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To our supporters

Thank you

From all of us at Prospect Hospice

Thank you to everyone who supports Prospect Hospice in whatever way you can. Every penny you raise really does make a difference to those we support and you can read more about how we’re using your donations to support local people here.

Below you’ll find a selection of the many people who have raised money for us and we hope their fundraising inspires you.

If you’d like to raise vital funds for the hospice but don’t know how to get started, we have a skilled and experienced team who are only to happy to offer support and advice. Contact them on 01793 816161 or email fundraisingandevents@prospect-hospice.net.

Thank you Amanda Webb

Amanda Webb took on the amazing challenge of rowing a half marathon at Snap Fitness, completing it in 2hrs 5mins, what a terrific achievement. Rowing her way to raising £335.25 for Prospect Hospice, well done. A big thank you Amanda and all her sponsors.

Thank you Carli Rosser

Thank you to Carli Rosser who, along with a group of friends, set themselves a challenge to walk up Snowdon – all in aid of the hospice. It was a huge undertaking for them as they had never attempted anything like it before but, as you can see, they completed it all with a smile on their face and raised a fantastic £1,193. Well done everyone!

Thank you Sat Nijjar and Marc Stowe

A massive thank you to Sat Nijjar (CEO of Cross Street Group) and Marc Stowe (CEO of Plumbheat Services) who took on the challenge of Everest Basecamp. Sat and Marc both came into the hospice before they set off on their adventure and have already raised over £12,000 for Prospect Hospice. From all of us at Prospect Hospice, we’d like to wish you the best of luck and we hope you have an amazing experience.

Thank you Eric Long Court

The wonderful residents, friends and family at Eric Long Court put on a terrific fundraising afternoon in aid of Prospect Hospice, fabulous cakes were made and sold by Tosh, they also held a raffle. Julie Savory took the brave decision to have her head shaved during the afternoon to raise even more funds for the hospice. We can’t thank you all enough for your support and raising a whooping total of £2400, well done.

Thank you Kathy Curr

Thank you Kathy Curr for taking on the challenge of Scafell Pike.  Prospect Hospice holds a special place in Kathy’s heart and those of her family and friends as her much-loved Mum, Janice was compassionately cared for by our end of life services. What an amazing feat to complete in memory of Janice, well done and we can’t thank you enough for raising £1,095 towards our work.

Thank you TWC Home Improvements

A huge thank you to everyone at TWC Home Improvements. They recently held a race night in the company showroom and the owners along with some team members took on the Three Peaks Challenge.  These 2 events raised a terrific £2,965 to add to other fundraising activities they have undertaken.

 

Thank you Zimmer Biomet

A massive thank you to Zimmer Biomet for their continued support, raising vital funds from proceeds of a quiz night, bake sale, sale of a recipe book and a fantastic staff challenge to walk 100k in May. Along with their terrific fundraising ventures they also do regular volunteering in our beautiful gardens and took up the opportunity to make three garden games for our garden fete. Well done to everyone for all your hard work, generous donations and everything you do to support Prospect Hospice.

 

Thank you Francesca

Thank you to Francesca, who decided to run 30 miles in June to raise money for Prospect Hospice. She was a complete beginner at running so not only was this a personal challenge but a very important one to her. Prospect Hospice supported her family and cared for her mum Paula in her final weeks in 2019 so she really wanted to give something back to the hospice. Thank you Francesca for taking on this challenge and smashing your target, raising a wonderful £1,405.

 

 

Thank you Stratton St Margaret Parish Council

Thank you to Stratton St Margaret Parish Council – every year, the chairman chooses a local charity to raise money, and we are thrilled to have been chosen this year. In June, five brave staff members threw themselves out of a plan to raise money for Prospect Hospice, completing a 10,000ft tandem skydive. The skydive has already raised a phenomenal £1,200.

 

Thank you to the Wiltshire County Netball Association

Thank you to the Wiltshire County Netball Association, who held a fantastic Women’s Health and Wellbeing Netball Festival. The weather played ball and everyone had a great day A huge thank you from Prospect Hospice for choosing us to be one of three of the charities to benefit, with a gift of £6000 from the amazing total raised.

 

Thank you Lynn, Michael, and Glenn

Thank you to Lynn Mitchell, her son Michael and their family friend Glenn Bannerman,  who took on the fantastic challenge of a wing walk on 9 July in memory of John, Lynn’s husband and Michael’s father, who was cared for in our services. The trio raised a wonderful £2030.00 with funds still coming in to help others like John.

 

Thank you to the 19th Swindon Cubs

Thank you to the 19th Swindon Cubs, who held a fete and raised money for Prospect Hospice in memory of Keith Harbour, grandad of the Cub member pictured below. Well done to everyone for raising £38.70.

 

Thank you to all of our local bakers

Thank you to all those who provided refreshments for us to sell at Axford Village Hall during Susie Watson’s beautiful open garden event.
We would like to thank M’s Bakes, Pippin & Co, Ice Me Nicely, The Sugar Fairy Cakes, Marshallsbakeryltd and Bunkie Bakes who all donated delicious cakes and sweet treats.
Our wonderful volunteers also got baking and some helped with serving refreshments on the day. We couldn’t have done it without every single one of you.
Thanks to your generous donations, we were able to raise over £900.

 

Thank you Grow Insurance Partners

Thank you to Grow Insurance Partners, who organised a friendly 11-a-side versus Swindon Businesses at The County Ground to support Prospect Hospice on 17 May, along with a holding a raffle during the event.

A great day was had by all, raising a terrific £1340.90. Prospect Hospice would like to say a massive thank you to everyone involved in the event.

 

Thank you Oli

Thank you to Oli Anderson, who ran the Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge on 13 May. This 100km run is tough – Oli says the hardest part was the hills after Lulworth Cove, running west to Weymouth.

Oli is delighted and surprised to have finished 32nd out of 736 starters with a running time of 13 hours and 26 minutes, which we think is incredible. On top of that, he raised a brilliant £1,932 for Prospect Hospice.

 

Thank you Victoria

Thank you to Victoria Compton, who organised a wonderful concert in Ramsbury in memory of her lovely and popular dad Tony Hopgood. The concert was a great success with over 100 people attending, raising a terrific £2,800 for Prospect Hospice. A big thank you to everyone involved and those that came along for an enjoyable evening of music.

 

Thank you Hillier Funeral Service

Thank you to Hillier Funeral Service, who have set up a new family charity foundation to mark their centenary, putting £1000 in for every year they have been in business. To launch the foundation, they donated £50,000, inviting 10 local charities to a celebratory dinner and presenting each with a cheque for £5000.

Pictured here are Sheryl and Mela from the Prospect Hospice fundraising team, being presented with a cheque by the worshipful Mayor of Swindon Councillor Abdul Amin and Mark Hillier.

 

Thank you Celia

Celia Parker, from Cricklade, completed what her husband Andy would have called a “drastic, down to the wood” sponsored head shave in his memory, raising an amazing total of £1,850 for Prospect Hospice. A huge thank you to Celia for her support and to everyone that sponsored her.

 

Thank you Lara and Stuart

Keen runners Lara and Stuart Necrews have upped the ante on their fundraising this year, following their great achievement in the Oxford Half Marathon in 2022 raising over £800 for Prospect Hospice. For 2023 they are taking on two 100k ultra challenges to raise much needed funds. The Cotswold Way Ultra Challenge starts on 24 June closely followed by the Peak District Ultra Challenge on 8 July – that’s 200k in just 2 months.
This extraordinary physical task is in memory of their friend Amy who was cared for by our services, and so far has raised over £1,600. Thank you to Lara and Stuart for their continued support.

 

Thank you Hilary

Thank you to Hilary Fleming for her commitment in organising the ever popular annual Wroughton Barn Dance, which has been running since 2013. A terrific evening of music, fun, and dancing was had by all, and raised a record breaking £2,229.61. Thank you to Hilary and to everyone who went along.

 

Thank you Alex & Zachary

Thank you to brothers Alexander and Zachary who have raised over £2,000 for the hospice.

The twins wanted to raise money for the hospice as part of their Duke of Edinburgh award after the charity cared for their grandad in his final days and raised the money by baking afternoon tea boxes for their local community in Castle Eaton.

Each week saw a different theme with scones, a Victoria Sandwich, cupcakes and even ice cream, all made by the boys before being delivered in person.

They were so well supported that they’re already looking at what they can do next.

 

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