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Spring 2022
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It’s back! Have a
night to remember
at the Manchester
Midnight Walk
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See photos from
HRH The Princess
Royal’s visit to
St Ann’s
www.sah.org.uk
Registered Charity Number 258085 email enquiries@sah.org.uk
Introduction
Why I love my job..
Hello, Jenny Roberts, Buyer and
Merchandise Co-ordinator for
and welcome to the Spring St Ann’s Trading Company, tells
2022 edition of Friends! us about her role and some of
the things she loves most about
I’m Anne-Marie, and I’m Head of I’m also excited about what this year may working for the hospice…
Fundraising and the Capital Campaign have in store for you. Maybe you want
“My role includes buying new goods to sell
here at St Ann’s. to challenge yourself to a run, a cycle
in our charity shops and putting together
or a mountain climb, get fundraising at
Last year, we reached an incredible seasonal catalogues to promote stock.
work or with your social club, or get your I’m based in our Distribution Centre in
milestone in the hospice’s history as we
friends and family together and join the Reddish, where I manage the warehouse
celebrated our 50th birthday. Since we
Manchester Midnight Walk which is back day-to-day and organise and promote our
opened our doors 50 years ago, we’ve
in person this year. Whatever you choose drive-thru donation days and Distribution
continued to develop our services as the
to do, you’ll be helping us continue to Centre sales. I also take donations and
needs of patients and their families have sort them for the shops and sale days.
provide specialist care to thousands of
changed. Modern hospice care is unique,
patients and their loved ones, not only “I’ve worked in charity retail for 20 years,
focusing on and tailored to the whole
now but in the future too. including buying for national charities,
person, not just their illness.
and I’ve been at St Ann’s for four years.
We’re still feeling the impact of the
I’m really excited about what 2022 holds “One of the things I love most about my
pandemic at the hospice, as ongoing
for St Ann’s and the exciting milestones job is knowing that every penny I help
restrictions and changing guidance
ahead, which I hope you’ll be part of too. raise goes to support the hospice. And
continue to affect our fundraising activity
Throughout the year we’ll be sharing more my favourite part of the job is putting
and income. But with your support, we together the Christmas card catalogue
about how you can help us develop a new
can continue to help people living with life- and choosing the range of cards.” “I love meeting people
purpose-built hospice which will serve the
limiting illnesses.
needs of our community, now and in the at the drive-thru
future. You can find out more about our I hope you enjoy reading Friends and wish donation days and
plans on our website at www.sah.org.uk/ you all the best for this new year.
newhospiceplans
Distribution Centre
Anne-Marie Wynne sales. People are very
generous and want to
St Ann’s Hospice, St Ann’s Road North, Heald Green, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 3SZ Tel. 0161 437 8136
St Ann’s Hospice, Meadowsweet Lane (off Peel Lane), Little Hulton, Worsley, Manchester M28 0FE Tel. 0161 702 8181
support St Ann’s.”
www.sah.org.uk enquiries@sah.org.uk @StAnnsHospice @StAnnsHospice
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It’s back!
St Ann’s wasn’t the only organisation celebrating
Friday 20th
a 50th birthday last year – so did Girlguiding in
May 2022
the Northwest! Several Girlguiding leaders from
or take part Stockport marked the joint anniversaries by walking
virtually any
time in May. and raising money for St Ann’s last year.
“Part of our 50th anniversary badge is to collaborate
with another charity as old as ours, so St Ann’s was
our obvious choice. Quite a lot of our members have
had family treated there. It’s a charity that perhaps you
don’t fully appreciate what it provides until you need
to use it. The hospice has touched the lives of many
Girlguiding members over the years and we’ve also
had leaders who’ve spent their final days there.”
Tracey Johnson, Stockport County Commissioner
We’re so excited to be back for our 10km moonlit
walk through Manchester’s iconic city centre.
Get your friends and family together and join us Members of Cheadle and Gatley Women’s Institute donned their
for a night to remember. fashionable flares and florals for the Manchester Virtual Walk.
15 members of the group sported a Calendar Girls theme in 2020.
Since our first ever midnight walk, you’ve raised over £2 million for St Ann’s Hospice. We adapted Last year, they dressed in stylish 70s fashion in honour of the decade
our walk to go virtual for the past two years, but we cannot wait to be able to get together in we first opened our doors and raised over £1,500 for St Ann’s.
person again at Manchester Cathedral, as well as virtually, this May.
“We decorated our t-shirts and wore pearl necklaces, but didn’t think it
If you’ve joined in with walks over the years, or maybe you’ve only ever taken part virtually, this appropriate to be walking round Cheadle with no tops on like in the film!”
is the year to put on your yellow t-shirt, light up Manchester’s city centre and be proud to raise Sandra Rycroft, WI Member
money for Manchester’s hospice.
The sponsorship you raise will help us keep providing specialist care, free of charge, to people
across Greater Manchester. Mum-of-two Susie Kwok celebrated her 50th birthday
and St Ann’s by walking to raise money for the hospice.
Join us at Live VIRTUAL Susie, joined by sons Jacob and Isaac and friends
Manchester entertainment
during the night Can’t make Choose a location
Carmen and Cathy, strolled through woods near her
Cathedral on Warm up with
the date? and date this May home in Worsley.
20th May and our special guest Join in Go at your own pace “It feels like fate that I should do the walk because my
see your city in Medal and goodie virtually Own your streets 50th birthday falls the same weekend as the hospice’s 50th
a new light.. bag on finishing
anniversary. I took part in the Midnight Walk in 2017 with
my older sister Rosie and really enjoyed it and I’ve done a
couple of Colour Runs.”
Susie Kwok
Sign up online at www.mmwalk.org.uk or call 0161 498 3631.
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Remembering Hazel Where there’s a Will there’s a way
We sat down with Ruth to hear why
she took part in Will Month to
support St Ann’s...
St Ann’s has always had a special place
in Ruth Dawson’s heart. Her mother and
mother-in-law were both cared for at our
Little Hulton site, where she now works as a
Complementary Therapist.
Ruth explained she enjoys being able to see
patients and offer relaxation sessions, either
The memory of Hazel Wilcock, our colleague and friend by a gentle massage with essential oils or a
who tragically died a year ago, will live on at our new stress-relieving reiki session.
hospice in Heald Green.
When asked about her role, she said:
Above: Tony and Jemma presenting a cheque to St Ann's Hospice.
“Patients are always pleased to have a
treatment, which makes my role so special.”
Hazel’s death last February stunned the whole turned into a mass tribute to the much-loved
Ruth’s father-in-law died during the
community. Close friend Jemma Major said: health professional.
Covid-19 pandemic, and she explained
“Hazel was like a second mother to me and I miss
Jemma, along with Hazel’s partner Tony Dewes it was extremely difficult with all the
her terribly. She was a big part of all our lives.
and stepdaughter Annmarie, were in a group restrictions to sort out all his affairs. This
“She was best friends with my mum Karin for with 10 other riders who cycled to raise money made Ruth and her husband think about
40 years, having worked together as social in memory of Hazel. their children and they wanted to make a
workers in the 80s. Will in case anything happened to them.
Jemma explained: “The bike ride was torture
“We live just up the road from her house so and very hard for me and I think the other girls Ruth said: “Once we decided to go ahead
we have to see it every day and it brings back will say the same, apart from Annmarie who’s making our Will it was a perfect opportunity
the tragedy. Not that she’s ever far from our quite fit. for us to help St Ann’s by taking part in their
thoughts.”
“The fact that Hazel had entered the bike ride Will Month.
Hazel was a Senior Counsellor at St Ann’s and spurred us on to do it. She talked about it all the
“We were given a list of solicitors to choose
helped to further develop our psychological time it was really nice to do it in her memory.
from and the whole process was easy. We
support services to reach even more people
“The new counselling rooms will mean her kind would highly recommend taking part.”
during the pandemic.
and caring legacy may live on. Hazel was truly
Fittingly, family, friends and colleagues are one of a kind and she touched so many people.”
raising funds for counselling rooms at the
charity’s new hospice in Heald Green.
Over £13,000 has been raised in memory of This March, local solicitors will be waiving their fees in
Hazel. Those funds will be put towards the cost
A charity bike ride Hazel planned to undertake of counselling rooms at the new site, which will
return for a donation to St Ann’s. Visit www.sah.org.uk/
from Manchester to Blackpool last summer be built next to the current site at Heald Green. willmonth and register to take part.
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Weekly players who love our lottery
An early C hristm as surprise! er prize just before Christmas!
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This February when love is in the air, we’re asking you to love your local hospice t hes itat e to join the lot tery 18 months ago, especi
Marie did no
lottery. By signing up to our lottery you could win thousands of pounds in by St Ann’s.
grandmother was cared for ans it’s
prize money, whilst helping local patients and their families. t personal connection me
pic e too k ver y goo d car e of my grandma and tha tha n win ning.
“The hos for me rather
ut giving som eth ing bac k as a charitable donation
more abo
Our lottery gives players the chance to get The lottery has recently hit a major rwhelmed
stantial before and was ove
their hands on some fantastic weekly prizes: milestone, raising over £25 million for “I’ve never won anything sub e out of the
phone call to tell me cam
the hospice. We have had over 44,000 when I learned I’d won. The ’t bel iev e it at first
· A jackpot prize of £2,000 y in Cyprus. I couldn
prize winners since the first draw in 1994. blue when I was on holida cer tai nly made
realised it was true. It
· £50 for four lucky winners
Anyone can play the St Ann’s Local and wanted to cry when I
ncially.”
· £10 for 30 additional winners Lottery, whether you want to support Christmas a bit easier fina
· Plus, a rollover prize of £1,000 a week up St Ann’s or you just want to play for a
to a maximum of £10,000 chance to win!
Sisters win big!
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“Thankfully, St Ann’s
as a day care patient
gave him part of his
at Heald Green and
old self back. He en
joyed ar ts and crafts
t pa e could paor six months, g the called Gentleman Jim on his last day there
deliveredl iative care rehabilita y for a spec you
. Then as an inpatien
t, the hospice manag
staff wrote a poem
ed his pain relief.”
St Ann’s by tion ialist
Hospice of our psession for one
. atients? Read more winning stories on the website
lottery.sah.org.uk/winners/
Sign up to the St Ann’s Lottery Looking for a special gif t?
Play our local lottery for a chance to win our weekly £2,000 jackpot, many more prizes, and a Then why not spread the feel good factor with our range of
weekly rollover too! Tickets for the weekly lottery draw cost £2 and can be bought online at Lottery gift vouchers and celebration favours that keep giving.
www.sah.org.uk/lottery, in our shops or by calling 0161 498 3642. Please call the lottery office on 0161 498 3642.
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C E L E B RATING C E L E B RATING
St Ann’s new values
At St Ann’s, our values guide us and describe who we are
5
YEARS
5
Move, Eat, Play, Give
InYaEworld
A R Swhere more and more
and how we do things. In our 50th birthday year, we asked MANCHESTER’S
HOSPICE
of us are embracing remote
MANCHESTER’S
HOSPICE
staff, volunteers, corporate partners, patients and families working, and some teams only
to tell us what makes St Ann’s so unique: connecting over the internet, “SDKA is a local business and supporting
“Patients are at the
centre of everything.” projects or activities which a local charity makes it close to our hearts.
unite a workforce are incredibly Personally, I have known someone who
e – it’s like an
“Level of care uniqu shoulder.” received care at St Ann’s. For that person
arm arou nd yo ur “Excellence in care Building the important.
Building the
and and their family, the hospice made such a
the way for palliativ leading future of care future of care
This March, we’re challenging local
e care.” together together massive difference and I think more
businesses to take part in our annual people need to be aware of what a
Corporate Challenge. Not only will you fantastic job the charity is doing.” Nisha
“Compassion and “Impact in the local be making an impact at St Ann’s, it’s
understanding, not
jus community.” “Open to ll “I decided to ‘move’ and I set a goal of
for patients but for t ma
people fro faiths, also an opportunity to bring your team
the n ds, being able to run a non-stop 5k! I have
families as well.” backgrou nd beliefs together to make a positive difference.
never found running enjoyable but to me
cultures a they want
about how eir lives.” SDKA took part in the challenge last it was a worthy challenge to take on, not
“Treated as to live th year and some of the team told us how just for the health benefits but also for
an individual, such a good cause.” James
always feel like they found it and why they got involved:
novation. Smiles.” the time is yours
“Change-makers. In
and never feel
rushed.” “Always going It’s a really simple way to fundraise for St Ann’s with your colleagues, wherever you’re working from.
“Agility – the global pand beyond.” You can tailor the challenge to your business; simply pick something to do for each category, or
em
brought many challenges ic choose one overall. Here’s a few ideas to get you thinking...
for
everyone. The hospice fou
nd
solutions in order to contin “Positive and suppor
deliver the very best of car ue to being a key part of tive as well as
Walk 3 miles every y – th
patients.”
e for its the community.” distances one of oudar nu rs
e
walks in an average shif t es
The answers we were given helped shape our new hospice values:
Give up your favo urite
People matter Bold and brave treat fo r a m onth and
os t a m u rder mystery donate the cost
H
Create a sweepstake
Lead and learn Together we are stronger Make a compa
ny donation
Donate clothes to our shops
We haven’t lost our old values – they are still part of ‘People matter’. But we’re proud that our new values
reflect who we are today, and will us help us reach our ambitious goals for the future. To get involved, visit www.sah.org.uk/corporatechallenge
You can read more about St Ann’s new values on our website www.sah.org.uk/values or email our Corporate Team at corporate@sah.org.uk
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St Ann’s has been honoured to celebrate many milestones
St Ann’s welcomes a Royal visitor with royal visitors since we first opened 50 years ago...
We were honoured to show HRH The Princess Royal around our Heald Green
site at the end of our 50th birthday year. 1967 1971
Dr Moya Cole, from The Christie HRH The Queen Mother opens
The Princess Royal was given a tour of the hospice, and planted a special commemorative tree
Hospital, informally approaches the St Ann’s Hospice in Heald Green.
to mark the occasion. She met patients and families being supported by the hospice, and spoke
Bishop of Manchester, the Right
to volunteers and members of staff about the work we do across Greater Manchester and the Reverend Dr William Greer, asking if
plans for St Ann’s new hospice. local churches would join together to
1979
HRH The Princess Royal opens St Ann’s
set up a hospice. Hospice in Little Hulton.
“It’s so interesting looking back and reflecting on St Ann’s unique
1985 1988
Princess Diana visits St Ann’s Hospice. St Ann’s adopts The Neil Cliffe Centre at
history and how privileged we have been, over the years, to have
touched the lives of so many families. While hospice care changes Wythenshawe Hospital.
and its breadth and ambition is probably unrecognisable to the care
1999
HRH The Princess Royal returns to Little 2015
provided when the early hospices opened around half a century ago, Hulton to celebrate its 20th birthday. An options study is undertaken to look at
the ethos of what we do remains the same.
how the Heald Green site will continue to
“We always want to provide individualised, holistic care to our 2019 deliver care in the future.
patients, and our overarching aim is to ensure they have the very best quality of life as possible. HRH The Duke of Gloucester visits Little
That hasn’t changed in almost half a century, and as we look ahead and evolve and develop our Hulton to celebrate its 40th birthday. July 2019
services for the future, we know that will always remain most important to us.” The Trustees of St Ann’s Hospice
Rachel McMillan, Chief Executive of St Ann’s
April 2021 secure an agreement to acquire the site
Planning decisions granted subject to adjacent to our current building and for
certain planning conditions. the project to build a new building to
commence.
“The Princess Royal was very chatty and funny. She appeared relaxed Dec 2021
and not in a hurry to rush through the visit taking time to meet everyone, HRH The Princess Royal visits St Ann’s Jan 2022
it was a lovely experience to meet her and lovely for our patient too.” Hospice to mark its 50th anniversary. Detailed design and construction plans
Suzanne Vale, Ward Sister for the new hospice move forward with
the specialist project team.
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Why your support matters
The feedback we receive from our patients and their family members and carers is
really important to us, as it enables us to identify what we’re doing well and also
minutes with...
what we can do even better. We collect feedback in a variety of ways, from comment
cards and surveys to people sharing their thoughts on social media using our hashtag
Damian Lacey
Advanced Clinical Practitioner
#StAnnsCare.
Here are a few comments from patients, family members and carers, which show the impact our
services have had over the years on patients and their loved ones – and why we need your support to
continue providing our care.
What does your role involve? What do you love most about
“Wonderful chef “Nothing is too much “Advance Clinical Practitioner (ACPs) is a new role your job?
it’s something trouble. Lets you be the son/ for the hospice. I’m currently in the second year of “Having 17 years in palliative care, I still take
I haven’t seen daughter/husband/wife the MSc Clinical Practice Degree Apprenticeship great pleasure working with patients and
before, look rather than a carer, this at Manchester Metropolitan University, a making a difference. I have also enjoyed the
forward to allows you quality time with programme of practice-based learning supported learning and education part of the role.”
meals every the one you love.” by the university and the hospice team.”
day.” What’s your proudest
“So caring and understanding.
What does your role involve? achievement so far?
“We work alongside the medical, nursing, “I struggle with my educational needs due to
Always happy to help. Only a phone management and other multidisciplinary teams.
call away and if needed they will having dyslexia. I am very proud that I have
The role incorporates the four pillars of advanced been able to manage my study at Masters
come to your home.” “I have made practice; clinical, education, research and level and to achieve good grades in the
new friends leadership. modules I have completed.
and learnt “Clinical: assessing and supporting patients on “My steepest learning curve has been in
some new skills. the ward. My role embraces autonomous decision the leadership aspects of the role. I am a
“Feel staff go above and beyond Ruth [Creative making, non-medical prescribing and collaborative complete novice with quality improvement
Therapist at working to enhance a patient’s journey from
with joy not because they have to. admission to discharge and beyond.
and I am learning valuable knowledge and
The experience I have had has St Ann’s] has skills in this area.”
been kind, “Education: being a role model, a mentor, a coach
been excellent.” professional and providing both informal and formal education What’s surprised you most
and willing to to all members of the hospice team. about St Ann’s?
“They listen demonstrate “Leadership: demonstrating positive behaviours “Having always worked for the NHS
and improve lots of creative which impact team dynamics. We provide support throughout my career, this was my first time
your quality of procedures. She and guidance to the wider team, and work alongside working for a charity. It surprised me how
life, you have has bonded the senior management to uphold the organisational innovative and forward-thinking the hospice
somewhere group, always values and respond to strategic needs. is. I have also been surprised at the level of
to turn to for keeping her eye “Research: involvement with audit, quality support and kindness shown to me during
practical help.” on the crafts.” improvement and our clinical practice is my transition from the Community Specialist
evidence-based.” Palliative Care Team to this new role.”
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Dates for your diary 2022 www.sah.org.uk/events
It’s back!
Friday 20th May 2022
Moonlit 10km walk through Manchester city centre. Or if you
can’t make the date, own your streets and join virtually this May.
Get your colleagues involved
with our Corporate Challenge this March!
Make your will for free this March 2022
Join for Golf Day
Events 3rd April
Manchester Marathon
22nd May
Tee off for your local hospice!
Dunham Forest Golf & Country Club, Altrincham
12th May
Great Manchester Run
2nd October Sunday 1st May
London Marathon A proper northern knees up
9th October
Manchester Half Marathon Abseil down The
Got your own place? Run for St Ann’s Trafford Centre tower
Friday 24th
Monthly Distribution Centre and Saturday
Sales in Reddish (SK5 7SE). 25th June
For more information about our events, please visit www.sah.org.uk/events,
or contact us on 0161 498 3631 or email events@sah.org.uk
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