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A big fundraising weekend – Men’s Walk to Support and the Bath Half!
14-15 March was a bumper weekend of fundraising for Dorothy House. We saw over 500 men take on the Men’s Walk to Support and 200 runners complete the Bath Half, all in aid of the Hospice. Saturday – Men’s Walk to Support…
Dorothy House wins at the Bath Life Awards 2026
On Thursday, 12 March, Dorothy House was honoured to be named Best Charity at the Bath Life Awards 2026 for the second consecutive year. The Bath Life Awards are the most prestigious business awards in Bath, celebrating the city’s top companies, organisations,…
Dorothy House features on BBC Panorama
Dorothy House featured in an upcoming BBC Panorama programme, airing at 8pm on BBC One on Monday 16 March. Watch on BBC iPlayer here. The programme entitled, Assisted Dying – What next? explores the realities of hospice care, the financial pressures facing the sector, and the national…
March 2026 is National Free Wills Month – save money and support hospice care
Every day, hospices across the UK provide comfort, dignity and expert care to people and families facing life’s most difficult moments. The national This is Hospice Care campaign, led by a coalition of 126 hospices across Great Britain, shines a powerful light on this extraordinary…
Locker Room Chat at Bath City Football Club opens up conversations about men’s grief
In partnership with Bath City FC and the Bath City FC Foundation, Dorothy House has produced a new Locker Room Chat, to destigmatise men’s mental health and encourage others to come together and talk openly about grief and loss at their Men’s Walk to Support on 14 March 2026. The Men’s Walk to Support Locker Room…
This is Hospice Care
For a second year, we’re proud to stand with over 125 hospices across England, Scotland, and Wales, for the “This is Hospice Care” campaign, brought together by Hospice UK. Hospice care is more than you think, and it’s closer than you know.…
Dorothy House launches new Wellbeing Hub for young people
Dorothy House is proud to announce the launch of its new national Children & Young People’s Wellbeing Hub, a thoughtfully designed digital space created with input from the young people we support. Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week Launching to coincide with Children’s Mental Health…
Record Christmas Tree Collection
A dedicated team of volunteers has once again taken to the streets of our community to collect a record-breaking number of Christmas Trees, all in aid of raising money for Dorothy House. We are delighted to announce that in 2026 we had our biggest year yet,…
Threads for Care launches new partnership with Wiltshire fashion and arts students
A new ‘thread’ for our sustainable retail brand We’re excited to launch our new partnership with Wiltshire College & University Centre, working with the fashion, textiles and art students to save unwanted clothes from our Warehouse rag bins, transforming them into unique…
Dorothy House appoints Lizzie Heffer as Ambassador
Dorothy House is delighted to announce Lizzie Heffer as our newest Ambassador. Lizzie has been a passionate supporter of Dorothy House through her involvement in the December 2025 Life Lines Appeal and over the past three years through Strength in Style, helping to amplify our message and connect us with…