Patients, volunteers and staff from Blythe House Hospicecare got the opportunity to mingle with TV stars during a special day out provided free of charge by a local coach company. Smiths of Marple offered the Chapel-en-le-Frith hospice free coach travel and entry to the first ever Countryfile Live event in Yorkshire on Thursday 15th August. […]
Katie and her family have supported Blythe House for many years, after her mum, Lynn came to the hospice for support following her breast cancer diagnosis. When Katie got married in June 2017, she chose to donate money in lieu of gifts to Blythe House, in memory of Lynn who died in November seven years […]
Maggie started volunteering at Blythe House in 2005 as a housekeeper, but soon moved into a befriending role to welcome and chat to patients in the Living Well service, and offering support in their own homes. Maggie also supported the counselling team with paperwork; ensuring systems were in place on both paper and the computer, […]
Sue began coming along to Blythe House’s Living Well Service in September 2017, after her metastasized papillary thyroid cancer diagnosis several years earlier. She explains: “My initial diagnosis was in 2008, then I had a recurrence in 2014 and again in May 2017. ‘When I first heard about Blythe House through my GP, my initial […]
Hundreds of High Peak people are set to raise more than £16,300 for Blythe House Hospicecare, after taking part in a night-time walk around Buxton. Blythe House hosted its first ever Glow Twilight Walk on Saturday 20th July. The 10k route started and finished at the Silverlands football ground, taking in Harpur Hill, Soloman’s Temple, […]
Barry started to attend Blythe House in early 2019, after an advanced prostate cancer diagnosis that came ‘right out of the blue.’ The former project manager who trained as an architect found huge solace in the hospice’s art therapy, exploring his emotions to create a personal and impactful portfolio of work. Following the last session […]
Blythe House has enabled me to focus on “living the new normal” and get on with my life and appreciate more; the Living Well name is so accurate because that’s exactly what it encourages you to do. It has given me hope for the future; it encourages you to live in the immediate moment, but […]
A special book of literary works by High Peak patients with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses has raised over £380 for local hospice care. Life is a Mish Mash is compiled of short stories, poems and limericks, written by a writing group here at Blythe House Hospicecare. Dawn Haines, Sam Osborne, Sarah Whiteley, Sue Walmsley […]
A Buxton resident’s birthday barn dance has raised over £9,000 for local patients with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses. Julie Fletcher, who has secondary breast cancer, held a ‘Party in the Barn’ in Combs last month, to celebrate her 50th Birthday. Julie’s been attending Blythe House Hospicecare in Chapel-en-Le-Frith since the beginning of 2019, accessing […]
Last year’s Mayor of the High Peak has visited Blythe House to hand over a cheque worth £530 for patient care and services. Blythe House was one of Linda Grooby’s chosen charities whilst she was the mayor of the borough for 2018/19. To raise money throughout the year, Linda asked for donations in lieu of […]
