The Friends of The Hospital at Rye Newsletter Autumn 2017

Message from Your Chairman Open Garden

Recently there has been great activity On Saturday 3rd June, David and Susie Nelson kindly around as architects, engineers, opened their secret garden in Mermaid Street in aid of The planners, healthcare managers, Friends of The Hospital at Rye. Lawn, shrubs and flower- historians and wildlife experts inspected beds looked their colourful best in the bright June our hospital site, working on our exciting sunshine and a selection of home-made cakes and and innovative plans! We hope this will refreshments lead to us becoming one of the leading were community hospital hubs in the UK by available. The offering more services and facilities. We plan to build a event raised state-of-the-art multi-functional building with facilities for £1,420 on the day care, therapies, counselling, health and leisure gate with a activities for all ages, as well as offices for social and further £240 health managers, a coffee bar for everyone and a 60-bed through the care home. The Friends are involved with the design and sale of raffle internal furnishings of the new centre, and are searching tickets. for a name for the building. Any ideas appreciated!

The Chairs of the Friends of all the East Healthcare Trust hospitals met recently for an innovative Fashion Show Dragon’s Den type session, in which all staff members had been invited to apply for funding for new ideas for Another successful their service. It was exciting to help decide which ones to fashion show was support that will benefit our community, and all the held in May at the Friends supported this initiative. We are working with the Town Hall, Rye. It paediatric diabetic team to teach children to cook (see was attended by the overleaf) and with the district nurses on a new system to Mayor of Rye and support limbs during treatment, which will help protect this sold-out event nurses from back injuries. raised over £1,000. Thank you to the This is my last newsletter as I am handing over at the four models and to October AGM to Gillian Roder, a Friend, Volunteer and Lesley Farrow of Niche for co ordinating the Spring former Occupational Therapist, who lives in Rye. I am Fashion Show, with all profits going to The Friends of The sure she will do an excellent job in carrying forward the Hospital at Rye. work of the Friends. I have really enjoyed the last three years and thank you for all your support and help.

Sally Compton, Chairman of the Friends New Website

Rotary Club Donation

Sally Compton receiving a magnificent cheque for £750 from Colin Baker, President of the Rye and Rotary Club. The Hospital at Rye has launched a new user-friendly The money was raised website. Details of all events and the latest fundraising from their well-supported news can be found along with details of the hospital itself charity walk in May. and the site. Please take a look at www.ryehospital.org.uk

bringing services closer to home The Friends of the Hospital at Rye Newsletter Autumn 2017

Board Report Cookery Lessons

The Charity’s plans for the future are The Friends are delighted to be sponsoring cookery moving forward at pace. Planning lessons organised by the paediatric diabetes team. Aimed consent has been obtained for the care specifically for children with centre on the Ambulance site and the diabetes, it gives them a detailed planning application has been chance to meet others with submitted for the 60-bed care home. the same condition and to Details of each can be found on our learn to cook delicious website, which has been so beautifully savoury and sweet dishes. refurbished through the hard work of They can then share the Stephanie Faulkner-Smith and Chrissy Rodger. The care recipes with their parents and home project is fully funded through our developing and friends, encouraging a more operating partners Greensleeves Care, but we have a healthy lifestyle. little way to go to complete the moneys necessary for the care centre. We will shortly be starting a major fund- raising campaign asking for both large and small donations, and for a number of benefactors to provide short-term substantial interest-free loans.

Within the hospital we are in discussion with the Healthcare Trust (NHS) to expand the services in the area of diagnostics and orthopaedic physiotherapy. ESHT recently won the contract for this provision from Virgincare and are expanding the facilities at Rye.

With all this activity we continue to strive to be an Golf Day exemplar for the provision of community healthcare services. The weather was perfect Barry Nealon, Chairman of the Board for our charity golf day, and 68 players enjoyed the stableford foursomes Pippa’s Garden competition after a good lunch. The winners, with a huge score of 41 points, On Wednesday 26th July, Rye, Winchelsea and District won great prizes supplied Memorial Hospital Ltd were thrilled to receive a donation by the professional, and of £540 from Pippa the lucky raffle winners Hudson. The money won cases of wine. An was raised through added bonus was the an Open Garden £400 paid by players to event at Pippa’s try and get nearer the pin house in Mill Road, than the pro on one of the Rye. Pippa was short holes. The day raised nearly £4,500 for the Friends. helped, both Thanks to Mark Harris, the very efficient organiser, above throughout the day right with helpers Simon Compton and Paddy Coulman, and by baking registering one of the golfers, David Pettman. cakes for the event, by the Landgate WI. Recent Purchases Forthcoming Events In July the Friends were able to purchase many items that had been requested by both the District Nurses and the Monday 6th November Ward. These included five finger-tip pulse Oximeters, two Bridge and afternoon tea in Hall. wooden benches Tables are £44 and all proceeds in aid of and cushions, an Rye, Winchelsea and District Memorial adjustable Hospital. bedside table, three height- Saturday 2nd December adjustable chairs, Christmas Fair, St Mary’s Church, Rye a fridge-freezer and a Sound Ear For more information please email to record noise Stephanie at [email protected] levels.

Rye, Winchelsea and District Memorial Hospital, Road, Rye Foreign, Rye, East Sussex TN31 7UD Tel: 01797 223810 • www.ryehospital.org.uk • www.facebook.com/ryehospital • Registered Charity 1014232