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Local Hospice Lottery winner receives £25,000!
After making a monthly £15 donation to Local Hospice Lottery in support of Dorothy House, Melksham resident, Marilyn, has won an incredible £25,000! Having played Local Hospice Lottery since November 2018, Marilyn discovered she was the lucky winner after receiving a…
Local Hospice Lottery Fundraising vacancy
Dorothy House is proud to work with The Local Hospice Lottery. An award-winning, sector leading, non-profit organisation that is growing year on year. They are currently looking to fill a Fundraising vacancy. Local Hospice Lottery raised almost £600,000 for Dorothy House last…
Men’s Walk fundraising for Dorothy House reaches £50,000 – a massive thank you!
On Saturday 18 March, 270 men arrived at Winsley ready to take on an 8-mile fundraising walk for Dorothy House. Unlike last year, the sun was shining as everyone came to check in with our wonderful team of volunteers. Huge thanks to…
Tom Dunn makes special visit to rugby fan on the Inpatient Unit
When Mike met Tom We recently welcomed our new Ambassadors to our Winsley site for a tour of the Hospice and to find out more about what we do, both here and out in the community. During that day, Bath Rugby player…
From Dorothy House volunteer to employee
At Dorothy House we know just how important our volunteers are to our success. They are at the heart of everything we do. In fact, over 40 years ago the Hospice was founded by a small group of volunteers. Today, more than…
Men’s Walk to Support – the Avon Road Amigos’ fundraising challenge
Men’s Walk to Support charity fundraising challenge It’s just over a month until the Men’s Walk to Support 2023 fundraising challenge. We’re so excited to see that over 100 men have already signed up to take part to support our vital work…
Spiritual support training by Dorothy House
Dave Smith, Spiritual Support Lead at Dorothy House, and his team of multi-faith/no faith volunteers provide support to our patients, their families and loved ones from the point of a palliative diagnosis, through death and bereavement. The Spiritual Support team are now…
Meet our new Ambassadors
We are delighted to announce our four new volunteer Ambassadors! Our four new Ambassadors all have a personal passion for outstanding end of life care and will be using their unique influence, skills and experience to champion the work of Dorothy House…
The Christmas trees that keep on giving
The fundraising results are in… This January, Dorothy House Hospice Care ran its seventh annual Christmas Tree Collection fundraiser in partnership with the JustHelping charity raising £75,000 to fund local hospice care. Residents across Wiltshire and Bath booked for their real Christmas…
Inspired by nature – new Dorothy House property bags
At Dorothy House we pride ourselves on providing outstanding compassionate care. Our compassion extends at every step to those who are left behind: those facing the devastating loss of their husband, wife, son, daughter, mum, dad, or friend. We make sure they…