Hospice News
September 2018
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Staff & Volunteer Awards Success We held our first Staff and Volunteer Awards Ceremony at Ashby Decoy Golf Club on Friday 14 September, to celebrate the achievements of our workforce and to recognise the exceptional work of individuals, services or teams in the nine categories. Congratulations to all our nominees and winners – and thank you to everyone who took the time to make a nomination— it was a wonderful evening. For a full round up of all the photos, please check out our slideshow by clicking here
Chief Executive Award Winner
Chris Moore
Liz Davies
Jill Perry
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Team of the year Winner
Reception Team Volunteer Transport Domestic/Kitchen/Facilities Team Team
Volunteer of the Year Winner
Debbie Moore Ruth Brocklesby Mel Harrison
Staff Member of the Year Winner
Mags Harrison Jenny Baynham Anne Day
Idea of the year Winner
Lindsey’s Pre-loved Boutique The Wellbeing Centre The Cake Lounge
Learner of the Year Winner
Kay Fowler Charlotte Youngman Joe King
Newcomer of the Year Winner
Carolyn Connor Joe Kelsey Maria Brown
Carer of the Year Winner
Karen Wright Karen Andrew Elaine Bradley
Exceptional Contribution to Fundraising Winner
Ryan Oates Karen Murphy Jeff Harris
Shop Window of the Year
Winner
Epworth Laneham Street Brigg
Shop Window of the Year Epworth ... Brigg ... Laneham StreetLaneham Street Chief Executive AwardChief Award Liz Davies . Chris Moore ... Jill PerryJill Perry News
Light up a Life Thank you Ongo! launched We’d like to say a huge We’re bringing Light thank you to the team up a Life into the at Ongo for donating heart of Lindsey £310, which was raised Lodge Hospice for the by selling delicious first time this Christmas, we hope homemade cakes at you will join us! Find their recent Carnival. out more here Thank you to our Great North Runners! Thank you to our 21-strong group of Lindsey Lodge Hospice charity runners who took part in the Great Family, friends and local community raise North Run on Sunday 19 funds in memory September. of Hazel The family of Winterton grandmother Hazel Collingwood, who was a stalwart in her local community Dragonfly Beauty launched at Lindsey have raised over Lodge Hospice £3,000 to support Beauty therapist Natalie is the work of Lindsey Lodge. More here offering a whole host of beauty therapies and pamper sessions Vintage tractor for patients, carers, families, run raises £2,400 staff and volunteers, along with any North Lincolnshire patient A total of 57 or carer living with a life- tractors both old limiting condition, and the and new took part general public – all in the safe in the fifth annual and tranquil surroundings of Lindsey Lodge Isle of Axholme Hospice. For more information, please Vintage Tractor contact Sarah Hodge on 01724 270835. Run, raising over 2,400 in aid of Lindsey Lodge Hospice in Scunthorpe. More here Lord Roberts fundraisers go coast to coast Sports Big hearted cyclists from a town centre bars public house have compete raised over £1656 for in charity Lindsey Lodge by taking part in a football coast to coast match challenge. More here Big hearted regulars from Mulligan’s Sports Bar and Showman’s Sports Bar have given us a £700 boost following a charity football match. Thank you to our Lloyds Bank More here volunteers! We’d like to say a huge Kirton man flies high thank you to our team of for hospice volunteers from Lloyds Bank A Kirton man has who helped us out in our proved he’s got a Laneham Street Hospice head for heights after Shop on 12 September! skydiving and raising over £856 for Lindsey Lodge More here News
Winter Ball—have you bought your ticket Generous donation yet? of knitted dolls for We’re delighted to our Christmas Fair be holding our first Super-talented knitter ever charity ball on Heidi Clark has been Saturday 17 busy knitting these November. beautiful dolls and has generously donated them to us to sell at our Tickets for the Christmas Gift and Craft Fair on Saturday 24 Lindsey Lodge November at John Leggott College. Hospice Winter Ball are now on sale, Joel’s paper craft raises £20 for Hospice and the event A very big hearted promises an little boy has raised opportunity to dress £20 for Lindsey Lodge to impress for a after selling his glittering evening of paper craft animals. fine food and live After Joel (7) learned entertainment in a how to make the red carpet setting at little colourful paper The Baths Hall in Scunthorpe. More here animals from his friend, he decided to put his new skills to Meet our Advanced Assistants! good use to help raise funds for the Hospice, We’re delighted to introduce you to our new and set about selling them to family and Advanced friends. More here Assistants at Lindsey Lodge Hospice. They are Thai Evening in Messingham is a currently taking delight! part in an 18 month intensive A huge thank you to training Dave and Don for programme of donating the additional skills delicious and Fundraising Thai competencies to become autonomous meal at The Crown practitioners in these areas, to enhance in Messingham, practice across all areas of the Hospice and organised by across seven days. More here Hospice’s Messingham Supporter Group on Thursday 13 September, which raised an Congratulations to our £1,000 Lottery amazing £700! Everyone had a wonderful Jackpot winner! evening with delicious food in great Congratulations to company! our latest Your Charity Lottery 80s Night raises funds for Lindsey Lodge £1,000 Jackpot Hospice winner Mrs Ruby Midgely! Mr and Mrs The 80s were back Midgely from in full swing when Scunthorpe, have Sarah held an 80s supported the Night at Mill Road Hospice in various Club. After having ways for over 14 planned a school years including asking reunion, she made for donations in lieu a last minute of anniversary gifts, taking part in our decision to plan an 80s Night for charity Superdraw Raffles, and also enjoyed our very instead, pulling it together in just six weeks. special trip on the Orient Express. More here More here News
10 new Dementia Friends Cake Lounge celebrates first birthday with lots of new offers We’re Our Cake Lounge celebrated its first birthday on 10 delighted August, and in just to reveal a year it’s become we now a popular location for lunches and have 10 afternoon teas, as more well as selling Dementia affordable gifts and Friends greetings cards. here at Lindsey Lodge to increase our We’ve recently understanding of dementia and inspire others introduced a new to take action to support people affected by hot deal of the day, Cake Night dementia. Friday and daily Pudding Club Donation of snuggle blankets will where customers keep our patients cosy can come along and collect a We’d like to say a huge thank you to Mrs delicious pie and Marie Hewson and daughter Sharon Hewson custard to take away. More here for their generous donation of snuggle blankets. We’re also looking forward to Pie Pea and Pud Week The lovely fleecy 1—6 October, where for just £5 you’ll be able to enjoy a comforting slice of pie, followed by a blankets perfectly delicious servicing of pud—lovingly made by Lindsey match the decor in Lodge Hospice. our inpatient rooms and will We’re catering for all occasions provide much comfort and Whatever your occasion Lindsey Lodge Hospice can warmth to our patients over the coming provide high quality catering packages for up to 50 months. people (all of our packages Specialist Training for our Volunteer include tea, coffee and Bereavement Support Workers fruit juice). Prices range We were delighted to welcome specialist from £7.50 bereavement trainers to Lindsey Lodge per person to Hospice who we’re working in partnership £10 per with to provide bespoke training for 11 person, full additional details here Volunteer Bereavement Support Workers, who will be part of our Bereavement and Family Support Team. Your Opinion Counts...
Thank you to everyone who takes the time to send us feedback by filling in our patient questionnaires, in our comments book, by post, or even via social media.
We thought we’d share a few with you so you can see—your opinion really does make all the difference to everyone at Lindsey Lodge Hospice!
Just wanted to say thank you for looking after my mum in her last few days. I am so relieved that you Thank you so much for were there to support my dad and every thing you and your the rest of the family at this team have done for us, difficult time. You all do an amazing job supporting the patients and and continue to do. We their families. will always support you!
From the Day Care ward to the In Patient suite, your My family can never thank you wonderful staff could not do enough for us. We are enough for the help we had extremely lucky to have when we really needed it.
such a wonderful facility on our doorstep. Long may it prosper to serve the community. News
Our supporters have a passion for fashion! Families unite to raise funds
There have been two very successful fashion shows The families of two best friends from Crowle held during September for Lindsey Lodge Hospice. have united to raise over On Monday 17 £3,232 to say September our thank you to Messingham Lindsey Lodge Supporter Group for their care. teamed up with our Lindsey’s Pre-loved Val Janssen Fashion Boutique for and Mabel a fashion show at Messingham Village Hall, which raised over £1,200. Clift passed away at Lindsey Lodge within weeks of each Meanwhile, on other, and their families have held a series Wednesday 19 of fundraising events to say thank you for the September, the Epworth excellent care they received. More here Business Forum held a fashion show at Epworth Imperial Hall, which raised over £1,000. Afternoon Tea raises £288 Thanks also to our Scunthorpe Thank you to everyone involved in both events for their wonderful support! Supporter Group for holding a very successful Afternoon Tea Now it’s your at the Hospice on Sunday 24 turn… September, along with guest speaker Rita Merrick. We’re holding our second Lindsey Lodge Fashion Show here at the Vintage Fair coming soon! Hospice on It’s our ever popular Thursday 1 November from Vintage Fair at 7pm, but hurry, Redbourn Club on tickets are limited, Saturday 20 October, so snap yours up so don’t miss out on now for just £5 by your chance to buy a contacting us on 01724 270835! VIP ticket! All the details here
Firefighters help boost Mayor’s Appeal fund Thank you to Humberside Fire and Rescue for taking part in a Want to know more about what’s going charity car wash for the Mayor’s Appeal fund, which on in and around the Hospice? Simply raised £502 for Lindsey Lodge. click here for our calendar of events, or phone our Fundraising Team on 01724 270835.