FEBRUARY 2020 SHIPSTON We HOME NURSING SERVING SHIPSTON-ON-STOUR, ,Care AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS

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FREE HOME NURSING FOR PEOPLE WITH A LIFE-LIMITING OR TERMINAL ILLNESS AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT Andrew Revell Welcome to the 2020 edition of our newsletter, I wish you all a Happy and Healthy New Year.

increased to 128 proving that the end of life stage. Also, our our decision to meet and assess programme of cost optimisation patients early post-diagnosis which has been in place for nearly is increasing our reach and the two years, is progressing well support we can offer. On average and will largely be completed by we now provide more than 550 December of this year. care hours monthly to patients and families through our team Our focus going forward is to of Registered Nurses and Health generate more income in addition Care Assistants. The care provided to the generous support received ranges from respite visits through from our community supporters to more intensive end of life care. and the events we hold. Small monthly regular donations by We are seeing an increase in standing order, grants from Trust the numbers of referrals of Funds and Legacies are all key frail, elderly patients and those to ensuring we can continue to patients who have dementia scale up our Nursing Services diagnoses. Often these patients and this is particularly relevant have different, longer term needs with the increasing collaborative and as such our services need support we want to give the NHS to be focused on those patients Community Nursing Teams so needing direct clinical intervention that patients receive the best and nursing as opposed to social possible care. and domestic care. We feel very fortunate to have The Charity met the demands in well bringing stability and For the financial year ending stable Nursing, Fundraising and placed on its services and has an consistency of leadership to the 30 June 2019 we had costs of Operational teams who are operationally robust structure to Nursing and HCA team. £358,634, income of £259,954 committed to providing the ensure it continues to provide which at an operational level was very best patient care possible. the highest possible standards of We continue to work closely a loss of £94,850 financed from Obviously everything we do care and support for patients and with our healthcare partners to our Reserves. Fortunately, our would not be possible without families. Feedback from patients, encourage, where appropriate, the investments continue to do well our loyal volunteers, donor and families and healthcare partners early referral of patients who are and thus our overall loss of £3,830 sponsors who continue to provide continues to be extremely diagnosed with incurable illness was much less significant. their support. positive and we also conduct a to allow individual healthcare rigorous internal audit process plans to be specifically tailored Financial sustainability is always Thank you all so much for the to validate the quality of our for patients and families. This on our minds and although we effort and support you continue service and identify ways in which approach allows us the time to are currently compliant with our to provide to us. improvements can be made. build relationships with patients Reserves Policy, we have for the and families and plan their care at last three years used our reserves Andrew Revell Our new Head of Nursing an individual level. to part-fund the enhancement to Executive Director Services, Gemma Roberts joined our services allowing us to meet us in April 2019 and has settled Patient referrals for the year new patients before they reach GENEROUS COLLECTION BOX DONATIONS RECEIVED FROM OUR COMMUNITY Percy Sewell

The High Street retail sector continues income. This year, we raised £1841 and, as ever, to face extremely challenging conditions we remain eternally grateful to both them and I’m amazed how, amongst all and, of course, those who kindly donate their their existing problems, so many local change. shops and outlets still allow us to keep collection boxes on their premises. Many thanks to Percy and his team, for their They clutter up the counters and are an enormous support throughout the year. Well ever-present target for theft by reptilian done and our grateful thanks to everyone bandits. who kindly houses our boxes and helps raise vital funds. Nonetheless, our retailers continue to oblige us and it is a really useful source of regular

February 2020 2 www.shipstonhomenursing.co.uk A MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAIRMAN Clive Irwin As we enter another new year and another decade, for those supporters and readers who have lost friends or relatives, there will be times of reflection, sadness and good memories. Shipston Home Nursing hopes it has helped those who have sought its help in a time of real need.

2019 has been a year of change To continue to deliver and and development at SHN. The improve the care we offer, we structure of the Charity has have to maintain a constant and altered with the development of consistent level of funding and a wider, earlier referral base to get income. In addition to Community to know patients and families/ fundraising efforts which have carers earlier in their particular always been and continue to be journey, while also accepting a generously supported locally, to broader range of referrals of those continue to deliver the current with life limiting and terminal level of service, we are going to illnesses - for example chronic explore more diverse avenues of conditions such as respiratory income including Legacies and failure and cardiac failure while Trusts. We will also seek to expand still dealing with many patients our social media presence and with advanced cancer. try to build a wider support base through these channels. To support this increased activity, the core nursing function of the Despite a reduced grant from Charity is delivered by our Head the NHS this year, we have of Nursing services, Gemma maintained the night sit Roberts, and a senior team of service and also the 24 hour four contracted Coordinators, on call telephone line despite with a growing bank of qualified the introduction of a South nurses and Health Care Assistants. wide Palliative care This allows us to deliver the outreach/ emergency on call high quality and personal End of service based at Myton Hospice Life Care we aspire to as well as which covers emergency calls respite care with night sits which 2200-0800 every night. are a feature we know families and patients find very helpful, 2020 will see another Grand and which we are committed to Fundraising Ball and this year the continuing, funding permitting. theme will be the Circus. The Ball is obviously an important event The front end nursing care is to raise much needed funds for us For this reason, we will be seeking can be expedited with our support supported by the small but but also an opportunity to meet to appoint some additional if the NHS services are struggling effective back office team and thank our supporters and trustees in 2020 who have specific to find a way. housed at Ellen Badger Hospital friends. expertise or experience in legal comprising our Executive issues, Information technology. Please note that further more Director, Operations manager and There has also been some changes Interested folk are very welcome detailed information including Fundraising team. within our Board of Trustees and to make contact with either personal stories and our contact I would personally like to thank Andrew Revell, Executive Director, details are available on our We are very pleased to confirm and acknowledge those trustees at Ellen Badger Hospital, or myself website: that a recently completed CQC who are standing down for their via email in the first instance. www.shipstonhomenursing.co.uk inspection to assess the quality sterling contribution. Jeremy of the service gained a good Wiggin has been a trustee since Finally, the Charity cannot work With all best wishes for 2020. rating in all 5 domains - Caring, the Charity’s inception and often in isolation. To be able to deliver Safe, Effective , Responsive and acts as Vice Chair in my absence, the quality care we aspire to, then Dr Clive Irwin Well Led, resulting in a Good Simon Miesegaes (current High in addition to District Nurses, Chairman rating overall. This is a testament Sheriff) and Richard Lloyd, GPs and family practices, we are to work across all the functions our secretary has proved able, supporting the roll out of the Out of hours Rapid Response service of the Charity but particularly accurate and diligent and has M the Nursing team who continue been a core member of EXCO, response service with Myton and HO E N Shakespeare Hospices and South N U to deliver highly skilled care in the small group of trustees who TO R Warwickshire NHS Foundation S S difficult circumstances in all sorts acts as support to the Executive I P N

of different homes. The aim of Director on operational issues. This trust (SWFT), and work with our I G sister Charities to provide cross H course is to continually learn and year we have appointed Elizabeth S cover when needed, and arrange H improve so that we can achieve Greetham, Jo Mitchell and David E joint staff training events. We are O an outstanding rating next time Moon, using their skills to support S M round. Governance, income generation also meeting with the CCGs (GP P O IC H and finance. funding bodies) to explore how E T home discharges from hospital CARE A

February 2020 3 www.shipstonhomenursing.co.uk MEET SOME OF THE TEAM Gemma Roberts

2019 has yet again seen supporting patients and their each morning, to allow all services us as together we really have families. to discuss patients and any recent made a significant difference to our patient numbers referrals to ensure all patients patients and their families. grow as we continue We continuously strive to improve receive collaborative and seamless to reach out to more and adapt our service to meet care from all agencies involved. On behalf of the SHN nursing changes and demand of our team I wish you all a Happy New and more patients each patients and families. Recently Historically Hospice at Home Year. month. we have developed a community services predominantly nursed outreach programme which patients with cancer, however I joined SHN in April 2019 as allows us to reach all possible we now offer support to anyone Head of Nursing Services and stakeholders to ensure anyone who is diagnosed with a terminal already feel immense pride to who requires our service knows illness and is assessed as in work with such a fantastic team how to find us and what support need of our care. As a result of of dedicated nurses and Health we can offer. We continue to this we now work more closely Care Assistants. Like any new improve communication channels with Specialist Frailty Nurses role my transition has been a with District and Community from Shipston and Wellesbourne challenge but with the support of Nurses to ensure collaborative to allow us to support this such experienced staff my short working, to improve patient demographic of our community. time here has been fantastic and experience. I must add that without the hugely rewarding. Although many support of our community and people consider palliative care We are also part of a South fundraising team none of this Gemma Roberts nursing to be an unusual job, we Warwickshire Palliative Care would be possible and I would like Head of Nursing Services “ all get great job satisfaction from Forum and have a conference call to thank everyone who supports KIND WORDS FROM OUR SUPPORTERS “You all do an amazing job and we hope our support will help “Dear Rebecca you to continue with the valuable work you carry out” Please find enclosed a cheque for Shipston Home Nursing. When my husband Graham died in March I could not have “The support received from you during my wifes illness was had better support. I was so grateful to all the Nurses nothing short of exceptional - my heartfelt thanks to you all who came here to help him die at home, his dearest wish. for the excellent work you do and the difference you make” Everyone was so understanding and caring, not an easy task “It has been a couple of months since we lost Dad, Russell, at such short notice as was my case. You certainly rose to to skin cancer and we apologise for the lateness of this note. the occasion and the help during the night was exceptional. Thank you all so much for all of your help and empathy The Home Nursing service is a great organisation to have during my Father’s last few weeks which were very difficult available in this area and is much appreciated. When people for him and the family. We were all incredibly appreciative of are dying it is such a difficult and emotional time and the the amazing service that you offered which helped to make Shipston Nurses could not have been more caring and things a little easier. loving to both Graham and myself. Kind regards to the whole team, Tracey Jacob & Jane Dorrell” Thank you to all of you” February“ 2020 4 www.shipstonhomenursing.co.uk

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February 2020 5 www.shipstonhomenursing.co.uk ‘ALLO ‘ALLO, TO OUR NEW AMBASSABOR,

KIM HARTMAN Kim is best known for playing Private Helga Geerhart in all 96 episodes of the BBC Classic Comedy ‘Allo ‘Allo.

Growing up in Stratford upon Avon she She has played Principal Boy or Wicked Queen attended school in before training in more than 30 pantomimes. at The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in . Her voice has been heard in radio plays, audio books Kim has appeared in numerous TV plays, and voice overs. comedies, games and chat shows and her extensive theatre credits have taken her to Kim has a son and a Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong daughter and lives in and the Middle East as well as all over the UK South Warwickshire with including London’s West End and The Royal her husband, the actor, John Shakespeare Company. Nolan.

THE SHN 100 CLUB PLAY - WIN - CARE Join our SHN 100 CLUB, for your chance to win a cash prize every month and help us raise vital funds for more nursing hours! It’s simple to join and here’s how it works……. • Sign up for the year by completing the joining form in the SHN 100 CLUB Leaflet, with a cheque for £24 or a completed standing order mandate form. • You can enter as many times as you like, each entry costing £24 a year, entitling you to 12 monthly draws. • Each month Shipston Home Nursing will draw a lucky winner to receive a cash prize! • Our lucky winner will be notified and a cheque will be sent in the post. • Players must be 16 or over. Complete the joining form at www.shipstonhomenursing.co.uk For existing 100 club members from 2019, please don’t forget to renew your subscription in May 2020. SHN 100 CLUB REPORT Hannah French Shipston Home Nursing 100 club continues to be popular for its second year!

We currently have 88 active numbers / members purchased and have again raised funds of over £1500 for Shipston Home Nursing. It would be great to achieve over 100 members this year, so please if you would like to join, follow the link on our website which contains all the details and a short joining form! www.shipstonhomenursing.co.uk

A huge thanks again for all our members support with the 100 club and a very happy, healthy New Year!

February 2020 6 www.shipstonhomenursing.co.uk 20 WALKS STILL HAS LEGS! Ian McConnel

This excellent book compiled and provided by Peter Titchmarsh has continued to sell well and we are extremely grateful to the various Inns, , Shops and Surgeries who promote and sell it on behalf of Shipston Home Nursing.

Our star sales outlet has, once again, been The Red Lion at who have sold over 70 copies during 2019. A special thank you to Lisa and her team.

Robert Harper kindly provides and collects from those outlets broadly North and West of Shipston Country and reports:

“From the north and west catchment area, the dozen or so outlets have all been supportive, the shop and The Howard Arms continue to produce good sales, after all they have some of the best walks and walkers, the shop, the Ebrington Arms and The Horse and Groom at Bourton on the Hill all come a close second. Well over £350 having been donated for this area in the last 12 months from all sources.

From Shipston itself, and those to the South and East, particular thanks to The Rose and Crown at Ratley, the Brewery, The Norman Knight and the Pottery at who have all also sold over 20 copies during the year.”

The SHN Walkers meet monthly - 11am in Winter and 6pm in Summer, doing a circular walk of 1 - 1.30 hours returning to the start point – for well-earned refreshments! We are very grateful to Andrew and Josie Finding, and Jeremy The pace is gentle to allow plenty of gossip and exercise for dogs! and Wendy Townend who Anyone who would like to join us, please let me have your email and I very generously provided lunch for the will circulate details of walks a week or so before. Walkers raising additional funds for SHN. [email protected]

THE RESTAURANT SCHEME CONTINUES TO SERVE US WELL Suzie Coyte The Restaurant Scheme had a great year in 2019 with many local Pubs and Restaurants supporting Shipston Home Nursing.

We are enormously grateful to all of our in a single month since the Scheme began local Restaurants and Pubs who kindly over twelve years ago. agree to take part in this annual fundraising initiative. A huge thank you to them and If anyone knows of any pubs or restaurants their customers who continue to support who would like to be involved in the this scheme, your help as always is truly Restaurant Scheme, please call me and appreciated. we will get you on board to run this great fundraising idea and help raise more funds for We would like to thank the following 9 your Charity. wonderful pubs and restaurants who raised an amazing total of £1995: The Bower House, Once again, our thanks to everyone who has The Howard Arms, The Chequers, The Fuzzy supported the Restaurant Scheme this year. Duck, The Cherington Arms, The Halford Bridge, The Norman Knight, The White Bear Thank you and The Horse and Groom. Suzie Coyte 07989 568724 A fantastic amount raised, thank you to every one who played their part. The Restaurant Scheme has been operating for 18 years and each year raises Special thanks must go to Paul and his Team valuable funds for the Charity. at The Bower House who raised £712 during the month of December, the most raised ever

February 2020 7 www.shipstonhomenursing.co.uk FUNDRAISING IS VITAL Rebecca Mawle

Since the Charity started 23 years ago, I am continually amazed and touched by the extraordinary generosity of our supporters and volunteers who give their time, expertise and energy to raising funds for SHN. You all go ‘above and beyond’ to make this essential community service continue to provide outstanding care to patients and families.

Our Donor Roll below mentions many, but possibly not all who have donated in 2019. Your ongoing support enables the Nursing Team to continue to operate to the best of their ability. We are proud of the service that the Nurses give to each and every patient and family. We are so grateful to you all, once again thank you. OUR FANTASTIC ROLL OF DONORS 2019 All our supporters who Shipston-on-Stour Medical Centre Brian & Denise Rogers Shipston-on-Stour Freemasons donate via Standing Order. All Mrs Annabel Playfair Jenny Wilson DMG Roper Trust Mrs G Sheldon Trusts that choose SHN as a Mrs J Ford Deborah Williams Armscote Manor Mr J Harris & Pamela Harris beneficiary. Mrs Judy Legg Mrs T Jacob Jane Brockway Pam Hatchett Nicola Durrant Angela Terry Mr Aubrey Kilmister John & Shirley Pilkington Mr J Pegg SVWAG Richard & Adrian Mr H Cryer Colin & Sophie Corlett Craig Corless Summit Medical Diana Hughes Mr C Bradley John & Julia Melvin Michael Palin Mrs C Wynne-Spencer Daniella Dowell Bridget Fox Stratford Race Meeting Bucket Jeremy & David Seel John Wyatt Family of the late Pamela Cheriton Collection Margaret Fisher A Forsyth Farmwork Ltd Mr & Mrs Peter Lewthwaite Pauline Austin Gill Sheldon 10K Sponsor Sharon Tymens Benedicte Wield & the Monday Mr M Perkins Margaret Timms Sue Rew Bridge Members Mr D Close Mr & Mrs J Hughes The Cottage Tavern, Ashorne Quiz Diana Hughes Mrs P John Hook Norton Primary School Team Kate Freeman Pat Beatty & walking residents of Mr C Ivin Shipston-on-Stour Rotary Club David & Elizabeth Phillips Ettington Mrs D Leybourne The Evergreens, Brian Douthwaite Pauline Lane-Gilbert Karen Gaymond Mrs B Profitt Dr Henry Meadows Peter & Priscilla Lewthwaite Kineton Regent Club Mrs J Oldham Talton Mill Stratford Dental Practise Jacki Hannah Mr G L Bomford Mr Robert Forbes Mr Graham Hobby Jane Brabyn Simon & Sue Ruddick Victor Lee Margaret Sherwood Mr F M Ayshford-Sandford Jane Leech G Hutsby & Sons 10k Sponsor Margaret Stevens & Tony Back Iona Cleave Alice, John & Jan Wright Hugh Forsyth 10 k sponsor Sir Andrew Hamilton Mark Forsyth-Forrest David & Caroline Foord Listers Group Ltd Mary Manville-Hales Mrs Nonni Meynell Henry Warriner Ken, Richard & Freddie Hutsby Serena Rogers John Beaumont Moreton-in-Marsh & District Local 10K Sponsor Caro Jacobs Beverley Beaumont History Society Paddock Farm Butchery T Onslow Clive Irwin Rick & Hazel Middleton Mr & Mrs D P Walsh David Peckham Jeremy Wiggin Ann Westwood Mr & Mrs A A Worsley Family of the late Grahame Fisher Mudway Workman Marquees Julie Halstead Mr & Mrs David Cleave Kineton Council Jane Pillinger Simon Miesegaes Barton-on-the-Heath Fete Kathy Little Matt and Di Spitzley Andrew Revell Committee The Hon. Lady Butler Jane Hobbs Judith Melling Cherington, Stourton, & Sutton Stretton-on-Fosse Carol Singers Debbie and Stuart Williams Helen Hoggarth Country Fair & Flower Show Miles & Juliette Macnair Chris and Lynn Mathias Julie Halstead Tanya Hawkes Andrew & Josie Finding James & Christine McPake Tracey Jacob & Jane Dorrell Emma Wright Mrs Mair Howell Simon & Bridget Herrtage Fudge & Patrick Ramsay Roz Warriner Family of the late Mr Geoff Hutsby The Track House Limited Chipping Campden Arts Society Ffion Hilliam Family of the late Mr Richard Dick Richard Reynolds Mike Dumelow Barcheston & Willington Parish Fete Family of the late Mr Clive Timms Environment Products & Services Ltd National Grid Benevity David Barnes Veronica Lay Linda & Andrew Sadleir Mr T Murray-Holgate Clive Barnes Mr T D Rootes & O F Waller Martin Taylor Ilmington NGS Mr Brian Healey Martin Harris Mr & Mrs Malcolm Bannister Ryecroft Glenton Donation Andrew Vickers & Elizabeth Wall Les Hardiman Sheila Wyatt Isobel Ollis Richard & Lou Harvey Lady Bolton

February 2020 8 www.shipstonhomenursing.co.uk Phil & Liz Wragg Jodie Brookes Holders Society Sue Hart The WOLF Run, Charlie & Will Geoffrey Gibbs Mrs Audrey Ward Jane Brabyn Moreton Mr B Stockley Kay Sole & WI The Traditional Ilmington Morris Men Mrs K Helsby Bernard & Joanna Cook Mrs Ayshford-Sanford Margery Ashcroft Linda Cooknell Alison Crowe Roger & Mary Blake The Ilmington Village Show Mr & Mrs M Roberts Sutton under Brailes PCC Meg Morton Mrs A Sabin Mrs D Hope Pat & Erica Jackson Mrs B Blaylock Stour Valley Farm Women’s Club Mrs M Jenkins Hilary Bryan Maria Smith John & Judith Spencer Ann Holland Long Compton Music Night Duncan Hastings Mr C Duncan Taylor Mr & Mrs K Revell Ann Batchelor Andrew Blundell Mrs Judith Standing Mrs P Drury-Lowe Carl Watkins The Keelings, Whichford Pottery Greta Barnes Jane Brabyn Joanne Perry Jill Perrin Richard Harvey Ilmington Community Shop Blind Stour Valley VIP Club Mrs G Owen Rebecca Mawle Mrs J Daniell Elizabeth Searle Hastings House Wellesbourne Head of Community Fundraising Shipston Home Nursing P R Morrison Phil & Liz Wragg Abi Domino, Stratford-on-Avon rebecca.mawle@ Mrs L J Weaver Miss LD Spurr St Michael & All Angels Church shipstonhomenursing.co.uk Melanie Wright Annabelle White 01608 674929 Social Events Committee M Clayton Roy Bateman Lower Farm Barn, Great Wolford, Shipston-on-Stour CV36 5NQ Richard Mawle Whichford & Ascott Allotment Geraldine Hiller

AN INCREDIBLE FUNDRAISING YEAR...

THE NORTH COTSWOLD MARMALADE FESTIVAL A lovely, well supported, successful morning at Cherington Hall. Enormous thanks to Julia Melvin and Sophie Corlett who worked really hard to make this an enjoyable event whilst raising funds for SHN. 52 entries of marmalade, judged by Hilary Bryan. Lots SAINSBURY’S WELLESBOURNE of classes to enter! Kyle ap Simon gave an We were delighted to be voted to partner Sainsburys for 2018-2019 which proved a wonderful interesting talk on her career as a Cookery marketing and fundraising exercise in the store and community. I would like to say a huge thank publisher and Author. you to the following people who came on many occasions to help do all sorts of fundraising Thank you very much Julia and Sophie, you extravaganza. Angela & Caroline B K, Hazel, Shiela and Kate, Liz James, Nicola, Fred, Sarah, Will raised a brilliant £691, how rewarding for all DD, Karen, Jane Cussons, Liz Cameron, Julia Stirman and Jane Cleave. You were all such fun to your efforts. work with and made the days at Sainsbury’s really worthwhile. In addition to the amounts below Sainsbury’s gave us a fantastic total of £4523. Thank you everyone for your contributions SHIPSTON ROTARY CLUB and support. Jodie and I attended the Shipston-on-Stour Sainsbury’s Wellesbourne fundraising weekend. Raising £508 Rotary Club presentation evening at the over two days. Bag packing, Easter Hamper Raffle and two jars of Townsend Hall in February. The marvellous Easter eggs which the children loved guessing how many in a jar! Rotary club presented us with a cheque for The winners: Oliver Murphy, Henry Ealden and Meg Saunders. £650. The wonderful support that they give to so many local charities is commendable. Thank Sainsbury’s Wellesbourne our last Fundraising weekend May you for your ongoing support for the Charity. 4th/5th SHIRLEY AND JOHN PILKINGTON’S Bag Packing and a table of fundraising extravaganza! DIAMOND WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Nicola, Angela, Kate, Fred, and Jane Cussons thoughtfully came along to work for a few hours helping the Charity. Our SHN A beautiful celebration of 60 years of marriage. table raised £202 over the two days. The feedback we receive In lieu of presents, Shirley and John suggested to from local residents who have met our Nurses is very humbling. their family and friends’ donations to Shipston Ruben from Wellesbourne won the teddy bear and tortoise, Home Nursing, raising a fantastic £393 for the plus a cheeky Easter egg! Well done Ruben for guessing Archie Charity. Thank you so much for your ongoing as the name of the bear! support. February 2020 9 www.shipstonhomenursing.co.uk WALTON HALL 10K RUN AND WALK Walton Hall were enormously hospitable A bright, chilly morning that our 176 entries and helpful, serving food to the entries and thoroughly enjoyed, whether they were hot drinks to the volunteers, we are also very running or walking. Competitive runners, grateful to Sir Andrew Hamilton. Mothers with pushchairs and walkers with dogs Our large team of volunteers working at and children, they all came along to support registering or marshalling, were all excellent. the Charity. Thank you! The event ran like clockwork, many thanks to Our sponsors for the event were Tubbs Ends you all, too many to mention individually! Farms, Hutsby Brothers, G Hutsby & Sons, Thanks to Steph for her knowledge, control A Forsyth Farmwork, and Lister Group Ltd. of our entries and terrific input, Gilda for Paddock Farm provided the sausages, Turners the challenging, beautiful course and to the the bananas, Taste of the Country the cakes. paramedics James and Mandy. Sainsbury’s Wellesbourne, the two Co-ops in Many thanks to David Peckham, Mary Shipston and Walton Hall the water. Thank you Manville-Hales and Richard Reynolds for all so much for making this popular event such sponsorship totalling £414. a brilliant success. Grand total raised £3309..

A MUSICAL AFTERNOON WITH DEBBIE & STUART WILLIAMS Debbie and Stuart invited 40 plus friends to PLANT AND PRODUCE SALE AT NEW VENUE BRAILES VILLAGE HALL their lovely home in Shipston for a Musical It worked, moving to Brailes Village Hall, our marvellous supporters enjoyed an excellent plant afternoon with delicious tea, fizz and superb sale for yet another year! Brailes was a perfect venue and ample parking too. Patrick, Ernie and entertainment. Hannah and Helen Porter, Fred set up the marquee on Friday morning in the sunshine. and Jen Smith entertained the guests. My enormous thanks to Caroline and Fudge especially, for putting this popular event on for Steven Bailey Carter (Bake off success) another year. The community know that we will have superb plants and delicious produce. A decorated two sponge cakes, which Simon reputation we have maintained for many years. Herrtage kindly auctioned for an enormous I would like to mention and thank, my very dear friend Pat Ames, 90 years old this May, for amount! Thank-you all for performing and suggesting that we had a Plant Sale to raise funds for SHN 22 years ago, what a story. Jo Ames supporting the Charity. helps at the Plant sale and also is a Health Care Assistant working with our Nurses. Charlie Collier, who trained at Whichford Thank you all for your delicious biscuits, sponge cakes, jams, marmalade’s, chutney’s, rhubarb, Pottery, now has his own studio in Gt brownies, herbs, granola, we had everything on the produce stall. Almost competing with a lovely Wolford. Beautiful domestic ware pottery local deli! was displayed in Debbie’s home. We had the most amazing, beautiful plants and vegetables known to any keen gardener! The marquee managed to remain in situ on David the “box man” Patrick, Katie and Charlie sold raffle tickets. Percy, Jasper and Mike probably the windiest day of the year! organised the car parking! What a team, you are all brilliant, thank you. This was a truly special afternoon enjoyed The produce stall raised a terrific £400. My grateful thanks to Nicola and Jane Cussons for by everyone who came along. Debbie running the stall. Thank- you Nicola for dealing with the after bit!! Thank -you Jeremy for dealing and Stuart had worked so hard to make with the tables and banner, Fred and I had a fun weekend in Dartmouth! everything enjoyable, everyone loved the The grand total raised £3163. afternoon. Thank you both so much. The We are all delighted, the Trustees and I are grateful for all the hard work that goes into this event total raised, a brilliant £1276. and its success, thank you all so much.

February 2020 10 www.shipstonhomenursing.co.uk STRATFORD RACE MEETING JUNE 10TH Thank-you Fred, Jane, Gemma and Sophie for joining me to stand on a Wintery June evening with our buckets, invited by the Stratford Racecourse team. Raising £272 in an hour! Thank you so much for your support and help and many thanks to all the punters, who were charming and generous SVWAG The four consecutive Saturdays in July were a delight for Butterfly lovers at Blackberry Farm . Richard and the SVWAG team ARMSCOTE MANOR hosted this popular event, entertaining Deborah Williams continues to be a families in the beautiful countryside. The dedicated and loyal supporter. A Tennis SVWAG team kindly donated £350 to the Tournament in June, as always, the sun Charity. Thank you all for your time and shone, and Deborah gave the teams a fun support especially to Richard Gray. day with a delicious lunch, raising £540. Garden Visits to the beautiful Armscote TEA AT ST DENNIS FARM Manor raised £1600. Hire of candelabras Simon & Lucy Miesegaes generously opened SUMMER SHOPPING DAY AT CIDER £160, totalling £2300. The sales of the their home to thank all the staff and volunteers MILL BARNS Armscote Tulip Bulb raised £2043. Many for their effort, time and support over the years A terrific day, that our supporters enjoyed thanks also to Taste of the Country, Bumble SHN has been running. We had a delicious tea enormously visiting Cider Mill Barns, a new and Wild, Whichford Pottery and Deborah served by Bev Webb and her team. The sun venue for Events and Weddings. 26 fabulous Hope for helping to sell the bulbs. Enormous shone and everyone who could join us, enjoyed stalls brought their beautiful merchandise, thanks Deborah for raising so much for SHN, the afternoon. Many thanks to Simon and Lucy which our 120 guests found rather tempting! we are extremely grateful. Many thanks to Adrian Roberts and his for their hospitality marvellous team for looking after everyone so well, coffee, biscuits and a delicious salad THE TARTAN FLING lunch. All a total treat and a lovely day out. Lucy Miesegaes kindly sent a cheque for £2226 following the terrific success of the Tartan Fling this Thank-you Jules, Jenny, Sasha & Ming for year, raising funds for two excellent causes, Air Ambulance and SHN. greeting our supporters and locals who 214 teenagers invaded the Townsend Hall with the 10 strong committee taking charge! were keen to see Cider Mill Barns looking Julia the Chairman has resigned and Vicky Pougatch has taken her place. On the committee are truly magnificent, welcoming them at the Julia, Sophie, Hester, Lucy, Fiona, Vicky, Lorna, Ali, Melissa and Harriet. Thank you all so much for your entrance! fantastic contribution and ongoing support to SHN and putting on such a fabulous night for the The grand total raised £2619 teenagers, well done!

PILATES AND BREAKFAST AT THE BUTTS Beverley Beaumont and Jamie Francis gave a large group of girls a very special morning! Jamie instructed a lovely Pilates class on The Butts lawn and then we were given the most delicious five-star breakfast all in the garden! A perfect setting and a truly marvellous idea and treat. Thank-you Bev and Jamie so very much. A few went off Nordic Walking over Brailes hill to work off the enormous breakfast! A marvellous £400 was raised.

February 2020 11 www.shipstonhomenursing.co.uk CHERINGTON, STOURTON, & SUTTON FLOWER SHOW I had a lovely afternoon chatting to supporters. The Flower show was well supported and it was a perfect day for all. WOLF RUN AT OFFCHURCH BURY Caroline Hutchinson (one of our Nurse Co- Lionheart Events, Charlie and Will Moreton have kindly donated £1000 which includes working ordinators) came and joined me for a couple hours for our 21 strong team volunteers over the weekend at Offchurch Bury. These fantastic of hours to see everyone and catch up with volunteers work from 8.00-4.30pm looking after bags and keys, for 8000 entries participating in familiar faces. the WOLF run. These lovely people also work on the bouncy castles, looking after children! They all deserve medals:- Jo Mitchell, Lawrence A, Jane Riley, Alasdair, Nicola, Fred, Ben, Mike, Paula, Rory, Kate, Grace, Hilary, Jane Cleave, Jane Cussons, Anneli, Alasdair, Nicola, Sheila and Nick. Over the two days the Bouncy castles raised £1654. Team Quora comprising Gemma, Debbie, Kathryn, Penny-Ann and Naomi raised £1037. The wonderful grand total raised £4245.

ILMINGTON FLOWER SHOW Nicola and I had an entertaining afternoon meeting so many supporters and friends. We sold £90 of merchandise. The weather was the hottest on record for a Bank Holiday GOLF DAY AT FELDON VALLEY so we were happy girls. Thank-you Nicola HL Barnes kindly sponsored the day at Feldon Valley, thank you very much Rob! for giving up your time to help me. Thanks 10 teams had a good afternoons golf followed by a delicious meal and entertaining Auction and to Charlotte Ramsay and the Ilmington raffle run by Rob Bowen. Show Committee. The Ilmington Village Thanks to Roger & Liz Maycock, Andre Elshout, Richard Goodman and Feldon Valley for their Show have generously donated £500 to the wonderful Auction prizes. The Auction raised £990. Charity following their successful Flower Generous donations were received from David Barnes, Clive Barnes, Martin Harris, Michael Show. Thank you so much for your continual Freeman, Hazel & Rick Middleton and Les Hardiman. Huge thanks to you all who were so support. supportive and generous, raising £3810 for the Charity.

MUSIC EVENING AT LONG COMPTON Kate Salter & Felicity Fratter-Davies organised a lovely musical evening for anyone who played a musical instrument or sang! Elizabeth Gilkes, Debbie Foster, Julie and Emily Bowes kindly served the refreshments and raised £62 for SHN. Thank you all for your support and a wonderful evening pre-Christmas.

February 2020 12 www.shipstonhomenursing.co.uk CALL MY WINE BLUFF Simon Miesegaes High Sheriff of Warwickshire for this year put on a fantastic evening at The Townsend Hall for nearly 200 people. Bring your own picnic and taste Sheldon’s Wines and then decide who of the panel are right, all rather good fun! Simon was raising funds for three charities. FASHION SHOW AT THE BOWER HOUSE WITH DOMINO STRATFORD-ON-AVON Shipston Home Nursing, Air Ambulance Abi and her fabulous team with 4 professional models put on the most fantastic show. and Kissing It Better. At the end of the year Paul and his team gave 72 ladies a delicious dinner. MC James Walton SBK, was simply Simon will kindly distribute funds following outstanding, entertaining us all during the evening! the enormously successful evening and other Enormous thanks to everyone who made the evening such fun. The raffle raised £490. Thanks events to each Charity. Many thanks Simon, to Domino, The Bower House, The Cedar Therapy, Arbour and Cotswold Distillery for the prizes. everyone had a brilliant time. Grand total raised £2840.

THE SIBFORDS PICNIC & JAZZ CONCERT Diana Hughes organised this lovely evening with The U3A Pavillionnaires, raising £403. Thank you so much Diana for your support.

CRIBB AT THE COACH & HORSES SHIPSTON-ON-STOUR Raised a brilliant £377 from Cribb competitions through the Summer organised by Paul Edwards. Enormous thanks to the players and supporters.

WELLESBOURNE STREET FAYRE BOTTLE STALL My enormous thanks to Liz James, Nicola Loades, Emma Nash, Hazel Blenkinsop, and Sue Dee for raising £238 for the Charity from the successful bottle stall. It was an hilarious few hours, apparently, and then it poured with rain so the team all got extremely wet! What a team, thank you for kindly giving up your Saturday to raise our awareness in Wellesbourne and much needed funds.

THE DESIGNER SALE AT KINETON VICTORIAN EVENING DARLINGSCOTT SHN had a stall selling all sorts of goodies, raising £52.50. Enormous thanks to the Durant A wonderful two days at the Sargent’s family and Caroline & Brian Lloyd for helping home in Darlingscott with the Moda Rosa during the bitterly cold evening. girls Rosie, Jane and Zena. Thank-you Jules, Nicola, Joanna and Angela for all WELLESBOURNE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS POP-UP SHOP AT THE TOWNSEND your help. Many ladies came along to find Our bottle stall raised £177, enormous thanks HALL SHIPSTON-ON-STOUR the little black dress, cashmere, evening to Hazel and Kate for their hard work and A two-day success, raising well over £2686. wear or casual wear, Rosie brings it all to commitment to working on the stall, another Thank you to all our volunteers who worked Warwickshire! Thank-you Maggie and John cold night, but they reported back that lots tirelessly selling our fabulous clothes, for your generous hospitality, raising £1722 of people enjoyed the evening. My thanks to furniture and antiques. We were given the for the Charity. We are so grateful to Rosie Sainsbury’s Wellesbourne, John Baldwin Brailes, most wonderful selection of items that of Moda Rosa for making this a very popular Hilary Bryan, The Co-op Wellesbourne and the helped us raise this excellent amount. shopping event in SHN country. Co-Op Shipston for providing all the bottles. February 2020 13 www.shipstonhomenursing.co.uk WREATH MAKING EVENING AT MOORLANDS FARM WITH FLOWER THYME Thanks to Gill at Flower Thyme for teaching CHRISTMAS GIFT FAIR ETTINGTON COMMUNITY CENTRE 15 ladies to create a beautiful Christmas We returned to Ettington Community Centre for another two days of dry weather and Wreath. Sue and Anthony Forsyth from successful fundraising. 327 supporters kindly came along and enjoyed the fabulous varied stalls Moorlands Farm, Little Kineton opened and food that we had to offer. The Tombola organised by Jenni and Liz was the best ever raising their beautiful home to host this lovely £917, congratulations girls! The kitchen served the most delicious homemade biscuits, cakes and evening. Sarah and Nicola provided the soup, all donated by supporters. Thank you Di and Annabelle for organising this popular part of most delicious spread of nibbles and fizz and the Fair. There were over 40 volunteers helping set up and work at the event. I cannot thank you Joan’s divine mince-pies! The evening raised enough for this commitment and wonderful support, thank you all very much. a marvellous £450. Grand total £5778.

EMMA WRIGHT SUNFLOWERS Emma works tirelessly, planting, cutting and selling sunflowers for 6 weeks at Lodge Farm through the Summer. An exhausting process. We are so grateful to Emma for continually supporting the Charity. This year Emma donated £2668 to SHN also supporting MIND. Thank you very much Emma, you are an inspirational lady. 3 MEN IN A BOAT To quote Jerome K Jerome, “Among folk too constitutionally weak, or too constitutionally lazy, which ever it may be, to relish up- stream work, it is common practice to get a boat at , and row down [to London]” - and so it was with relative ease that a group of three suitably qualified individuals (William Dockar-Drysdale, David Williams, Jonathan Davies) formed last summer with the firm resolve of rowing from Oxford to London to raise some serious funds for the wonderful thing that is Shipston Home Nursing.

Starting at Donnington Bridge in Oxford on Monday 18th May, we will be rowing the 85 or so miles to London, aiming to arrive at Walton on Thames on Saturday 23rd May - dressed in full period boating wear.

Taking an original Thames camping skiff, our plan will take us from Oxford via Radley, Abingdon, Clifton Hampden, Wallingford, Moulsford, Pangbourne, Reading, Shiplake, Henley, Marlow, Maidenhead, Windsor, Staines, Weybridge and Walton on Thames - with our aim being to “camp” aboard whilst also taking advantage of the various riverside hostelries to quench our thirsts and shake the “bucket” in aid of SHN.

A Virgin Money page has been set-up at http://virginmoneygiving.com/fund/3meninaboat.

We aim to announce the final amount raised at the Shipston Home Nursing Ball on 6th June, a week after we finish at Walton on Thames.

Finally, although the core crew is in place, we are looking for any individuals who would be interested in joining the boat for part of the journey - in return for a donation.

February 2020 14 www.shipstonhomenursing.co.uk COMPASSION, CARE & COMMITMENT Nicola Durrant In January 2018 my husband David was diagnosed with a grade 4 glioblastoma brain tumour. He had ‘awake’ brain surgery the following month, followed by an intensive round of chemo and radiotherapy.

As David’s mobility worsened he became bed- few hours’ sleep so I was better able to care bound, but we were both determined that he for David during the day. would be nursed here at home. I managed as best as I could, with the help of hoists and Living locally, I knew about Shipston Home other equipment, a specialist nursing bed, and Nursing before David’s diagnosis. What I visits from community nurses and our GP. didn’t know about was the extent of their But, as David’s condition deteriorated further, compassion, care, and commitment, helping I found it harder and harder to cope. me and David with so many aspects of his illness as well as my responses to it. One At my GP’s suggestion, I called Shipston of the most valuable aspects of their care Home Nursing to explore support. They sent for me was that they shared my priority someone the same day to talk me through to make David comfortable and pain-free, their services and what they could do to but they also helped me to navigate all help. Soon after that, during a long night and the bureaucracy, explaining what care was frightened by David’s symptoms, I called SHN available and how to access it. for advice: the lady on call drove straight here at 1am to sit with me and reassure me. The team at Shipston Home Nursing made an After that, SHN’s palliative care nurses came unbearable situation more bearable - I can’t regularly overnight, which helped me get a thank them enough.

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February 2020 15 www.shipstonhomenursing.co.uk COMING UP IN 2020 EASTER FLOWER WORKSHOP WITH WOLF RUN AMANDA LUTHER For information on any of these events or Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th September Wednesday 8th April, 9.30am fundraising please contact Rebecca Mawle on Offchurch Bury, Warwickshire CV33 9AR Moorlands Farm, Little Kineton CV35 0EA 01608 674929 or email Enter a team and raise money for SHN By kind permission of Anthony & Sue Forsyth [email protected] For more information please email or visit www.shipstonhomenursing.co.uk [email protected] or visit 10K RUN/WALK AT WALTON HALL unless otherwise stated www.thewolfrun.com Sunday 19th April, register 8.45am, 10am start Walton Hall, Wellesbourne CV35 9HU GOLF DAY Enter at www.shipstonhomenursing.co.uk/events CIRCUS BALL Thursday 15th October £15 adults, £5 children Saturday 6th June, 7pm - 2am Feldon Valley Golf Club, Brailes OX15 5BB Alscot Park, on Stour, CV36 8BL £250 per team, Members special rate PLANT & HOME PRODUCE SALE By very kind permission of Kindly sponsored by HL Barnes Accountants Saturday 9th May, 10am - 12 noon Mr & Mrs Andrew Holman-West Brailes Village Hall OX15 5AS DESIGNER POP UP SHOP Please bring plants to the Hall on Friday 8th TOUR D’ILMINGTON Thursday 12th & Friday 13th November from 10am - 2pm Sunday 5th July Times TBC For more information please contact Caroline Village Hall, CV37 8TU Darlingscott Farm CV36 4PN Gunn on 01608 663508 or Fudge Ramsay on SHN are proud to be the Charity Partner £5 Donation 01608 680000 10 mile Family Ride starts 10am Thank you John and Maggie Sargent 30 mile Hilly Ride starts 10am 3 MEN IN A BOAT 100KM Classic Ride Starts 8.30am CHRISTMAS GIFT FAIR Monday 18th - 23rd May See page 14 for more details Tuesday 17th November 5.30pm - 8.30pm & Oxford to London Wednesday 18th November 9.30am - 3.00pm Donate through Virgin Money at Ettington Community Centre CV37 7SX http://virginmoneygiving.com/fund/3meninaboat £5 Entry includes coffee and homemade biscuit Making a regular donation makes a difference! If you would like to make a regular or one-off donation please complete the form below and return to: Head of Operational Support, Shipston Home Nursing, Ellen Badger Hospital, Stratford Road, Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire CV36 4AX. Tel: 01608 664850 Email: [email protected] q Make a one-off donation q Leave us a Legacy in your Will (please call us on 01608 664850) q Donate monthly through Standing Order q Trusts (please call us on 01608 664850) My details are: Title: Gift Aid Declaration Forename(s): Boost your donation by 25p of Gift Aid for every £1 you donate

q Surname: I wish the charity to treat this donation as Gift Aid and to treat similarly all future donations that I make to the charity. I am a UK Taxpayer and understand that if I pay less income tax and/or Address: Capital Gains Tax than the amount of the gift aid claimed on all my donations in that tax year it is my responsibility to pay any difference.

I declare that I am a taxpayer and I want the charity to treat my donation of £ Postcode: which I made on the / / Tel: (Date of cheque) Email: and any future donations I make as Gift Aid donations. q I wish to... I would like Shipston Home Nursing to claim the tax back on this donation. Make a one-off donation of: £ and enclose my cheque payable to Shipston Home Nursing Please pay Shipston Home Nursing by Standing Order from the account detailed on this instruction. I understand that this instruction Donate £ monthly through a Standing Order, my Bank may remain with Shipston Home Nursing and, if so, details will be details are as follows: passed electronically to my Bank/Building Society. Bank Name: Bank Address: Date: Account Name: Sort Code: Signature: Account Number: Payments to be made to Shipston Home Nursing Account: Lloyds Bank, 25 High Street, Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, CV36 4AJ Account Number 01665317, Sort Code 30-98-26 on the of each month until further notice. Registered Charity No 1162586 No Charity Registered Designed & Printed by Fine Print Ltd www.fineprint.co.uk