Remember someone special this June as part of our Sunflower Memories month. Throughout June, you can dedicate a sunflower in memory of someone special, and make a donation to support local hospice care and services. For a suggested minimum donation of £10, a sunflower plaque will be dedicated to your loved one in the hospice […]
A hilly 10k charity run in the prestigious grounds of the Chatsworth estate has made a name for itself as it gets set to commemorate its 15th anniversary. Our Chatsworth 10k, proudly sponsored by BRM Solicitors, returns on Sunday 17th September 2023. The event was established in 2008 to raise vital funds to support end […]
Rachael Gee started working at Blythe House and Helen’s Trust as our fundraising and events coordinator in January 2022, after studying hospitality, conferencing and events management at A Level in Buxton, and then at university in Sheffield. It is Rachael’s role to organise and coordinate our fundraising events to help raise the vital income needed […]
Will Blake has supported our online retail team as a volunteer since 2022, wrapping and packing items sold on the hospice’s eBay site. He’s also a keen fundraiser for the hospice and has raised over £753 for the charity since March 2022. Will, who’s from Buxton, said: ‘I saw an advert on Facebook that encouraged […]
Our hospice eBay site celebrated its 14th anniversary back in March, with over 15,000 items sold since its inception and thousands of pounds raised for local patient care. Laurence Carr from Whaley Bridge began supporting the hospice several years beforehand, and spearheaded an initiative to set up the online shopping outlet on behalf of the […]
Julie Forrest started working at Blythe House Hospicecare as a fundraiser in 2017, and since then has established the hospice’s award-winning Community Volunteer programme; coordinating kind-hearted volunteers to provide support and carer respite to patients and families across the High Peak and beyond. Julie, who originally hails from Aberdeen, has lived in Chapel-en-le-Frith for 15 […]
Will Pritchard has volunteered with the hospice’s online retail team since 2022, to gain experience and develop his skills in digital sales and communication. Will, who is 22-years-old and lives in Chinley, explained: ‘I already had connections with the hospice since working in adult and dementia care which were very interesting roles. The people here […]
Sue and her family have a long and reciprocal relationship with Blythe House and Helen’s Trust; both from accessing care here, and supporting the hospice’s provision via their own charitable trust. Sue set up the Stuart Fraser-Thomson Foundation in memory of her husband in 2011, after he died at home following his diagnosis with a […]
Fleur Pennycard has volunteered at our New Mills shop since October 2021, after she moved to the High Peak from Kent to be closer to her sister. The New Mills resident volunteered at a Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice shop for 13 years before moving up north, and it was Fleur’s sister who initially got […]
Our fundraising initiative aimed at turning the community blue is back this month and bigger than ever! #GoBlue encourages people to support their local hospice charity from Monday 20th to Sunday 26th March 2023. Supporters may like to wear blue clothes, accessories or fancy dress; organise a blue-themed party or event; celebrate with colleagues at […]
