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Theatre Trip to Windsor - 20th August 2010
SBH supporters and friends enjoyed a lovely evening on Friday 20th August. A coach took us to 'Gilbeys' at Eton where we enjoyed a delicious 2 course dinner, followed by a performance of Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie at the Theatre Royal, Windsor. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the evening and £300 was raised for the Hospice.
Garden Party - 18th July 2010
The annual Hospice garden party was held on Sunday 18th July. The sun shone down and created a wonderful atmosphere in the gardens, as visitors took part on the tombola, bought cakes, listened to the band and enjoyed a cream tea which all helped to raise £1100 which will go towards the vital services we provide for our patients. Thank you to everyone who came along and supported this event including those who provided cakes, gifts, and plants and to our Volunteers for all their help on the day.
Wycombe Wander 3rd/4th July 2010
A quote from the Bucks Free Press‘As the clock struck midnight more than 500 women walkers set off for a stride through the dark streets on High Wycombe on Sunday morning.Two bunny girls led the mass walkathon which sought to raise cash for Scannappeal, South Bucks Hospice and guest charity, Kids in Sport.£55,000 has been pledged in sponsorship, including £10,000 for Kids in Sport.The Wycombe Wander – in its second year – began and ended at the Blues' Adams Park stadium.The first walkers completed the 12.5 mile circuit in 2hrs 44 minutes and the final walkers arrived back at Adams Park in 5hrs and 5 minutes. ‘
Congratulations and thank you to all Walkers and Volunteers who helped make this a fantastic event.
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Ascot Ladies Lunch - 17th June 2010
The Crazy Bear in Beaconsfield was the venue for our Ascot Lunch.
A wonderful afternoon was spent watching two races and enjoying a delicious buffet lunch in the beautiful surroundings of The Crazy Bear.
Film Evening – 10th June 2010Over 60 people attended the showing of ‘Creation’ at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield. Drinks and nibbles were served prior to the viewing and a raffle was also available. £750 was raised from the evening.
Golf Day - 13th May 2010
8 teams enjoyed a day of golf at the Lambourne Club, Burnham last week for this annual Hospice event. Following the golf, a delicious 3 course lunch was served, after which the prize giving and raffle took place. This event raised £2400 towards the Hospice. All the players commented on a great day.
Visit to Blenheim Palace - 26th April 2010
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30 supporters of the Hospice enjoyed a lovely day at Blenheim Palace on Monday 26th April. Following a very informative private tour of the palace we enjoyed a sit down lunch in the Indian room overlooking the water terraces. Time was then spent wandering around the park, gardens, exhibitions and some took a little trip on the train to the butterfly house. A great day was had by all.
Princes Risborough Shop
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Our Princes Risborough shop opened in February making it the hospice’s fifth charity shop. The shop was officially opened by the Mayor of Princes Risborough, Alan Turner, pictured above with Tony Hardware, CEO, shop manager Janice Hawking, and shop assistant Yvonne Warwick. We are delighted to open our doors in Princes Risborough which gives the local people a chance to support their local hospice.
Snowdrop Sunday - 21st February 2010
Ann Widdecombe MP gave her support to the South Bucks Hospice last week when she attended our charity lunch.
The sun came after a snowy start on Sunday 21st Feb for our annual Snowdrop Sunday walk at West Wycombe Estate. A large number of visitors enjoyed walking through the grounds and admiring the snowdrops followed by tea and cakes in the Church Rooms. The event raised £2400 towards the services provided at the Hospice for our patients.
The photos show our wonderful team of volunteers on duty.
Quiz Night - 30th January 2010
The Hospice annual quiz took place at the Curzon Centre, Beaconsfield on Saturday 30th January. We had a full house with 19 teams taking part. A great night was had by all and the winning team was ‘The Disraeli Devils’. In total £1500 was raised for the Hospice.
Christmas Raffle 2009
The draw took place on 14th December at 2pm at the hospice. The lucky tickets were drawn by Honorary Vice-President Ian Johnson helped by Tony Hardware, CEO. Over £2000 has been raised for the hospice. Thank you to everyone who supported the raffle and congratulations to the lucky winners!!!.
The winners are:1st Prize £1000 – Mrs S Kilarski of High Wycombe2nd Prize £50 – Mrs L Swayne of Prestwood3rd Prize £50 – E Sekiewicz of High Wycombe4th Prize £50 – Mr N Compton of Beaconsfield5th Prize £50 – B Gillson of High Wycombe
Santa Dash - 13th December 2009
Santa Dash through Penn to help raise money for HospiceThe South Bucks Hospice held their first ever Santa Dash, a sponsored walk of 2 km in Penn last Sunday, 13th December.
100 participants took part in this fun run, all dressed as Santa’s and other festive characters. Adults, toddlers, children and dogs enjoyed a brief warm up, by Kirsty Bartlett of Well-being Solutions, before heading off across the Common.On completion each runner received a Santa medal and the children received goody bags. Prizes were awarded to the best fancy dress for a boy and a girl.‘We were delighted that so many families turned up to take part in this fun community event, and look forward to doing another Santa Dash in 2010’, said Ruth Pettitt, Appeals Manager, South Bucks Hospice.Mince pies and hot drinks were served to all following the run.Approximately £2k will be raised for the Hospice and this will go towards the vital services we provide to our patients.
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Light Up A Life 2009
Our Light Up A Life event was held this year in the garden of the hospice.Over 60 people attended to remember loved ones and to dedicate lights in their honour as a choir from Godstowe School led the singing of Carols.Mulled wine and mince pies were served following the dedication of lights.
News from High Wycombe Shop!
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Althorp Visit - Monday 28 September 2009
44 Hospice Supporters enjoyed a private tour of the Althorp Estate followed by a Cream Tea in the State Dining Room
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Charity Lunch - Thursday 24 September 2009
The outspoken politician is also a novelist, and she signed copies of her books before joining 140 guests for lunch at the Harewood Downs Golf Club in Amersham. She then gave an entertaining speech about her life as an MP. Over £2,500 was raised for the hospice. "Ann was very passionate about the hospice movement and stressed how important it was to continue to support this very good charity."
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Hospice, Events and Community Co-ordinator, Fiona Turner took part in the crazy motor sport of lawn mower racing on Saturday 1st August in West Sussex. This annual endurance race runs from 8pm until 8am and teams race machines in groups of 3. However this year due to the bad weather conditions the race was stopped after 5 hours due to the whole track turning into a quagmire ! Fiona and her 2 team-mates raced on a Standard lawn mower and came 12th overall (out of 51 entered teams) and gained 1st in their class. Overall the girls raised approximately £700 towards the Hospice. Footage of the race can be viewed at www.blmra.co.uk12 hour Lawn Mower Race – 1 August 2009
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Bucks New University – Students Charity ChallengeTwo groups of 1st Year Business Management students from Bucks New University chose the South Bucks Hospice for their ‘Charity Challenge’ assignment. Each group had to hold a fundraising event and raise as much money as possible for their chosen charity and on the final day display how they had done this with an exhibition.Group 1: Oliver Harris & Simon Baker. This team took up the challenge of walking the route of the London Marathon dressed as smurfs ! They did this in 8 hours on 25th February and collected money in their bucket as they walked, they received various car hoots and cheers from passers- by and many questions asked, especially from tourists !They also set up a fundraising page for sponsorship and this together with other money raised a total of £283.28, which is fantastic.
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Group 2: Rachel Nash, Lewis Smith, Sam Taylor and Danny Wallace. This group held a poker tournament and Wii challenge amongst their friends and students.This group also set up a fundraising page for sponsorship and donations and this raised a total of £154.96, which is great.
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Danny, Sam, Rachel & Lewis
The Hospice supplied the groups with banners, balloons, tabards and leaflets for their stands and the exhibition on 9th March and Fiona turner and Mike Taylor attended and were really pleased to see both groups so enthusiastic for raising funds and spreading awareness of the Hospice.
A big thank you to both groups and we hope they received ‘top marks’ for their assignment.
Waitrose
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Cheque for £2000 presented by Waitrose in support of employee, Liz Brainch for her participation in our sponsored walk.
Marlow Town Band
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Marlow Town Band led by Ian Young played carols outside John Lewis in High Wycombe to the delight of their Christmas shoppers.
A cheque for £560 was presented to the hospice. Thank you to everyone who so kindly donated.
Wycombe Art Group
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Wycombe Art Group made a generous donation from the proceeds of their winter exhibition.
Azzurri Communications in High Wycombe
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Azzurri Communications in High Wycombe offered their services to help tidy the hospice garden - November 2009.
Jason Eldridge Golf Day
A golf day at Farnham Park Golf Club was organised by Jason Eldridge earlier this year, with a dinner at the High Wycombe Irish Club which raised a fantastic £3,500 for the Hospice. Jason has supported the Hospice over many years with his Golf Day’s and in total has raised an amazing £18,500. Well done to Jason and all his golfing friends who have supported these events.Rotary Club of Beaconsfield, Cheese and Wine Evening at BekonscotAn enjoyable Cheese & Wine Evening was held at Bekonscot by The Rotary Club of Beaconsfield raising £1000 for the Hospice.We are extremely grateful to the club for organising the event and to everyone who attended.
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Awareness Stalls
Valerie Hardware has been helping the hospice by organizing Awareness Days in Beaconsfield & Marlow. Valerie has raised over £1025 so far from her sales of bric-a brac, books, toys etc.and teddy tombola!Thank you Valerie for all your hard work.
