It is a bit of a family affair for Alex Clark, her parents, auntie, husband, niece and daughters, who all support Blythe House Hospicecare by giving their time to volunteer in many ways. Alex, who’s from Buxton, explains more… ‘It was back in 2011 when my Mum, Brenda noticed that Blythe House’s Buxton shop was […]
More than 400 people have pledged to raise over £11,000 for local hospice patients after the ‘amazing’ Jingle Bell Jog in Buxton. Blythe House Hospicecare’s second annual event saw over 370 adults and 70 children don fancy dress and headwear to jingle around the Pavilion Gardens on Sunday 1st December – a fantastic sight for […]
Emily Efstathiou came along to Blythe House for work experience in November 2019, during her two-year Business course at Buxton College. The 18-year old has written a blog about her week with the hospice, including why she decided to undertake work experience here: I had heard about Blythe House from people who had raised funds […]
‘Art therapy keeps you going and makes you feel better’ Lynne Bould from Fairfield started to attend Blythe House’s Living Well service in February 2019, after her breast cancer diagnosis. She has found solace in the service’s writing group, and more recently the art therapy, creating intricate wall hangings which she hopes to display at […]
Jasmyn Walton gives her time to support the hospice’s fundraising events like the Glow Twilight Walk, in roles including marshalling and registration of participants. After she got married in May 2019, Jasmyn and her husband Andrew also donated their beautiful wedding flowers to brighten up the hospice building for patients, staff and volunteers to enjoy. […]
A mum from Dove Holes is urging local people to support their local hospice this Christmas, to help keep families like hers together over the festive period. A few weeks before Christmas last year, Rebecca Tollerton’s husband, Mark discovered that his lung cancer had spread to his brain and that there was no cure. The […]
It was Louise Eyre’s friend who called Blythe House to make an appointment on her behalf, after she was diagnosed with fibrotic cryptogenic organising pneumonia, an extremely rare form of lung disease. Louise led a very active lifestyle prior to her diagnosis in January 2012, including ‘walking for miles’ on Duke of Edinburgh trips with […]
Blythe House Hospicecare is on the lookout for compassionate local people who would like to volunteer some of their time to help run services. The hospice team is keen to hear from people who’d be interested in learning more about retail or transport volunteering roles: Drivers provide transport to and from Blythe House for our […]
‘Life would have been very different without Blythe House; it would have been very tough.’ Keith was on the trip of a lifetime with his wife of 44 years Margaret, when she started to feel unwell. The couple from Glossop were travelling over a five-week period in Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia, before meeting up with […]
More than 20 children have helped to make individual stars for the Light up a Life service at Blythe House, after visiting the hospice earlier this month. Chinley Cubs came along to Blythe House on Tuesday 1st October to look at facilities and learn about the care and support that the hospice provides. Alistair Rogerson, […]
