Welcome to your May St Benedict's bulletin. We hope that you enjoy reading this month's updates from the hospice.

We are delighted to announce that we are hosting a Summer Fair on Saturday, 10th June. The fair will be held at St John's Methodist Church, Ashbrooke (SR2 7HQ) from 10 am until 3 pm. We hope to see you there.

Calling all stall holders! If you are a local trade or crafts person and are interested in having a table on the day, we still have some spaces available. Contact our fundraising team on 0191 512 8436 or by clicking the "Email the fundraising team" button below. 

We hope you enjoyed watching the coronation over the bank holiday weekend. Hospice staff, patients and their families joined in the celebrations with decorations, afternoon teas and even a staff crown-making competition.

You can find more photos from across the hospice on our Facebook and Instagram accounts or by clicking the "View photo gallery" button below.

Do you know what you want to happen after you die? Talking about death and dying is something that we are always advocating here at St Benedict's Hospice. Having an up-to-date will ensures that your wishes are carried out and that your loved ones are looked after.

This month, local solicitors are kindly offering a free will writing service to supporters of St Benedict's. All we ask is that those who take up this service make a donation to the hospice.

If you would like to find out more about booking an appointment or making a gift in your will to St Benedict's Hospice, contact our fundraising team on 0191 512 8436 or by clicking the "Email the fundraising team" button below. 

New summer stock has arrived! We have a new range of lovely gifts and homewares available from our hospice shop.

Opening hours are 9 am until 4 pm, Monday to Friday.

Why not pop in and have a browse? You can also enjoy something from our tasty bistro menu whilst you are here.

Steph, one of our Occupational Therapists here at St Benedict's, is passionate about the physical, social and psychological benefits gardening and being in green spaces can bring.

You can read Steph's latest blog post, with updates from the hospice gardens, by clicking the "Read Steph's blog post" button below.

If you are thinking of doing some volunteering and would like to help us look after our gardens, we would love to hear from you and welcome you to the team. You can find out more by clicking the "Tell me more about volunteering" button below.

Are you an amateur photographer? Enjoy taking photos in the local area? Why not enter our calendar photography competition?

We are looking for photos that show recognisable local scenes at their best. Winning entries will be included in the St Benedict's Hospice 2024 Calendar.

For more information and an application form, contact our fundraising team on 0191 512 8436 or by clicking the "Email the fundraising team" button below.

Entries need to be with us by 5 pm on Monday, 15th May 2023. Good luck!

Thank you for your continued support of our hospice. Without the kindness of people like you, we would not be able to provide the high level of free specialist palliative care that we do for local patients and their loved ones.

Don't forget to follow us on social media to stay up to date with what is going on at St Benedict's, and we'll see you back here next month.

St Benedict's Hospice & Centre for Specialist Palliative Care

Registered Charity No 1019410

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