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The Lantern          No. 99 Summer 2020

News and stories from across our community
The Lantern News and stories from across our community - No. 99 Summer 2020 - Farleigh Hospice
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In t his issue
                                                                            Welcome to the Summer
                                                                            issue of The Lantern
04                06               08              09                       I would like to start by saying thank you to all our staff, volunteers and supporters,
                                                                            for helping us through these challenging times. I know the past six months have
Supporting our    Our Services     New Director    Education Team &         been a worrying time for everyone and we are very grateful for your support.
community         go Virtual       of Care         Awards                   Throughout the pandemic, Farleigh Hospice has been working hard to continue to
                                                                            support our local community. In response to Covid-19, we moved all our services
                                                                            into the community, delivering hospice care within people’s homes, working hard
                                                                            to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and, where possible, enabling people
                                                                            to spend their last few days and hours with their loved ones.

 10                   11            15              16                      We have continued to offer information, advice, counselling, consultations and
                                                                            bereavement support virtually. Our patient and carers groups have moved online,
                                                                            and we launched a temporary helpline, designed to support anyone in mid-Essex
Trading places    Fundraising      Maldon update   Make a Will              with concerns over the coronavirus.
                  Thank you                        month
                                                                            Our Inpatient Unit has now reopened and, we are starting to rebuild our services
                                                                            for the future. I am pleased to welcome Dr Matt Sweeting, our new Director of Care,
                                                      It’s time for a

                                                      Virtual               Matt joins us from Broomfield Hospital, where he was a consultant,
                                                                        @   specialising in care for older people. He brings with him a wealth of
                                                                            experience and knowledge, and we are very excited to welcome
 18                   19           20               21                      Matt to Farleigh. Our Farleigh Maldon project is moving forward,
                                                                            we have appointed an architect and, we will soon be launching
Forget-me-not &   Sensory Garden   Our Shops       Tea @ 3                  our Maldon appeal to help us complete the renovations.
Memory Tree                        re-opening
                                                                            I would like to once again thank everyone who has supported us
                                                                            through this difficult time. We have been truly humbled by the
                                                                            incredible donations of PPE, gifts for our frontline staff, and
                                                                            amazing fundraising initiatives. Knowing our community has
                                                                            been thinking of us during the pandemic gives our staff,
 22                                                                         patients, and their families such hope.

Upcoming
Challenges

                                                                            Alison Stevens, Chief Executive
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Farleigh Hospice supporting                                                                   Farleigh Hospice making
the community through the                                                                     a difference…
COVID-19 pandemic
                                                                                              Throughout the pandemic
The past six months have been an incredibly difficult time for                                Farleigh nurses, doctors,           “I cannot thank you enough,
                                                                                              therapists and community teams      from your physio’s getting us
everyone. Here at Farleigh, our nurses, doctors, therapists and
                                                                                                                                  equipment, to the nurses and
community teams have been working on the frontline, caring for                                continued to care for those who
                                                                                                                                  carers who helped keep mum
people living with a life-limiting illness and supporting the NHS                             need us the most. These are just
and the mid-Essex community through the COVID-19 pandemic.                                    some of the amazing tributes
                                                                                                                                  as comfortable as possible.”
                                                                                              paid to our staff…
To ensure we could support those who          With our care being delivered within the
needed us the most, we moved all of our       community, this allowed our Inpatient
services out into the community, and since
1st April, our hospice community team
                                              Unit to be used by Broomfield Hospital.
                                              Our beds provided much-needed                    “My counsellor was amazing,          “Thank you all for the
supported over 1,050 patients.                accommodation for medical staff during                                              incredible care and kindness
                                                                                                so insightful. They gave me
                                              their shifts. However, our Inpatient Unit has                                      you showed our Dad. It meant
Our clinical and non-clinical teams           now reopened and, we are able to accept
                                                                                               the space I needed to feel my
                                                                                                                                 so much to us to know he was
continued to work 24 hours a day, seven       patients at our North Court Road site.           experiences and feelings were
days a week. The care we provided helped
to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions    The holistic care we provide to our
                                                                                                   valid and mattered.”          in such good hands during this
                                                                                                                                                       ”
                                                                                                                                      very difficult time.
and ensured, where possible, people were      patients, families, and carers continued,
able to be with their loved ones during       all be it virtually. Our bereavement,
their final hours.                            counselling, and family support teams
                                              provided information, advice, care, and                                               “A big thank you! Your
We worked closely with the Mid Essex
Hospital Trust to support the discharge of
                                              support. Our day services groups moved
                                              online and, our helpline expanded to deal          “Without you Mum’s last         advice and information was
                                                                                                                                 invaluable to us throughout
patients who are at the end of their life     with increased demand.                          months wouldn’t have been so
and would like to be cared for in their own
homes. We have been delivering this           The services of Farleigh have adapted to
                                                                                               full and happy, and I wouldn’t                          ”
                                                                                                                                     this difficult time.
                                                                                              have been able to cope without
                                                                                                                          ”
service for some years however, during the    the ‘new normal’ and, we will continue to
pandemic the need to ensure patients          develop as the world around us changes.          your support and guidance.
were able to safely return home to their
families was paramount importance.
                                                                                                                                     “During lockdown,
                                                                                                                                 it was comforting to know
                                                                                                                                     you were there.”
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Farleigh Hospice:                                                                           Family Support
                                                                                            The pandemic has left many patients and carers feeling isolated

continuing to care
                                                                                            and alone. Many have felt abandoned during lockdown and
                                                                                            struggled to access welfare benefits, and sorely missed the social
                                                                                            contact afforded by Day Services and home visits from our staff.
                                                                                            During this time the Family Support team have been working
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic Farleigh Hospice adapted                               from home, making countless calls to provide practical advice,
many of its services to ensure we were able to continue to care for                         pre-bereavement counselling and emotional support, and
our patients, families and carers.                                                          offering a regular connection to the trusted hospice services.

                  Helpline                                                                  Online groups
                  Farleigh Hospice launched a temporary helpline designed to                Farleigh’s support groups for carers and patients, and relaxation
                  support the people of mid-Essex through the COVID-19 pandemic.            classes have all moved online, offering regular chats and
                  The phone lines were open seven days a week from 8am until 8pm.           catch-ups via Zoom. Individuals also received regular phone
                  The telephone service was open to everyone and offered emotional          calls to offer information, advice, and support.
                  support, practical assistance, information, and advice, plus details of
                  local and national organisations providing relevant help and support.

                                                                                            Community Choir
                  Consultation                                                              Our Community Choir has moved online! The group meets via Zoom
                  To ensure our clinical teams can continue to provide the right care       every Wednesday from 7pm to 8pm. At 8pm there is an option to
                  at the right time, our nurses and doctors have been delivering            break into smaller groups to have a chat and catch up over a virtual
                  virtual consultations. It enables patients, families, and medical         cup of tea!
                  professionals to discuss any health concerns, medication, and             The choir is open to all, there no auditions, just come along and
                  care plans moving forward.                                                enjoy an evening of singing, with a playlist offering a mixture of
                                                                                            contemporary music and international folk songs. For more
                                                                                            information or to join email choir@farleighhospice.org
                  Bereavement Support
                  Grief affects us all differently, but being in lockdown has a huge
                  impact on the grieving process. With self-isolation measures in           Fundraising
                  place, and hospital and care home visiting procedures restricting         Our fundraising team is working hard to adapt to the new world.
                  contact with our loved ones, some people were unable to say               As the need for hospice services has been increasing, income from
                  goodbye. Funerals were also impacted and limited to small, socially       fundraising has dramatically declined due to the cancellation of all
                  distanced services. Not having these moments is incredibly difficult.     our major events. We have been able to move some of our events
                  In response, our bereavement team has been providing virtual              online including, our annual ‘Forget-me-not’ service, Open Gardens,
                  counselling sessions offering emotional support to anyone who has         and our Covid-19 Urgent appeal. The team has also been busily
                  lost a friend or relative in mid-Essex, whether from coronavirus          working with our local community and businesses to run virtual
                  (Covid-19), old age, a life-limiting illness, accident, or suicide.       and socially distanced events.
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New Director of Care                                                                           Farleigh supports NHS
In June, Farleigh Hospice welcomed
our new Director of Care, Dr Matt
                                                                                               Farleigh Hospice’s Education team has been leading
Sweeting. Matt joins us from                                                                   the way in palliative care training. Through Covid-19,
Broomfield Hospital, where he                                                                  our educational team supported the NHS by delivering
was a consultant, specialising in                                                              end of life training courses for NHS staff.
caring for older people.
                                                                                               The courses were specifically developed as      Moving forward Farleigh Hospice pledges to
“I joined Broomfield Hospital in April 2015,                                                   a result of the pandemic. They were             continue to work with the NHS, healthcare
and I am an older person’s doctor by trade.                                                    designed to help healthcare professionals       providers, and care homes to improve end
Previously I worked at Guy’s and St Thomas’s                                                   care for people who are nearing the end of      of life care and support those working on
in London, and that is where I did most of                                                     their lives and how to support their families   the frontline.
my training.                                                                                   and friends during this difficult time.

At Broomfield, I was a Divisional Director
of Medicine and Emergency Care,
overseeing 80 consultants, and managing
CQC inspections. I also have a specialist                                                                                                                Award-winning…
interest in movement disorders and                                                                                                                       Farleigh Hospice is proud to
Parkinson’s disease.                                                                                                                                     announce being shortlisted for
                                                                                                                                                         the Patient Safety Awards 2020.
In my new role at Farleigh, I will be                                                                                                                    We were nominated following
overseeing our clinical services, focusing                                                                                                               our work with Essex County
on strategy and the development of new                                                                                                                   Council, St Francis, and St Luke’s
services, now and in the future, to ensure                                                                                                               Hospices, creating and delivering,
we continue to provide patient-centred care                                                                                                              a three-day course of education
across the whole of mid-Essex.                                                                                                                           on end of life care for Domiciliary
                                                                                                                                                         Care Agency workers.
I joined Farleigh because I have a passion         I would like to take this opportunity to
for delivering exceptional clinical care. I also   say thank you to all our Farleigh family,                                                             Farleigh has also won the 2020
wanted an outward-facing role where I              volunteers, and supporters. You have kept                                                             UK Enterprise Awards for ‘Best
could meet people from across the region,          us going during the past few months.                                                                  Hospice Care Provider 2020 –
and across the county, so we can share best        We value your time, your kind donations,                                                              Essex’. The judges said Farleigh
practice and innovation, and deliver new           and we value your hard work and care for                                                              had “demonstrated excellence,
and exciting services.                             Farleigh Hospice.”                                                                                    commitment, dedication, even in
                                                                                                 Sue Griffith, Head of Education                         the face of uncertainty”.
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     Trading Places                                                                            THANK YOU • THANK YOU • THANK YOU • THANK
     As staff across Farleigh adapted
     to a new normal, some of our
     non-clinical staff were retrained
                                                                                           Thank you!
     and redeployed to the frontline.
                                                                                           Farleigh Hospice would like to say thank you to
     One such staff member was Vicki
     Barsby, Retail Area Manager who                                                       everyone in our community who have supported us
     became a health care assistant.                                                       over the past six months. Communities, businesses,
                                                                                           and individuals have come together to raise money,
     “As our retail shops closed, we were given                                            make masks, scrubs, and donated gifts and vital PPE
     the choice to be either furloughed or
     move across to join our clinical teams.
                                                                                           for our staff on the frontline.
     I wanted to do something that would
                                                                                           We couldn’t do it without you, so on behalf of our nurses, doctors, patients,
     have the greatest impact and I felt
                                                                                           families, and carers, thank you to everyone who has supported us. It is because
     becoming a health care assistant,
                                                                                           you care that we can. Here are just a few of our inspirational supporters…
     was the right thing to do.

     “Before we went out, we completed
     a two-day training course on what was                                                   Diana Bailey from Burnham-on-Crouch donated
     expected from us and how to deliver             “It is amazing
                                                                                             the proceeds from the sale of her six beautiful
     safe care.                                      what our nurses do                      terrier cross poodle puppies. Diana said: “During the
                                                     every day, offering                     lockdown, we were able to give the puppies all the
     “We always worked alongside an                                                          love, care and attention they needed. We didn’t want
     experienced nurse or health care                comfor t and suppor t
                                                                                             to make a profit from the sale of the puppies, so we
     assistant, visiting five to six patients a      to bot h pat ient s                     spoke to the new owners and agreed we would
     day. We were always briefed before we           and t heir families.”                   ive the money to Farleigh Hospice. Together we
     went to see each patient.                                                               raised over £600.”

     “What I found most difficult was offering    “They allow families to have a break,
     comfort from a distance. If a family         offer reassurance, and make someone’s
     member was upset, your natural reaction      last days as comfortable as possible.”
                                                                                             The Danbury Community came together to organise a plant sale in aid of Farleigh.
     is to offer someone a hug, but due to the
                                                                                             Organised by Margaret Axon, Caroline Musgrave, and Tina and Peter Hunt,
     pandemic, this was not possible.             “I have now returned to my role in
                                                                                             the event was a huge success. Residents donated plants, the Taylor family sold
                                                  retail and, I am more determined
                                                                                             hand-painted stones, and visitors brought flowers, all while respecting social
     “I have never done anything like this        than ever to help raise money so
                                                                                             distancing rules. They also hosted their first virtual open gardens, offering
     before. It was my biggest challenge and      we can continue to deliver our
                                                                                             viewers the opportunity to explore a variety of beautiful gardens from the
     my biggest achievement.                      amazing services.”
                                                                                             comfort of their own home. In total, they raised nearly £7,500.
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                  • THA NK YOU • THA NK YOU • THA NK YOU • THA NK YOU • THANK YOU • THANK YOU • THA
K YOU • THANK YOU

    Robert Tibble, a Braintree man and husband of one of Farleigh’s hospice at home                                                       Students from Felsted School, Jasmine
    nurses, raised over £300 through his Farleigh inspired poetry. Robert’s poem was                                                      Irvine-Scott, and her friends Alexa and
    published on his JustGiving page and provided an insight into the world of the                                                        Clemmie ran 5k every day for one month
    Farleigh nurses, and a touching tribute to the amazing care they provide.                                                             raising £2,200!

    Natalie Walker, a Braintree fabric shop owner,
    made facemasks for frontline staff and set up a
                                                                                                 Nine-year-old George Vant from Chelmsford
    Facebook fundraiser in aid of Farleigh. Her initial
                                                                                                 hosted a Facebook Live music festival in aid of
    target of £50 was surpassed within hours and in
                                                                                                 Farleigh raising nearly £1,600. Acts included solo
    total Natalie raised over £900.
                                                                                                 artists singing popular music and 80’s covers, to a
                                                                                                 rock band, and George himself singing a range of
                                                                                                 well-known covers from across the decades.

                                      Two extraordinary families came together
                                      to create Rainbow Bears, also known as Bears in
                                      Scrubs, raising a staggering £885 for Farleigh Hospice.
                                      Sue Gowers from Maldon and Lesley Grover from
                                      Broomfield, Chelmsford were the creatives behind the
                                      project, knitting and crocheting the bears. Lesley’s son                                                The South Wooham Ferrers
                                      Rob, a manager at the Nightingale Hospital in London,                                                   Effective Business Network hosted
                                      came up with the initiative and organised the logistics                                                 a virtual Tea@3 raising £219.
                                      from launching the Justgiving page to posting out the
                                      bears to their new homes.

    Joy Dorrell, along with her friends and neighbours                                              Phyllis Lane who is 87 and registered
    of Freshwater Crescent in Heybridge, organised a                                                blind, walked laps around her care
    daily street sale, where passers-by can purchase                                                home and raised £500.
    books, DVDs, bric-a-brac, and games, and have
    raised an incredible £1,000 for the hospice.
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                                                                                          Farleigh Hospice Maldon
ANK YOU • THANK YOU • THANK YOU • THANK YOU
                                                                                          At the end of last year, Farleigh was           “To support the refurbishment of our new
                                                                                          pleased to announce the purchase of a           centre, we need the support of the local
                                                                                          new hospice in Maldon. The premises,            community to help us raise £100,000. Any
   Nancy Biggs, an 11-year-old girl from Chelmsford,                                      located in Mill Road, near Promenade            donation you can give, no matter how
   raised £250 by painting pebbles and selling them                                       Park, offers excellent public transport         small, will make a difference to our
   to residents near her home during lockdown.                                            links and parking facilities. The new site      patients, helping us provide vital care and
                                                                                          will enable us to more effectively support      support in the heart of the community.”
                                                                                          the Maldon and Dengie communities, and
                                                                                          hopefully in the future patients, families,
                                                                                          and carers will be able to visit for clinical
                                                                                                                                          Business supporting
                                    7-year-old Joseph Wiltshire from Chelmsford, raised   consultations and group sessions.               the appeal
                                    £380 by taking part in Star Wars-themed challenges,                                                   Local businesses are already supporting the
                                    including a ‘May the Fourth Be with You’ 4-mile run   To move the development forward, we             Maldon appeal, with local builder Andy
                                    and a ‘Revenge of the Sith’ 6-mile bike ride.         set up a Maldon Project Group. We have          Barber donating his time and skills to fit a
                                                                                          appointed a local architect, Annabel            new shower facility at the hospice site.
                                                                                          Brown, to help us make the best use of          Andy was supported by a local plumber and
                                                                                          the space, ensuring it meets our needs          material suppliers, and also set up a
                                                                                          both now and in the future.                     Facebook fundraising page to raise the
    Big Yellow Self Storage Chelmsford donated 3 months of                                                                                additional £700 to complete the project.
    storage, free of charge, to help us store our shop donations.                         Funds have been allocated to support the
                                                                                          project however, we still need an               To donate to the Maldon appeal visit
                                                                                          additional £100,000 to complete the             www.farleighhospice.org/donate
                                                                                          refurbishment. Over the coming weeks
                                                                                          and months, we will be launching our            Alternatively, if you wish to offer your
                                                                                          Maldon appeal, seeking the support of           skills, expertise or gifts in kind please
                                                                                          the local community and businesses, to          email: fundraising@farleighhospice.org
        B&Q donated 6,000 face masks.                                                     help us create a centre which we can all
                                                                                          be proud of.

                                                                                          Alison Stevens Chief Executive said: This is
                                                                                          a momentous moment in the history of
                                                                                          Farleigh Hospice. We are so proud to once
                                                                                          again have a Farleigh in Maldon. The new
                                                                                          site is essential to ensure that everyone
                                          Morrisons donated tasty treats                  living with a life-limiting illness or
                                          for our frontline staff.                        bereavement within Maldon and the
                                                                                          Dengie, can benefit from our services.
                                                                                                                                                                 Local Builder,
                                                                                                                                                                 Andy Barber
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                                                                                                 solicitors listed below. Please book early as spaces are limited:

As the past year has shown us,                  Reasons to have a Will:                          Participating solicitors                      Taylor Haldane Barlex LLP
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you can get expert legal advice                    and legal challenges
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                                                   Will and they will be responsible for
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a donation to Farleigh Hospice.                 •	You can choose to leave a gift in your Will   Backhouse Solicitors Ltd
                                                                                                                                               Contact: Ian Johnston, 01245 294272
                                                   to your chosen charity                        71 Duke Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1JU.   Participating solicitors in
Why is a Will so important?                     These are just a few reasons why a Will is so    Contact: Claire Macklin – 01245 893 400.
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                                                                                                 Contact: Bethany Carter, 01245 258892
                                                                                                                                               For more information visit:
                                                                                                                                               www.farleighhospice.org/will
                                                                                                                                               or call: 01245 457411.
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Forget-me-not                                                                            Sensory Garden
Appeal raises £20,000                                                                    Farleigh Hospice’s sensory
                                                                                         garden is starting to take                 Family brightens
In July Farleigh hosted its annual           The hospice’s Forget-Me-Not service,        shape. Designed by Boyd
                                             which due to the pandemic was held                                                     Farleigh Gardens
Forget-me-not appeal, raising a              online via Facebook and YouTube, included   Mullins of Plan B Garden                   Local man Chris Ratcliffe and his family
staggering £20,000.                          readings, performances, and a photo         Design, the sensory garden                 kindly donated three wonderful hand-made
                                             gallery of loved ones.                                                                 planters, and flowers to brighten up our
The appeal provides a beautiful way to                                                   includes features, surfaces,               Farleigh gardens. They took on the project
remember the life of someone special,        Thank you to everyone who supported         objects, and plants that                   during the lockdown, as they wanted to do
and this year we launched an online          the appeal. Every penny raised will                                                    something for their local hospice. Chris said:
Forget-Me-Not memory page,
                                                                                         stimulate our senses through
                                             make a difference and enable Farleigh                                                  “We chose to donate to Farleigh as we have
www.farleighhospice.memorypage.              to continue to care for those who need      touch, sight, scent, taste                 always supported the hospice movement
org/forgetmenot where people could           us the most. To view the service visit      and hearing.                               wherever we’ve lived, and appreciate times
remember their loved ones by sharing         www.facebook.com/farleighhospice.                                                      must be very difficult right now. It was also
stories, pictures, and thoughts.                                                         Boyd, whose brother was cared for by       great to give the children a practical thing to
                                                                                         Farleigh Hospice, has developed a          do during lock-down and to provide them
                                                                                         garden with many different purposes in     with an understanding of the value of giving

Memory Tree                                                                              mind. Throughout, there are calming
                                                                                         scented plants, restful seating areas, a
                                                                                                                                    your time to other people.”

                                                                                         community area for growing food, and
Our Memory Tree is a stunning                                                            a therapeutic space for our patients to
sculpture within the hospice’s                                                           help them recuperate. The garden is
garden and offers a unique and                                                           also fully accessible for wheelchair
                                                                                         users and mobility aids.
meaningful way to pay tribute to
the memory of someone special.                                                           Our wonderful local community and
                                                                                         garden centres have already kindly
Friends and families are invited to                                                      donated plants and resources.
dedicate one of the beautiful leaves or                                                  However, we still need additional
hearts to a loved one. Engraved with their   £120. This can be a one-off donation        plants and seeds to help us complete
name or special message, it creates a        or a donation of £10 a month by             this fantastic project.
unique personal tribute and offers you       direct debit (minimum of 12 months).
somewhere special to go, a place to                                                      If you would like to donate or are
reflect and treasure your memories.          For more information                        a budding gardener who would like
                                             please call 01245 457411 or email           to get involved please email
You can choose to dedicate a leaf or         tribute@farleighhospice.org                 fundraising@farleighhospice.org
heart for one year, for a donation of                                                                                                Chris Ratcliffe and family
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                                                                                           Become a Hospice Hero
                                                                                           Farleigh is looking for Hospice Hero’s to take on a challenge and
                                                                                           raise money for the hospice. Over the coming months, we will be
                                                                                           launching a range of challenges, designed for all ages and abilities.
                                                                                           As a Hospice Hero, you will receive a medal and certificate, and the
                                                                                           thanks of all our nurses, doctors, patients, their families, and carers.

                                                                                           For our latest challenges visit www.farleighhospice.org/events

Grab a Farleigh Bargain                                                                    Urgent Appeal raises £82,000
                                                                                           Farleigh Hospice would like to say a huge thank
Farleigh Hospice’s charity shops are an Aladdin’s                                          you to everyone who supported our Urgent Appeal,
cave of the great British high street, from vintage                                        raising an incredible £82,000 for the hospice. It is
treasures, designer pieces to well-known brands. There is nothing                          thanks to you our nurses and doctors can continue
                                                                                           to care for those who need us the most and continue
like the thrill of grabbing a bargain, knowing every purchase you                          our work throughout the pandemic.
make will support your local hospice, and safe in the knowledge
that nobody is going to turn up to a party wearing the same thing!                         Thank you again. It’s because you care that we can

Our furniture stores in Braintree and
Maldon are perfect for those just starting out   Volunteer
and setting up their first home. Alternatively
you may want to breathe new life into a
                                                 Volunteers are the heartbeat of
                                                 Farleigh’s charity shops. We currently
                                                                                           Virtual Tea@3                                                   It’s time for a

                                                                                                                                                           Virtual
second-hand piece, it’s amazing how a
                                                 have a range of volunteering              We might all be staying indoors or keeping our social
simple lick of furniture paint can completely
                                                 opportunities across our 15 shops.        distance, but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy a nice                             @
transform an old chair, chest or table.
                                                 So if you would like to meet new          cup of tea and a slice of cake. Our Virtual Tea@3 is
                                                 friends, learn new skills, be part of a   a fantastic way to catch up with friends, family,
Whether you want to update your wardrobe,
                                                 team and support your local hospice,      or colleagues, and it can be as simple or elaborate
buy a gift for a loved one, or restyle your
                                                 we would love to hear from you.           as you like.
home, our charity shops offer high-quality
goods at bargain prices.
                                                 For more information email:               To download your Tea@3 party kit visit www.farleighhospice.org/events
                                                 volunteer@farleighhospice.org             or email fundraising@farleighhospice.org
For more information on locations and
                                                 or call 01245 933735
opening times visit:
                                                                                           Whether you raise £20 or £200, every penny counts!
www.farleighhospice.org/shops
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Take on the Challenge for Farleigh in 2021…                                                                                              24 Peaks Challenge
                                                                                                                                         10th - 12th September
                                              Sky Dive 19th June
                                                                                                                                         This fast-paced and formidable challenge will
                                              Take on a challenge of a lifetime! Our tandem                                              see us summit 24 incredible peaks in the
                                              sky dive will see you soar to 13,000 feet                                                  Lake District, all over 2,400ft with a target
                                              before you leave the plan and free fall at                                                 trekking time of just 24 hours! The Lake
                                              120mph, descending 7,000 feet in just 40                                                   District is one of UK’s most picturesque areas,
                                              seconds. At 5,000 feet your parachute will                                                 filled with breathtaking mountains and
                                              open and you will fly safely down to earth!                                                valleys – providing the perfect backdrop to
                                                                                                                                         this awesome challenge.

Yorkshire Three                                 Snowdon at Night                              Euro City Cycle
Peaks Challenge                                 15th and 16th May                             1st - 5th September
7th August                                                                                    This superb challenge caters for every level
                                                                                              of cyclist. Our route covers approximately 280
Join us and conquer the highest 3 peaks of      Trek through the night to the summit of       miles with 4 days in the saddle and takes in
the Yorkshire Dales! This demanding yet         the highest mountain in England and           the rolling countryside of Essex, the plains
rewarding one-day trekking challenge            Wales and watch dawn break across the         of Holland and the sleepy lanes of Belgium.
takes us to the summits of Pen-y-Ghent          national park! An unforgettable               Join us for one of the best cycling experiences
(694m/2,276 ft), Whernside (736m/2,415          experience which will raise vital funds for   in Europe.
ft) and Ingleborough (723m/2,372 ft) all in     Farleigh Hospice.
one circular route starting and ending in       (Limited spaces available)
Horton-in-Ribblesdale.                                                                                                                Take on 25km, 50km or 100km Walk, Jog or Run.
                                                                                                                                      Select your distance, choose your journey and
                                                                                                                                      raise money for Farleigh Hospice.
Wales End to End
                                                                                                                                      • 10th April - Windsor Easter Challenge
12th - 15th August                                                                                                                    • 29th – 30th May - London 2 Brighton Challenge
Pedalling from the most northern point of Wales                                                                                       • 28th – 29th June - Cotswold Way Challenge
down to the vibrant capital of Cardiff, we’ll
                                                                                                                                      • 11th – 12th September - Thames Path Challenge
experience diverse and beautiful landscapes of
majestic woodlands, rural lanes and distinct                                                                                          • 11th September - Thames Bridges trek
mountain ranges. This challenge is tough, but
with our awesome support crew coupled with                                                                                            For more information on all our challenges visit
the camaraderie within the team, the miles will                                                                                       www.farleighhospice.org/events
fly by as we enjoy this iconic cycling challenge!                                                                                     or call 01245 457411
Make a difference,
  make a regular donation
 Help our nurses and doctors continue to
 care for people living with a life-limiting
 illness or bereavement.
 A regular monthly donation means
 Farleigh Hospice can plan today for those
 they support now and in the future.
 Help us make every day count for our
 patients and those close to them.

 To donate visit:
 www.farleighhospice.org/donate
 Don’t forget to Gift Aid, so we can make
 your support go further.

Farleigh Hospice, North Court Road, Chelmsford CM1 7FH
01245 457300
info@farleighhospice.org
www.farleighhospice.org

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