Nightingale News Autumn 2012

AUTUMN 2012ˆ’’Keeping you informed about Nightingale House Hospice and all the events and fun activities happening throughout the year.

01978 314 292 www.nightingalehouse.co.uk

Nightingale House has an army of volunteers who donate many hours of their time each week, playing a vital role in helping us run the Hospice, keeping our shops open to bring in much needed funds, and helping out at fundraising events.

During 2011, our volunteers dedicated over 63,500 hours. This is wonderful support from our local community. However, we do need even more support, particularly between now and Christmas, but also going into 2013.

Reception

We pride ourselves in offering visitors to Nightingale House a warm smile and a friendly greeting on arrival. Although this is a simple thing, it is so important to visitors at what can be a difficult time.

We currently need volunteer receptionists to help out on a Monday evening from 5pm to

8pm and Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 6pm. We particularly need these volunteers to help us between October and Christmas as our Reception is busy at the weekends with people buying Christmas cards and merchandise from our Reception shop, as well as looking after family members visiting our Inpatient Unit.

Shops

We need volunteers to staff our Brook Street, Cefn Mawr and Flint shops. If you already have retail experience that is great, if not we can offer you customer service and retail training. Our shops are fun and vibrant places to volunteer in, giving you the opportunity to meet lots of people whilst helping Nightingale House as well.

Kitchen

Our busy kitchen needs volunteers to help serve meals, wash up and generally keep us ‘ship shape’.

The Gift of Time — Can You Help Us?

INSIDE THIS EDITIONVolunteering 1–2Light up a Life 3How We Can Help You 4Corporate Fundraising 5Shops 6Join our Lottery 7RFL Wales v England 8Christmas Events 10Wall of Thanks 12

Christmas Coffee Morning10.30am–2pm, Friday 28th Septemberat Nightingale House HospiceCome and buy your cards & gifts

Free entryRefreshments

Would you take the kids away? Pay off the credit card bills before they are due? Perhaps you’d buy a new sofa in the January sales? Nightingale House is giving you the opportunity to beat the winter blues with its Cash Prize Draw.It costs just £1 per ticket to enter, with proceeds going towards patient care at

Cash Prize DrawWhat would you do with £5000 CASH this Christmas?

Nightingale House. For just £1, you can be in with the chance of winning a cash prize.To enter, return the completed ticket stubs, along with payment, in the envelope provided.The draw will take place at Nightingale House Hospice on Friday 7th December 2012 at 2pm. Winners will be notified.

{ 1st Prize — £5000,

{ 2nd Prize — £750

{ 3rd Prize — £500

{ 4th Prize — £250

{ 5th Prize — £150

Shifts are available, 10am to 2pm every day, including weekends.

There are volunteer opportunities to suit everyone. You may work during the day but wish to donate a couple of hours each week or fortnightly. You might wish to broaden your experience, or be a student needing volunteer opportunities for the Welsh Baccalaureate or your Duke of Edinburgh Award. You might want to meet new people or do something worthwhile for your community. Whatever your reason, we can find you a role at Nightingale House.

More volunteering opportunities can be found on page 2.

Nightingale News, Autumn 2012 2

Useful Information about Nightingale House HospiceContactNightingale House HospiceChester Road Wrexham LL11 2SJ

Main switchboard 01978 316 800Income Generation, Fundraising & Media 01978 314 292Lottery 01978 313 134www.nightingalehouse.co.uk

facebook.com/Nightingalehouse

@nightingalehh

ShopsDistribution Centre & Furniture Showroom Rhosnesni Lane 01978 262 589Wrexham Charity Shop Brook Street 01978 264 519Cefn Mawr Charity Shop Well Street 01978 810 545

Free collection is available for large furniture or electrical items.Items collected will be sold at one of the Hospice’s six charity shops and help to raise much needed funds for patients and their families receiving care at the Hospice.

Rhos Charity Shop Market Street 01978 846 300Flint Charity Shop 11A Church Street 01352 763 507Buckley Charity Shop 3 Central Precinct 01244 552 084

Wrexham Hospice and Cancer Support Centre Foundation Registered Charity Number: 1035600. Company Number 2906838. (Registered in England and Wales)

VolunteersFirstly I would like to thank our army of over 450 volunteers who have dedicated so many hours of volunteering to help the Hospice in so many areas.We are always keen to welcome new faces to our volunteer ranks. Your valuable skills make such a difference to the work we do. As well as utilising your skills, we’ll also teach you some new ones. We have a great bunch of people here waiting to welcome you. Give us a call to discuss how you can help.As well as the opportunities we have highlighted on our front page we also need volunteers to help out within our Income Generation Department with general administration work, packing our Christmas card mail orders and helping to price and organise our stock.Fundraising Events

Enjoy some of our Christmas events through the eyes of a volunteer. We need help with many of our fundraising events —you could be showing guests at one of our concerts to their seats, selling programmes or merchandise, making refreshments for the interval, manning a stall at the Christmas Fair or helping Santa in his Grotto.A few hours of your time can make these events that extra bit special.Give us a call to discuss how you can help us and we can help you too.

GWIRFODDOLWYRYn gyntaf oll, hoffwn ddiolch i’r llu o dros 450 o wirfoddolwyr sy wedi rhoi gymaint o’u hamser i gynorthwyo mewn amrywiol fodd Hosbis Ty’r Eos.Rydym yn awyddus iawn i groesawu gwynebau newydd i’n rhengoedd o wirfodddolwyr. Bydd eich sgiliau gwerthfawr yn gwneud gymaint o wahaniaeth i’n gwaith yn yr hosbis. Yn ogystal a defnyddio eich sgiliau, byddwn yn dysgu rhai newydd i chi.Mae gennym grwp hwyliog yma yn aros i’ch croesawu atom. Cysylltwch a ni i drafod sut y gallwch ein helpu.Ar wahan i’r cyfleoedd rydym wedi nodi ar y dudalen flaen rydym angen gwirfoddolwyr i helpu yn ein hadran Cynhyrchu Incwm gyda gweinyddiaeth cyffredinol; pacio ein archebion post am gardiau Nadolig a chynorthwyo i brisio a threfnu ein stoc.Digwyddiadau Codi Arian.

Mwynhewch rhai o’n digwyddiadau Nadolig drwy lygad gwirfoddolwr. Rydym angen help efo nifer o’n digwyddiadau - gallwch fod yn tywys ein gwestai i’w seddau yn un o’n cyngherddau; gwerthu rhaglenni neu nwyddau; gweini lluniaeth

Volunteer VacanciesVolunteers needed for the following:

U Cefn Mawr Shop U Rhos Shop U Flint Shop U Brook Street Shop U Distribution Centre

Learn new skills, make new friends, support a worthy cause.

Events that need VolunteersSainsbury’s Bag Pack 22 Sept Bag Packers

Flintshire 10K 14 Oct Marshalling/Registration

Woofs & Wellies Dog Walk 28 Oct Registration/Refreshments

Christmas Fair 17 Nov Stalls

Bellis Grotto 30 Nov – 16 Dec Christmas Grotto

Christmas Concert 1 Dec Refreshments/Stewarding

Light up a Life 14 Dec Refreshments/Stewarding

Tesco Bag Pack 14, 15 & 16 Dec Bag Packers

If you are interested in any of these opportunities please contact Val Connelly on 01978 316811 or email [email protected]

THE GIFT OF TIME

01978 316 800 www.nightingalehouse.co.ukWrexham Hospice & Cancer Support Foundation Company Number 2906838. Registered Charity Number 1035600. Registered in England and Wales.

Can you support Nightingale House Hospice with a few hours a week?

Ask inside about how your time can help.

We urgently need Volunteer Assistants

for our Shops

WrexhamBala

BarmouthWem

Dolgellau

Whitchurch

Oswestry

Flint

Visit our new online shop, which is being launched in September 2012.

Find gifts, Christmas cards, Welsh novelties and more.

Go to www.nightingalehouse.co.uk and follow the links.

Nightingale House Hospice provides specialist palliative care services, completely free of charge, to people across Wrexham, Flintshire, East Denbighshire, the A494 corridor to Barmouth, and the borders, including Oswestry, Ellesmere, Wem and Whitchurch.

yn ystod yr egwyl; staffio ein stondin mewn Ffair Nadolig neu helpu Santa yn ei grotto.Gall ychydig oriau o’ch amser wneud y digwyddiadau hyn yn rhai arbennig. Cysylltwch a ni i drafod sut y medrwn helpu ein gilydd.


Once again I am delighted to welcome you to our newsletter. I would like to say a big thank you to all of our supporters, who have once again helped us to maintain our vital services to our patients and families.

We are regularly reminded of how much our services mean to the community from the many thank you cards, letters and emails we continue to receive and it really is a great boost to all who are involved here at Nightingale House and is a valuable reminder of just how much the Hospice is part of the community.

This year it will cost £2.5 million to run Nightingale House Hospice

and only 20% of this will come from statutory government sources. You may have seen an article in the local press earlier in the summer where we raised the issues of the difference in funding between English and Welsh hospices. I can assure you that we continue to lobby the Welsh Government for the financial support we need. We do rely on the generosity of you, our supporters, and local community to raise the remaining £2.2 million we need to continue to run the Hospice this year.

Throughout this newsletter, you will find information about the numerous events and activities you can be involved in as we fast approach the festive season.

We still have tickets available for our Annual Ball, which this year has a ‘Hollywood’ theme. It is always a fabulous night and a great way to start the Christmas celebrations.

In this newsletter, you will find details of our Christmas concerts, with the spectacular voices of both the Rhos and the Froncysyllte Male Voice Choirs.

Included again with this edition of the newsletter, are two books of tickets for our Bumper Christmas Cash Draw. We urge you to enter the Draw for the chance to win £5,000.

We thank everyone for their support with our summer events. Despite the weather, we have had a great show of support and you’ll be able to read more about them on page 9.

The Ladies’ Midnight Walk saw over 850 walkers turning out to support us and add their stars to the Memory Wall. Between them they pledged to raise over £80,000.

We had so many lovely comments from the individuals and families about the care that Nightingale House gives and we have included two of these for you to read.

On behalf of everyone here at Nightingale House, I thank you for your continued support and generosity and I look forward to meeting you at one of our many forthcoming events.

Season’s GreetingsJohn SavageChief Executive Officer

2012

Honour your loved ones this Christmas by having a light on the Christmas tree at Nightingale House Hospice

Anrhydeddwch eich anwyliaid y Nadolig hwn drwy osod golau ar goeden Nadolig yn Hospis Tŷ’r Eos.

treeoflights.co.uk01978 314 292

Light

Lifeup a

Goleuwch Bywyd

SERVICEGwasanaeth

DATE Dyddiad

VENUE Lleoliad

TIMEAmser

Bala Sun 2 Dec Capel Tegid 7pm

Corwen Sun 2 Dec St Mael & Sullien Church 7pm

Mold Wed 5 Dec St Mary’s Church, Mold 7pm

Hanmer Thur 6 Dec Hanmer Church 7pm

Llangollen Fri 7 Dec St Collen’s Church 6.30pm

Connah’s Quay Sun 9 Dec St Andrew’s Church 6pm

Wrexham Fri 14 Dec Nightingale House Hospice 7pm

Nightingale House Hospice holds a number of Light up a Life services for those who live outside Wrexham or can’t attend the Hospice switch on service.

Mae Hospis Tŷ’r Eos yn cynnal nifer o wasanaethau Goleuo Bywyd i’r rhai sy’n byw tu allan i Wrecsam neu’n methu mynychu gwasanaeth goleuo yr Hospis.

Christmas can be particularly difficult following bereavement. It can trigger many different emotions including celebration and remembrance.

Light up a Life gives us the opportunity to remember and to celebrate a life in a positive way.By giving a small donation to Nightingale House, using the enclosed leaflet, or online (see below), we will enter your loved one(s) into a special Book of Memories, which will be available to view throughout 2013 in the Hospice Reception. We will also light a light on the Hospice Christmas tree for your loved one on 14 December 2012, at our special Light up a Life Service, in the Hospice grounds. These lights will shine brightly each night, up until twelfth night representing our loved ones. A special Light up a Life card will also be sent to you as a lasting reminder of them over the season.Even if your loved one(s) was not a patient at our Hospice, you are still most welcome to dedicate a light for them.

Gall y Nadolig fod yn gyfnod anodd yn dilyn profedigaeth. Mae’n cyffwrdd nifer o wahanol emosiynnau gan gynnwys dathliad ac atgofion.

Mae Goleuo Bywyd yn rhoi cyfle i gofio ac i ddathlu bywyd mewn modd cadarnhaol.Drwy rhoi cyfraniad bychan i Tŷ’r Eos gan ddefnyddio’r daflen neu ar y we, byddwn yn cynnwys eich anwyliad (aid) mewn Llyfr o Atgofion arbennig bydd yn cael ei arddangos trwy gydol 2013 yn Nerbynfa’r Hosbis. Byddwn hefyd yn golau cannwyll ar goeden Nadolig yr Hospis ar gyfer eich anwyliad ar 14 Rhagfyr 2012 mewn gwasanaeth Goleuo Bywyd arbennig ar safle’r Hospis. Bydd y goleuadau hyn yn cynrychioli ein hanwyliaid gan sgleinio’n llachar bob nos tan y deuddegfed noson.Anfonir cerdyn Goleuo Bywyd arbennig i chi fel atgof parhaol ohonynt dros y tymor.Er na fu eich anwyliad yn un o gleifion yr Hospis mae croeso i chi gysegru golau iddynt.

Photo: Wendy Ives (back left) took part in the 2012 Ladies’ Midnight Walk. Wendy said,

“I’m doing my 4th walk this year for my lovely big sis, Ingrid, who was so wonderfully cared for by the Nightingalers. So proud to be walking with my niece, her daughter— and my great-niece, her granddaughter . . . Team Ingrid! ”

Michelle Kelsall shared these lovely comments on our Facebook page.

“Me, my daughter and my Aunty are walking in memory of a wonderful Mum, Nana and Sister. This is the first time my daughter is walking it. Having reached the grand old age of 10 she is able to this year and she is bursting with excitement! Mum/Nana/Sis was so brilliantly cared for by Nightingale House and I believe that every family should be able to access the Hospice should they need it. That’s why we have to raise as much money as possible so that the Hospice can continue to offer the fantastic care and services that it does.”

4 Nightingale News, Autumn 2012

The summer of 2012 has been a time of great national celebration with the Golden Jubilee and also the Olympic Games events being held throughout the UK. The Hospice has incorporated these events into our usual routines decorating our rooms with bunting and balloons and planning activities and events for our patients and staff to join in the celebrations.

This summer has also seen us branching out into the local communities of our catchment area attending local health and well-being events with our information stand and DVD and offering taster days of some aspects of our services out in the communities that have supported us since the Hospice opened.

There are still a lot of myths and mysteries surrounding hospice care and we hope that by visiting communities, providing information

about our services and also advice and support to those people living in the community who may benefit, that we are able to dispel some of these anxieties by providing a greater insight and depth of information about our care.

We will look to extend this programme of community visits in the coming months and into next year throughout our catchment area. Look out for information in your village or even contact us and invite us along to your community centre or village hall. This gives you the opportunity to shape the services you need and also to experience those that are currently available.

Nightingale House continues to be busy at all times of the year and, although services alter and adapt over time, we still support patients and families through a range of out-patient, day unit and in-patient facilities. We are only able to continue our work because of your support and your efforts in raising the funds needed to sustain our services, in the most difficult of times. I would like to thank you for your continued

How We Can Help YouTracy LivingstoneDirector of Nursing and Patient Services

How we can help you

Living with a life limiting illness?

Come along to our free information sessions to learn

about how we can help.

Taster Sessions Information

Signposting & Support

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Plas Acton Road, Pandy, Wrexham LL11 2UA 01978 311 666 www.stoneacre.co.uk

Legacies are special gifts from one generation to another.

It’s a little known fact that most charities wouldn’t survive without gifts in Wills. By remembering Nightingale House Hospice in this way, you’re helping to ensure that our good work lives on to help and support future generations of local people.

No one likes to think about making a Will and people have all sorts of reasons for not making one. They don’t have time. They don’t believe it’s important. Its not the right time. . . However, your Will is an important way of looking after the future of your family and friends.

Having an up-to-date Will is probably one of the most important things you can do to ensure your wishes will be carried out exactly as you wanted. And it’s the only way to protect the rights of your children and loved ones.

After you’ve taken care of your loved ones, you may also wish to leave a gift in your Will to a cause close to your heart and, if this is the case, please consider leaving a gift to Nightingale House.

We can assure you that every penny will support the vital work of the Hospice for future generations.

Mae cymynroddion yn roddion arbennig o un genhedlaeth i’r nesaf.

Mae’n ffaith na wyr llawer na fyddai rhan fwyaf o elusennau yn gallu parhau heb roddion drwy ewyllysiau.

Drwy gofio am Hospis Tŷ’r Eos yn y modd hwn rydych yn helpu i sicrhau bydd y gwaith da yn dal ymlaen ar gyfer cynorthwyo a chefnogi cenhedlaethau o bobl lleol yn y dyfodol.

‘Toes neb yn hoffi meddwl am baratoi Ewyllys ac mae gan bobl bob math o resymau dros beidio a gwneud un. ‘Toes dim amser. Tydi nhw ddim yn credu ei fod yn bwysig. Tydi o ddim yr amser iawn. . . Serch hyn, mae eich Ewyllys yn ffordd bwysig o ofalu am ddyfodol eich teulu a’ch ffrindiau.

Mae cael Ewyllys diweddar o bosib yn un o’r penderfyniadau pwysicach gwnewch i sicrhau y gweithredir eich dymuniadau fel y dymunech. Dyma’r unig ffordd i ddiogelu hawliau eich plant a’r rhai sy’n annwyl i chi.

Ar ol gofalu am eich anwyliaid, hwyrach y byddech yn dymuno gadael rhodd yn eich Ewyllys at achos da sy’n agos at eich calon, ac os felly,os gwelwch yn dda ystyriwch gadael rhodd i Hosbis Tŷ’r Eos.

Gallwn eich sicrhau bydd pob ceiniog yn cefnogi gwaith hollbwysig yr hosbis am genhedlaethau i’r dyfodol.

The future of the Hospice is in your hands

A Gift for the Future Rhodd ar gyfer y Dyfodol

support in raising funds and giving your time or services to support us. Working together in our communities we will all continue to care for our patients and their families.


It’s all about the staff . . .Employee John Bellis, from Brother Industries (UK) Ltd, braved the weather earlier this year to take part in the Nightingale House Drag Walk and successfully raised £600 through collecting sponsorship, a staff raffle and monies match-funded by the company.

AVOX staff thought they’d try something different this year and managed to get 65 of their employees signed up to a sponsored fire walk, raising £1,405.

EADS had a fabulous time at their Annual Golf Day, raising £2,870 for Nightingale House. This was a huge team effort involving many employees from EADS and Airbus.

Nigel Whitley, Group HR Operations, EADS Personnel Services UK said,

“at EADS our aim is always to try and make a difference by going the extra mile. By supporting our chosen charity, Nightingale House Hospice, our aim is to try and make a meaningful contribution towards the funds that they require to enable them to make a difference for those who need it most”.

Corporate Fundraising

Our supporters from Barclays Chester and North Wales have been busy raising £8,360 following a corporate networking charity bingo evening, with colleagues and fellow businesses on Wednesday 25th April with comedian John Martin who had the audience in tears of laughter. The event was a great team building exercise and fantastic fundraiser. Thanks to Barclays for match-funding this event.

If your company would like to support Nightingale House Hospice, why not enter a team of staff into some of our forthcoming challenges such as the Etape Cymru, Flintshire 10k or Rudolph Run (see page 10).

If you would like advice on how to set up your own Corporate Challenge, please call the Income Generation office on 01978 314 292.

ASDA Wrexham have donated a whopping £8,200 to Nightingale House through the 5p a carrier bag scheme. As part of their dedication to working in the community, staff members Mary and Jeanette also gave a helping hand at the Ladies Midnight Walk by cooking 1000 bacon butties!

Westbridge Furniture has donated numerous items of furniture and cushions for sale in our charity shops and this year we estimate that donations of furniture and cushions will raise £3,500 for the Hospice. If you are looking for brand new designer cushions, and good quality second hand furniture please visit the Nightingale House Hospice Furniture Showroom on Rhosnesni Lane, Wrexham or call 01978 262 589 for more information.

Radio Active has been a huge support to Nightingale House Hospice over the years, and 2012 is no different. By providing radios completely FREE to our major events, such as the Ladies’ Midnight Walk, Flintshire 10k and Wrexham Food Festival. Not only does this ensure optimum security and communication controls, but also saves Nightingale House nearly £1,000 a year. Many thanks to Gareth and Mike for all of their support!

Stoneacre has once again provided a sponsored car for 2012/13 which is used by staff and volunteers and saves Nightingale House a considerable amount of money in travel costs. We are truly grateful to Michael Dolan and his team of staff for their continued support.

Michael Dolan said,

“It is a pleasure for us to support such a worthy local cause as Nightingale House Hospice. Everywhere you go, people talk so highly of the care that is offered at the Hospice and we are proud to be part of the good work that is undertaken there.”

Congratulations to Ash Tyres on their recent expansion and move to new premises on Wrexham Industrial Estate. They specialise in new tyres and part worn. All brands and sizes

including batteries and garage services. For every tyre bought during the month of October they will donate £1 to Nightingale House. Ash Tyres can be found at unit 19 Abenbury Way, Wrexham Industrial Estate, LL13 9UZ, Tel 01978 661 166

Sainsbury’s Wrexham has raised over £15,000 as part of the store’s Charity of the Year scheme for 2011/12. The money was raised with nominated bag pack dates, the 5p a bag scheme, lottery promoting days and a Spring Fashion Show.

Sainsbury’s Wrexham continues to promote the Hospice’s Lottery, and over the past year has signed up 850 members, which in itself produces another £40,000 for Nightingale House. Mike Patterson, Sainsbury’s Store Manager, said,

“It has been a pleasure working alongside and supporting Nightingale House Hospice for the last two years. Nightingale House is such a vital part of our community and it pleases us to think we are helping local patients and their families.”

A Gift for the Future Rhodd ar gyfer y Dyfodol


So far in 2012 our Hospice Charity Shops have gone from strength to strength, and this makes a significant contribution towards the running of the Hospice and supports patient care.

Much of the increase in income has come from our recycling project. We are now able to recycle fabric and clothes that we are unable to sell, CD’s, damaged books and all those non-matching cups and saucers. However we would not be able to generate this income if it was not for your support both in visiting our shops and donating your unwanted goods.

Gift Aid

In May of this year we started to claim Gift Aid on the furniture you donate to us. In just 5 months we have been able to claim £5,500 back from HM Revenue and Customs showing what a valuable source of income Gift Aid is.

Toy Sale

Your chance to pick up a bargain at our super buy one get one free toy sale. All our charity shops (excluding Furniture Showroom) Friday 2nd November to Saturday 10th November. (Lowest price toy is free).

Party Time

We launch our Glitzy and Glam party season sale on Monday 19th November – your chance to pick up good quality seasonal party wear at bargain prices. But hurry – only while stocks last.

In the Shops

Wrexham Hospice and Cancer Support Centre Foundation Registered Charity Number: 1035600 (Registered in England and Wales)

Get your new boys and girls

bikes at bargain pricesand all profits will go to Nightingale House Hospice...

Girls BMX20" wheel BMXstyle bike

£70R.R.P £129.99

Boys BMXCanyon X Cool 20" Green/Grey Bike £85

R.R.P £139.99

...plus cool accessories...

Furniture ShowroomRhosnesni Lane, Wrexham

...available from the Hospice‛s

Monday to Friday 9.30am – 4.30pmSaturday 10am - 2pm

£3.50R.R.P £9.99

Lunch Bags with bottles and insulated

centreseach

All bikes are boxed and are self assembly

Children‛s helmets52 - 56/58cm

16” Alloy effect steel rimsgirls bike

£65BEER.R.P £85.99

20”wheel BMX style girls bike

DREAM

£80R.R.P £129.99

£7.50R.R.P £14.99

each

SAMY

£55R.R.P £69.99

12” wheel boys bike

Call 01978 262 589

BELLA14" wheelgirls bike

£70R.R.P £94.99

£5 eachR.R.P £14.99

3D backpacks

WREXHAM ELECTRICAL REPAIRS 01978 810 586 www.wrexhamelectricalrepairs.co.uk

WREXHAM ELECTRICAL REPAIRSis a proud supporter of Nightingale House Hospice

Donate Don’t Dump

In order to keep our shops and furniture showroom well stocked we urgently need a supply of quality clothing, electrical goods and furniture. Please look in your cupboards and wardrobes and let us have your unwanted goods. You can take them along to any of our shops or furniture showroom.

Christmas Cards and Merchandise

Our fabulous range of good quality Christmas cards, gifts and novelties are now on sale in the Hospice Reception and our charity shops. This year we have cards with English only, Welsh only and bi-lingual greetings.

Don’t forget our Coffee Morning here at the Hospice on Friday 28th September where you can view our full range of cards and gifts and join us for coffee and cake.

URGENT

toys

clothes

games

books

bric-brac

furniture

electrical &

household appliances

01978 262 589

We need your quality 2nd hand items

Free collection for large furniture or electrical items

Items collected will be sold at one of the Hospice’s six charity shops and help to raise much needed funds for patients and their families receiving care at the Hospice.

Wrexham Hospice and Cancer Support Centre Foundation Registered Charity Number: 1035600 (Registered in England and Wales)

Items can be taken to any of our Charity Shops, but large items need to be taken to the Distribution Centre, Rhosnesni Lane, Wrexham.

Call 01978 262 589.

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WILL WEEK 15–19 October 2012Write your Will and help your local Hospice

Will Week

Our lives and circumstances change; we get married, divorced, move home, have children or grandchildren. Any of these ‘life changing’ situations can make us reflect on what we want to happen to our estate, and how we provide for our loved ones once we are no longer here. Writing a Will is something that so many people put off. During Will Week, which runs 15th–19th October 2012, Nightingale House has arranged for a panel of local solicitors to write a standard Will in return for a suggested donation to Nightingale House of £80 for a single and £120 for a double Will.

Wythnos Ewyllys

Mae ein bywydau ac amgylchiadau yn newid; rydym yn priodi, ysgaru, symud cartref, cael blant neu wyrion.

Gall unrhyw un o’r pethau hyn newid ein bywydau a gwneud i ni feddwl beth rydym eisio digwydd i’n ystad, a sut rydym am ddarparu ar gyfer ein hanwyliaid pan ni fyddwn ni yma bellach.

Mae ysgrifennu ewyllys yn rhywbeth y mae nifer o bobl yn ohirio,

Yn ystod Wythnos Ewyllys, 18–19 Hydref, 2012, mae Hosbis Tŷ’r Eos wedi trefnu i banel o gyfreithwyr lleol ysgrifennu Ewyllys sylfaenol, yn rhad ac am ddim yn gyfnewid am gyfraniad i Hosbis Tŷ’r Eos. (Suggested donation, £80 for a single and £120 for a double Will).

Macaskills SolicitorsBuckleyTel 01244 544477Macaskills SolicitorsFlintTel 01352 761724Barry Macloskey SolicitorsGresfordTel 01978 852485Gittins McDonald SolicitorsWrexhamTel 01978 291662

Thomas Andrews & PartnersWrexhamTel 01978 291506GHP Legal SolicitorsOswestryTel 01691 659194GHP Legal SolicitorsWrexhamTel 01978 291456Hillyer Mckeown Solicitor WrexhamTel 01978 229346

Hillyer Mckeown SolicitorsChesterTel 01244 345551Walker Smith WayWrexhamTel 01978 340400Bartletts Solicitors LtdChester Tel 01244 313301Bartletts Solicitors LtdWrexhamTel 01978 360056

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Allington Hughes SolicitorsWrexhamTel 01978 291000GMA Solicitors WrexhamTel 01978 291322Cyril Jones Solicitors WrexhamTel 01978 367830

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With Wales Rugby League continuing to support Nightinglae House through 2012/13, we are pleased to announce, once again, that we are selling tickets for the up and coming clash between Wales and England.

The game will take place on 27th October at The Glyndŵr University Racecourse Stadium in Wrexham.

For every ticket sold through Nightingale House, we will receive a donation of £2.00.

Tickets are available from the Fundraising Office. (9am–5pm, Monday to Friday).

Concession prices are for the over 60’s, students and ambulent disabled.

01978 314 292

Mae Rygbi Gyngrhair Cymru yn parhau i gefnogi Hosbis Tŷ’r Eos gydol 2012/2013 ac rydym yn falch o gyhoeddi, unwaith eto, byddwn yn gwerthu tocynnau ar gyfer y gem nesaf rhwng Cymru a Lloegr.

Cynhelir y gem ar Hydref 27ain yn Stadiwm Cae Ras Prifysgol Glyndwr, Wrecsam.

Am bob tocyn gwerthir drwy’r hosbis derbyniwn gyfraniad o £2.

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01978 314 292PricesAdvanced purchase onlyAdults £15 Children/Concessions £7.50

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Beds Boost for Hospice Thanks to Funding from RedrowThanks to a donation of £7,700 from Flintshire based house builder Redrow’s national charity we have been able to buy 3 much needed new beds.

Sandy McBride, managing director of Ewloe-based Redrow Homes (NW) visited the Hospice in June to see firsthand how the money will be spent.

Sandy said: “It was very humbling to visit the Hospice and see the outstanding levels of care and support offered to patients and their families. Nightingale House provides invaluable support to the communities of North East Wales and we are delighted to be able to donate enough money so three more specialist beds can be purchased to help keep patients comfortable.”

The donation was made during Nightingale House’s ‘Go Yellow’ campaign in June, part of National Hospice Awareness Month.

Pic: (L-R) Tracy Livingstone, Director of Nursing and Patient Services at Nightingale House, Sandy McBride, Managing Director at Redrow, Eluned Griffiths, Chair of the Board of Trustees at Nightingale House and NW’s Victoria Murray, Head of Land and Planning at Redrow.

Bag Packers Needed

Bag packing is a simple but effective way of raising money for the Hospice. Last year we raised £20,000 just from packing shopping bags. For 2012 Nightingale House Hospice is privileged to be the charity of choice for the Tesco Wrexham Christmas Bag Packing Bonanza, which is taking place over the weekend of Friday 14th, Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th of December in the Tesco Extra store on Crescent Road Wrexham.

WE NEED YOUR HELP!If you could offer just 2 hours of your time between 10am and 7pm on each of these days, you could help us to raise enough money to fund the Hospice for a further day. Sounds easy doesn’t it? To book your slot, please call Val Connelly on 01978 316800 or email [email protected]


Wrexham Food & Drink Festival May 2012Nightingale House Hospice were thrilled with the success of Wrexham Food Festival this year and the new working partnership with Wrexham County Borough Council and Northern Marches Cymru. The weekend was blessed with good weather and well attended by the local community. The event has raised over £3,500 this year and promises to grow year on year into the future.

Summer FairJune 2012This year unfortunately we have not been blessed with great weather and our Summer Fair & It’s a Knockout 2012 took place on a very changeable and overcast day. Despite this, the event was still well supported by the local community and raised £5,500 for the Hospice. Thanks to all the volunteers and stallholders who made this event possible, North Wales Fire & Rescue, Radio Active and Wrexham County Borough Council.

Ladies’ Midnight Walk June 2012Thank you to all of our wonderful ladies who took part in the 6th Ladies’ Midnight Walk. The shortened 10k route has proven to be a huge success and over 850 ladies would agree! So far, the Hospice has received over £50,000 with another £30,000 to come in from monies pledged on the night, so if you haven’t managed to send back your sponsor monies as yet, please do so ASAP so that we can start using these vital funds for patient care.

Go Yellow All of June 2012 A huge congratulations goes out to everybody who participated in this year’s Hospice Awareness campaign for June 2012. Between yellow bingo, tea dances, quiz nights, zumba classes, midday mile events and yellow dress down days, you have raised an astonishing £15,500. We would like to give a special mention to all of our fantastic supporting schools who sold flashing chicks and caterpillars throughout June raising over £5,000.

Wrexham Golf DayJune 2012The 20th Anniversary Wrexham Golf Day was a successful event once again. The sun managed to appear for most of the day, helping 51 teams to raise over £4,446. A very big thank you to Anne and Selwyn Roberts who are members at the Wrexham Golf Club and have been giving up their time for the last eleven years to continue the tradition of the Wrexham Golf Day.

Past EventsMany thanks to everyone who has supported our events so far this year. Here is a summary of what we’ve been up to so far.

Support Group NewsBuckley

Buckley Support Group presented a cheque to Nightingale House for £1,600 raised from their ongoing fundraising activities. The group also represented Nightingale House Hospice at the Buckley Diamond Jubilee celebrations with a stall raising £185.

Leeswood

Leeswood Support Group has been busy during the first few months of the year with a Bingo Night and St David’s Day celebratory coffee morning. Nonetheless they found time to present a cheque for £2,500 from the sterling work they did during 2011.

Mold & District

Mold Support Group held their successful Yellow Tea Party again this year. The event was very well supported. The group have gone on to donate £3,000 during June, including the funds raised at the tea party.

Lavister Chapel

Lavister Chapel Support Group recently showcased several gardens in June for their successful Go Yellow event ‘A Five Garden Stroll’. This event, with stalls and games spread around the five venues raised a fantastic £1,450 for Nightingale House. A massive well done to everybody involved.

Pic: Islwyn Jones (centre) from Mold Support Group with Laura Parry (left), Community & Events Fundraiser and Caroline Siddall (right), Income Generation Director, for Nightingale House Hospice


Christmas 2012Join us at any of the following Christmas Events to help us celebrate the Season of Goodwill.

Don’t forget our new online Shopping Cart for all your Christmas Cards, decorations and gifts.

Christmas Fair 12–4pm, Saturday 17th November 2012Wrexham Memorial HallEntry 50p per adult, Under 16s go FREE Come along and get your great value Christmas bargains. Christmas starts here with numerous festive stalls, a Christmas Draw with some great prizes, Santa’s Grotto, Refreshments, Games and much more for all the family. There are still vacancies for stalls at £30 per table and we are looking for donations of bottles and new/nearly new gifts that can be used for prizes, in particular, prizes suitable for the Christmas Draw. Please contact: Lee Hallam on 01978 314 292 or email [email protected]

Bellis Brothers Christmas Grotto Launch 6pm, Friday 30th November 2012Bellis Brothers, Holt, Wrexham

Santa and his real reindeer will be returning to Bellis Brothers Farm Shop & Garden Centre this November to kick off the festive season. Santa will be arriving, on his sleigh – pulled by real live reindeer. Come and see the magic. Bellis Brothers will be open until 8pm with mince pies, mulled wine and seasonal music from Farndon & District Brass Band. Santa will be in residence at Bellis Brothers on the run up to Christmas. The reindeer will be staying with Santa to meet all the children for the whole of the first weekend. Santa’s Grotto will be open: 6.15–8pm, Friday 30th November 2012 11am–4pm every Saturday and Sunday throughout December£4.50 entry with a present for every childCome and join the fun!Breakfast with Santa9.15am–10.30am every Saturday throughout DecemberAdult: £6.45, Children £6.45 for breakfast plus entry to the grotto, which includes a present for every childBook now by calling 01829 272 031. Payment required at time of booking.

Celebration of Christmas Concert with the Rhos Male Voice Choir7.30pm, Saturday 1st December 2012St Giles Parish Church, Wrexham

We are delighted to announce that once again, we will be hosting another fabulous Christmas Concert in the newly refurbished St Giles Parish Church.Once again, we have the opportunity to enjoy the splendour of the glorious Rhos Male Voice Choir, Aled Wyn Davies, Deborah Parry-Edwards and the Wrexham Citadel Army Brass band. Tickets are £15 which includes seasonal refreshments. Concessions £12. To book, please call the fundraising office on 01978 314 292.

Rudolph Run and Reindeer Ramble10.30am, Sunday 2nd December 2012Queensway Sports Complex, Wrexham

Registration £10 per adult, £5 per child (16 yrs & under), family ticket £25 for 2 adults and 2 childrenCome and take part in the 5k Rudolph Run or 400 metre (one lap of the track) Reindeer Ramble.Rudolph Runners will receive a t-shirt, antlers and a red nose.Reindeer Ramblers will receive an antler set. Participants of the Run must be aged 13 and over and, in both events, anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a registered adult. To register, please visit www.rudolphrun.co.uk or download a registration form from www.nightingalehouse.co.uk If you are a local school, we can provide you with your own Santa Dash/reindeer kit for you to organise your own sporting Christmas challenge. For more information please contact Margaret Hollings on 01978 314 292.

Light up a Life 7pm, Friday 14th DecemberNightingale House HospiceLight up a Life is a firm and special favourite on the Hospice events calendar. It offers the opportunity to remember and celebrate the life of a loved one by adding a light in their memory to the Hospice Christmas tree. By giving a small donation to the Hospice, using the leaflet enclosed, we will also enter your loved one(s) into a special Book of Memories, which will be available to view in reception throughout 2013 as well as at our service in Wrexham where the tree of lights are lit for the first time. Please see the leaflet enclosed for further information.

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Eaton Park Chapel Concert with the Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir7.30pm, Thursday 20th DecemberEaton Park Chapel, Chester£25 each. No concessions. By kind permission of His and Her Graces the Duke and Duchess of Westminster, we are privileged to offer a second Christmas Concert in the beautiful surroundings of the Eaton Park Chapel with the stunning Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir.Refreshments will follow in the Long Room. Tickets are £25 (no concessions).Since tickets for this event are limited, to avoid disappointment, please ring 01978 314 292 to book your tickets immediately.

Eaton Park Chapel Concert


September22Hanmer Support Group Gredington Garden WalkGredington Gardens

October1–31WrexJamPut on a musical event to raise money for Nightingale House Hospice.

14Flintshire 10k & 3k Fun RunMold Sports Centre

15–19Will WeekSee page 7 for more information and participating Solicitors.

19Chester Operatic Society—Sounds from the ShowsCatrin Finch Centre, Glyndŵr University

20Lavister Chapel Support Group, ‘An Evening of Musical Entertainment’Pulford Village Hall

28Halloween Woofs & Wellies Charity Dog Walk Alyn Waters Country Park, Gwersyllt, Nr Wrexham

November10Hollywood Ball Lion Quay’s Waterside Resort & Spa

12Bangor-on-Dee Christmas FayreBangor-on-Dee Racecourse

17Christmas FairWrexham Memorial Hall

30Launch of Santa’s GrottoBellis Brothers, Wrexham

December1Celebration of Christmas ConcertSt Giles Church, Wrexham

2Rudolph Run and Reindeer RambleQueensway Sports Complex, Wrexham

7Christmas Cash Prize DrawNightingale House Hospice

14Light up a Life WrexhamNightingale House Hospice

20Eaton Park Chapel ConcertEaton Hall Estate, Chester

For more information about any of these events, please contact the Fundraising

Team on 01978 314 292 or email [email protected].

Nightingale House Events Calendar

Do you have any unwanted bottles, food or gift items?We are looking for items that can be used for our Christmas Fair Draw, Bottle Tombola and to create a luxury hamper.

If you’re able to help, please bring your items to the Income Generation Office at Nightingale House between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.

Hanmer Support Group, Gredington Garden WalkSaturday 22nd September 2012. Gredington Gardens.2pm–4.30pm.Enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Gredington courtesy of Lord and Lady Kenyon. Tea and cakes available in the gardens. For more information please contact Anne on 01948 830 188.

Chester Operatic Society presents ‘Sounds from the Shows’.Friday 19th October 2012.Catrin Finch Centre, Glyndŵr University7.45pm£10 per head — includes small cheese platter.Tables available to purchase for the evening.In celebration of their 90th anniversary the Chester Operatic Society will perform a selection of songs from their previous shows. All proceeds to Nightingale House Hospice.

Lavister Chapel Support Group ‘An Evening of Musical Entertainment’ with Sounds FamiliarSaturday 20th October 2012 Pulford Village Hall7:30pmTicket price TBC please call Gill Tanner on 01244 571 048.

Bangor on Dee Christmas Fayre with luxury shopping and stallsBangor on Dee RacecourseMonday 12th November 10am – 4pmEntry £3 with a.ll proceeds to Nightingale House Hospice and Elizabeth Finn Care.

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Carden Park Charity Golf Day

Raising money for Nightingale House and the British Heart Foundation

Thursday 18 October 2012Shotgun start at 11am

Just £200 for a team of four• Tea, coffee and bacon rolls on arrival• 18 hole round on The Nicklaus Course• Team Stableford format• Use of golf buggy for the day• Delicious 2-course dinner in The Clubhouse

To book, call01829 731 005

www.cardenpark.co.uk


Thank you to all of you for your kind help and donations. Unfortunately we cannot mention everybody in the newsletter, but we do appreciate your generosity and hope that you continue to support us.Diolch yn fawr iawn i bawb am eich cymorth a’ch rhoddion caredig. Yn anffodus, oherwydd prinder lle, ni allwn sôn am bawb yn y newyddlen hon; serch hynny rydym yn gwerthfawrogi eich haelioni’n fawr iawn a gobeithio y gwnewch chi ddal ati i’n cefnogi.

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Wrexham Hospice and Cancer Support Centre Foundation Registered Charity Number: 1035600. Company Number 2906838. (Registered in England and Wales)

Wall of Thanks

Many thanks to the staff of M&S Eagles Meadow who have raised nearly

£2,000 this year by holding a quiz night, monthly bag-pack and pancake-tossing

competition.

Matthew Rowland and Family from Penyffordd, went the extra mile for Nightingale House

Hospice when they did a sponsored cycle from Abergele to Penmaenmawr. The family raised

more than £2,200 in memory of Matthew’s Grandmother, Audrey Gatrell.

Tents & Events hosted a Ball on 5th May in aid of Nightingale House Hospice. It was a splendid evening

and raised a wonderful total of £2,700. Thank you to Ben, Mark and the team

at Tents & Events.

Bangor on Dee Brownies have raised £265 following a sponsored swim and as you can see are very happy Brownies. The Hospice is truly grateful for their

continued support.

Members of The Wynnstay Masonic Lodge have kindly donated £300 raised from their

fundraising activities over the last six months.

Margaret & Ian Dingle and friends continued their fantastic support with their Annual Coffee Day in early June. Together with a generous contribution from Barclays, the event raised £2,700

for Nightingale House Hospice.

Kraft Foods, Chirk has raised £780 following a grand raffle which was drawn

at the Chirk Jubilee Summer Fete on Monday 4 June, many thanks to all of the

team for their continued support.

Bellis Brothers Garden Centre & Farm Shop has raised £727.50 following the

farm shop’s Annual Companion Dog Show, which was held on Saturday 14 July 2012. Our thanks goes out to Bellis Brothers for

hosting the event.

Family and friends of the late Neil Edwards have raised another £6,000 this June, by holding their third Golf Day in Neil’s memory. Above, Neil’s

children, Morgan, Niamh and Harvey, present the cheque to Margaret Hollings,

Fundraising and Events Manager for Nightingale House. A massive well done

to everybody involved.A huge congratulations to Tom Williams who has raised

over £2,500 for Nightingale House following a world sailing challenge. Tom said farewell to friends and family in October 2011 and supporters came to see him off from Caernarfon, North Wales, at the start of his 9,500 mile journey, which

took over eight months to complete. Tom spent a total of 78 days and nights at sea, survived three gales and visited 15 different countries. A magnificent challenge, coupled with a significant amount of money raised for Nightingale House.

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