Events 2012
Celebrating our past...
...Fundraising for our future
Join us as we celebrate our 30th year! Come Dine at Mine
At your place, at any time.
What better way to raise money than by enjoying some fine food while catching up with friends! Ask your friends to make a donation to Hospiscare in return for your hospitality. Visit www.dinner4good.com/hospiscare for more information.
Will Week
14th – 18th May
Take it off your ‘to do’ list and make a will during Hospiscare’s Will Week. For a donation to Hospiscare, local solicitors will help you prepare for the future. For participating solicitors, check our website.
Support Group events
Hospiscare’s support groups have various events planned throughout the year including:
Plant sale at Baptist Church, Honiton on 19 May Plant sale at Baring Crescent, Exeter on 26 May ‘Me and My Girl’ by the New Ottregians, Ottery St Mary on 25th-28th July For further information on support groups and their events, or to join your local support group e-mail b.carpenter@hospiscare.co.uk or call 01392 688020.
Thank You Service
25th June, 3pm, Exeter Cathedral
Bishop of Exeter, Rt Revd Dr Michael Laurence Langrish, will be preaching at an open service to give thanks for 30 years of Hospiscare.
Sporting fundraising fun The Big Jump
15th September, Dunkeswell Airfield
Take the plunge for our 30th anniversary and do something different by jumping 15,000ft from a plane. Get the children involved too with our sponsored teddy parachute jump! Contact the events team for more details or log onto the Hospiscare web page at www.skydiveukltd.com
Tiverton Cycle Rides
30th September, Tiverton
A choice of two new stunning routes taking in glorious views of the Devon countryside. Enjoy a family ride of 27 miles or a scenic stretch to the coast of 66 miles. Enter at www.ukcyclist.co.uk
Great West Run 6th May, Exeter
Hospiscare is pleased to be an official charity for Exeter’s Half Marathon. Set yourself the challenge to run 13 miles through the city centre and join our team! Call 01392 688020 for more details.
Running somewhere else? Why not run for us!
Running in the London Marathon, or taking part in the Paris Marathon? Choose us as your charity, and we will give you a running vest, sponsorship forms and posters for your challenge. Contact us at events@hospiscare.co.uk
Here come the girls! Women’s Midnight Walks Exmouth – 19th May Tiverton – 14th July
Get ready for a girl’s night out with a difference. Come join us and hundreds of ladies as they dress up and walk the coastal and country lanes of Devon at night to raise money for your local Hospice nurses. To celebrate 30 years of care, we are going back to the 1980s with our fun fancy dress theme! Prizes for the best outfit. Early Bird discount of £10
www.womensmidnightwalk.co.uk Exmouth walk sponsored by
Wedding Fayre
19th February, Exeter Racecourse Free admission 10am – 4pm
An absolute must for all future brides. Meet the experts to help plan your special day, with stunning catwalk shows at 11.30am and 2.30pm.
‘30 years of Fashion’ Show
Date to be confirmed, Princesshay
Celebrate three decades of changing fashions at this special show featuring clothes provided by our shops. For further information, ask at one of our shops or check out our website.
2012 Men’s Walk
Saturday 17th March 2012, 1pm
Walk
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Pint The perfect boy’s day out! Sponsored by
Past
Rugby
Brand new event for 2012! Enjoy a 10K walk around the city of Exeter starting and finishing at the home of the Exeter Chiefs, Sandy Park. On your return tuck into a pasty, and a pint and watch the Six Nations England vs Ireland match live on big screens in the luxury of the Exeter Suite. Walk in a team Get a team of your mates together and walk for Hospiscare. Enjoy a pint, pasty and the rugby, a great day out with your mates! Walk as a family Registration is open to ages 12+, so walk with your sons, grandsons, dads and granddads and have a great day out with the men of the family! Entry is just ÂŁ10 before 1st February! All the money you raise through sponsorship, will help us to continue caring for people in your local area.
For more information and to register visit www.menswalk.co.uk or call Hospiscare on 01392 688052.
Go outdoors Open Gardens April – September
This year our Open Gardens scheme is bigger and better than ever, with 30 beautiful gardens opening their doors to the public. From large, ornamental grounds to inspirational, urban green spaces, there is a garden to suit all tastes. Pick your booklet up from our shops, a local garden centre or log onto the website.
Golf Day
12th July, Exeter Golf and Country Club
Book early to guarantee a place on our popular annual tournament. Good food and great prizes make for a fantastic day. Which company will win the Marnie Burgoyne Trophy in our 30th year? Call for your entry form on 01392 688020.
Relax and enjoy Concerts for Hospiscare
20th-21st April & 8th September, Music Room at Aeolian Court, Chudleigh
The Grand Entertainment Company is holding three concerts in their stunning Music Room at Aeolian Court, Chudleigh. The Spring Opera Gala, on 20th and 21st April, will be ‘Arias, Duets and Scene from Operas’ with Anando Mukerjee and Suzanne Manuell. The Beare Trio, who are performing on 8th September, perform a mix of classical and light jazz. All tickets are £25 and the doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. For further information and for tickets call 01626 859333 or 01626 853502.
Jubilee Jazz
June, Brockhill House, Broadclyst
Bring a picnic, champagne, chairs, brollies and don’t forget your torch! Enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Brockhill House, and listen to wonderful live music. For tickets and more information, call 01392 688020 or e-mail s.healey@hospiscare.co.uk
Budleigh Male Voice Choir
16th June, Ottery St Mary Parish Church
After competing in the International Festival of Male Choirs in Truro in May, the Budleigh Male Voice Choir are holding a concert in aid of Hospiscare. This is set to be a wonderful musical evening.
Celebrate Christmas with us Christmas Fair
24th November, Guildhall, Exeter
Pick up all your Christmas presents early at Exeter Friends of Hospiscare’s annual Christmas Fair.
The Big Card and Christmas Hamper Don’t waste paper sending cards to everyone in the office! Ask people to write their Christmas messages to everyone on our Big Card and pop some pennies in a collecting tin for Hospiscare.
Everyone’s a winner with the Christmas hamper. Decorate a large box and get people to donate food and drink, and then hold a raffle. The winner gets the hamper and the money raised is sent to Hospiscare. Call 01392 688020 for your Christmas Hamper and Big Card pack.
Can’t find what you want?
Run your own event or challenge!
Hospiscare’s success really is down to the kindness of our supporters who enable us to raise the funds that we need every single day, just to keep the doors open. Help us to continue providing care free of charge to those in need in our community by running your own fundraising event or challenge. If you would like to support us please e-mail us at fundraising@hospiscare.co.uk or call 01392 688020 to ask for our guide. Our fundraising pack will help you to plan your activities, give you some ideas to help make it successful and have lots of fun in the process!
30 years have passed since Hospiscare was established to ensure that local people can make the most of the final chapter of their lives. From one nurse visiting patients in their homes we have grown to a team of 30 nurses, three day care centres, an in-patient unit, bereavement support and a 24hr helpline. Why not join us as we plan to celebrate our birthday in style with our booklet of fun-filled fundraising events? With so many big events planned you’re bound to find something that will interest you. If not, why not contact us for a fundraising pack and find out how to run your own event! Follow us at www.facebook.com/Hospiscare for all the latest news and photos.
Registered Charity in England and wales no. 297798