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Autumn/Hydref 2009Your free, friendly & informative newsletter from Nightingale House Hospice.

Light Up A Life

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

You could be the lucky winner of You could be the lucky winner of this shiny new Toyota Aygo from this shiny new Toyota Aygo from Lindop Bros, Llay. You can purchase Lindop Bros, Llay. You can purchase your tickets from the Hospice or your tickets from the Hospice or from any of our fi ve Charity Shops. from any of our fi ve Charity Shops. Alternatively if you have received Alternatively if you have received this newsletter through the post this newsletter through the post you will fi nd two books of raffl e you will fi nd two books of raffl e tickets and a pre-paid envelope tickets and a pre-paid envelope

enclosed. Last year our car raffl e enclosed. Last year our car raffl e raised over £30,000.raised over £30,000.

Please do not feel obliged to Please do not feel obliged to buy or sell the raffl e tickets, buy or sell the raffl e tickets, we do not want to pressure we do not want to pressure you in any way and understand you in any way and understand if you feel you cannot help us. if you feel you cannot help us. You must be 16 years or over You must be 16 years or over to take part.to take part.

The Hospice/Hospis:Hospice Reception (01978) 316800Fundraising (01978) 314292Lottery (01978) 313134

Shops/Siopau:Brook Street, Wrexham (01978) 264519Well Street, Cefn Mawr (01978) 810545Market Street, Rhos (01978) 845440Furniture Shop, Market Street, Rhos (01978) 8463003 Central Precinct, Buckley (01244) 552084Distribution Centre (01978) 262589

Contact Us:

www.nightingalehouse.co.uk

Win this car for £1

Light Up A Life and remember a loved one this Christmas at one of our seven special services. In return for a donation a light will be placed on the Hospice Christmas tree and will shine through December to remind us of those we love. We will also place a message in our book of memories.

Beth am Oleuo Bywyd a chofi o un o’ch anwyliaid y Nadolig hwn, yn un o’r saith gwasanaeth arbennig sydd gennym. Yn gyfnewid am rodd ariannol byddwn yn rhoi golau ar goeden Nadolig yr Hospis a bydd y golau hwnnw’n disgleirio trwy gydol mis Rhagfyr er mwyn dwyn i gof y bobl hynny yr ydym yn eu caru. Byddwn hefyd yn rhoi neges yn ein llyfr atgofi on.

Light Up A Life

With Christmas fast approaching we have some extra special and exciting events planned for you this winter and hope that you can join us to celebrate this special time of year. Take a look at our new Christmas merchandise booklet which is full of the wonderful hand picked Christmas cards, novelties and special Hospice calendar featuring picturesque scenes from north Wales. Look out for our welsh language Christmas card with the greeting Cyfarchion y Tymor. Place your orders fast to avoid any disappointment.

Let the festivities begin!

Message from the Executive Director

John Savage

Nightingale House Hospice Newsletter 2009

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 again helped us to maintain our vital services to all our patients and families. Whether you have walked, run, climbed, jumped, “gone yellow”, sang or cooked to support us we are very grateful for your support. So many of you fi nd such original and amazing ways to help and support us and without your kindness the Hospice would not exist.

Throughout this newsletter, you will fi nd information about the numerous events and activities that you can be involved in. There is also an insight into the work of our social workers and the child bereavement programme “ReLease”, which is just one of the specialist services we offer. As many of you will know we are reliant upon our army of volunteers to support our work both within the hospice in practical ways such as manning our reception desk, counting money and helping on the wards and in the kitchens as well as volunteering at the many fundraising events we have. However, as a charity we also have a Board of Trustees who ensue that the hospice is run properly and that we adhere to the relevant laws and guidelines. In this edition of the newsletter we will introduce you to the work of the trustees and to the fi ve newly appointed trustees to our existing board.

You will have seen recent articles in the local press regarding the distribution of the latest round of

Welsh Assembly Hospice Funding. From the £2.1 million funding set aside for hospices across Wales, Nightingale House received only £60,000. Whilst of course, we are very grateful for this amount, it is nowhere near as much as other hospices have received. Again I would question the transparency of the system being adopted and the lack of dialogue prior to any decisions being made which makes it impossible to have any input into the funding process. Yes, I do believe that Nightingale House is being penalised because we offer a more advanced and developed service package, and the allocation of funds is being used to bring the services other hospices offer up to our level. We will continue to make our case but with out a platform to do this it will continue to be an up hill struggle.

This year it will cost £2.55 million to run Nightingale House Hospice and only 18% of this will come from statutory government sources. We therefore rely on the generosity of you, our supporters, and local community to raise the remaining £2.2 million. Please accept my thanks on behalf of everyone here at the hospice for your continued support and generosity and I look forward to meeting you at one of our many forthcoming events.

Charity trustees are the people who serve on the governing body of a charity usually called the Board and are legally responsible for the administration of a charity and ensuring that it fulfi lls its aims and objectives. These objectives are in practice achieved through a mixture of trustee committees and delegating responsibilities to a management team.. A Board of Trustees needs to have members with varied skills and experience to ensure the charity is managed professionally and within the Charity Commission Guidelines. Over time the individual membership of the Board changes as some trustees retire or additional skills are required to support the work of the Board.

I would like to introduce you to our most recently appointed trustees who will use their experience and knowledge to help guide Nightingale House Hospice.

Andrew MorseIn an organisation such as Nightingale House Hospice volunteers take on many varied roles – one such role is that of Trustee.

Andrew is a Chartered Accountant and is currently the Managing Director of Priory Practice Limited based in Chester and Birkenhead he employs a staff of 35. His Company has a wide range of clients from individuals to large companies.

Andrew brings to Nightingale House a high level of professional fi nancial and business skills. Andrew lives in Llay and plays tennis, golf and is a keen skier.

Is a Freelance PR Consultant and has been heavily involved in the charity sector over the last 10 years where she has spearheaded the appeals strategy for both the Welsh Air Ambulance and the Shooting Star at Wrexham Maelor. In the early to mid 90’s Julie was also involved with the Hospice as a Fundraiser and Publicity offi cer.

Julie is currently involved with the Independent Monitoring Board at Her Majesty Youth Offenders Institute at Stoke Heath. She is also studying for her PhD in Creative Writing at Aberystwyth University. Julie is married to David and they live in Coedpoeth.

Jennifer is a retired Consultant Haematologist whose last post was in the Maelor Hospital, she is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists and an honorary lecturer at the University of Liverpool School of Medicine.

Jennifer also has experience of charities and raising funds as a past Chair of the Shooting Star Appeal at the Maelor. Since her retirement Jennifer has continued to support the development of transfusion services in third world countries and helps raise funds to send English Haematologists and Microbiologists to Malawi and Ghana. Recently, Jennifer has spent time in New Zealand teaching medical staff and helping them to introduce new transfusion initiatives to the country.

Jennifer lives on the Wirral with her husband and brings a vast knowledge of the NHS to her role as a Trustee.

Jennifer Duguid

Julie Hinchliffe

Joan has lived in Wrexham all her life and has been heavily involved with the community covering wide range of organisations. Joan has been a member of Penycae Community Council for over 30 years; Chair of the Board of Governors of Ysgol Penycae and a Governor of Ruabon High School. Joan is a past member of the Community Health Council and since 1996 has been a councillor with Wrexham Borough Council with a keen interest in Social Affairs Health & Housing and a council member of the Local Health Board. In 2007/08 Joan was honoured with the appointment of Mayor of Wrexham. Joan lives in Penycae with her husband Tony.

Joan Lowe

Eileen is a retired nursing professional who spent the majority of her working life in the development of nursing education in Wales. Her last role prior to retirement in 1996 was as Principal of South East Wales Institute of Nursing Education/Director, University of Wales College of Medicine in Cardiff. Prior to that she was Director of Nursing Education in Dyfed and was responsible for the College of Nursing based at Trinity College Carmarthen.

During her professional life Eileen has been an Associate member of the General Medical Council and Associate member of the Nursing and Midwifery Committee and chaired the professional conduct committees.

Following the death of her husband in 1994 Eileen decided that she would take early retirement so that she could return to North Wales to be closer to her family. In her retirement Eileen has devoted her time to become a professional woodcarver and teaches others in these skills in the role of a volunteer at Nightingale House and is a the Volunteer Director for the Wrexham Women’s Aid.

Eileen Walker


Release: The Hospice’s Child Bereavement Programme

David’s Story...David was 10 years old when his Dad died in a road traffi c accident. David found it very diffi cult to talk about what had happened. After several months he was referred to Release by his school, with total support from his Mum and siblings. David was unsure about how to start talking about his Dad. He had found that by pretending nothing had happened, he could cope. This strategy however was beginning to cause him more distress.

David wanted things at school to be normal, so he didn’t really say how he was feeling. In some lessons he found it very hard to concentrate.

David started his bereavement support, and after about four sessions, he began to understand how he had been feeling and that his feelings were normal and would last a long time. He began to share more of his thoughts with his Mum and siblings and David produced a wonderful memory book about his Dad. This helped him to remember the good times and to make sense of the accident and the days that followed.

David found it helpful to go to his Dad’s grave, he also wrote a letter to his Dad to tell him how he had been feeling.

David and his family attended the Camelot trip and one of our Memory days. He gained comfort from being with other children and families who have experienced bereavement. David began to feel stronger and knew how to manage his feelings on bad days.

He is now in his secondary school, and doing well. David and his family know that if they need any further support, we keep an open door policy.The name of this patient has been changed.

An insight into...

The “Release” Programme for bereaved children developed by Nightingale House Hospice social workers has been used as a template for the bereavement service offered to children by other hospice care providers in North Wales. The programme has been operational since 1996. The Hospice works closely with other North Wales hospices to coordinate care to bereaved children and families.

The Programme is not exclusively for children who have lost a family member at the Hospice. “We provide this service to any child in our area who has suffered bereavement, not necessarily as a result of a parent or close relative or friend dying from cancer. We have worked very closely with our local schools and social services to ensure that this service is available to children and their families across a wide area in North East Wales and the borders. In 2000 we developed a Bereavement Policy with Wrexham schools to assist teaching staff to support children in their school.” said Anna Perkin, Senior Social Worker, Nightingale House Hospice.

When a child is referred to Release, the objective is to support the child and family as they grieve.

“We talk through what has happened with the child and all of the changes that have happened to them and their family as a consequence. Children are provided with the opportunity and time to make a memory book or memory stone about the person who has died.”

“Day trips and group activities to places such as Camelot are organised for children and their families to enjoy themselves, forget their worries, have fun and interact with other children who going through a similar situation.”

These services are invaluable however their continued provision relies heavily upon donations and fundraising activities of the local community who support the hospice. To run a child bereavement session it costs the Hospice on average £52.

See the Hospice Virtual Catolgue online for more information.

Message from the Director of Nursing

In this edition of the newsletter I want to share with you some of the amazing things I see around the hospice on a daily basis all made possible because of teamwork.

Our day care volunteers and staff continue to support patients to achieve the most amazing things, from wood carving and watercolour painting, to enjoying the social opportunities of a last minute excursion out for lunch, being able to act on impulse when so many of the activities and appointments they undertake have to be planned in advance.

Our in-patient staff, catering staff, chaplaincy team and fundraising team pulling out all the stops to source snacks and champagne at short notice to make an emotional afternoon special for a patient and family on the in-patient unit.

Throughout the hospice I see extraordinary things happen every day, because the team have a shared vision and commitment to making the services and care we provide the best we can for each individual and family.

You are part of this team, your support, your fundraising makes our daily work possible, and I can only repeat my thanks to all the team for making it possible.

Together EveryoneAchieves More.

TracyLivingstone

VolunteersThe summer months have been especially busy for volunteers. 200 volunteers helped to facilitate this years Ladies Midnight Walk with a further 55 volunteers helping at the Summer Fair in June. These two events alone contributed 1200 volunteer hours.

We have also welcomed a local company JH Austin to the Hospice for the fi rst time. The group contributed a total of 72hrs decorating a room on the Inpatient Unit, cleaning windows and general

grounds maintenance. We are very grateful and are keen to encourage other local employers to volunteer in specifi cally designed projects.

Finally we would like to send our best wishes and thanks to all our younger volunteers who will be leaving in September to pursue university places and careers all over the country.

Hopefully you will take a piece of Nightingale House Hospice with you wherever you go.JH Auston lend a hand

Kate Strange travels from Worcester to volunteer on reception for the week

There are many ways you can support the Hospice as a volunteer. It doesn’t have to be a regular weekly commitment. We need volunteers to help us with street collections/supermarket bag packs/manning Santa’s Grotto at Bellis Garden Centre and at events such as the Summer Fair.

A recent bag pack at Sainsbury’s Supermarket raised £2000 in one day. We have a further bag pack booked for Saturday 19th December and will need around 200 volunteers for the day. We hope to raise in excess of £4000. If you can spare an hour or two

to help please contact Val Connolly: 01978 316811

Your Hospice Needs You!VOLUNTEERSYOUR HOSPICE

Thank You all very, very much...

The Fibrax Cycling group are long term supporters of the Hospice. Since 2003 they have raised £7,600 for the Hospice with their annual cycle rides.

The Fibrax Cycling group

Jubilee procession through the town of Buckley on Tuesday 14th July helped raise £7000 for the Hospice.

The Buckley Jubilee

WEAR YELLOW●EAT YELLOW●DRINK YELLOW●GO YELLOW!


Staff from Spar in Rhosddu recently visited Nightingale House Hospice to hand over a cheque for £2,500 in support of their local charity.

SPAR

HSBCHSBC, Wrexham has been busy fundraising for Nightingale House Hospice this year by having a team at the Hospice’s It’s A Knockout Challenge, taking part in the Sponsored Abseil, attending the Ladies’ Lunch at Eaton Hall, and they will also be attending our Winter Wonderland Ball.

Marks & SpencerSunday 9th August saw a number of Marks & Spencer Retail Customer Service staff, based in Chester Business Park, run 12 miles from Chester M&S store to Wrexham M&S store in aid of the Hospice. The run was organised along with other inhouse fundraising activities to celebrate M&S’ 125th anniversary. They hope to raise £1,250 for the hospice.

Considered to be one of the fi nest choirs in the USA, The Brigham Young University Singers performed at the William Aston Hall on Thursday 14 May 2009 at Glyndwr University in aid of the Hospice. They also paid a visit to the Hospice to sing for the Day Care patients, who enjoyed it immensely.

The Brigham Young University Singers

Visit our Website:www.nightingalehouse.co.uk

Support Group News

A fancy dress sponsored 3-Legged Race around Cefn Mawr organized by Dawn Griffi ths raised £2,223 for the Hospice.

3 Legged Race

Margaret Dingle raised £1246.25 from her annual Garden Party in aid of the Hospice on the 6th June despite the appalling weather.

Garden Party

We would like to say a big thank you to all of you for your kind help and donations. Unfortunately we cannot mention everybody in this newsletter, as there is simply not enough space, but we do appreciate your generosity and hope that you continue to support us. Every penny counts and we need your help to continue supplying the specialist palliative care at the Hospice. Without you we would not be here.

Diolch yn fawr iawn I bawb am eich cymorth a’ch rhoddion caredig yn 2009. 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. Mae pob ceiniog yn cyfrif ac mae arnom angen eich cymorth chi er mwyn inni barhau i ddarparu’r gofal lliniarol arbenigol yn yr Hospis. Heb eich cymorth chi fyddem ni ddim yma.

...from the bottom of our hearts

Want to plan your own event? Get in touch!

01978 314 292

Sheila Roberts from Sheila’s Tailoring in Mold presented a cheque for £700 to Executive Offi cer John Savage raised from the sale of designer clothes.

Hamner:Raised £1,200 for the Hospice from their events. • Are holding a pamper evening, 29th October, Hanmer.• Are holding a Coffee Morning at Penley on 11th November. • For further details contact Ann Wood tel. 01948 830188.

Mold Support Group:A cheque for £2,000 was presented at their T@3 Party • on 4th June 2009. On Saturday 17th October there will be a Céilidh, Clwyd • Room @ Theatre Clwyd. Call 01352 758 580.A concert is being held on Thursday 12th November, • Tyddyn St United Church, 7pm featuring the Capricco Singers, Bella Voci Youth Choir and the Northop Junior Band.On Saturday 12th December there will be a Coffee • Morning @ Mold Town Hall.

Gwersyllt:If you live in the Gwersyllt area and would like to enquire • about fundraising in your area please contact us.

Llangollen: Raised £6,500 for the Hospice.•

Lavister:£400 was raised from their Coffee Morning in March and • £350 from the Harvest Home Tea on 22nd August.

Leeswood Group:A Hot Pot Super, Leeswood Community Centre, Saturday • 24th October 2009, 7:30pm.‘An evening of Christmas Carols’, Friday 18th December • 2009, Leeswood Community Centre.

Buckley Support Group:A cheque for £1,400 was presented to the Hospice.•

Rhos Support Group:will be hosting an Antiques evening with Idris Evans on • Friday 30th October 2009 at 7pm in the Stiwt Theatre, Rhos. Admission is £5 which includes a glass of wine and nibbles and the opportunity to bring one item on the night to be valued by our antique specialist!

Rhos Shop Ladies:

Have raised £6,000 for the Hospice• Are holding an evening with Male Vocalist Ricky Vaughan, • Hafod Colliery Social Club, Rhos, Sat 31st October 2009,

Coed - y - Glyn:Raised £2000 for the Hospice.• Are holding dinner at Rendez Vous Restaurant at Yale • College, 12th November

100 walkers took part in the Hospice’s newest event a fi ve mile sponsored Beach Walk on Saturday 25th July amongst the beautiful scenery of North Wales and Cardigan Bay. The walk is set to raise £5,000.

Summer Sunset Walk in Barmouth

We held our annual Summer Fair on Saturday 13th June, at Belle Vue Park in Wrexham. The day was a scorching success as people fl ocked in their hundreds to join in the fun in the sun. The fair helped to raise over £4,000 for the Hospice. The fair was coupled with the famous ‘It’s a Knockout’ competition, based on the TV classic. Congratulations to the winning team Saplings Children’s and well done to the other 13 teams who took part.

Summer Fair

We were overwhelmed by the fantastic response and support received from the local community during our ‘Go Yellow’ campaign in June, raising £16,500 for the Hospice. Many of you supported the Hospice with a whole range of events from the launch at Eagles Meadow, the Big Yellow Tea Dance at the Wrexham Memorial Hall and the Yellow Cash Grid Giveaway. There were also over 30 community events ranging from coffee mornings, yellow cocktails to an art exhibition.

Ladies’ Midnight Walk 2009


Over 1,700 women put their best foot forward at Midnight on Saturday 27th June, walking 10 miles around Wrexham for the Hospice, as part of our annual Ladies’ Midnight Walk fundraising event. The Hospice is hoping to raise over

£200,000 in sponsorship money. To date we have received over £100,000 and would ask all you ladies who have not yet managed to get your sponsorship in to do so as quickly as possible.

Eisteddfod This year the Hospice was delighted to have a stand at the Welsh National Eisteddfod held in Bala. We would like to thank all our volunteers who manned the stand throughout the week and look forward to Wrexham in 2011.

Eleni roedd yr hospis yn hynod falch o gael stondin yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru a gynhaliwyd yn y Bala. Fe hoffem ddiolch o galon i bob un o’n gwirfoddolwyr a fu’n staffi o’r stondin trwy gydol yr wythnos. Rydym yn edrych ymlaen at Wrecsam yn 2011.

Redi Daze FestivalThe popular Redi Daze Music Festival, which was full of live music and entertainment for all of the family, was held on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th August. The festival raised over £1,250 for the Hospice.

On Wednesday 1st July we held our annual Ladies’ Fashion Lunch at Eaton Hall, which catered for over 110 ladies. The event helped raise over £5,000 for the Hospice.

Ladies’ Fashion LunchThere have been many golfi ng events held in aid of

the Hospice this year:

On the 3rd June, Chirk Golf Club played host to the 12th annual charity golf day between the Cadbury and Kronospan golf societies. The event raised £962.

On the 16th June Bala Golf Club held a T@3 party, as part of the Hospice’s Go-Yellow Campaign raising £560.

The Chirk Golf Club Charity Shield took place on 27th June, which raised £1,415.

The Captains Charity Golf Day, Llangollen Golf Club on 4th July was arranged in conjunction with the Llangollen Support Group. This raised over £6,000.

The 17th annual Wrexham Golf Day organised by Anne and Selwyn Roberts was held on Wednesday 22nd July and raised £3,677. The Thermofi x Trophy was presented to the winning team ‘Dros’ by Dennis Taylor, the 1987 World Snooker Champion who also played in the celebrity team on the day.

Calling All Golf Clubs – Can your Golf Club support us for 2010?For further information on how you can support us contact our Fundraising Team.

A Round up of Golf

The Hospice recently launched the new ‘Forget-Me-Not’ Garden. In return for a donation Forget-Me-Not fl owers were planted in the Hospice gardens and will bloom each spring in memory/dedication of friends, family and loved ones. Thanks to everybody who has sent in their dedication, helping to raise over £6,000 for the Hospice.

Forget-Me-Not Garden

Want to attend a future event? Get in touch!

01978 314 292

The perfect present for the person who has everything - membership of the Nightingale House Hospice Lottery, where you have the chance to win £2,500!Give as many months’ membership as you like with our new gift vouchers (minimum £13) for more details, please ring the lottery team on (01978) 313134

* To play our lottery it only costs £1 a week.*

* Players must be 16 years and over.*

Fill in the details of who you would like to send a Lottery gift voucher to:

Name:_______________________________________Address:_______________________________________________________Post Code:___________________

Your Name: __________________________________Address:_______________________________________________________________________________________________Post Code:____________________Tel no: ____________________ Amount: £:_________

Please make all cheques payable to Nightingale House Hospice Lottery

Lottery Gift Voucher

£13 £26 £52Please tick the amount that you would like to give:

Cut along the dotted line and return to the Hospice


Late Night OpeningThe Hospice’s Distribution Centre on Rhosnesni Lane, Wrexham has extended its opening hours, to include a late night opening until 7pm every Wednesday, due to the popular demand.

The Distribution Centre collects and sells donated items including clothes, bric-a-brac, electrical goods, furniture, books, toys and much, much more. The centre will pick up good quality furniture or large items free of charge. Opening hours are Monday - Friday 10am – 4pm except now Wednesdays which is 10am – 7.30pm. You can contact the centre directly on 01978 262 589.

Christmas Shopping 16th -21st November The week of 16th -21st November sees each of our hospice charity shops turn into a magical toy land. Each of our shops will be fi lled with good quality children’s toys especially for Christmas. So do your Christmas shopping with us and bag a bargain. Each of our charity shops and our distribution centre will open late on Friday 20th November for Christmas shopping.

Retail Therapy

Do not dump your unwanted furniture, clothes, electrical goods or toys. Donate them to the Hospice’s charity shops and helps us turn your unwanted goods into money for the Hospice. Call 01978 262 589 now or take your unwanted goods to your nearest hospice shop!

Donate, Don’t Dump!

You can help us to help you, by joining the Nightingale House Hospice Lottery for just £1 a week.

Your £1 a week can go a long way, it soon adds up.

Playing for 13 weeks (£13) will pay for one patients meals for the day. Playing for 26 weeks, (£26) will help pay for the Hospice gardens to be maintained. Playing for 52 weeks (£52) will pay for a ‘Release’ child bereavement session.

Playing for 104 weeks (£104) will sponsor the work of a nurse for one day.

With a top of prize of £2500 per week and a further nine runner up prizes – you cant afford to miss it – but you’ve got to be in it to win it!

Look out for our new Lottery Canvassers who may call on you soon. (Any Hospice representative will always produce an offi cial identifi cation badge).

Call the Lottery team on

01978 313134for more information or

visit our website www.nightingalehouse.co.uk

Our lives and circumstances change, we get married, divorced, move home, have children or grandchildren. Any of these “life changing” situations can make us refl ect on what we want to happen to our estate and loved ones once we are no longer here. Writing a will is something that so

many people put off, however during “Make a Will Week” which runs from 26th to 30th October 2009 Nightingale House Hospice has arranged for a panel of local solicitors to write a standard will completely free in return for a donation to the hospice. The value of the donation is up to you, for guidance a basic single Will would cost around £70, or £120 for a married couple.

Participating Solicitors:Cyril Jones & Co, 19 Grosvenor Rd, Wrexham. 01978 367830

GHP Legal, 26-30 Grosvenor Rd, Wrexham. 01978 291456

GHP Legal, Regent St, Llangollen. 01978 860313

GHP Legal, 37-39 Willow St, Oswestry. 01691 659 194

Walker Smith Way, 23 Chester St, Wrexham. 01978 340400

Walker Smith Way, 26 Nicholas St, Chester. 01244 357400

Jones Guthrie Jones, 5 Plasau St, Bala, 01678 520428

Jones Guthrie Jones, Waterloo Chambers, Dolgellau. 01341 422604

Barry Ashton, 21 Bridge St, Llangollen. 01978 861140

Barry Macloskey, Chester Rd, Gresford. 01978 852485

Please contact the solicitor of your choice to make an appointment and mention the Hospice’s Will Week.

Make a Will and support Nightingale House Hospice

Singers NeededIt’s not too late to join our ‘Voices for Hospices’ event to ‘Come and Sing’ Messiah on Saturday 10th October at the Stiwt in Rhos. The conductor/choir master for the day is Mervyn Cousins, Musical Director for Cantorian Rhos and Executive Director for the International Llangollen Music Eisteddfod. The day starts at 1pm with a choral workshop until 4pm. The evening concert will start at 7.30pm in front of a paying audience. (For those who are less familiar with the piece, there will be additional rehearsals available so don’t worry if you haven’t sung this before) Cost: Singing tickets £12. Audience Tickets £10.

If Messiah isn’t your thing, you can still sing… For the month of October we are asking our supporters to organize their own “Voices for Hospice” event. This could be a concert/karaoke night/sing-a-long – in fact anything to do with ‘voice’. Call now to get more information and help us create our very own musical Mexican wave throughout north Wales this October!

Come and join the Mayor sing Messiah!

Call 01978 314 292 now for more information

Join with us and celebrate Christmas on the 11th December, for our traditional Christmas Carol concert at Chester Cathedral. Guest performances include the Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir, tenor soloist Aled Wyn Davies and the Wrexham Salvation Army Brass Band. The concert starts at 7.45pm. Tickets cost £20 for unrestricted view and £12.50 for restricted view and can be purchased online at www.nightingalehouse.co.uk or from the Hospice itself.

Christmas Carol Concert at Chester Cathedral featuring the Voices of the Valley

This year, the Hospice is delighted to launch a new Christmas tree collection and recycling service in conjunction with Wrexham Council. The trees will be collected by us and then taken to Bellevue Park and shredded. The mulch will then be used within the park throughout the spring. Collections will take place from Wednesday 6th until Sunday 10th January and will need to be booked in advance. We expect a high demand for this service so are only

able to offer to the following postcodes: LL11 1, LL11 2, LL11 4, LL11 6, LL12 7, LL12 8, LL13 7, LL13 8. You can book your tree collection on 01978 316813, phone lines will be open from Monday 29th December 2009.

A minimum donation of £5.00 per tree will apply with all proceeds going to the Hospice.

We would love to hear from any strong and willing volunteers to help us with the collection process.

Recycle your tree and help the Hospice

You too could cut a dash in a fetching red and white suit by taking part in our fi rst Santa Dash on Sunday 6th December through Mold town centre. This joint fundraising event is in aid of both Nightingale House Hospice and St Kentigerns Hospice, Denbighshire. Entry is just £10 for adults which includes a Santa outfi t and £7 for children (9-16yrs) which includes festive antler ears for children.

Don’t miss our magical ‘Winter Wonderland’ Ball, the perfect opportunity to welcome in the festive season whilst raising much needed funds for your local hospice. Tickets are £55 each and include a champagne reception, four course meal and entertainment. The ball is being held on Saturday 21st November, 2009 at Soughton Hall, Northop, Flintshire. The dress code is black tie. We have a number of table and sponsorship packages, available so get in touch!

The Hospice Christmas FairOur ever popular Christmas Fair will be held on Saturday November 21st at Wrexham Memorial Hall. There will be something for the whole family, an opportunity to buy our Christmas Cards, and Christmas merchandise, great gift ideas, toy stalls, tombola’s, raffl es, homemade fudges and shortbreads, cake stall, refreshments, children’s activities, and a visit from Santa himself with gifts for the children. Entry Fee just 50p.

Call 01978 314 292 for more information

Eaton Hall ConcertNightingale House is privileged to have been given the prestigious venue of Eaton Hall by kind permission of Their Graces, The Duke and Duchess of Westminster for a Traditional Carol Concert in the Chapel on Tuesday 22nd December. It is guaranteed to be a wonderful evening. Tickets are limited and £20 each.

Why not try something different this year and help your local Hospice by donating the money that you would normally spend on sending Christmas cards to work colleagues to the Hospice – you could send an e-card instead. Last year our Christmas Card Boycott campaign raised £8,000.

Christmas Cards Boycott

We are excited to launchsuccess of Tea@3. You cup with the similar concyour own event around that?). It might be a winea wine promotion at yogood bottle of wine and raise as much money for

All those who completeOctober will be invited “Wine@9” on Monday bottle of wine to take ho

Berwyn Bear - a gift to treasure:This is a unique gift that not only comes with a gorgeous teddy bear named Berwyn, but it also helps the Hospice too. Each gift set includes Berwyn bear holding a paper scroll which includes what gift you have bought.

Gifts examples available:Patient Meals for a Day £12.50Complimentary Therapy Session £15Gorgeous Gardens £25Child Bereavement Memory Craft £30Child Bereavement Session £50Hydrotherapy Pool Session £40Day Care £68Sponsor a Nurse for a Day £115

Visit our website for further ideas on virtual gifts.

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has made a donation on your behalf which has enabled us to provide

for the patients of the Hospice.

Thank you for you supporting Nightingale House Hospice.

For more information on how you can help, visit our website:

www.nightingalehouse.co.uk or call: 01978 314 292.

Nightingale House Hospice, Chester Road, Wrexham. LL11 2SJ. Wrexham Hospice and Cancer Support Centre Foundation Registered Charity Number: 1035600

Miss Jessica Jones

Patients Meals for a Day

Nightingale House Hospice 10th September 2009

No Cards,

Just Charity!

Merry Christmas and thank you for your support!

Planning on sending

cards to your colleagues

and friends this year? Why not try

something different?

Help your local hospice, Nightingale House, by donating the money that you would

normally spend on cards to charity and help our patients have a Merry Christmas too.

Visit our Website:www.nightingalehouse.co.uk

Christmas Magic at Bellis Garden CentreSanta and his reindeers arrive at Bellis Brothers Farm Shop & Garden Centre, Holt:Join us for a truly magical evening when Santa arrives on his sleigh pulled by reindeer including a baby reindeer, on Friday 27th November at 6.00pm for late night shopping at Bellis’ and the opening of Santa’s Grotto. This year a number of Bellis’ suppliers will be on hand for food and wine tasting as well as an opportunity to visit Santa in his grotto and meet his reindeer. Reindeer will also be resident in the garden centre on Saturday 28th November until 4.00pm, with a Santa parade through Holt Village at 2.00pm. The Grotto will be open every Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 4pm throughout December. Grotto Entry: £4.00. All money is donated to Nightingale House.

Bellis Christmas Breakfast:Each Saturday from 28th November on the run up to Christmas, Santa will be hosting breakfast from 9.15am at Bellis’ Farm shop and Garden Centre in aid of Nightingale House Hospice. For bookings and further information contact Bellis’ Restaurant on 01829 272031.

Santa Claus is coming to town...

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@ 9Baaah Humbug!With Christmas on its way, we would like to ask that if you have any unwanted presents, please consider donating them to the Hospice so that we can use them for our Day-care raffl e (held every week) or for tombola prizes at our forthcoming events.

Hampers neededCan you donate bottles and supplies for our Christmas hamper raffl e and bottle tombola? We need your help!

If so, collection boxes will be available at our Distribution Centre and at the Hospice reception.


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about any of these events

You and your four legged furry friends are invited to join us in a 3 mile sponsored Halloween dog walk on the 1st November at Alyn Waters Country Park, Gwersyllt on. Dogs are actively encouraged to dress up. Registration Fee is £5.00 each.

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Saturday 10th October Voices for Hospices, StiwtSunday 1st November

Halloween Dog WalkMonday 2nd NovemberWine@9,Nightingale House,6.30pm

Saturday 21st NovemberChristmas Fair, WrexhamSaturday 21st November

Winter Wonderland BallFriday 27th NovemberSanta and Reindeers arrive at

Bellis Farm Shop & Garden

Centre, Holt Saturday 28th November onwards

Santa themed breakfast with

grotto at Bellis Farm Shop, Holt

Sunday 6th DecemberSanta Dash, Mold

Friday 4th December

Light up a Life, Wrexham

Friday 11th DecemberChester Cathedral Concert

Tuesday 22nd DecemberEaton Hall Concert

6th - 10th JanuaryChristmas Tree Recycling

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also in aid ofNightingale House Hospice

Supervised Crèche on MondayLight lunch with wine and coffee available

Children Free

Please come andbring your friends

BANGOR-ON-DEE RACECOURSE LL13 0DASunday Evening 8th November 2009

6pm – 8.30pmEntrance £6 to include mulled wine

Monday 9th November 200910.00 am – 3.30 pm

Entrance £3 (Free to those attending Sunday)

CHRISTMAS FAIR

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The fundraising team would love to hear from you. We have lots of events that we would love to hold, however we need a suitable setting. If you would be happy for us to use your marquee the day or week after your celebrations please give us a call. Why not create a double celebration by helping your local hospice as well?

Are you hiring a Marquee next year?

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