St Clare Hospice
ST CLARE Hospice has received a funding boost after lawyers recovered costs for a man it cared for before his death from asbestos cancer. Terry Coombes, from Harlow, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in October 2019. A cancer of the lining of the lungs, mesothelioma is…
ON Sunday 23rd April a team of twelve runners completed the London Marathon in aid of local charity, St Clare Hospice. The team have so far raised a combined total of more than £26,000 for the Hospice. That is enough to fund over 12 days…
HAVE you got a sofa looking for a new home? Or perhaps a dining table and chairs that isnt getting the use they deserve? St Clare Hospice has the answer! The Hastingwood-based hospice charity runs a free furniture collection service across West Essex and the…
THIS year, a team of fourteen will be tackling the world-famous London Marathon in aid of local charity, St Clare Hospice. On Sunday 23rd April they will represent the Hastingwood-based hospice at the UK’s largest marathon on the 26.2 mile route through the capital. Eight of…
WEST Essex and East Hertfordshire charity, St Clare Hospice, will be taking part in the national ‘Big Help Out’ festival of volunteering, to mark The King’s Coronation on the final day of the long weekend, Monday 8th May. King Charles III’s Coronation will take place on…
A RECORD total of over £63,000 was raised on Sunday (2 April) as 337 racers took part in St Clare Hospice’s 10k 2023 road race. This is largest amount ever raised from this 10k race as it celebrated its 29th anniversary and would cover the cost…
A GROUP of fundraising supporters have disbanded their group after more than three decades of voluntary service. Harlow Friends of St Clare was founded in 1990 and during that time they have raised around £160,000 for the West Essex and East Hertfordshire hospice charity. Founding…
WEST Essex and East Hertfordshire charity, St Clare Hospice, is celebrating the fifth anniversary since the launch of its social movement project, Compassionate Neighbours – a project which is connecting communities, building community resilience and helping to prevent social isolation. Compassionate Neighbours is an award-winning…
NINE members of St Clare Hospice’s clinical staff team are set to take part in the Hospice’s annual 10K race on Sunday, 2nd April 2023. The popular annual 10K sporting event has been a fixture in local athletics calendars for almost thirty years, and is a…
A SECOND World War diary, mistakenly donated to St Clare’s Vintage & Retro charity shop in Harlow, has been reunited with the family of the soldier who penned it, after the West Essex charity launched a social media campaign. Tracey Chippett, the Manager of Scarlet…
LOCAL charity, St Clare Hospice, who provide specialist palliative care to the people of West Essex and the east Hertfordshire borders, held a two day Thank-A-Thon on 9th and 10th February 2023. The feel-good event saw 36 staff from across all areas of the Hospice, including doctors,…
THE contribution from the Chelmsford-based developer has gone towards care visits provided by the hospice’s nursing assistants, who provide personal services such as washing and dressing, as well as vital emotional support for patients, their families and carers in the comfort of people’s own homes.…
JOIN a great bunch of St Clare Hospice supporters for a night of live music from local covers band Marrakesh! Entry is free, with donations welcomed. Horns & Horseshoes, CM17 9HX 11th March 2023 8.30pm – late More info here > https://stclarehospice.org.uk/event/charity-band-night/
ST Clare Hospice’s popular 10k race is set to return for its 29th year, starting and finishing at the Hospice in Hastingwood, on Sunday 2nd April 2023. The popular annual outdoor charity sporting event, which is a regular fixture in local running club calendars, is a vital…
LOCAL charity, St Clare Hospice, held three Light Up a Life remembrance ceremonies last weekend after icy weather led to their postponement from December. On 12th and 14th January 645 people were remembered over three ceremonies held at St Clare Hospice, Hastingwood. Each name in…
A CHRISTMAS sleigh ride through Harlow by a Stortford-based funeral directors has generated almost £2,200 for charity. The collection in Bishop’s Stortford raised £511.34 for Isabel Hospice and the following night, supporters in Harlow donated £1680.81 to St Clare Hospice. Barringtons founders Lisa Weeks and…
