Biz Extra
Published: May 1, 2023 | Updated: 1st May 2023
Read all the latest news from Lewis-Manning Hospice Care and learn ways to get involved in our community. There’s also an open invitation to come along to our Coronation Tea Party!
This month we have a chat with Retail Assistant Manager, Kate Gwilliam from our Swanage shop. 
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.
We love to keep you all involved in what our community is up to.
Spread some cheer and volunteer!
We are making an appeal for ad hoc fundraising event volunteers to support the hospice in its busy schedule of events planned throughout 2023.
Read more online here.
That’s a wrap!
We hosted a celebratory event to mark the amazing fundraising efforts of the businesses that took part in the hospice’s ’30 for 30’ campaign.
Read more online here.
Dorset gets muddy!
Over 200 people and their pooches joined in our Muddy Dog Dash at Upton Country Park
Read more online here.
You are invited to the King’s Coronation Tea Party!
Help us to celebrate this moment in history with our community and volunteers. Enjoy delicious treats, take part in a tombola, browse patient crafts, play bingo & learn about our volunteering opportunities.
FREE ENTRY
Special guest Maggie the Seaside Baker!
We have launched our new house clearance and recycling service and are here to help you!
Clearance services include:
Contact us for your free quotation!
We are here to help, so call us for a no obligation quote or to ask any questions you may have.
All quotes include an on-site inspection, free advice and a written guaranteed price, so there will be no unexpected extra charges.
Cost saving!
If you have any preloved items or goods, we can offset the value of them against the clearance costs.
Call us on 01202 119310 or book your FREE valuation at lewis-manning.org.uk
We’re proud of our dedicated and committed team!
This month we spoke to Retail Assistant Manager, Kate Gwilliam in our Swanage shop.
Kate Gwilliam in our Swanage shop Credit: LMHC
What’s the best thing about your job?
Seeing first hand, how the funds we help raise make a positive difference to a person’s life and their family. Charity retail is different to mainstream retail because through your hard work you can change someone’s life for the better.
What’s the best career advice you have been given?
Always follow your heart and work for a cause you believe makes a positive difference in the world.
Tell us something about yourself that we wouldn’t know?
I am an artist who uses textiles to bring my drawings to life. Greatly inspired by nature and animals I have been sewing since 2006. You can find me on social media under ‘Flying Duckie ‘ or at ‘Swanage Artisans on the Beach’ during December in my pop-up shop.
Give 3 words to describe you?
Kind, creative and unique.
If you were to rule the world for the day, what law would you introduce?
I would make community growing projects standard. I’d encourage less lawn in gardens, with the emphasis on growing your own! This would mean less food miles and more food for bee’s. There should be more spaces available to those who don’t have green spaces.
Best place for a holiday?
Being from the industrial North and now living on the south coast, I don’t travel far for a beautiful holiday. Spending time walking the coast of Dorset and Devon, never being too far from a good pub that sells local cider and a roast!
