Covid-19 is affecting us all but Prospect Hospice remains operational in order to support the increasing number of our community needing end of life support. Here you'll find lots of information about the virus and information and advice that we think will help you at this time.
Prospect Hospice has been providing end of life care to the people of Swindon and north east Wiltshire for over 40 years. Find out more about where we've come from and who we are here.
Find out about the range of end-of-life care services that we offer to patients and their families. These 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, free of charge.
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.
Thank you to everyone who has donated items to us in recent weeks. We’ve been overwhelmed by your generosity and we’re now sorting through the thousands of pre-loved goods we’ve been given so we can get them out to our shops so they can get them on the shelves, ready for sale.
Now we’ve cleared enough space, we’re pleased to say we’ll be re-opening our donation stations on Monday 3 August and all the details of what items we’re able to accept can be found below.
Please be aware that you can only donate at a donation stations. Our shops are unable to accept any donations of pre-loved goods at this time. We also ask that you do not leave your goods outside our shops when they are closed. This is considered fly tipping and the local council will be informed to clear this away meaning we’re not able to sell anything you leave.
In line with government guidelines, all items donated will be stored for 72 hours before they are sorted and put out for sale.
Thank you for holding on to your items until we re-open. We look forward to seeing you soon.
Donation stations
Monday 9am – 1pm West Swindon Shopping Centre* Car Park A Tewkesbury Way Swindon SN5 7DL
Wednesday 9.30am – 1pm Marlborough hospice shop 110a High Street Marlborough SN8 1LT
9am – 1pm Basepoint * Rivermead Drive Westlea Swindon SN5 7EX
Thursday 9.30am – 1pm Highworth hospice shop The Post Office 23 High Street Highworth SN6 7AG
Friday 9.30am – 1pm Marlborough hospice shop 110a High Street Marlborough SN8 1LT
*This donation stations will be a mobile hospice branded van and not the hospice shop
Our distribution centre on Swindon Road in Wroughton is also open to take donations from 9am to 1pm, Monday to Friday.
Furniture collections
Our furniture collections will take place on Fridays only and will resume on Friday 7 August. These collections will be by appointment only.
If you have an item of furniture that you would like to donate, please call our retail team to book a collection slot on 01793 813362. This line is open from Monday 3 August and if we’re not able to answer your call, please do leave a message with your contact details and we’ll return your call as soon as we can.
What we can accept
What we cannot accept
If you have any of the items above that we are unable to accept, you local council may be able to help with recycling. Click the links below to visit their pages:
Swindon Borough Council Wiltshire Council
Gift Aid
We have introduced Gift Aid in all our shops. This government scheme means we can claim an additional 25p in every £1 raised from the sale of goods donated by UK taxpayers. Last year we claimed over £74,200 for the hospice in Gift Aid. Therefore, we really appreciate you taking a few moments to complete the simple form, which is available from your local shop, to allow us to do this.
Click the button below to find out more about our our shops including what they sell and the steps we’re taking to keep you safe in our stores.