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An Emotional Ending to Coronation Street’s Motor Neurone Disease Storyline
In the last year, much-loved TV soap, Coronation Street, has been raising awareness of motor neurone disease (MND) through the storyline of Paul Foreman, played by Peter Ash. Paul was diagnosed with the disease in April 2023, and since then, his story…
Sustainable September Returns for 2024
At Dorothy House, we’re proud to be working towards a greener hospice, from the installation of electric vehicle charging points to our partnership with Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. Sustainability is also key within our Retail teams, with small measures being taken that make…
Free Later Life Planning Clinic – Midsomer Norton Furniture shop
Death and money – typically, people tiptoe around these subjects, or even ignore them all together. But it’s really important not to put off discussing and planning for the future; it can make a huge difference both for offering peace of mind,…
Dorothy House launches Memory Box initiative
Dorothy House is proud to announce that the Memory Box initiative has been launched; a project instigated by Megan McGee, Registered Nurse on our Inpatient Unit. What are Dorothy House Memory Boxes? A Memory Box is filled with items designed to support…
The founding of Dorothy House – Dr Bridget Wakefield’s story
Ahead of the twentieth anniversary of Prue Dufour’s death (21st August), we were lucky enough to speak to Dr Bridget Wakefield, who was on the original committee at the founding of Dorothy House. At 93 years old, Bridget tells us about her…
Celebrating National Allotments Week
An initiative set up by the National Allotment Society, National Allotments Week encourages people to celebrate their green spaces and the social, health, and environmental benefits they bring. Allotment spaces support and encourage wildlife, improve air quality, mitigate carbon emissions and help…
Chew Valley Listening Project results are in
Community First carried out 125 listenings with residents in Chew Valley between January-March 2024. Community Organisers listened to people in six neighbourhood communities and two community groups. Background In partnership with Community First, we undertook a listening project within the Chew Valley…
Skydive for Dorothy House!
Dorothy House is very excited to announce we are holding another Skydive Day in Salisbury on Sunday, 21 September with Go Skydive. It’s going to be a thrilling event and we are delighted to have 25 people signed up already! Why Skydive?…
Return to Practice nursing programme launched at Dorothy House
At Dorothy House, we are always looking for ways to help develop our workforce to meet the current needs of the Hospice. One such opportunity was our Return to Practice nursing students. The programme The Return to Practice Programme offers those with…
Dorothy House Midnight Walk raises over £60,000!
The magnificent Dorothy House Midnight Walk took place in Bath on Saturday, 15 June. We had 476 people signed up to take part and the atmosphere was buzzing! Dorothy House’s Midnight Walk 2024 This year, we had the usual 5K walk around…