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Autumn 2020
“Giving care through a mask,
.gloves and a pinny”
Apart from creating a huge amount of extra work, caring for patients during the
coronavirus pandemic has changed the nature of hospice care in a subtle but
fundamental way, creating new challenges for staff and families. Liz Monaghan,
Palliative and End of Life Care Matron at Florence Nightingale Hospice, shares an
insight into life behind the masks and pinnies at the Hospice... continued overleaf
Reg Charity No. 1119499
Nurses in lockdown: still smiling, still caring
NEWS NEWS
(Continued from previous page) having relatives there. A lot of our work and they’ve managed that so well.
“ We had been making plans
since the beginning of March,
is support to relatives and suddenly we
weren’t able to do that in the same way.
“We opened the Hospice up a bit earlier
than other people because one of our
we had done lots of work We were doing it over the phone, but
biggest issues was visitors. We have to
looking at how we were going again it’s not the same as sitting with
think about the impact that not saying
to manage lockdown, how we someone by the bedside and giving
goodbye, not being able to visit is
were going to manage dying that ‘presence’ support, that’s the way I
having, not only on the patient but on
within the community, and we would explain it: you are just there with
the families.
had to think about the fact them. Lots of the nurses spoke about
that, while most people will the fact that actually it was really strange “Then we realised that there were lots
think of the Hospice as the not having relatives in. of patients, especially our symptom
Families faced the difficult choice of who would
In-Patient Unit and the Day control patients who usually would have
be the one visitor for their loved one “We see the patient as part of their
Hospice etc. we also manage come into the Hospice, who just weren’t
family and you then have families facing
the Hospital Palliative Care coming in because they couldn’t have
the Hospice because of the fear of a really difficult choice on who got to
Team, and so there was lots of work visitors. It made us think about the
getting coronavirus. But also because be that one person that came in. That
done by our doctors and nurses on patients that were missing out because
the limitations on visitors was huge so was really difficult for the staff, not
how we were also going to manage the of wanting to be able to see their family.
there were lots of patients, not just the because they were having those difficult
influx of patients with coronavirus into So then we allowed one visitor for a
usual patients that we would have been conversations but because it was so
the Hospital, and how we were going to couple of hours each day for the people
involved with, but lots of other patients against everything we stand for in
support staff in there. that were in for symptom control. And
who stayed in the community because hospice care.
we’ve moved to allowing visitors from
“We had to close Day Hospice to the their families didn’t want to bring them
“I think for me, as a manager, what I was the family bubble for those who are
patients coming in and we moved to in. So the FNH@Home team were really
really proud of, there were obviously lots dying, now that the risk is possibly less.
weekly phone calls to patients and their busy through that time.
of staff who were really quite anxious
families to see how they were doing. For But I think we are still giving a good
“The In-Patient Unit, the FNH@ about coronavirus themselves and
the Community Palliative Care Specialist standard of care, we’re still giving
Home team and the Hospital team: about taking it home to family. And we
Nurses, a lot of their work went to compassionate care, even though we
that was where the biggest change did have, in the In-Patient Unit, a run of
telephone calls because their patients are giving it through masks, gloves and
”
happened because suddenly we had staff that were off, to the point that there
were shielding and so we were trying to pinnies.
to do palliative care and end of life care weren’t many staff that weren’t off! What
protect them by not going in unless we
through a mask, and gloves and a pinny. I was impressed by was the amount of
really needed to. With Lymphoedema,
flexibility people gave me, changing the
obviously we had to close to patients “A lot of our work is done recognising
shifts they were working so that they
coming into the Hospice, so we then facial expressions, the use of touch…
could cover the Unit, so that we had the
again went to managing that either and all those things changed. Having to
numbers to look after the patients. They
over the phone or virtually. But also tell someone that their dad was dying,
just did a fantastic job.
Sue [Lawrance, Lymphoedema Lead] either over a phone which is often what
did some home visits with the District we were having to do especially with “They are always very compassionate
Nurses. the Hospital team, or with a mask on, I anyway, but some of the compassion
mean, in twenty-eight years of palliative I’ve seen has been huge this time
“The Hospice at Home girls did a sterling
care, I’ve never had to do that, never because we’ve been supporting
job. They kept lots of people at home
had to hold someone’s hand in just a really distressed people on the phone
so that they didn’t have to come in.
glove. It was all very strange. or we’ve had people that have said
The amount of patients who were dying
goodbye in the carpark because we’ve
at home increased because people “A huge change was when we went
had to allow only one person to come in,
didn’t want to come into hospital or into lockdown in the In-Patient Unit, not The Lymphoedema team managed patients
over the phone
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NEWS
Life at the Day Hospice
“I am a life-long patient of various hospitals around London and Bucks,” says
Day Hospice patient Judith Parker. “I have congenital heart disease, which
is a major defect of the heart at birth. I grew up at the world-famous Great
Ormond Street Hospital in London, being there more than at home. From the
age of 10 weeks (1960) until 2016 I have had numerous cardiac operations
and procedures. This has also left me with other medical conditions.”
“Radcliffe
While I was an in-patient at John
Hospital in June last year, my
not concerned about my first day at the
Day Hospice, I did wonder what would be
Consultant told me that no more could expected of me.
be done for me surgically now apart from “On my first day, I was collected from
palliative care to keep me comfortable. home by a volunteer driver and taken to
“During our conversation about end of life the Day Hospice. I was warmly greeted
care, I was asked if I would like staff to by the nurses, Tracey and Pam and
contact my local Hospice on my behalf. offered a hot drink and a menu to choose
After the news about my health had finally my lunch for that day. I was introduced to
sunk in, I agreed for them to contact everyone and the rest of the staff. It was
Florence Nightingale Hospice. explained to me what sort of thing went
on through the day. Karen, the creative
“In July, Sue Warr, Community Nurse
activities organiser, asked me what sort of
Specialist at the Hospice, came to my
hobbies I liked to do, and explained that
home to meet myself and my husband.
I could do watercolour painting, drawing,
She explained to us that the Hospice had
knitting, jigsaws, creating a mosaic with
a Day Hospice which I could come to
tiles and some other interests. I said that
once a week, initially for 6 weeks to see if “After lunch, which we all had together, drivers came to collect each patient and
I would like to have a go at watercolour
I felt that it would help me. I agreed to the we were encouraged to have a rest or drive us all home, and I was already
painting, although I didn’t think I’d be very
invitation and I was told that a volunteer sleep for about 45 mins, and I certainly looking forward to meeting with everyone
good at it. Karen was very encouraging
driver would pick me up and bring me dozed off. the following week.
and supplied me with watercolours and
home every Thursday. “From 2pm we had a session to test our “8 months later, I was still attending most
a pad. I did try, but, as suspected, it was
“I did know of the existence of the not my first talent! memories! Karen had a set of questions, weeks and always enjoy meeting up with
Hospice, but I had never known anyone
else that went there so that was the end
“During the morning I was offered a
which I think came from Trivial Pursuit.
This was good fun and I surprised myself
people I now class as friends.
”
holistic treatment that would relax me, Day Hospice unfortunately had to close in
of my knowledge. However, I have had by answering more questions than I
and I chose Reiki. This was indeed very March due to the coronavirus pandemic,
many friends who went to hospices in thought I would.
relaxing, and it also helped me lose some but has now been open to smaller groups
their part of the country and knew they “We then came to the end of a very of patients since September.
fluid which was wonderful as one of my
were all happy to go. But although I was enjoyable day and at 3pm our volunteer
symptoms is fluid retention.
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VOLUNTEERING VOLUNTEERING
Spotlight on a “When we’re hearing a client’s story about
the most devastating time of their lives
we do feel the emotion, so a challenge
that gives me a great deal of satisfaction
because it means that I have done my job
well, that I’ve listened, that I’ve supported
Bereavement Listener
is managing that emotion but one of the them and that the client feels actually that
things that I’ve learned is not to have any they now have got a future and a hope.
pre-conceived ideas and not to make any
“So if you want to do something voluntary
assumptions, to be open-minded.
that’s meaningful, in helping somebody at
Angela Webley is a Volunteer Bereavement Listener with the “One of the greatest things I really enjoy, the darkest point in their lives, by helping
Bereavement Support Service provided by Florence Nightingale as a Bereavement Listener is, when the them to move forward and to have hope
Hospice. The Volunteers are recruited and trained by the
client themselves, after a time, they say, “I
feel a lot better now, I can manage.” And
and a future, then this is it.
”
Bereavement Support Lead, Ann Kenny, supported by the Volunteer Bereavement Listener, Angela Webley
Charity’s Voluntary Services team.
“because
I became a Bereavement Listener
I previously, for about ten to
really listening to the person who’s been
bereaved and helping them to express
fifteen years, I had been volunteering as their emotions, their thoughts, their
a Listener and a counsellor in a variety feelings and through that they gradually,
of other organisations and I’d had a over time, they do begin to feel better
break. I then experienced a bereavement and able to cope.
myself. And whilst I was going through
“Typically when someone is grieving they
my own grieving process, I was looking
may turn to their family and friends for
to do some more voluntary listening
support, but not everyone has a support
or counselling work. I was told about
network, they may live far away from
Florence Nightingale and when I went
anybody. But also families and friends
to the interview and found out all the
will be dealing with their own grief. I do
services, I thought, “Yes! This would be
believe it’s very important that they’ve
great.”
got somewhere that they come to
“The training and preparation given to us professionally trained Volunteers, who
by the Charity was very good. It was a ten can help them to express their grief, to
week course and it covered all aspects talk through whatever they’re saying,
of bereavement so that when the course that they’ve got the freedom, without
ended I felt capable and able to provide judgment, to say whatever they like,
support to the bereaved. because we are neutral and we won’t
be judging. And it’s through that freedom
“My expectation of the role before I
to freely express themselves, that they
started: well, I actually thought I’d be
can then process and move through all
helping to solve some of their issues,
the myriad of emotions that affect us
but actually that’s not what it’s about! It’s
with grief.
actually about listening. And by
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RETAIL RETAIL
Donation Drop-offs are a runaway Wendover Shop re-opens after
success refurbishment
On 23rd June the Charity opened its first From October, our Wendover and Walton The long-awaited re-opening of the
Donations Drop-off at Walton Lodge, Court Shops will be accepting donations Wendover Shop after its refurbishment
using a storage container in the car park without a booking, but we still need in February finally came on 1st July, and
to store the donations. There was clearly donors to book slots for Haddenham and as you can see from the pictures, it looks
a need for donors to have somewhere to Broadfields, and our other Shops as they amazing! All our Shops feel a bit different
donate after all their lockdown clear-outs open. with staff and customers wearing
as time-slots were booked out weeks masks, social distancing signage, till
Please keep an eye on Facebook for
in advance, even when we added the screens and lots of hand sanitiser. Our
updates about how to donate to each of
Wendover Shop, the Haddenham Shop staff are cleaning regularly and stock is
our Shops.
on Bradmoor Farm and the Furniture quarantined before going out onto the
Showroom on Broadfields! shop floor so they really are COVID-19
In all, 2,375 Donations Drop- safe.
offs had been booked as we
The Haddenham Shop on Bradmoor
went to print, which amounts
Farm also opened in July, and, with
to an estimated 25,000 bags!
plenty of space inside, provides a really
Although this sort of volume
enjoyable and safe shopping experience.
poses a huge challenge for us -
especially as all donations have Feedback has been great from
to be quarantined for safety customers about both Shops, and even
reasons – we are absolutely the queue outside hasn’t put people off
blown away by the generosity coming along to see what treasures they
of our donors. might find.
Christmas cards on
sale online and in Shops
Sending Christmas cards is likely to be
very popular this year because people
may not be able to get together at
Christmas as they would usually do, and
you can support Florence Nightingale
Hospice Charity by buying from our range
of Christmas cards online or in our Shops.
Go to fnhospice.org.uk/christmas-cards
to see the range and order online.
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RETAIL RETAIL
Furniture Showroom moves to Broadfields in Aylesbury
The old Furniture Showroom on a massive storm which flooded the
Chamberlain Road closed its doors early children’s section of the Showroom,
because of the coronavirus, but after which meant it had to be closed to dry
a lockdown break, shop fitters were out for two days. Thankfully, the only
able to get into the new location on drama since then has been customers’
Broadfields and create a fantastic new awe at the range of goodies large and
space for the Showroom on Broadfields small we now have on sale.
in Aylesbury, next to McDonalds. You
can’t miss it, in fact, as the sign on the
outside is so large!
Moving during lockdown was a massive
feat for staff working without Volunteers,
with social distancing and masks and
in a heat wave, so a huge well done to
the team who got us moved (including
hoovering nearly 9000 sq ft of carpet at
Chamberlain Road!)
The day Broadfields opened there was
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EVENTS EVENTS
Not The Midnight Walk
is surprise hit
We took a chance on re-designing a well- with a small group of friends. “I chose to
loved and long-established fundraising do this as I know the Hospice relies on
event – and ended up breathing a sigh donations to continue a service many
of relief and joy as Hospice supporters have used and may need in the future. At
rallied round the Hospice in July to the same time, I had fun and kept fit with
make this one of the most successful friends, along with making new friends.
fundraising events ever in the history of Great community spirit!”
the Charity.
The money raised by Not The Midnight
The Midnight Walk had to be transformed Walkers will make a huge contribution
into Not The Midnight Walk due to to enable Florence Nightingale Hospice
coronavirus restrictions. Instead of taking Charity to continue to provide support
place at midnight around a marshalled and care to patients with life-limiting
route, the Charity asked Walkers to get illnesses at the Hospice and at home
up at dawn and start walking at 5am through the FNH@Home service, which
around a route of their own choosing, as costs £400,000 a year to run.
long as it was at least 5 miles. As well as
walking in Buckinghamshire, participants
took part as far afield as Edinburgh,
Devon and Spain.
“We have been overwhelmed by the
response,” said Vicky Harman, Events
Manager at FNHC. “We had over 815
people take part, which smashed the
previous record for Midnight Walk sign-
ups which was around 735. Not only that,
the event raised over £110,000 for the
Hospice, which is so much more than
we were expecting, and more than we’ve
ever raised at a Midnight Walk. It’s just
been incredible.”
“This was a super, organised, inclusive
and socially distanced fundraiser for a
well worthy local charity,” said Louise
Wooster who walked around Aylesbury
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COMMUNITY COMMUNITY
Hospice Lottery Partnership A big thank you to...
Summer Superdraw smash hit Wilko’s Staff & Customers Haddenham Community
As well as the weekly draw proving to
be a growing (and coronavirus-proof!)
you to all of you who made donations
and that bought tickets and gave us a
who, despite a move to cashless Support Group
transactions, raised an incredible £515
source of income for the Charity in fantastic total of £33,000 for this Draw with a bucket collection in the Aylesbury for their fantastic entry in June’s
2020, the Hospice Lottery Partnership’s for which we’re incredibly grateful,” said store in June. Haddenham Scarecrow Festival. The
Summer Superdraw was a super smash David Griffiths, Chief Executive of the Group does so much to raise money
this year. “We congratulate our winners Hospice Lottery Partnership. for the Hospice every year and, with
and we particularly want to say thank fundraising events cancelled, stepped
up to create a Florence Nightingale
Day Hospice rocks!
scarecrow in honour of her 200th birthday
on 12th May this year. Their effort was
rewarded by being voted 2nd favourite
out of the 140 entries in the competition!
Before lockdown, our Day Hospice
Well done to everyone involved.
patients painted some rocks to be
hidden around the county for people
to find when they were out and about.
Little did we know at the time how many
people would be getting out into the
countryside this spring! Do let us know if
you found one…
Amy of Cotton & Belle
who donated 50% of the proceeds from
these beautiful handmade face masks to
the Hospice.
Jo Henderson
& Asda
for the generous
donation of these
lovely chocolates
which were used as
prizes for our Virtual
Bingo in June.
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COMMUNITY COMMUNITY
Ab ig tha n k yo u to ... Haddenham Village Penny Anderson
Society who is another of our creative supporters
who has been making these wonderful
who thought creatively when their annual
facemasks and selling them at Whitchurch
Hardwick Village Lone Rose Haddenham Open Gardens event was
Surgery. Penny has raised a fantastic £570
cancelled due to the Covid-19 lockdown
Community Association whose husband and had the innovative idea of creating
for the Hospice.
was cared for by the virtual walking tours of some of the
who, despite the cancellation of their
Hospice when he was village’s lovely gardens for people to
longstanding annual Open Gardens
terminally ill. Inspired enjoy from the safety of their own homes.
event, were determined that the Hospice
by a feature on BBC The Open Gardens would normally raise
would not miss out on their fundraising.
News she set up her around £500 for the Hospice but thanks
They organised a ‘Grow A Sunflower for
own facemask tree to the Society’s initiative they have raised
Florence’ Appeal for the village and raised
outside her house, over £1,600 for us this year! Thank you
an amazing £1,485 for the Hospice!
asking for donations to everyone involved in the project, those
Thank you to the organisers, to the Parish
in return for face- who donated and special thanks to Keith
Council who sponsored the event, and
masks and raised Milmer and the garden hosts.
everyone who donated.
£250 for the Hospice.
Petrolscooter Vic & Bear
who sent us two brand new batteries for a
whose exploits in Cuddington village
wheelchair we were donated. Our Online
during lockdown have been captured
Sales Team Volunteer John charged and
in a booklet which is being sold at our
fitted the batteries for us to get the (nearly
Haddenham Shop - with all proceeds
new) wheelchair back up and running, and
going to the Hospice. Huge thanks to
listed on our eBay site for sale.
Erica and Tris, Bear and Vic, and Chris
Blumer and Chris Long for choosing to
Waitrose & Partners in support Florence Nightingale Hospice
with this lovely project.
Aylesbury
for their continued support. Recognising
Michael Pitt-Payne that this is going to be a tough year for
the Chairman of the Aylesbury and District fundraising, they organised a Charity
Philatelic Society, who sorted through a Zumba session in August which raised
lot of used stamps that had been given to £225 for the Charity. The supermarket
the Charity, and managed to raise £130 also supports us by giving one of our
from selling them on the Charity’s behalf! green collection tubs a home: thank you
Many thanks to Michael, and to everyone to everyone who drops in their change
who has donated stamp collections to when shopping at Waitrose - it really does
help the Hospice. all add up!
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YOUR STORY YOUR STORY
“Because of their dedication and
were ok. They had time to talk and, over “I can’t explain how absolutely wonderful
endless cups of tea, they allowed us the nurses were during this, the most
to laugh and cry together. They taught difficult of times. And all of this happened
.kindness, Dad had a ‘good death’ us that we were just experiencing the
Circle of Life; that everything must end
in Lockdown. They were serenely patient
and supportive and looked after Dad
.at home, just how he wanted.”
eventually and it was ok. Not scary. All (and the rest of us), with great kindness
they brought with them was soap and and dignity. Because of their dedication
water, love and experience, and that and kindness, Dad had a ‘good death’
During the Covid-19 crisis, Florence Nightingale Hospice’s FNH@Home meant so much. at home, just how he wanted; and I will
never forget that.”
team has been busy caring for patients safely in their own homes “The sun was shining on a Thursday
morning, it was the beginning of spring
across Aylesbury Vale, keeping families together and out of hospital. and it was set to be a beautiful day.
They made over 200 home visits in March alone. One of those patients Glenn Miller’s Moonlight Serenade was
was Tony Hemstock, whose daughter Liza Brissenden Hemstock playing on Alexa, and Dad chose this
peaceful, perfect moment to take his last
shared this moving testament to the work of our Hospice team in couple of breaths. Dad was 4 days off his
supporting her father and her family at the end of his life. 87th birthday.
“When we were ready I phoned the
“Dad was a warhorse. His name was was so incredibly brave. And funny, and
Hospice and said he’s gone, and in
Tony and he looked like Sean Connery very cheeky.
half an hour they were there. They
in his heyday. He fought in the Korean
“Then, out of the blue, on the verge of washed Dad, put on a clean t-shirt,
War when he was 19 and met Mum in
Lockdown, Dad ended up in A&E and the brushed his hair and put on his favourite
the Army. They were a team, proper
consultant said there was nothing more aftershave, and then went into the
Morecambe and Wise. They moved to
they could do. He came home and by garden and picked flowers for him. It
Aylesbury and when he retired from the
five o’clock the following day, a Florence was just beautiful how they spoke to
Army he became a Driving Examiner.
nurse came out to see us. him throughout, getting him ready for his
He’s legendary in Aylesbury, ask anyone
journey.
who either passed or failed their driving “She was with us for a good two and a
test. He took his job very seriously. half hours, and we drank a lot of cups
of tea! She made us feel safe and took
“When illness crept in, that didn’t stop
time to speak to Mum, speak to Dad and
About the FNH@Home service
Dad. He kept going because of Mum.
to me and my sisters. We could talk and
Although Dad was wracked in pain and
say we were scared about what would
could no longer walk, he adapted to what
happen now.
he could do. He was a demon on that
scooter, and rarely missed his 4pm pint “The Florence team came twice a day
for fourteen days and were wonderful, The FNH@Home team offers specialist palliative care including management
with the boys on a Friday.
coming morning and evening to get Dad of pain and symptoms, practical advice and help in caring for patients, and
“Last year was the first year we managed emotional support for patient and family. The service operates from 8am-
washed and changed, and make sure
to keep him out of hospital and 2019 8.30pm, seven days a week, covers the whole of Aylesbury Vale, and costs
the medications were working. They even
was declared a success! We went
gave Dad an Indian Head massage which over £400,000 a year to run. That’s just £96 an hour to help any family who
cruising to the Fjords and enjoyed the
he really enjoyed. needs hospice care at home, free of charge. This is only possible through
best Christmas ever. Dad just kept on
pushing and was so independent. He “They also made sure that we as a family donations from the public.
18 19CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS
Not The Midnight Walk sponsors Harpers Estate Make A Will Month with
BWK Solicitors
Agents
boost funds raised Those of you in Wendover and
Throughout June this year, the team at BWK
Solicitors offered FNHC supporters the
Our large events would not be possible without the surrounds may have received a Not opportunity to write a new Will, or update
support and sponsorship of local businesses. This year The Midnight Walk promotional leaflet a current Will, at no charge as part of
has been particularly difficult and we are extremely from Harpers Estate Agents through ‘Make a Will Month’. Instead, people were
grateful to all the sponsors of Midnight Walk who agreed your door back in June. When we encouraged to make a donation to FNHC
to continue their support for an unknown event, Not The made the decision to go ahead with a in lieu of the usual charges, and their clients
Midnight Walk. virtual walk after Midnight Walk had to donated a fantastic £1,505 in lieu of fees, far
be cancelled, we did not have long to beyond what BWK Solicitors were expecting.
Buckinghamshire Freemasons - JBD Fitness & Dance - promote the event. Along with estate
Kings Farm Shop - Slenderpane - The Works - Aylesbury We at FNHC weren’t as surprised because
agent boards around Wendover, these
Waterside Theatre - BWK Solicitors we know Florrie’s supporters are amazingly
leaflets were designed, paid for and
generous, but we do agree that the Hospice
distributed by Harpers at their own
NOT The Midnight Walk Sponsors helped to cover the costs of running the event is very lucky to have such a committed and
cost to help us promote the Not The
generous community around it.
Midnight Walk. A huge thank you to
Buckinghamshire Freemasons Andy and the team for this amazingly
generous help.
have been part of the Midnight Walk event since the very
beginning, providing marshals as well as walking and
raising sponsorship money. This year they were to be our
headline sponsor for the Midnight Walk and, when this had
to be cancelled and we decided to run an unknown virtual
walking event, they agreed to continue as headline sponsor.
The team at BWK also took part in Not The Midnight Walk,
Not only did they continue their support as an organisation, raising another £866 in sponsorship!
but also many members chose to take part in Not The
Midnight Walk to raise further money for the Charity. After
setting an initial target of £2,000, which they swiftly met, the Eight Wealth Management
Buckinghamshire Freemasons NTMNW team raised over
Thank you to the team at Harpers for helping donates advice fees
£9,600 for the Hospice! We would like to say a huge thank Buckinghamshire Freemasons team to promote Not The Midnight Walk
you to all the Freemasons for their continued support. raised over £9,600 for the Hospice
Lorraine Sellwood of Eight Wealth
Management in Marlow offered Later Life
Slenderpane Planning appointments for our supporters and
BWK Solicitors Double-glazing manufacturer
has donated her advice fee back to the Charity
to support the work of the Hospice, who cared
Even though Not The Midnight Walk was a virtual Slenderpane, based in Haddenham, for her mother. Another seminar on Later Life
event, the FNHC team still felt it was important to very kindly sponsored our Not Planning is planned for 21st January 2021 at
have medals for those who took part and who raised The Midnight Walk postage costs the Education Suite at the Charity’s offices at
a significant amount of money. We were incredibly – covering the cost of sending Walton Lodge in Aylesbury, offering advice to
grateful to BWK Solicitors for sponsoring the medals out medals and hoodies, and the help those in retirement manage their savings
and making sure even more money could go straight occasional T-shirt to a far-flung Walker and investments effectively, and help those still
to the Hospice from the event. before the event. in work plan for their retirement.
20 21CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS
Local businesses help say thank you to Hospice staff Plan ahead and
Over the summer, thanks to the support of local businesses, we were able to deliver support the Hospice
‘Thank You’ goody bags to the Hospice staff - one for every member of staff - to
Darren St Mart is one of our regular supporters
thank them all for their hard work and
and can be regularly seen at our events, having
dedication under very difficult conditions
taken part in Midnight Walk, Fire Walk and Not
during the height of the COVID-19 crisis.
The Midnight Walk in the past year.
Full of toiletries and treats, the bags
His company, Darren St Mart Wills Services, is
were packed with donations from Ana
offering to donate £50 to the Charity for every
Harmony Beauty Salon, Probadge,
funeral plan they arrange. Although it’s not a
Lather.Rinse.Retreat, Juno Financial
popular subject to think about, planning and
Services, Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
paying for your own, or someone else’s, funeral
and McCormick Ltd.
in advance can reduce the financial strain and
Darren took part in Not The Midnight Walk with his
organisation for families during a difficult time.
Child First Nursery Founders’ Day fundraising
mother this year.
You can find out more at https://www.willsservices.co.uk/funeral-planning/
chooses Florence for 2020 at Succession Wealth
The staff at Child First Nursery in Earlier in the year the team at Succession Flo’s Tantalizing Tipple steps into Beer Festival breach
Aylesbury have selected FNHC as their Wealth in Amersham and Bierton chose Despite the sad news that our annual Aylesbury Beer Festival would not be able to go
Charity of the Year. The team have already us as their local Charity to support. ahead this year, we have found another way to raise a glass to, and raise money for, the
completed Not The Midnight Walk, raising Hospice thanks to Foxdenton Estate.
They rose to the challenge of fundraising
over £300, and are now planning lots of
during lockdown and raised over £3,000 They have created a new and exclusive gin liqueur, Flo’s Tantalizing Tipple, and will
their own fundraising events.
for the Hospice with virtual bingo, a donate £5 for every bottle sold to Florence Nightingale Hospice. With a delicious
Nursery manager Léla White said: virtual day at the races and an online pet combination of apricots, raspberries and sugar, this unique gin liqueur has a ‘Bakewell
“Florence Nightingale Hospice is the photo competition together with general Tart’ flavour.
charity we have chosen as a team to donations and matched funding.
support and raise money for this year, The fundraising idea was the brainchild of Jacqui and Roger Shelton,
Ushma Kotecha and Alpa Dodia from who have worked for Foxdenton Estate for many years. Jacqui has
being local to us and close to a lot of our
the Amersham branch also visited the been receiving support and treatment from the Lymphoedema
staff and our parents’ hearts, a few having
Hospice on their Founders Day in June Clinic at Florence Nightingale Hospice since being diagnosed
used the service for family members.”
with an amazing Afternoon Tea for the with breast cancer seventeen years ago.
staff and patients.
Jacqui and her family worked on the flavour alongside staff at
Foxdenton and also created the name ‘Flo’s Tantalizing Tipple’.
“Over the years the Hospice has been a vital source of help,”
Jacqui says. “It has been comforting to know that this will continue.
Knowing that the Hospice is a charity that relies on public financial
support, we approached Foxdenton Estate about the possibility of
producing a gin liqueur to raise funds for the Hospice.”
You can buy Flo’s Tantalizing Tipple for just £30 a bottle online at
www.foxdentonestate.co.uk/shop/flos-tantalizing-tipple
Léla and Karen from Child First Nursery found taking part The Afternoon Tea was much appreciated by staff and
in Not The Midnight Walk inspirational and rewarding patients at the Hospice Raise a glass, and raise money, with Flo’s Tantalizing Tipple
22 23CHALLENGE FUNDRAISING CHALLENGE FUNDRAISING
Admiration and thanks to… Tony, Lauren and Liam
who were Florence’s first, and probably
Lucy Lester only skydivers of 2020. They chose to
skydive to support Florence Nightingale
Although she was caring full-time for her husband
Hospice because they have all had a
Keith, and they were both shielding and confined
loved one cared for by the team. The
to their home during lockdown, 82-year-old Lucy
weather was on their side and they all
was still thinking of what she could do to support
Florence Nightingale Hospice. completed their skydives with Tony saying,
“It was brilliant. The best thing we have
Inspired by Captain Tom Moore, and referencing ever done, and raised some good money
the climb she did up the real Table Mountain in so we’re very happy.” They have raised a
South Africa for her 40th birthday, Lucy decided phenomenal £2,700 including Gift Aid.
to ask family and friends to sponsor her to climb
the height of Table Mountain up her stairs, since
she couldn’t leave home to do anything else for Adam and Tom Piers
the Charity.
who approached the idea of running a
At the end of the challenge, Lucy had spent 4
hours and 52 minutes climbing up her stairs marathon in memory of their mother in
440 times in June, an ascent (and descent a completely different way: they ran a For more fundraising ideas,
too!) of 3,563 feet, to raise money for Florence half marathon each, one after the other,
Nightingale Hospice. in different cities, in different countries. go to our website at
On September 12th Adam ran the fnhospice.org.uk
Even in self-isolation, Lucy raised an incredible Virtual Tallinn Half Marathon in Riga (after
£1,900 including Gift Aid. COVID-19 restrictions prevented him
A huge thank you to Lucy for her support and for travelling to Tallinn!) before handing the
thinking of the Hospice at a very difficult time for virtual baton over to Tom, who completed
her and Keith. This challenge is a great example the virtual MK Half Marathon around
of the creativity and caring of Hospice supporters Enfield. They both completed their runs in
in these challenging times under 1 hour 45 mins, and have raised an
for fundraising. amazing £2,329 for the Hospice.
Lucy achieving her mammoth stair climb in her home, duplicating the distance she climbed in South Africa
Table Mountain, South Africa - Photo 4718032 © Drjbowman | Dreamstime.com
24 25CHALLENGE FUNDRAISING
Army Air Corps Lance
Corporals Joshua Bulpin
and Ben Hammond
who organised their own marathon, ‘Run For
Dan’, at Wattisham Airfield on 12th August, to Lorraine Sellwood is hosting an event in collaboration
raise money for Florence Nightingale Hospice
in memory of Airtrooper Daniel Pope who died with Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity. A chance
in the Hospice in 2016 at the age of 21, just
weeks after being diagnosed with a terminal to discuss any questions about your financial future.
form of liver cancer.
21ST JANUARY 2021
“Daniel was an outstanding soldier and a highly Run For Dan in memory of Airtrooper Daniel Pope
career-driven individual who had the aspiration
and desire to become an army aviation pilot, throughout this period of self-isolation has been
FROM 4PM - 7.30PM
however, this path was taken away from him by to go out and run.”
his illness,” says Josh, who met Daniel when
Josh and Ben covered over 600 miles in
they began their training with the Army Air The Education Suite
training during lockdown and completed their
Corps.
Run For Dan in just under five hours in 34 Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity
“I lost my best friend. Daniel and I knew each degrees heat at the finish. Walton Lodge, Walton Street, Aylesbury HP21 7QY
other from the very beginning of our careers,
Afterwards, Josh said, “The two of us have
we met in training and were posted to the same
had a couple of days now to fully recover from Food & Drink provided
squadron. We served together in Afghanistan,”
the blistering heat on Wednesday. It has been
Josh says.
one hell of a journey and we have both been
Raffle in aid of Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity
“I was devastated when Daniel told me about humbled by the support you have all given and
his diagnosis, and I tried to keep myself indeed, the difficulty of a marathon itself. We
occupied by helping him,” Josh remembers. will continue to keep the Just Giving page open Must be booked in advance via
“I wanted to make the time he had left as until the auction of Ed Sheeran’s guitar goes
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enjoyable and as memorable as possible not ahead in October. Thank you for joining us on
only for himself but for his family, and managed our Run for Dan, we hope we did him and the
to organise numerous experiences and days Hospice proud.” As a member of the Society of Later Life Advisers,
out for him before he passed away. The
Congratulations on this huge achievement,
Hospice provided incredible care and support
and thank you so much to everyone who Lorraine has the expertise to deal with anyone
for Daniel and all of us who loved him, and
donated to help them raise an incredible
that’s why I am raising money for the Hospice
£8,400 for the Hospice. looking for help with Later Life Planning.
through this marathon.”
The Run For Dan team of Josh and Ben met We are monitoring all government advice to ensure that the
when they were both promoted to HQ Sqn,
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“During this difficult time of the COVID-19 is our priority
pandemic and seeing families’ loved ones pass
away without a chance to give a proper
farewell has brought up old wounds which
we have been unable to shake,” says Ben,
who lost his mother to breast cancer in 2008
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