Christmas Lights Thank you…. Friends Chris, Will, Paul and Jean raised £356 for To our volunteer Tony, who recently celebrated St. Margaret's Hospice in memory of Mr Danny a birthday and held a party, where he asked his Fundraising Volunteer Roundup Spring 2019 Lawrence by decoratng the outside of their homes friends and family to donate to St. Margaret's Hospice in lieu of gifs. This party raised £983.25 in Hambridge at Christmas. Registered Charity No: 279473 which could help pay for nearly two whole days of care for a patent in one of our In-patent Dear Volunteers and Supporters, Units. Thank you so much to Tony, his friends April Fool's and family for donatng this magnifcent sum of You may have notced a slightly diferent heading as we money to St. Margaret's Hospice and for making Challenge! are keen to not confuse this publicaton with our Staf and each day count for our patents and their Volunteer Newsleter. We have also taken the This fun challenge has families. opportunity to provide this update on a quarterly basis, so been organised by Thank you to everyone who volunteered at this editon includes our upcoming events between March Malcolm Spencer afer Dunster by Candlelight in December 2018. The and May . his father received event raised a magnifcent £6,243.02! care at St. Margaret's Thank you to everyone who helped out at our Glorious Gardens will be launched in April and Hospice Christmas bucket collectons at such a busy tme we are delighted that we have had 53 individual gardens Malcolm says: “The April Fool's Challenge is exactly signed up, ofering a diverse range of plantng and styles. of year. that. It's designed to be open to all ages and abilites We hope you manage to get along to one or two as a and simply involves setng yourself a challenge visitor or a volunteer, and enjoy some lovely tea and cake (perhaps even a foolish one) that can be completed Volunteer inducton training in a tranquil setng. on or around April Fool's Day.

If you started your volunteering role afer October 2018, and have not atended an inducton yet, please Please do take tme to look at our upcoming events in the “It could be a run in your slippers, a cycle in your do book on to one of the following by contactng Susan: centre pages, and let your Community Fundraiser know if pyjamas or maybe just a cake baking contest. It you are able to ofer your assistance. doesn't mater, as long as it's a challenge for you it qualifes you to be come an April Fool!” Wednesday 27 March, Hospice Academy, 6pm—9pm Wednesday 24 April, Yeovil Hospice Academy, 6pm—9pm Best wishes To fnd out how you can join Malcolm and start your Wednesday 8 May, Taunton Hospice Academy, 1.30pm—4.30pm Susan Bickle, Fundraising Volunteer Coordinator own April Fool's Challenge, visit our website and search ‘April Fool’. Thursday 20 June, Croscombe Village Hall, Nr. Wells, 9.30am—12.30pm 01935 709182 / 07736 886145

Welcoming new volunteers… Volunteer Cofee Morning Glorious Somerset Gardens Season Ticket! saying goodbye to friends Spring 2019 Are you looking for a Mother’s Day Gif? Birthday present? Or Friday 8 March, 10.30am at Yeovil Hospice just want to treat yourself? Please give a warm welcome to all of our new volunteers Friday 15 March, 10.30am at Taunton Hospice A Glorious Gardens Season Ticket may be just the thing. who have joined us since Christmas. AGENDA Priced at £25, the tcket will allow entry to any of the gardens Food and Hygiene Update featured in our brochure, and will come presented in a pack Thelma Pound has joined us in Burnham-on-Sea as a Glo- New Volunteer Policy accompanied by a copy of the full colour brochure. Tickets can rious Somerset Garden Volunteer, along with Driving as Volunteer Glorious Somerset Gardens be pre-ordered and available to be posted out from Monday Allie O'Callaghan, from Bridgwater, joining as a Volunteer Opportunites between 18 March, just in tme for Mother’s Day on Sunday 31. Fundraising and Events Volunteer. March and October Tickets can be ordered by phone on 01935 709182 (card Steve Parry from Wellington has joined the Fundraising Please RSVP by Friday 1 March for catering purposes to payments accepted), by post (with cheques made payable to and Events Team in Taunton. Susan on 01935 709182 or St. Margaret's Hospice), to St. Margaret's Hospice, Litle Tarrat susan.bickle@st-margarets- Lane, Yeovil BA20 2HU, or purchased from the recepton desks We also want to say a huge thank you to Wenda Turner hospice.org.uk in Yeovil and Taunton Hospices afer Monday 18 March. from Wells, who has recently stood down afer many years of volunteering, having moved out of the area.

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Christmas Lights Thank you…. Friends Chris, Will, Paul and Jean raised £356 for To our volunteer Tony, who recently celebrated St. Margaret's Hospice in memory of Mr Danny a birthday and held a party, where he asked his Fundraising Volunteer Roundup Spring 2019 Lawrence by decoratng the outside of their homes friends and family to donate to St. Margaret's Hospice in lieu of gifs. This party raised £983.25 in Hambridge at Christmas. Registered Charity No: 279473 which could help pay for nearly two whole days of care for a patent in one of our In-patent Dear Volunteers and Supporters, Units. Thank you so much to Tony, his friends April Fool's and family for donatng this magnifcent sum of You may have notced a slightly diferent heading as we money to St. Margaret's Hospice and for making Challenge! are keen to not confuse this publicaton with our Staf and each day count for our patents and their Volunteer Newsleter. We have also taken the This fun challenge has families. opportunity to provide this update on a quarterly basis, so been organised by Thank you to everyone who volunteered at this editon includes our upcoming events between March Malcolm Spencer afer Dunster by Candlelight in December 2018. The and May . his father received event raised a magnifcent £6,243.02! care at St. Margaret's Thank you to everyone who helped out at our Glorious Somerset Gardens will be launched in April and Hospice Christmas bucket collectons at such a busy tme we are delighted that we have had 53 individual gardens Malcolm says: “The April Fool's Challenge is exactly signed up, ofering a diverse range of plantng and styles. of year. that. It's designed to be open to all ages and abilites We hope you manage to get along to one or two as a and simply involves setng yourself a challenge visitor or a volunteer, and enjoy some lovely tea and cake (perhaps even a foolish one) that can be completed Volunteer inducton training in a tranquil setng. on or around April Fool's Day.

If you started your volunteering role afer October 2018, and have not atended an inducton yet, please Please do take tme to look at our upcoming events in the “It could be a run in your slippers, a cycle in your do book on to one of the following by contactng Susan: centre pages, and let your Community Fundraiser know if pyjamas or maybe just a cake baking contest. It you are able to ofer your assistance. doesn't mater, as long as it's a challenge for you it qualifes you to be come an April Fool!” Wednesday 27 March, Taunton Hospice Academy, 6pm—9pm Wednesday 24 April, Yeovil Hospice Academy, 6pm—9pm Best wishes To fnd out how you can join Malcolm and start your Wednesday 8 May, Taunton Hospice Academy, 1.30pm—4.30pm Susan Bickle, Fundraising Volunteer Coordinator own April Fool's Challenge, visit our website and search ‘April Fool’. Thursday 20 June, Croscombe Village Hall, Nr. Wells, 9.30am—12.30pm 01935 709182 / 07736 886145

Welcoming new volunteers… Volunteer Cofee Morning Glorious Somerset Gardens Season Ticket! saying goodbye to friends Spring 2019 Are you looking for a Mother’s Day Gif? Birthday present? Or Friday 8 March, 10.30am at Yeovil Hospice just want to treat yourself? Please give a warm welcome to all of our new volunteers Friday 15 March, 10.30am at Taunton Hospice A Glorious Gardens Season Ticket may be just the thing. who have joined us since Christmas. AGENDA Priced at £25, the tcket will allow entry to any of the gardens Food and Hygiene Update featured in our brochure, and will come presented in a pack Thelma Pound has joined us in Burnham-on-Sea as a Glo- New Volunteer Policy accompanied by a copy of the full colour brochure. Tickets can rious Somerset Garden Volunteer, along with Driving as Volunteer Glorious Somerset Gardens be pre-ordered and available to be posted out from Monday Allie O'Callaghan, from Bridgwater, joining as a Volunteer Opportunites between 18 March, just in tme for Mother’s Day on Sunday 31. Fundraising and Events Volunteer. March and October Tickets can be ordered by phone on 01935 709182 (card Steve Parry from Wellington has joined the Fundraising Please RSVP by Friday 1 March for catering purposes to payments accepted), by post (with cheques made payable to and Events Team in Taunton. Susan on 01935 709182 or St. Margaret's Hospice), to St. Margaret's Hospice, Litle Tarrat susan.bickle@st-margarets- Lane, Yeovil BA20 2HU, or purchased from the recepton desks We also want to say a huge thank you to Wenda Turner hospice.org.uk in Yeovil and Taunton Hospices afer Monday 18 March. from Wells, who has recently stood down afer many years of volunteering, having moved out of the area.

Page 1 of 4 Sunday 26 May Glorious Somerset Garden Upcoming events Monday 6 May Rocky Mountain Nursery, Wells Fundraising Group Charity Stall, 10am—4pm. Upcoming events contnued... Westleigh Farm, Westleigh, Contact Terena for details. TA4 3RE Sunday 24 March WEST SOMERSET 11am - 5pm Great Somerset Saturday 11 May Yeovil Hospice Fete Saturday 2 March Taunton Mayor is holding a Song for Entry £3. Cycle. Volunteers needed for set up on Friday, Springtme event at St. James Church Taunton in aid of Volunteers needed A two-acre garden, manning stalls and gate on Saturday. Contact St. Margaret's Hospice. Doors open at 7pm. for registraton, set amongst an old Vicky for details. refreshments and Saturday 9 March Manor Golf Club is hostng a farmhouse and marshalling at both Saturday 11 May Funtasia Ball three-course carvery and ‘60s/70s disco, with aucton stone barns. Steps hospices. Please Westland's, in aid of St. Margaret's Hospice. Fizz and rafe in aid of St. Margaret's Hospice. Tickets are lead to grass contact Sonia for on arrival, three course meal, live band, fun on sale, £27.50 via their website www.oakemanor.com terraces and more details. casino, rodeo bull, photo booth and more. £50 Tuesday 12 March Big Breakfast stunning borders per person, email burstng with fowering shrubs and perennials, EAST SOMERSET Volunteer Recruitment Event at Community Centre [email protected] plus a productve vegetable plot. A rill, ponds Saturday 16 March Mendip Men’s walk sets of at 12 10am and a stream atract wildlife and the garden noon, Green to Tor Rugby Club, ending Saturday 18 May ‘A Spring Bouquet for St. Thursday 25 April Bucket Collecton at Asda Taunton stretches beyond the garden walls to ancient with a pasty and a pint, charity aucton and live viewing Margaret's Hospice’ An evening of song, music from 10am – 4pm. Volunteers needed in pairs for two fowering meadows and a recently replanted of the Calcuta Cup on the big Screen. £25 adult entry and prose, licensed bar and rafe. Jubilee Hall, hour shifs. Contact Kara for details. orchard. Refreshments on sale. and £15 for under-16s. Volunteer marshalls needed Ditcheat, 7pm. Tickets £10 from the Kitchen Friday 26 April Bucket Collecton at Tesco Taunton Contact Victoria for details. Shop, Castle Cary, or Maryland Farm Shop. Volunteers needed to assist. Contact Terena for from 10am – 4pm. Volunteers needed in pairs for two Thursday 21 March Burnham on Sea Tesco Bucket details. hour shifs. Contact Kara for details. Collecton 10am – 4pm. Volunteers needed for two Friday 10 May The Great Somerset Tea Party hour shifs to work in pairs. Contact Kara for details. Sunday 19 May Gliter Run Remix at Wincanton Racecourse. Volunteers needed for 1pm - 3pm Sunfower Centre, Taunton Hospice, come Saturday 23 March Fashion Show Ansford Academy, registraton, refreshments, merchandise and and joins is for tea and cake in aid of St. Margaret's Castle Cary. Upcycled and vintage fashion, to buy on course statons. Contact Sonia for details. Hospice. Donatons of cake welcome. the night. Tickets £5 from St Margaret's Shops in Caste Cary, Shepton ands Wells or call 01935 709485, rafe Monday 21 May- Bingo at St John and St Joseph Thursday 23 and Friday 24 May - Bucket Collecton at and bar available. School, Bridgwater, 6.30pm-8.30pm. Volunteer Tesco Minehead from 10am – 4pm. Volunteers needed needed for rafe. Contact Terena for details. Monday 25 March Wincanton Memorial Hall in pairs for two-hour shifs. Contact Kara for details. Volunteer Recruitment Cofee Morning 11am - 12.30pm Sunday 19 May - Glorious Somerset Garden Thursday 11 April Bucket Collecton at Glastonbury Tesco from 10am – 4pm. Volunteers needed for two Community Fundraising Manager The Old Rectory, Elworthy, hour shifs to work in pairs. Contact Terena for details. Victoria Poole Lydeard St Lawrence TA4 3PX Friday 19 April Bucket Collecton at Langport Tesco Tel: 01935 709157 or 07772 523942 11am—5pm, £4 entry. from 10am – 4pm. Volunteers needed for two hours. Refreshments on sale and WC Rich’s Cider held their annual Wassail in aid of Sunday 28 April Glorious Somerset Garden at Litle Orchard, Somerset East Terena Gill available, regret no dogs. St. Margaret's Hospice—we were represented 8 Church Road, East Huntspill, TA9 3PG 11am-4pm Tel: 01935 709484 or 07736 886183 This 4½ acre is a treasure trove of by Vicky Cannard, Tracy Harding, Diana Blake £3.50, children free. Beautful blossom in a private arboretum bluebells, camellias, azaleas, and Terena Young, who were wrapped up and garden. Refreshments on sale, dogs on leads welcome. Somerset West Kara Frampton rhododendrons and an interestng collecton of rare trees. Its wild meadows of natve fowers and grasses atract an warmly against the January weather! This 1 ½ acre garden developed Tel: 01823 345911 or 07736 886171 endless variety of moths, grasshoppers, buterfies, over 25 years from horse paddocks dragonfies, house martns and much more...! is now a stunning garden on the Volunteering and Glorious Gardens Check our website before visitng in case of cancellaton edge of the Levels boastng a Susan Bickle due to possible house sale. collecton of inspiring specimen and Tel:01935 709182 Saturday 8 June – Taunton Hospice Summer Fete from 11am to orchard trees. Many species blossom beautfully in spring. The Events Sonia Bateman 3pm. Volunteers needed to help set up on the day, pack down garden is also planted with bulbs, hellebores, camellias, Tel: 01823 365609 and man stalls. Contact Kara for details. azaleas and japonica. Sunday 26 May Glorious Somerset Garden Upcoming events Monday 6 May Rocky Mountain Nursery, Wells Fundraising Group Charity Stall, 10am—4pm. Upcoming events contnued... Westleigh Farm, Westleigh, Lydeard St Lawrence Contact Terena for details. TA4 3RE Sunday 24 March WEST SOMERSET 11am - 5pm Great Somerset Saturday 11 May Yeovil Hospice Fete Saturday 2 March Taunton Mayor is holding a Song for Entry £3. Cycle. Volunteers needed for set up on Friday, Springtme event at St. James Church Taunton in aid of Volunteers needed A two-acre garden, manning stalls and gate on Saturday. Contact St. Margaret's Hospice. Doors open at 7pm. for registraton, set amongst an old Vicky for details. refreshments and Saturday 9 March Oake Manor Golf Club is hostng a farmhouse and marshalling at both Saturday 11 May Funtasia Ball three-course carvery and ‘60s/70s disco, with aucton stone barns. Steps hospices. Please Westland's, in aid of St. Margaret's Hospice. Fizz and rafe in aid of St. Margaret's Hospice. Tickets are lead to grass contact Sonia for on arrival, three course meal, live band, fun on sale, £27.50 via their website www.oakemanor.com terraces and more details. casino, rodeo bull, photo booth and more. £50 Tuesday 12 March Wiveliscombe Big Breakfast stunning borders per person, email burstng with fowering shrubs and perennials, EAST SOMERSET Volunteer Recruitment Event at Community Centre [email protected] plus a productve vegetable plot. A rill, ponds Saturday 16 March Mendip Men’s walk sets of at 12 10am and a stream atract wildlife and the garden noon, Wells Cathedral Green to Tor Rugby Club, ending Saturday 18 May ‘A Spring Bouquet for St. Thursday 25 April Bucket Collecton at Asda Taunton stretches beyond the garden walls to ancient with a pasty and a pint, charity aucton and live viewing Margaret's Hospice’ An evening of song, music from 10am – 4pm. Volunteers needed in pairs for two fowering meadows and a recently replanted of the Calcuta Cup on the big Screen. £25 adult entry and prose, licensed bar and rafe. Jubilee Hall, hour shifs. Contact Kara for details. orchard. Refreshments on sale. and £15 for under-16s. Volunteer marshalls needed Ditcheat, 7pm. Tickets £10 from the Kitchen Friday 26 April Bucket Collecton at Tesco Taunton Contact Victoria for details. Shop, Castle Cary, or Maryland Farm Shop. Volunteers needed to assist. Contact Terena for from 10am – 4pm. Volunteers needed in pairs for two Thursday 21 March Burnham on Sea Tesco Bucket details. hour shifs. Contact Kara for details. Collecton 10am – 4pm. Volunteers needed for two Friday 10 May The Great Somerset Tea Party hour shifs to work in pairs. Contact Kara for details. Sunday 19 May Gliter Run Remix at Wincanton Racecourse. Volunteers needed for 1pm - 3pm Sunfower Centre, Taunton Hospice, come Saturday 23 March Fashion Show Ansford Academy, registraton, refreshments, merchandise and and joins is for tea and cake in aid of St. Margaret's Castle Cary. Upcycled and vintage fashion, to buy on course statons. Contact Sonia for details. Hospice. Donatons of cake welcome. the night. Tickets £5 from St Margaret's Shops in Caste Cary, Shepton ands Wells or call 01935 709485, rafe Monday 21 May- Bingo at St John and St Joseph Thursday 23 and Friday 24 May - Bucket Collecton at and bar available. School, Bridgwater, 6.30pm-8.30pm. Volunteer Tesco Minehead from 10am – 4pm. Volunteers needed needed for rafe. Contact Terena for details. Monday 25 March Wincanton Memorial Hall in pairs for two-hour shifs. Contact Kara for details. Volunteer Recruitment Cofee Morning 11am - 12.30pm Sunday 19 May - Glorious Somerset Garden Thursday 11 April Bucket Collecton at Glastonbury Tesco from 10am – 4pm. Volunteers needed for two Community Fundraising Manager The Old Rectory, Elworthy, hour shifs to work in pairs. Contact Terena for details. Victoria Poole Lydeard St Lawrence TA4 3PX Friday 19 April Bucket Collecton at Langport Tesco Tel: 01935 709157 or 07772 523942 11am—5pm, £4 entry. from 10am – 4pm. Volunteers needed for two hours. Refreshments on sale and WC Rich’s Cider held their annual Wassail in aid of Sunday 28 April Glorious Somerset Garden at Litle Orchard, Somerset East Terena Gill available, regret no dogs. St. Margaret's Hospice—we were represented 8 Church Road, East Huntspill, TA9 3PG 11am-4pm Tel: 01935 709484 or 07736 886183 This 4½ acre is a treasure trove of by Vicky Cannard, Tracy Harding, Diana Blake £3.50, children free. Beautful blossom in a private arboretum bluebells, camellias, azaleas, and Terena Young, who were wrapped up and garden. Refreshments on sale, dogs on leads welcome. Somerset West Kara Frampton rhododendrons and an interestng collecton of rare trees. Its wild meadows of natve fowers and grasses atract an warmly against the January weather! This 1 ½ acre garden developed Tel: 01823 345911 or 07736 886171 endless variety of moths, grasshoppers, buterfies, over 25 years from horse paddocks dragonfies, house martns and much more...! is now a stunning garden on the Volunteering and Glorious Gardens Check our website before visitng in case of cancellaton edge of the Levels boastng a Susan Bickle due to possible house sale. collecton of inspiring specimen and Tel:01935 709182 Saturday 8 June – Taunton Hospice Summer Fete from 11am to orchard trees. Many species blossom beautfully in spring. The Events Sonia Bateman 3pm. Volunteers needed to help set up on the day, pack down garden is also planted with bulbs, hellebores, camellias, Tel: 01823 365609 and man stalls. Contact Kara for details. azaleas and japonica.