Spring 2015 Newletter by Cornwall Hospice Care

Registered Charity No. 1113140

Spring/Summer 2015

Welcome

Welcome to the Spring/Summer 2015 edition of our bi-annual newsletter. I’m Liz Anderson, Chair of Trustees at Cornwall Hospice Care and I’d like to thank you for your continuing support of our very special Cornish charity. I, like my fellow Trustees am a volunteer and it never ceases to amaze me how dedicated and caring our 900 + volunteers are. This huge army of committed people help in our hospices, fundraise at events, serve in our shops and work in our warehouse. We couldn’t manage without them. We couldn’t manage without you either, and now we are having to ask you to help us even more as we face some tough financial times. Paul Brinsley, our Chief Executive explains in his special message in this newsletter.

I would ask you to please read some of the touching stories of care and then consider how you can help us. Thank you from me and from all those who you help us to care for in the havens that are our two hospices.

3 We need your help and we need it now – a message from Paul Brinsley, Chief Executive: For many years our two hospices have soldiered on, battling with the challenge of raising £7.5 million of our own money. This is to top up the meagre amount of funding we receive from the state, which pays for just 41 days of care a year. This has now become an unmanageable burden and we are in serious discussions with the Commissioners about the very low contribution we receive. I have to tell you that our charity is facing a very challenging future and if we are going to continue to provide the amount of care we offer now, we are also going to need your help more than ever before. In this newsletter you’ll read wonderful stories of the fantastic care we offer patients and their families. Sadly, more and more people are going to need this care, but our resources will only stretch so far and that’s where you come in. We urgently need financial help if we are to avoid our Board and management team having to start making some very difficult choices. So please can I appeal to you to consider donating extra funds? You can do this via our website, by post, by buying an extra line or two on our lottery or by supporting one of our many fundraising events this year. If you want to know why our two hospices are so important to Cornwall, please visit our website and watch some of the inspiring hospice stories we have recorded with people whose lives we have touched.

For their sakes and for the sakes of those we have yet to help, we desperately need to find the extra money to keep going. Thank you for all you do for us and for your continuing support – together we can make a difference in Cornwall and for Cornwall.

Cheers to our fabulous fundraising groups! On 20th May this year, the Bude and North Coast fundraising group will celebrate their 20th anniversary. I’m sure you’ll join me in sending them our warmest congratulations and thanks for their continuing support and commitment. In fact we have 20 fundraising groups around Cornwall and in this financial year alone, they will have raised around £140,000, a truly magnificent sum. Watch out for news of events in your community, I know you’ll receive a warm welcome if you go along and support any of our fundraising groups.

#HospiceStories - George’s story

Every year, a small band of incredible people put on a Cornwall Hospice Care shirt and join thousands of others to run through London. This year is no exception and twenty of our very brave supporters will take part in the 2015 Virgin Money London Marathon. But why do they do it? One of the runners is George and here he explains what his motivation is… Hi, I hate running. I benefit from no catharsis, spiritual enlightenment or sense of great physical well-being by dragging my ungainly limbs over a great distance. Running is a joyless and personally, thankless task. It makes me sore, irritable and ravenous. Among these generally undesirable attributes I have, one reigns supreme: sheer, bloody stubbornness. To cut a long story short, I went for a run one day, a year or so ago and found myself wheezing and ruined after a few ponderous miles. My body simply refused to co-operate. Well, I thought, I’ll be damned if I let this lousy mass of limbs dictate what I can and cannot do. So, in a Jekyll-and-Hyde-ish manner, I started running.

If in watching TV coverage of the marathon you are inspired by the many stories of courage, think of me with my sore feet and text SCHC15 to 70070 and donate as much as you can afford. Thank you.

#TeamCHC2015 The body says “no.” The head says “Oh, yes you will, so help me...” The reason I say all of this is because I think my bullish and stupid insistence on not letting my body have the last word comes from my Grandma. A loving and wonderful woman. Generous, funny and kind. However, she also possessed what could (in the most generous way I’m capable of) be described as a ‘hot head.’ She didn’t take kindly to being told she was wrong on anything. Nor did she allow retirement to slow her pace. There was no chance she’d let old age have the final say. I grew up watching her live her life with an iron will. It’s for this reason that her illness came as such a blow to both her and the people who knew her. Watching cancer slowly extinguish a fire as hot as hers was something I hoped I would never have to see. But it is a cruel and merciless disease, which sadly cut her life short in its late prime. As a society, we are fortunate that so much has been done to improve the treatment of long-term and terminal conditions. The sad fact though, is that these illnesses still take thousands upon thousands of loved ones each year. Knowing that this all has an end is never easy to come to terms with, mostly because those facing it lack any say in the matter. But this does not mean that there must be suffering. My Grandma spent the end of her life in Mount Edgcumbe Hospice; one of two run by Cornwall Hospice Care. She received an enormous amount of care, attention and, in the end, passed peacefully and without pain. I will never be able to fully thank Cornwall Hospice Care for what they did, but I can certainly try to make sure that they are able to do the same for others. They currently face annual costs running in excess of £8.4m and only 11% of this figure comes from government sources. As much as

I would like to, I cannot raise the remaining sum myself, but I am doing my bit by running in the London Marathon. I have to raise £1650 but I would like to hit £2000 or more. £2000 could pay for one nurse for a month, someone to provide specialist care and support to both patients and family. So to support me you can visit my fundraising page at https://www.justgiving.com/ George-Berridge Or you can follow my progress on the day on social media via #TeamCHC2015

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Lottery News

£10,000 ROLLOVER WINNER It was a very exciting day for us all in the charity, when we reached the maximum rollover prize of £10,000 in September last year. This was the first time we had reached the maximum prize and we knew we were going to make someone’s day very special. The charity’s weekly lottery draw offers a top prize of £1,000 but the rollover amount can accumulate, starting at £200 and reaching a maximum total of £10,000. The button to start the weekly draw was pressed at Mount Edgcumbe Hospice by patient, Mrs Ann Roe from Camelford and the lucky winner was Mrs Kate Triniman of Redruth. The Grandmother of nine, had scooped the charity’s £10,000 rollover, which had been accumulating in £200 increments for 50 weeks. Our lottery is still only £1 and you can play via our website, by purchasing tickets at one of our shops or by calling 01726 66868.

Showing the moment the button was pressed for the weekly draw (from left to right) Sarah Vincent, Lottery Manager, Mrs Ann Roe, patient at Mount Edgcumbe Hospice patient and Lizzie Hotton, Unit Manager/Sister at Mount Edgcumbe Hospice.

The £10,000 rollover winner Mrs Kate Triniman (right) celebrating with Sarah Vincent, Cornwall Hospice Care Lottery Manager.

News Knitters of Cornwall – where are you? In our last newsletter we appealed for wool supplies, now we need new knitters! So can you conjure up a little cardigan or create a crocheted blanket?

Bartley Bear A tribute to a very special fundraising dog by his owner and our Finance Director, Trevor Bould. Bartley wasn’t just a dog – he was a big and handsome Newfoundland dog and a fundraiser for our charity. He was rehomed by us in 2008. He resembled a big black bear, hence the name Bartley Bear and he meant the world to us. Bartley Bear was the softest, most laid back, gentle dog and when the Padstow Santa Run’s started in 2010 we decided to sit outside the Food Tent with a collecting bucket, along with fellow Newfoundland, Misty and Alaskan Malamoute Mika. This became an annual ritual and the doggy trio were a very popular feature. To date they have raised £1,300. However, last July Bartley Bear was diagnosed with Lymphoma. Thanks to the care of Nutes Veterinary Practice at Wadebridge, he underwent a course of chemotherapy and was able to attend the 2014 Padstow Santa Run. But sadly, he lost his fight against the cancer on 2nd January this year. He will be sadly missed, but hopefully will act as an inspiration to anyone who is thinking about fundraising or volunteering.

Sales of knitted goods are massive at Mount Edgcumbe Hospice, but we’re down to our last few items so we need your help. You can send us your knitted creations or drop them in when you’re passing and for every stitch you take you’ll be helping to provide care for our patients and their families. Particularly popular are baby clothes, especially knitted jackets and tops, and crocheted blankets. Janet Barnie is Ward Administrator at Mount Edgcumbe Hospice; “Our knitted goods are extremely popular with patients and their families so we like to keep the rails full. They’re a great money spinner for the charity so the more donations the merrier please. You can drop off your knitted items at our reception on any day of the week, thank you.”

What’s On 26th April - London Marathon

Keep your eyes peeled for our team of runners taking to the famous course fundraising for Cornwall Hospice Care. #TeamCHC2015

6th May - The Great Cornish Cake Bake Day

Hold your own bake sale at home, work or college and raise funds on this special dedicated day to Cornish Baking.

5th June - Reflections

Remember a loved one at this beautiful event at Trebah Gardens.

12th June - St Austell Golf Day

Take in a round of golf at St Austell Golf Club, as part of a special fundraising day.

21st June - Caerhays Mid-Summer Fete

10am - 4pm. A fun filled family day out at Caerhays Castle. Stalls, live music, children’s entertainment and a fun dog show.

11th July - Rock at the Rock

Cornwall Rock Choir take to the stage at the iconic Carnglaze Caverns for an exhilirating concert.

19th July - Swim Trelissick

Make a splash for cash this summer at Swim Trelissick Open Water Swim in aid of Cornwall Hospice Care, supported by Cornwall Sports Partnership, Cornwall Aquatic Action Group and the National Trust. It is an ideal opportunity for everyone from first timers to experienced open water swimmers to take on a choice of 1/2 mile or mile course to support our local charity.

25th July - Zestifal Charity

Pirate Fun Run - charity family fun run with a swashbuckling theme, supporting Cornwall Hospice Care and the RNLI, taking on a 1.5 or 3 mile route around Falmouth.

September - Hayle Walk

Supported by the Mayor of Hayle and Hayle Town Council. Walkers can choose between a 5 mile walk which includes some coastal footpath and inclines, or a 2 mile walk which includes the King George V Memorial Walk and is suitable for all ages and abilities, including mobility scooters. See website nearer time for more details

1 - 5th October - Banger Rally Challenge

Salo or Bust organised by St Austell Round Table. Watch out for the two Cornwall Hospice Care entries this year!

10th October - Night of Neon

Cornwall Hospice Care takes over Flambards for a fun run with a difference. Expect neon, lights and a whole lot of 80’s themed fun at this unique themed fundraiser.

28th November - Designs Direct

Early notification – change of venue This year’s festive fayre featuring the work of designers and craft-makers from around the county will be held at Penwith College in Penzance, with over 60 stalls, craft taster workshops and on-site parking

23rd April 2016 Belmond British Pullman Lunch Trip

Relive the Golden Age of Travel on board the luxury train, Belmond British Pullman. For the first time ever in Cornwall, the Belmond British Pullman, sister train to the legendary Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, will be departing from various Cornish stations Sit back and enjoy the opulent atmosphere in these vintage carriages, as the train takes you across the stunning Cornish countryside on a scenic four hour circular lunch journey. This is a once in a lifetime fine dining experience.

For more information about any of our exciting events or challenges visit: 26th April - London Marathon

Keep your eyes peeled for our team of run-

www.cornwallhospicecare.co.uk

What’s On Challenges

13 - 14th June - Tandem Parachute Jump

Calling all adrenaline junkies! Take to the skies and be part of our annual tandem parachute weekend over Perranporth and the surrounding area.

5 - 7th June - 3 peaks

Trek the peaks of Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon in 24 hours, raising funds for Cornwall Hospice Care.

22 - 26th July - Iceland Trek

Take on this bucket list adventure which will will see you trekking across lunar-like terrain, getting up close to active volcanoes, waterfalls and hot springs to help support adult hospice care in Cornwall.

Picturesque Cornish gardens in a variety of beautiful settings will be open to the public again this year, to raise money for us. Rare and exotic plants and trees, woodland sculptures and a Japanese-style garden are among the many attractive features that gardening enthusiasts will be able to view in our Open Gardens Scheme, which runs from April to September. This year the project is being supported by BBC Radio Cornwall gardener, George Kestell who will be appearing at some of the events. The generous owners of 19 gardens are opening their gates and you can find out more by picking up a brochure from one of our shops, most Garden Centres and Tourist Information Centres in Cornwall, or by downloading it from the events page of our website, alternatively call us on 01726 66868. We’re also launching a special pin badge this year, featuring the Camellia Donation, which is grown at Caerhays and where we’ll be involved in their Summer Fete this year on Sunday 21st June. The badges are available at events and Open Garden days for a suggested minimum donation of £1.

For more information about any of our exciting events or challenges visit:

www.cornwallhospicecare.co.uk

Looking ahead we’ve already signed up gardens for 2016, so please call us on the number above if you’d be happy to share your gardening havens with us next year.

Volunteers

The volunteer army that keep us marching on. More than 900 people give their time to help in a wide range of roles at Cornwall Hospice Care. They volunteer in our hospices, our shops, our offices and at fundraising events across Cornwall. They are our ambassadors and we simply couldn’t manage without them. But Ronnie also has a claim to fame. Back in the 1960s she was one of the original Kodak models! “I was working in a hotel in Newquay when the picture was taken. I didn’t really know what they were going to use it for and then my brother saw it on an advert in South Africa!” “I had no idea that I was the face being used to promote the new instamatic camera but my Uncle also saw it, in the window of a photographic shop in London.”

Meet Ronnie. Ronnie has been a volunteer at St Julia’s Hospice in Hayle for four years. She is one of the welcoming faces that are on reception, greeting people as they step through the front door. Ronnie is there to help patients and visitors, to answer the phone and to make sure messages are passed on. Like many of our volunteers, Ronnie has links to the hospice, having worked at the neighbouring hospital as Site Manager from where she saw the hospice develop. She always said then that eventually she would like to volunteer and now in retirement she does, for half a day every week. “You meet a lot of good friends here”, says Ronnie. “It’s a privilege to be a part of the hospice, to be able to talk to people and to be part of an amazing team.”

If you’d like to find out more about volunteering for Cornwall Hospice Care, please visit our website at www.cornwallhospicecare.co.uk or call our Volunteer Coordinator, Becky Rust on 01726 65711

#HospiceStories - Grahams’s story

Legacies are vital to our charity; gifts in Wills help fund all the Cornwall Hospice Care nurses for 9 months of the year. With your support, we could increase that to 12 months so that’s why Make A Will Week is so important. This year it runs from Monday 11th to Friday 15th May. Solicitors across Cornwall will be offering their time free of charge, but they will ask for a suggested donation to Cornwall Hospice Care. For standard Wills this will be £75 for a single Will, £110 for a pair of husband and wife ‘Mirror’ Wills and £40 for a Codicil to update an existing Will.

So why choose us? Graham’s Mum, Lilian Cross, was a patient at Mount Edgcumbe Hospice in 2002. This is his story in his own words: When my mother Lilian was first diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus some 15 years ago I didn’t understand. She and Dad (Brian), simply said a “polyp” had been found in her food pipe. The dreadful “C word” was not uttered at all. Perhaps they wanted to protect us, or simply did not realise the gravity of Mum’s condition. Although looking back, I think she knew exactly what it meant and was protecting Dad from the difficult truth of what lay ahead. They were childhood sweethearts and he was the love of her life, her soul mate with whom she had travelled the world, raised a family and had many an adventure. It was only later after further tests and a biopsy, that the reality of Mum’s condition became clear to me, and seeing her physically change as she endured the long battle against the cancer brought it all home.

Graham’s parents, Brian and Lilian, Picture courtesy of the Cross family

She had major surgery at Plymouth to remove the cancer and reconstruct her stomach and food pipe. I spent hours sitting alongside Dad in the canteen while Mum was resting and realised he was still not completely au fait with what was happening.

Make A Will Week

Right up to the end I was able to slumber in an armchair alongside her all night if I wanted. I knew she was leaving us but I could not let her go. Then one night I went home with Dad, so he was not alone. In the early hours I awoke to the phone ringing. It was Mount Edgcumbe calling. I went through to his bedroom and he quietly said; “She’s away.” That was June 12th 2002. Seems like yesterday. Despite his own health failing, Dad lived for Mum recovered pretty well, all things considered over the next year or so. She was another twelve years until the 2nd August 2013. He was surrounded by memories of a a “trooper”. My kids were toddlers at the time and so she had a lovely time savouring lifetime with Lilian; he kept 70 years of love letters and mementos, from hotel brochures every precious moment with them. to birthday cards. He never forgot the professionalism and kindness of Mount Then the cancer was back. It was in Mum’s Edgcumbe Hospice in providing a caring lymphatic system spreading throughout her environment for Lilian’s last valuable mobody. I recall the desperation of my father ments with us. He changed his Last Will as he wailed back at me one night “THERE and Testament to leave a sizeable legacy to IS NO HOPE!” But she declined more Cornwall Hospice Care in order to contribute chemo or intrusive surgery. She wanted to in any way he could to help ensure their let things progress naturally and enjoy her remaining time with us all as comfortably as care continues for others. possible. She seemed at peace, but we felt I am sure that Brian and Lilian are looking despondent and lost. over my shoulder as I type this and would say it was worth every penny. We wanted the best for Mum in her final Graham Cross months and she moved over to the care of November 2014 Mount Edgcumbe Hospice in St Austell. The staff could not do enough for us. They were so supportive and genuine when everything seemed so negative. We even got to spring her out a few times for lunch and walks above Fowey estuary. The hospice staff prepared us for what lay , ahead, which although awful to confront, made it easier when it came. Mum never felt any pain thanks to their constant attentive care. I seized an opportunity to collar the surgeon on his rounds and had him explain to me in layman’s terms Mum’s post op chances. He sketched a diagram on the back of a napkin, which I later used to gently explain the facts to Dad. It was not good. The operation was a success but the cancer was at an advanced stage and we knew it might return.

Finally she slipped into a coma. In her room at Mount Edgcumbe we still sat with her, talked to her, held her hand, brushed her hair, read to her and drank endless tea.

Make A Will Week Hine Downing Falmouth – 01326 316655 John Whiting Launceston – 01566 777677 Macmillans Wadebridge – 01208 812415

If you would like to follow in Brian and Lilian’s footsteps and remember Cornwall Hospice Care in your Will, please contact one of the following participating solicitors;

Borlase and Company Helston – 01326 574988 Charles French and Co Mevagissey – 01726 842911 Truro – 01872 263813 St Austell – 01726 67660 Curtis Law LLP Torpoint – 01752 931004 Curtis Whiteford Crocker Plymouth – 01752 201458 Davies Partnership Solicitors St Agnes – 01872 553131 DB Law Camborne – 01209 712428 Falmouth – 01326 318110 Penzance – 01736 364261 St Ives – 01736 795618 GreenwaysLaw Newquay – 01637 872361

Merricks Wadebridge – 01208 812068 Nalders Camborne – 01209 714278 Falmouth – 01326 313441 Helston– 01326 574001 Newquay – 01637 871414 Penzance – 01736 364014 St Austell– 01726 74414 Cannis House St Austell – 01726 879333 Truro – 01872 241414 Nigel Pullen LLP Truro – 01872 274404 Perranporth – 01872 571046 Sampson Solicitors Bude – 01288 353542 Sharp and Rimmer St Mawes– 01326 270291 For up to date information about participating solicitors please visit our website or call 01726 66868. We would like to thank all of the solicitors who have kindly agreed to support this year’s Make A Will Week for Cornwall Hospice Care. Photo credit: Brian & Lilian sailing on the River Camel off Rock, circa 1987, Picture courtesy of the Cross family

News Foxhole fun day brings cheer to Cornwall Hospice Care Mum and daughter Sharon Bullock and Jo Cotton have given Cornwall Hospice Care a much needed cash boost following a fantastic fun day at Foxhole Football Club. They raised a massive £2,200 in memory of their husband and father, Larry Bullock who died at Mount Edgcumbe Hospice.

Pictured from left to right, Margaret Geake, Trustee at Cornwall Hospice Care, Sharon Bullock, Lizzie Hotton, Sister/ Unit Manager at Mount Edgcumbe Hospice, Jo Cotton and Tony Geake, Trustee at Cornwall Hospice Care.

Jo explains; “Dad had done a lot of work at Mount Edgcumbe Hospice over the years and then he was so well cared for when he was ill. We were also given a huge amount of support as a family. We were delighted that the Fun Day raised so much, and that we were also able to make a separate donation of £800 after the funeral.” The Fun Day donation was accepted by Cornwall Hospice Care Trustees Tony and Margaret Geake; “Larry was Mr Fix It and could lend his hand to anything. He was a good and principled man. I’m pleased we were there for him and able to care for him.”

Hand made for the hospices Shirley Pilling from St Stephen just keeps saying thank you, with annual donations from sales of her beautiful, handmade cards. Before he died, Shirley’s husband Alf was treated at Mount Edgcumbe Hospice and every year since 2006 she’s remembered the charity’s kindness. To date she has raised a superb £3,645 and at 77 years old she has no plans to stop.

Shirley, on the right, is pictured by her stand at Hawkin’s Motors, with Sales Manager, Dave Hancock.

Shirley, whose work is permanently on sale at Hawkin’s Garage in St Stephen, attends fairs and spends hours lovingly producing the original cards; “I was a nurse for 40 years so I didn’t want to volunteer on the wards after Alf died, instead I started producing cards to sell at fayres. I do this with my friend, Margaret Northey and I love it. I’m self-taught and thoroughly enjoy the time I spend designing and making individual cards.” Shirley supports other charities, but says the main one is always Cornwall Hospice Care and she says she’s grateful to her customers; “Thank you to everyone who buys my cards and has supported me over the years, I couldn’t have raised all this money without you.”

Students

Hospice can be a scary word, a frightening word, a word no-one wants to hear. But we need to help people understand what we do and what we mean to those we care for, and simple language can help. Recently we’ve been working with two third year medical students who, as part of their management training, looked at how we within the charity communicate. It was an exciting venture, involving everyone from the nursing staff to the fundraisers and volunteers. Sandiso Moyo and Chris Redd spent two weeks talking to a wide range of people from hospice staff and volunteers, to visitors in our shops and supporters. They confirmed what we suspected, we need to be proud of what our hospices offer and be confident to tell people about all the positive aspects of our care. As one patient who was about to go home said; “A hospice is not necessarily a dead end”. Another who has been visiting one of our hospices every week for four years, calls it his second home. Our #HospiceStories project shares a new story every two weeks from someone whose life we have touched and in the future we’ll be expanding this at the suggestion of Sandiso and Chris. We’ll be sharing our passion for what we all do and explaining more about the dignity and compassion our nursing teams show, the sanctuary our hospices offer, the fun our fundraisers provide, the amazing goods our shops sell and the stories we hear from our regular lottery winners.

And we’d like to hear what you think? Together we can help take away the fear of the word hospice. So join in the debate on our social media channels, on our website or by contacting us at our offices in Holmbush.

Above, a collage that medical student Sandiso produced. Sandiso spoke to many members of our team here at Cornwall Hospice Care to ask them what the Hospice’s mean to them. Some amazing words came as a result of this exercise.

As a supporter what do you think? Together, we can help take away the fear of the word hospice. So join in the debate on our social media channels, on our website or by contacting us at our offices in Holmbush.

#RedefiningHospices

Students

Award winning student brings artistic twist to a new Cornwall Hospice Care story Jessica’s story marked a dramatic change in the development of #HospiceStories, with the collaboration of a member of the team at Cornwall Hospice Care and a media degree student. Jessica and Jade Berry worked on a concept to illustrate the creative relationship that Jessica and her Grandmother Christine shared. Jessica began working at Cornwall Hospice Care in September 2014 as the Digital Media and Design Officer for the charity, following the completion of her degree. However, the awareness of the job came about as a result of her Gran, Christine, receiving treatment at Mount Edgcumbe Hospice.

Creative collaboration - Jade’s photograph of Jessica and the artwork Jessica produced within the charity for the launch of her story

The overall concept of the film was intended to emphasize the artistic bond that Jessica and Christine shared, also reflecting on the strong feminine theme for which Jade’s work is recognisable.

Pictured on the left is Truro & Penwith College student, Jade Berry and right Cornwall Hospice Care employee, Jessica Watts

Jade is in the final year of her Applied Media degree at Truro & Penwith College and is an award winning photographer and film maker, having been the recipient of The Mercedes Curnow Award.

Behind the scenes filming at Fistral Beach, Newquay

Retail News

Our 30 shops, spread across Cornwall, raise a third of the money needed to keep our two hospices open. This year we’ve ventured in to new high streets, introduced house clearances and started selling treasures on EBay. It’s been an exciting time for the volunteers and staff in our shops. At Bude, St Ives and at the Penryn Furniture shop, the teams have won awards for their window displays and as spring takes hold we’ve opened new shops in Bodmin and Bude. In Bodmin the new lifestyle shop is based at the site of the town’s former cinema and offers clothes, homeware and furniture. Business Manager, Nina Kneil says the venture is an exciting new development;

In Bude, the charity opened a second shop on Tuesday 17th March in Princes Street, offering styles to suit everyoneincluding clothing, furniture and bric-a-brac. House clearances are a new area for the charity and proving extremely successful. For further information please call Myles Breary on 07442 539376. EBay is another success story and a place where treasures can be sold to people who appreciate their value. A recent story highlights this with a collectable Sasha Doll reaching more than £1,000 for the charity. As always, we are in need of quality donations that can be dropped at any of our shops or handed in at our offices at our furniture shop in Holmbush, St Austell, or you can call 01726 66868.

“This new lifestyle shop is aimed at meeting the needs of the local community. We’ve got plenty of space and a wonderful site right in the middle of the town centre.” The shop is open from Monday to Saturday each week from 9.30am to 5pm.

Above pictured (left to right) Michelle and Verity, Manager and Assistant Manager, and the exterior of the new Bude Lifestyle store Above are some of the wonderful goods photographed in our Bodmin store

What people say about us... Our #HospiceStories project allows us the privilege to work with patients and their families to help us understand what our charity means to those whose lives we touch. We hope their stories will also help you understand the importance of what you do, helping us to raise the money we desperately need to continue. Jon; “The hospice went from being the scariest word you could hear in the world, to being something that was just safe. Jasmine (dog) could go to the hospice so we could be a family in Kim’s room, and having the dog there makes such a tremendous amount of difference.”

Wednesday 6th May 2015 Join us for our first ever county-wide fundraising day of the year. We are asking everyone to find a way of raising money for our charity using cake. You could bake a cake and sell slices at work, you could have an afternoon tea with friends or a cake auction in your local pub!

Bernadette; “The care and compassion was outstanding. Alongside the professionalism was warmth. Victor and I were able to be “Victor and Bernadette” again while at the hospice, rather than patient and carer.” George; “The hospice is like my second home. I know I’ve got their massive support and that helps take the fear away and gives me the strength to fight the illness and the confidence to face it. They will worry about what’s round the corner so I can face each day and take every day as it comes and enjoy myself as much as I can.”

We actually don’t mind how you celebrate the Great Cornish Cake Bake Day as long as you raise some funds for our Cornish charity. We are also challenging you to invite a friend or colleague to take part.

Diane; “All the staff strived and worked so hard to make sure that John was given every opportunity to be comfortable and to enjoy the last few months of his life.”

If you would like to share your story please contact us by calling 01726 66868, visiting our website or via our social media channels.

And if you need an excuse, Wednesday 6th May is also National No Diet Day!

Scan here and be part of our first ever Great Cornish Cake Bake Day.