Hospice is all about.
In total, 500 charities stand to gain £1,000 and we’d
‘Everyone has been really lovely so love to be one of them. That money could make a huge
far, thank you for making me feel so difference to the work we do caring for those who need
welcome! I promise to do my best in it. We’d be able to access equipment to vastly improve
learning everyone’s names!’ our quality of care, but we can’t do this without your
help.
The closing date for nominations is Sunday 13th June
2021. The more nominations we get, the greater our
Pet Corner! chance of winning so please spread the word to your
family and friends!
Meet Lulu, Terri’s cat! To make your nomination, simply visit
www.movementforgood.com, click ‘Nominate a charity
now’, and enter the details below and your own details.
Likes: Chicken, mice, moths, laptop
keyboards and biting toes. Thank you in advance for your support!
Dislikes: Fleas, tuna, and next door’s cat. Charity name:
THE FIVE TOWNS PLUS HOSPICE FUND LIMITED
Terri told us Lulu’s story;
‘Lulu was found on New Year’s Eve a couple of
years ago. She was tiny, but heavily pregnant! She
was taken to a foster home where she had six
kittens that were all adopted straight away, but no
one had adopted Lulu. The lady who fostered her
called her ‘Janey’ but me and my mum thought it
was a rubbish cat name.
She hid from us under the coffee table for the first
few weeks, but she soon took over the house
leaving a trail of fluff behind her wherever she went.
She loves to bring in live mice, moths, spiders and
birds to play with, despite our protests.
She’s a little softie, she loves to sit on the laptop
and ‘help’ you write, but she needs to work on
napping less.’
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