Letter to the Editor | Exciting developments for Overstrand Hospice

Writer: John Ross-Smith Chairman

For some time, the Board and the Management of Overstrand Hospice have been concerned about the limitations of their current administration offices and day care centre at 10 Hope Street, Hermanus.

The parking facilities are restricted and the current office space for staff, and patients and families needing confidential counselling, is inadequate.

In addition the lack of storage space has necessitated the renting of additional warehousing in the industrial area, to store equipment and the overflow of goods donated for sale in our Hospice shop in Aberdeen Street, Hermanus.

Strategically the Board had decided that were it possible at some stage to have alternative accommodation ideally linked to the shop, which would offer increased parking, storage and possibly additional retail space, this would be of immense value in terms of efficiencies and logistics.

The opportunity presented itself with the intended sale of the Hermanus Times building located next to the current shop. The timing during lock-down was not ideal but the opportunity was too great to pass over, and the sale was concluded in July this year.

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