At Prospect Hospice, we provide outstanding, personalised and compassionate care for everyone in Swindon, Marlborough and the surrounding areas affected by a life-limiting illness, completely free of charge. For more than 40 years, we’ve been a dedicated, non-hospital, end-of-life care service for patients and their loved ones - around the clock, every day of the year. Our mission is to ensure that anyone can access the best possible expert care whenever and wherever they need it – whether at the hospice or in their own home. As a charity, we only exist because of the generosity and support of our amazing local community.
Find out about the range of end-of-life care services that we offer to patients and their families. These delivered free of charge and are designed to provide compassionate, personalised support during every stage of a life-limiting illness in every kind of care setting, to anyone who needs it.
We couldn’t do what we do without considerable support from our local community. Find out all the different ways in which you can support Prospect Hospice, including fundraising, volunteering and purchasing from our shops. All contributions are greatly appreciated and enables us to deliver care that is free of charge to our patients and their families.
Our café sits at the heart of our hospice in Wroughton and serves a range of delicious home cooked meals to suit all tastes. Whether you're looking to catch up with friends over lunch or relax with coffee and cake, our Heart of the Hospice café has you covered.
Whether shopping with us in person or online, or donating your pre-loved goods, we thank you for supporting us through our shops where you help to raise around £2million a year for Prospect Hospice.
We pride ourselves on being a great place to work and we're always looking for outstanding people to join our team at the hospice across all areas of the charity.
Prospect Hospice is the leading provider of education and training for end-of-life care in Swindon and north Wiltshire. Working closely with you, our colleagues within partner organisations, we want to ensure that the very best care is available to everyone facing the end of life. This is why we provide education and development opportunities, all of which aim to encourage learning and build confidence in end of life care and support.
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Our annual remembrance service, Light up a Life, brings together hundreds of people from across our community who have been touched by loss. It is a time for us to collectively reflect on the year and think about our loved ones who are no longer with us. Join us as we gather to celebrate their lives and support each other.
We are delighted to be able to again hold the Light up a Life service at the beautiful and atmospheric Christ Church in Old Town, Swindon. We will be holding two services on Sunday 3 December at 2.30pm* and 4pm*.
* Please note that both services are now fully booked. *
Below you will find a form for you to complete, should you wish to make a donation. We can no longer accept dedications for the book of remembrance as we are now preparing it for the service.
At the service, we’ll also have memory stars available for you to write your own words of love and remembrance of your special loved one. All of the memory stars we receive will be displayed at the hospice in Wroughton.
“I will be taking part in this year’s Light up a Life service to remember my dad, Eammon. I do hope you can join me at the service to remember those you love.”
We understand that Christmas can be an incredibly difficult time for those who are grieving and we want you to know that you are not on your own. We encourage you to talk to your friends and family about how you are feeling, however, should you feel you need support from others at this time, there are many local organisations available to you to offer the support you need. Please find details of these below.
Prospect Hospice
If your loved one was cared for by Prospect Hospice and you would like to enquire about bereavement support with us, you can call us on 01793 816124 (Monday to Friday 9am-5pm).
Cruse Bereavement Care
www.cruse.org.uk Tel: 0808 808 1677
Child Bereavement UK
www.childbereavementuk.org Tel: 0800 028 8840
Samaritans
www.samaritans.org Tel: 116123
Silverline (provides information, friendship and advice for older people)
www.thesilverline.org.uk Tel: 0800 470 8090
Should you wish to donate to the hospice at this time of year in memory of a loved one and support our work in the community, you can do this via the form above.