The Bulletin
Happy 20th birthday to our Ferring shop
St Barnabas House charity shop in Ferring turned 20 recently and Worthing Town Crier, Bob
Smytherman helped us celebrate in his traditional and rousing way!
The shop, situated on the main street in Ferring, opened in 1996, and we celebrated its 20th
birthday with a tea party.
We were delighted that, among the many guests, The Chairman of Arun District Council, Cllr
Stephen Haymes, The Mayor of Worthing, Cllr Sean McDonald and Cllr Carole Robertson,
Chair of Ferring Parish Council joined staff, volunteers, customers and donors to celebrate.
Our CEO, Hugh Lowson, presented some of the shop volunteers with long service awards
including a 20 year badge to June Lockhart who has been a volunteer since it opened. There
were also 10 year badges awarded to Beris Collins and Kathleen Heasman and 5 year badges
awarded to Patricia Crook, Jennifer Panter, Sue Simmonds and John Withnell.
Shop Manager, Paula, Assistant, Wendy and the volunteers all helped make the day a great
success and brought in lots of tasty home-made cakes for everyone to enjoy with their cup
of tea! The stunning birthday cake, topped with a fondant teacup, was made by our Retail
Warehouse Manager, Karen Bentley, and cut by Cllr Haymes and June Lockhart, to mark the
occasion.
Last year alone, the Ferring shop team processed and sold over 55,000 items that were
generously donated by local people, and those funds paid for the running of all of the
operations at St Barnabas House for nine days last year.
The shop sells designer clothing, accessories, handbags, antiquarian books and bric-a-brac,
with many unusual and quirky items. Ferring is one of our furniture shops and can arrange
to collect and deliver larger items. Pop in next time you are in Ferring and say hello to Paula,
Wendy and this wonderful team.
All our wonderful
shop volunteers
June Lockhart and Cllr Stephen
Haymes cut the cake.
Ferring staff and
shop volunteers
{For staff and volunteers at St Barnabas House and Chestnut Tree House}
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October 2016
...and still more from the Ferring shop celebrations
20 YEAR BADGE
June Lockhart and
Hugh Lowson
June Lockhart - June joined as a Ferring shop volunteer on 22nd
October, 20 years ago, shortly after the shop opened. June’s regular
shift is a Saturday morning but she volunteers for us on other days if
she can. She is a member of many clubs including a choir and a U3A
group. June is a lovely chatty lady and it is a pleasure to work with her.
10 YEAR BADGES
Beris Collins - Beris is a Wednesday afternoon volunteer with
a wicked sense of humour and usually arrives early for her shift,
armed with a tin of her ‘Tiffin’ cake.
Beris Collins
Kathleen Heasman – Kath moved from Findon to Ferring
about 4 years ago. We all think this was so that she could be nearer the
shop to volunteer for extra sessions! She is very calm, just what we need
on a Monday morning when she works her shift.
Kathleen Heasman
5 YEAR BADGES
Patricia Crook
Patricia Clark - Pat is a bubbly and chatty member of the team, volunteering
on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. She likes to host volunteer ‘get togethers’
at her home.
Jennifer Panter - Jenny volunteers on Tuesdays and Thursdays and, when
not camping at the weekends, often lends a hand on a Saturday afternoon.
However, we don’t see much of her in January and February as she is often
away on a long cruise, one of her favourite pastimes.
Jennifer Panter
John Withnell - John volunteers on a Friday morning and particularly enjoys
sorting the books and pictures that are donated to the shop.
Sue Simmonds - Sue is a Friday morning volunteer. She used to run a bakery
in Worthing and occasionally we get to sample her delicious cakes!
John Withnell
Sue Simmonds
Jan Harper, Head of Retail,
said, “Inviting everyone to our 20th
birthday celebration was our way of saying thank
you to everyone in the local community for supporting
us with their generous donations and custom over
the years. We all had a great time and I’d like to
thank everyone who came along to join in
the fun.”
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Visit India in 2018 for St Barnabas House
We are thrilled to announce we are launching St Barnabas House’s
third exclusive challenge event; the Dalai Lama India Trek from
18 – 29 October 2018.
Our team of explorers will begin their journey in Dharamsala where the Dalai Lama and
centre of the Tibetan community are situated before setting off into the peaceful and stunning
Himalayan mountain range. As part of this spectacular challenge, participants will be invited to
hang prayer flags at the highest point of our trek in Laka Got to celebrate the lives of loved
ones and all those cared for by St Barnabas House.
With peaceful and stunning views guaranteed, the
team will pass through the Kingdom of Gaddi – a
semi-nomadic race who spend months wandering the
high passes with their cattle, rhododendron forests,
Hindu settlements and Buddhist monasteries. The trip
will round off with an unmissable excursion to explore
the incomparable Taj Mahal – one of the world’s
greatest monuments to love ever built.
The number of challenge places are limited, you can
find out more, download a trip brochure or book your place on the St Barnabas House Dalai
Lama India Trek by visiting www.stbh.org.uk/india or by calling the Events Team on 01903
706354.
Littlehampton 10k on target to beat last year’s total
of £45,000 for Chestnut Tree House
Nicki Ifould from the Events Team would like to thank all staff and volunteers who gave up their Sunday
morning on 11 September to help at the 13th annual 10k Run. The event was a huge success and that
was thanks to the amazing team of people behind it.
“There was a big team of staff and volunteers who took part and ran it and it was great to have them
supporting the event too,” said Nicki.
Pay for a Day 5th anniversary
celebrations
Chestnut Tree House supporters treated to bird’s eye view on British Airways i360
Chestnut Tree House was delighted to welcome around 160 guests to Brighton’s newest attraction - British Airways i360
– on Thursday 8 September to celebrate the fifth anniversary of our Pay for a Day initiative.
Pay for a Day was originally suggested by local businessman, Mike Holland, giving donors the opportunity to pay for a
whole day of Chestnut Tree House’s care services, both at the hospice and in the community in families’ own homes, a
total of £6,850. Over the last five years, this has raised a staggering £1,980,000 which equates to enough money to pay
for 280 days of care. The initiative also includes Pay for an Hour, currently £285.
This fundraising campaign has made a huge difference to the services Chestnut Tree House is able to offer and develop,
enabling us to reach more children and establish the full care service right across the local area.
Many of the special Pay for a Day dates have been pledged by guests at our annual Snowman Spectacular Ball and, as
well as celebrating the success of Pay for a Day, we took the opportunity to launch this year’s Ball which will take place
on Saturday 3 December at the Hilton Brighton Metropole.
David Hill from E3 Events by Design, who are producing the Ball, was excited to announce that this year’s host will be
Danny Pike from BBC Radio Sussex and Surrey.
Danny said, “This will be a great kick-off to the festive season and will be a lot of fun. Just as importantly I’ll be getting
involved in raising money for a charity which is so close to many people’s lives in Sussex. Here’s to a great night!”
Headline sponsors for the Snowman Spectacular were also announced – Bloc Hotels and Irwin Mitchell solicitors. Other
sponsors include Creative Pod, E3, ECE Architecture, Green People, Gusto Wines, Hilton Brighton Metropole, Juice 107.2,
Oliver & Graimes, Platinum Business Magazine, Roche Diagnostics, Signature Flights, Sussex Life, West Sussex Print Ltd.
As well as thanking the sponsors for their wonderful support, CEO Hugh Lowson also thanked local entrepreneur, Robbie
Raggio, for the role he has played as the Pay for a Day auctioneer at the Snowman Spectacular Fundraising Ball. To date,
Robbie has raised donations to cover 169 days and 435 hours of care from generous donors at this prestigious event.
After a delicious buffet lunch in the stunning Belle Vue Brighton restaurant, most of the guests took the opportunity for
a flight in the world’s first vertical cable car, rising to 450 feet above the ground to take in the 360 degree breath-taking
views. Linda Perry, Director of Children’s Services at Chestnut Tree House, said, “Many of our guests have supported or
participated in our Pay for a Day initiative and the Snowman Spectacular Ball and thanks to their generosity we have
been abe to provide vital care and support to so many local children and families. I would also like to thank Eleanor Harris at the i360 for inviting us today and treating our guests to such an amazing experience.”
Guests enjoying
their flight
Carol Cleveland
British Airways i360
Fun and games at Chestnut Tree
House this summer
It has been a lovely summer - the Fun and Friendship
Team have been very busy, out and about organising
loads of different activities - trips to the cinema, and
our beach hut, bowling,Tilgate Park, speed boating
at Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth and of course our
summer Mad Hatter’s tea party and Mexican party.
Hugh Lowso
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Mexican sto
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The play workers have also been very busy over the summer holidays enjoying the sunshine
here in Sussex. The buses have been out and about taking the children to our beach hut in Goring
where we got our feet wet and collected shells, visiting Hotham Park seeing the squirrels and
riding on the train and several of our teenagers have enjoyed a coffee and people watching in
Worthing and Littlehampton. We even took one of our older lads to the pub!
Back here there have been visits from
Malcolm of Bubble Pop, Jem and Ryan
of Reptylers and the musicians from
Rhythmix, which everyone enjoyed,
along with lots of summer crafts and
sensory activities and walks around
our Woodland Walk.
We’ve all had a ‘summerstastic’ time.
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Top to Toe
Health & Wellbeing Event
Monday 7 November 2016
Education Suite, St Barnabas House
Drop-in between 9:30am and 4pm
Pilates w
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Silver jewellery from
Silverdaze and beautiful
clothing from Nimy
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Organised by Liz Ibrahim,
Occupational Health Manager,
who will be advising on back care
Lynette from West Sussex
oral health team
Slimming World
Reflexology and massage with
the St Barnabas Complementary
Therapy Team
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Body Shop for
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News from Retail
Our retail business is one of our most important income streams,
selling quality second-hand goods from 21 shops across Sussex!
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Fu n day at ou r Uckfield Chestnut Tree House shop
Angie and her team had a Fun Day at our
Uckfield shop in August. They held a raffle,
tombola, children’s colouring competition
and had live music from local musician, Chris
Foster. They even had a visit from our lovely
Chestnut Tree House mascot, Chester Bear!
Angie said,“We wanted to raise awareness
of the shop and encourage volunteers and
donors and thought this was a fun way to
do it. We were delighted that lots of
customers came on the day and joined
in the fun.”
Big Get Together at our Wick shop
Full team: left-right Joan
(volunteer),
Netta (volunteer), Chest
er Bear,
Goska Bodsworth (assist
ant), Sandra
(volunteer), Vicki (volun
teer), Mark
(volunteer), Joy (voluntee
r), Sue
(volunteer), Liz Rich (ar
ea manager)
Our St Barnabas charity shop in Wick kicked off the first of our retail shop events supporting
the ‘Big Get Together’ by holding a tea party on Saturday 3 September in the shop.
Manager, Michelle and her Assistant, Jan, together with their lovely team of volunteers,
decorated the shop and made tea and cakes for customers and guests. Entertainment was
provided by a professional local singer, ‘Sophie’, who also happens to be Michelle’s daughter! A
raffle was held and the event raised over £100 for St Barnabas as part of The Big Get Together,
supporting local hospice care.
St Barnabas is close to the hearts of Jan and her family. Jan’s husband passed away in St
Barnabas two years ago and her family (pictured) attended the event, with her daughter, Emma,
making some of the cakes and dying her hair blue in support!
Michelle said,“Thank you to everyone who came
along to support the event. We all had
a great afternoon. Many of the cakes
had been made by volunteers and were
fantastic!”
Further events are being planned in our
Jan and family
retails shops to support ‘The Big Get
Sophie
Together’.
More News from Retail
Broadwater St Barnabas shop celebrate volunteers
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Our Broadwater shop recently awarded five year badges
to their longstanding volunteers. Anna Davis, David
Blanchard, John Forte and Maggie Rysdale have been with
us for five years and Gillian Coxley and Freda Bussey have
been with us for six years. Together with Shop Manager,
Tina Oliver, current volunteer Mary Smart and new
volunteer, Katy Morrey, they all celebrated with tea and
cake. Congratulations and a huge thank you for all the
hours you have given to us at the hospice.
left to right David, Freda, Tina ,
Mag gie, Gillian, Anna, Mar y,
Katie, John
St Barnabas Rustington shop bake off!
Four local schoolgirls, Maisie Smart, Ellie Gale, Chloe Dunlop and Izzy
Northeast, held a bake sale outside the Rustington shop in August
during their summer holidays. They raised £200 selling cakes, and at
one point they sold two cheese sticks for £20! It was great fun and we
had a great day at the shop. Well done girls and a very big thank you.
Get ready for Christmas with our St Barnabas and
Chestnut Tree House cards
Our St Barnabas and Chestnut Tree House Christmas cards are already in our shops. There’s
a range of cards featuring delightful designs to suit all tastes. You can buy the cards, which
come in packs of ten, at any of our charity shops or order online at www.chestnut-tree-house.
org.uk/onlineshop or www.stbh.org.uk/onlineshop
Therapy & Support Tea m
Dear Colleagues
I am pleased to announce that as part of our drive to support people through a range of palliative
rehabilitation initiatives, we will shortly be recruiting to a team lead post for the newly created Therapy
& Support Team. Eventually overseeing a team of therapists and volunteers, this post holder will have line
management responsibility for all day services based at St Barnabas House (Therapy & Support Service, Day
Hospice and Outpatients) as well as the Hospice Outreach Project.
Proposed Structure Jan 2017
Director Adult
Nursing
(Andy Burt)
Therapy & Support Lead
(Vacant)
Community Services
Lead (Sue Carter)
In Patient Unit Lead
(Sam Bennett)
Service Lead
Hospice
Outreach
Project
Lead
Hospice
Outreach
Project
Team
Day Hospice
Team Lead
Day
Hospice
Team
Therapy &
Support Team
Complementary
Therapies
Community
Palliative
Care Team
Hospice at
Home Team
Non Cancer
Clinical Nurse
Specialists
In Patient
Unit Team
Clinical
Admin
Services
Lead
Family
Service
Team
Lead
Clinical
Admin
Services
Team
Family
Service
Team
Responsible for reviewing the way that we currently offer therapy support to patients across all settings, the
post holder will also be responsible for scoping different models of therapy working within our wider day
services moving forward. This exciting opportunity will see the development of a new approach to supporting
patients and will look to combine successful elements of what we already do well with a different way of
providing flexible support for people with changing needs.
We are rightly proud of what we have achieved over the last 43 years at St Barnabas and this addition is one
more step in taking the organisation forward and reaching even more people with the support they need.
I will keep you updated on how this service progresses and am happy to discuss any queries or concerns you
may have with the introduction of this new development.
Andy
Andy Burt
Director of Adult Nursing
St Barnabas House
Hospice Care Week
Hospice Care Week takes place every year and is a week of activity aimed at raising
awareness of hospice care across the UK. This year’s Hospice Care Week took place
from 3-9 October with the theme being “Hospice care is…”
We put together some of the less well known facts about hospice care to help try and
dispel some of the myths around hospices being sad places – please see next page.
We also interviewed a number of people – patients, volunteers and staff - about what
hospice care means to them and the interviews were used on local radio station, More FM,
and on our social media platforms.
Avril has
volunteered as a
Family Services
Bereavement
Visitor for
11 years. For
her, hospice
care is about
supporting
families when
their loved one
has died.
Maggie is leader
of Northbrook
Friends of St
Barnabas House,
and she says that
hospice care is a
vital service in the
local community.
Denise volunteers
in the fundraising
department at St
Barnabas House,
and she says that
hospice care is
something anyone
can get involved
with.
Irene regularly
visits the St
Barnabas House
Day Hospice. She
says that since
being referred,
hospice care has
changed her life.
Hospice care is… Pioneering!
We also took the opportunity to
promote some of the pioneering new
developments taking place at St Barnabas
to improve the hospice care services
we provide. Our thanks to Michaela
Wheatley, our Advanced Heart Failure
Community Nurse Specialist, who did
a fantastic live interview on BBC Radio
Sussex about our new care services.
Marie
volunteers as
a Community
Companion for
St Barnabas
House, and
for her,
hospice care
is care in the
community.
Dispelling the myths
Seven of the less well-known facts about hospice care
1. Hospice care is… not just for people with cancer
St Barnabas House has recently created a new specialist nursing service with four
new dedicated nurse specialists who will be working across key areas of care.
Our new nurses will ensure we are able to provide specialist care for patients with
Renal Failure, Liver Failure and Heart Failure, and improve our existing services to
meet the needs of people living with Dementia.
We are very proud to be leading the way as one of the first UK hospices to bring in
such specialist staff.
2. Hospice care is… absolutely free and only partially funded by the NHS
Did you know that all of the services provided by St Barnabas House are absolutely
free of charge, but we only receive 21% statutory funding?
Most of the £5.9 million it costs to provide all of our care services throughout the
year comes from fundraising and through people’s donations.
3. Hospice care is… not just based around a building
During the mid-1960s, when Dr Gusterson first proposed the idea of St Barnabas
a high number of cancer deaths occurred in the area and people would generally
come to the hospice for the end of their lives.
Since then, developments in healthcare have enabled an increasing number of
people to live comfortably to the end of their lives in their own homes.
In 2012 we launched our Hospice at Home service, and last year we were able to
provide “hands on care” at home for 429 patients, providing 5,690 hours of care in
the local community, plus an additional 3,717 hours night visits.
4. Hospice care is… not just for those in their final days
Over many years we have developed our hospice care services to enable us to
provide care and support for those who aren’t just in their final days.
Our Day Hospice provides respite care for the day with a range of activities and
social events for people with life-limiting conditions at various different stages.
It provides an informal setting for mutual support, enhancing confidence and
wellbeing.
On some occasions people will come into our In-patient Unit and their condition
will improve enough for them to be discharged.
It also doesn’t matter how old you are, whether you’re 18 or 98, the care services
we provide are available to any adult with an advanced life-limiting condition or
terminal illness who needs our help.
5. Hospice care is… about supporting the whole family
We know how difficult a time it can be when a family member or someone close
to you is diagnosed with a serious illness. It can be a distressing, frightening and
lonely time, which leaves you with a sense of helplessness and loss of control.
There are a whole range of different services we provide to support the families
of those we care for, including counselling, chaplaincy, bereavement support and
our Carers Group.
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Dispelling the myths
cont.
6. Hospice care is… about creating special memories
It’s easy to think that the final few days, weeks or months of life is about
reminiscing about the past, but at St Barnabas House we always look to provide
special memories and experiences for the people we care for.
For example, we were recently visited by a group of Harley Davidsons. For one
lady from Day Hospice in particular, this was a truly special experience as she
used to be a rocker and had not been on a Harley Davidson in over 30 years.
7. Hospice care is… about living, not dying
As much as hospice care is about providing care for those with terminal
illnesses, it is also about ensuring that those people are able to live their lives as
fully as possible.
‘Wellbeing’ is the name we give to rehabilitative palliative care – enabling
patients not to simply continue living, but to maximise their physical and mental
health; giving them the chance to achieve a better quality of life, for longer.
To enable this, we have to reach people earlier, so we will be promoting St
Barnabas’ rehabilitative care service as soon as possible following a diagnosis.
Over the next few years, we will continue to develop our internal clinical and support service
to improve the experience of those we care for.
We had some exciting events and activities taking place this year during
Hospice Care Week!
South Downs Trek
This year saw our second, 20-mile South Downs Trek from Devil’s Dyke back to
St Barnabas hospice, with a fantastic 100 walkers taking part and raising £40,000
for the hospice.
The Big Get Together
We invited our supporters to take part in an exciting new event this year called The
Big Get Together. All they had to do was to hold a night in during October and ask
their guests to make a donation to St Barnabas House and a number of them took
up the challenge.
Will Writing Appeal
Throughout October a number of local solicitors generously agreed to offer
appointments to write or update Wills, in return for a donation to St Barnabas
House.
Community Events
We also had a number of community events taking place including the Northbrook Friends evening of
opera and food at Casa Ciro – many thanks to them for organising it!
Thank you to everyone who took part in Hospice Care Week 2016!
South Downs Trek
Walkers set to raise over £40,000 for St Barnabas House
Over 100 walkers, took part in the South Downs Trek on Saturday 8 October, raising over
£40,000 for the hospice. The event, now in its second year, drew Hospice Care Week to a
close.
Walkers set off from Devil’s Dyke at approximately 8am, trekking 21 miles across the rolling
hills of the South Downs, before finishing at St Barnabas House where they celebrated with
a glass of bubbly.
Lucy Curtis, 42, from East Preston was the first to cross the finish line shortly before 2pm,
completing the trek in just under six hours. Lucy said: “It was a very good event for a very
worthwhile cause. A couple of my friends’ fathers spent their last days at St Barnabas House
and everyone says how lovely it is.”
There were several teams taking part, including nine wallkers from Eurotherm by SchneiderElectric. Eurotherm have supported St Barnabas House as one of their Charities of the Year
for the last four years. Team leader Lisa Bant said: “We sadly lost a work colleague, John
Townsend, who passed away peacefully at St Barnabas at the beginning of October. With
the blessing of his family we dedicated our walk on Saturday to John.”
Valerie Manor nursing home, Upper Beeding entered a team of five, Zoe Bates, Catherine
Henderson and her husband Andrew, Mike Slator and his wife Sarah. Zoe said: “We had a
lovely day - St Barnabas support not only our residents, but the staff as well. We do a lot of
end of life care at Valerie Manor so we’re glad of that support.”
Participants in the trek spanned 55 years, from Ben Taylor, 14, to Peter Cook, 69.
A number of St Barnabas House staff and volunteers also completed the trek. They included
the CEO Hugh Lowson, Chairman Derwyn Jones, Trustees Mark Milling and Maggie Davies,
Staff Nurses Ann Walker and Justine Matthews and Community Fundraiser Mary Bye.
Our new President, Lord Henry, Earl of Arundel, also took part in the trek with his wife Cecilia
Colacicchi.
Nicky Ifould, Events and Campaigns Fundraiser, said: “For the second year running the South
Downs Trek was a great success, raising a great amount of money for St Barnabas House. I
would like to say a big thank you to all trekkers and the fantastic volunteers who supported
the event.”
Ben Taylor, 14, youngest
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Volunteers blowing up balloo
at the finish line
Staff Nurses Justine
Matthews and Ann Walker
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wife Cecilia, M k M
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(Chairman) and wife
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St Barnabas Hospice News
Harley Davidson’s visit
The Hogsback Chapter Harley Owners Group recently made their annual visit to the hospice. On
Thursday 8 September the riders arrived to the sound of roaring engines, and were greeted by the
Day Hospice and also some patients from the IPU, as well as staff and volunteers.
It was a truly special moment for Valerie Wilson from Upper Beeding who has been attending the
Day Hospice since December 2015. The Harley Davidson’s visit brought back fond memories of her
younger years. “It was absolutely brilliant,” she said. “I haven’t been on one for over 30 years and I
was originally a rocker so this was really, really good and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The bikers were
brilliant. They were so friendly and accommodating and it was even better than I thought it was
going to be. My thanks go to the hospice for organising it.”
Paul Taylor, Hogsback Chapter Road Marshal and lead rider for the day, commented that it was a
pleasure to visit the hospice for the third year running. He said: “It excites people when they see
the bikes and hear the noise. You see the joy on everyone’s faces when we turn up and it’s just
terrific to see.”
Julie Morrison, Day Hospice Activity Co-ordinator, said: “It was lovely to see the smiles on patients’
faces and watch them sit on the bikes. It brings a lot of memories back whether you’re a biker or
not - Thank you Hogsback Chapter - See you next year!”
Harley Davidsons arrive
The Day Hospice team
Glynis Stevens from the
In-patient Unit
Derek Breedon who attends the
Day Hospice
Day Hospice Cruise Week (12 to 16 September))
The Day Hospice was decorated in four European country themes in September and guests were
given home-made passports and entertained by nursing and volunteer teams in traditional dress.
On Wednesday patients were visited by Helena “La Leyenda” who entertained them with some
traditional Spanish flamenco dancing. On Thursday Jane Curtis performed traditional French music
on the accordion, and on the final day they enjoyed Italian signing by Jessica De Giudici.
Day four
- Italy
Day one Germany
Day two
- Spain
Day three
- France
Chestnut to Paris Cycle
Cyclists cover 200 miles to Paris in aid of
Chestnut Tree House
Seventeen people from across the county recently took part in the first ever 200-mile
Chestnut to Paris cycle ride for Chestnut Tree House. Our Patron and Olympic gold
medallist, Sally Gunnell OBE, was also part of the team and provided lots of motivation along
the way.
There was a wonderful send off from the hospice on Thursday 6 October, and many of
the staff and volunteers came out to wave the riders off. Sally gave the team some rousing
words of inspiration before they set off through the Angmering Park Estate.
The first leg of the challenge was the 40 mile stretch from Chestnut Tree House to
Portsmouth, which the team covered in an impressive four and a half hours.
Following the overnight sailing from Portsmouth to Caen, day two started early with the
cyclists landing in France before dawn had even broken. After a five mile sunrise cycle ride,
there was a delicious breakfast waiting for them at the Pegasus Bridge. This bridge is steeped
in history as a strategic stronghold for the D-Day Landings in June 1944.
From Caen, the team cycled through beautiful French countryside, tackling steep hills and
descents, and open plains with no shelter from the very chilly wind. After a gruelling 94
miles, the team were very happy to arrive in Evreux for the night. Many of the participants
were delighted to find the hotel rooms had bath tubs, and many aching muscles enjoyed a
well-deserved hot soak!
After a hearty breakfast on the third and final day, the team set off nice and early again. The
route took them through more countryside before hitting the suburbs of Paris in the early
afternoon. After just over 70 miles, the team regrouped at the Louvre, before making their
final approach to the Eiffel Tower and crossing the finish line all together. They were greeted
at the finishing line with a glass of bubbly and cheers.
Events Fundraiser, Kerry O’Neill said, “We are so grateful to all the cyclists who took part
in our first ever Chestnut to Paris cycle ride and it looks like we are on track to raise
around £30,000 which is the equivalent of four days of care, both at the hospice and in the
community in families’ own homes across Sussex and South East Hampshire. Everyone did
so well and the team spirit was fantastic.”
Thanks to our very own Ben Hall,Voluntary Services Administrator, who completed the
cycle challenge dressed as a parrot and has raised nearly £2,000 – well done Ben!
Group photo at Eiffel Tower
Ben Hall
“Fantastique!”
Volunteers we need you...
Fundraising opportunities
If you can help, please contact Angie Bacon on 01903 706326 or
email [email protected]
T h a n k y ou!
Great South Run
Sun 23 Oct
Cheering squad
10.30am till 2pm
Southsea, Hampshire
Firework Show NEW
Wed 2 Nov
Bucket Collection
6.30pm till 9.30pm
Beach Green, Lancing
Supermarket Collection NEW
Sun 4 Dec
Bucket collection
Times TBC
Tesco Extra, West Durrington
Dog Show
Sat 10 Dec
Christmas Fundraising Stall
11am till 3pm
Paws, Play & Stay, Artex Avenue, Rustington
Snowhill Garden Centre NEW
Any Sat or Sun, Sept till Nov
Public collection
Your choice of day and time
Haskins, Copthorne, Crawley
The Great South Run
Sun 23 Oct
Cheering squad
11am till 2pm
Southsea, Hampshire
ESK Warehouse
Sat 10 Dec
Bag Packing
9.30am till 1.30pm, 1.30pm till 5.30pm
ESK, Courtlands Road, Eastbourne
Snowman Spectacular Ball
Sat 3 Dec
Preparing the venue. Helping with fundraising
Games and activities
Midday till 5pm, 6pm till 2am
Taking place throughout October...
Get together and have
fun with friends and
family and help reach
everyone who needs
hospice care.
 BigGetTogether
 @BigGetTogether
For more info contact:
01903 254777
[email protected]
Photo Friday for non-Facebookers
Here are some of the staff and volunteers who have featured on Facebook in the last few weeks
Gill Jones has been a
Housekeeping volunteer
at Chestnut Tree House for
seven years.
Max Caunhye has been
Finance Director for
Chestnut Tree House and
St Barnabas House for
almost two years.
Max said, “I love my job
because everybody here
is caring and passionate
irrespective of the
department in which they
work. I feel lucky in my role
because I get to spend time
with lots of people and
departments across the
charity.”
Gill said, “As a volunteer I get as
much out as I put in. I couldn’t
wish to work with a better
team.”
Gaynor Kirby has been a
Reception volunteer at St
Barnabas for eight weeks.
Cassie Yandell has been a
Bank Nursing Assistant at
St Barnabas for a year.
Cassie said, “I’m currently
doing my Nurses training at
Brighton Uni, and I work here
part time to gain experience
in the palliative care area. I
love the atmosphere here, it’s
a really friendly place. This
is where I would like to work
when I am qualified.”
Gaynor said, “I really enjoy meeting
people and helping where I can. It’s
a lovely place to be, everyone is so
friendly.”
Carol Ockenden has been a
Flower volunteer here at the
hospice for four years.
Carol said, “I find volunteering
here one of the most rewarding
things I have ever done. I love
flower arranging so I get to
indulge my passion whilst
making people here happy.”
Caroline McCullough,
who is the Clinical Nurse
Manager at Chestnut Tree
House.
Caroline said, “My job is very
rewarding, working alongside
a lovely team of people who
make a difference every day.”
If you would like to feature on our Facebook ‘Photo-Friday’ please contact
Jayne Todd - [email protected] / Tel: 01903 706310