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.
Swindon will host a stunning remembrance display featuring a thousand handmade roses in September, each one dedicated in memory of someone special who has died.
The poignant installation will be unveiled in Prospect Hospice’s gardens during its annual garden fete on Saturday 9 September.
Families are being invited to visit the display for free in the charity’s garden in Wroughton between Saturday 9 September and Sunday 1 October. The roses have been lovingly handcrafted and are available in four colours for a suggested donation of £30 each. The hospice’s director of patient services, Carolyn Bell, says “The installation is a special way for the community to remember and celebrate the lives of loved ones who are no longer with us.”
“We are looking forward to sharing our ‘Remember Me’ roses display featuring a thousand handmade, recycled, metal roses – and what better place for it to be held than in the hospice garden before people take them home. The display will be stunning and incredibly poignant – it’s moving to think each one has been dedicated in memory of someone across Swindon and north east Wiltshire.
“We’re so grateful to everyone who has supported this so far and the donations will mean we can continue to provide vital care for local families. Even if you have never experienced hospice care, this is a wonderful way to cherish the memory of someone special. It’s not too late for you to be part of this installation by dedicating your own rose in memory of a loved one, just visit our website to find out how you can take part.”
After the display ends, those who have dedicated a rose will be able to collect it to keep and treasure in their home or garden as an ongoing tribute and memorial to their loved one.
Amongst those supporting the appeal are sisters Sara Osbourne and Samantha Easterbrook, who will be dedicating a rose in memory of their mum, Angie Garrett.
“When mum became ill, it had such an impact on all of us, but Prospect Hospice gave such amazing care to her and also offered us so much support as a family. Thanks to them, our young children have had a good experience of what death is like and we can’t thank them enough for that.
“We’ll be dedicating a pink and white ‘Remember Me’ rose in memory of our lovely mum and as a thank you to Prospect Hospice for the care they provide free of charge to this community.”
To dedicate a rose, click here or call the fundraising team on 01793 816161.
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