Read all the latest news from Lewis-Manning Hospice Care and learn ways to get involved in our community.

Consider using our Christmas tree recycling service, or join in our celebratory ’30 for 30′ campaign in our 30^th year!

This month we have a chat with Executive PA to our CEO and Board of Trustees, Helen Federico

There are always ways in which you and your company can support your local charity hospice.

Your support would mean so much to local patients and their families, so please head over to the Lewis-Manning Hospice Care website to find out more about the free of charge services that we offer and how you can help.

Simply click here.

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We love to keep you all involved in what our community is up to.

• We hosted an online educational lecture with the renowned palliative and end of life care specialist, Professor Bee Wee CBE. Read more here.
• Five adult nursing students at Bournemouth University (BU) who applied for Lewis-Manning Hospice Care’s end-of-life care scholarship scheme will receive £3,000 of funding each for the next academic year. Full story here.

 Lewis-Manning’s Christmas tree collection returns for 2023!

We know how important family time is at this time of year.

So, to make sure you can make the most of your time with loved ones this season, we will come and collect your Christmas tree and recycle it.

Our team of fabulous volunteers and staff will come to your home this New Year and collect your Christmas tree from all BH1-BH23 postcodes.

All you have to do is register your collection before midnight on January 3.

All we ask is for a small donation.

Every penny donated to us helps us to continue providing extraordinary care across your community.

Click here to book your collection!

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Be part of the ’30 for 30’ team

In 2022 Lewis-Manning Hospice Care has been celebrating its 30th anniversary.

We’ve been asking for 30 local businesses to pledge to raise £1,000 each throughout the year so that the charity can raise £30,000 from 30 businesses in our 30th year.

Your fundraising will do extraordinary things.

It will help so many local people with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses and their families.

Sound like fun?

If you and your business would like to get involved, please contact us today by emailing fundraisingteam@lewis-manning.org.uk or call 01202 708470

You can also download our 30 for 30 Fundraising Pack, which contains a digital banner, a 30 for 30 digital badge, a fundraising ideas brochure and more.

Simply click here to get fundraising.

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Why not have a declutter and donate your preloved items to your local Lewis-Manning Hospice Care charity shop?

We are asking all of our corporate friends if you’d be happy to pop one of our stock donation dump bins in your office, then simply ask your colleagues to donate their preloved items.

By donating your clothes, shoes, bags, sunglasses, suits (the list is endless) you’ll be helping to provide extraordinary hospice care in your community.

You can do a really good thing and:

• Turn trainers into treatment
• Clothes into care
• Shoes into support

Sound good?

If you and your business would like to get involved, please contact us today by emailing fundraisingteam@lewis-manning.org.uk or call 01202 708470.

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Staff in the spotlight

We’re proud of our dedicated and committed team.

This month we spoke to our Executive PA to our CEO and Board of Trustees, Helen Federico.

What’s the best thing about your job?

I’ve only been in post for a few weeks, but I would say that, so far, it is the people that I work with that have made this job so lovely.

What’s the best career advice you’ve ever been given?

When you are starting a new job, never be afraid to ask questions, even if you think you should already know or you have been told already and have forgotten the answer.

Tell us something about yourself that we wouldn’t know.

My husband’s family on his dad’s side are all from Gibraltar, hence the surname – and I have triplets!

Describe yourself in 3 words

Helpful, funny, honest.

If you were going to rule the world for the day, what law would you introduce?

I would make it law that if you live in the UK you should walk on the left-hand side. It’s very, very annoying bobbing and weaving when walking the dog!

Your best place for a holiday is?

So far, I would say Thailand has been my favourite place to go. I first went on my honeymoon and then we were aiming to return for our 10^th wedding anniversary. This got delayed by a few years, and we finally returned this year and went to Phuket. Even though the weather wasn’t the best, the location was beautiful and the food great. Just how I remembered it.