Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity

For everyone who is planning to attend the Tree of Light event at Walton Lodge in Aylesbury on Sunday, we are very relieved to note that the weather forecast is looking much better. Details for parking can be found here: https://www.fnhospice.org.uk/events/tree- of-light/ Please note that parking is limited at Walton Lodge, but you can park at Aylesbury High School, Tesco's Tring Road and in the public carparks on Walton Street or Exchange Street.

Secret Santa has become so popular it's now done by groups of friends, schoolkids, businesses and families.
Our charity shops in #Aylesbury, #WaltonCourt ,#Chinnor ,#Haddenham,#Thame, #Windslow and #Wendover have some great gifts for under a fiver - for even the most difficult to buy for.
So, ever helpful, we've got some suggestions for Secret Santa gifts for the world's most famous family - The Royal Family
... #royalsecretsanta Charity Retail Association
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Does anyone have any spare Christmas wrapping paper that we could use on the Gift Wrapping Stall? We are a bit short this year due to the popularity of the service last year, and if people don't very kindly donate it to us, we have to buy it in, which means we raise less money for the Hospice. So if you donate wrapping paper, it really, really helps...Please share with anyone you think might like to help us out! Thanks so much in advance!

The wonderful firemen from Aylesbury Fire Brigade's Green Watch got the Tree of Light tree up at Walton Lodge just in time, before the heavens opened this afternoon!

Get your thinking caps on for Adams Travel's Quiz Night - back again on 2nd February 2019 at Weston Turville Village Hall
Tickets are £10 each including dinner.
Pop in to Adams Travel now to get your table booked - proceeds to Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity.

The Nightingale Country Crafts team are very busy at this time of year, selling their wares at craft fairs, and creating festive goods for sale in our Thame and Wendover Shops. Thanks to all our knitters and sewers and a special big thank you to Jan and Ron Adams for sorting, organising and distributing their wonderful productions. They had a lovely time at the Chinnor Victorian Fair last weekend and raised over £130 for the Hospice, with the help of Jan's trusty sidekick, Laura Ewers!

And they were right by our Wendover Shop!

The legacy of Sue Day - her fundraising dynamo daughter and Florence supporter, Rosie Reid, is organising this fantastic event this weekend - and has already raised nearly £2,000! Thank you for all your hard work, Rosie, we don't know how you do it all! Hope the event goes brilliantly and you get all the things on your to-do list done!

'Tis the season...to go to a Craft Fair, support your Hospice and buy lots of lovely Christmas gifts for your loved ones!

Doesn't our Winslow Shop look absolutely gorgeous?

Christmas is coming...and so is the Wendover Santa Dash in aid of Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity! https://www.fnhospice.org.uk/events/wendo ver-santa-dash/

A fantastic evening had by all at the Music Quiz hosted by Andy Cowie. Thank you all for raising an amazing £425 for the Hospice! Well done to the winners, The Doors (pictured with their Trophy), who got a score of 166 out of a possible 200, and commiserations to the losers, Green Day.

Don't forget our beautiful range of Christmas Cards are available to buy from all our charity shops in Aylesbury, Thame, Wendover, Chinnor, Haddenham and Winslow and directly from our website.
All the proceeds from these Christmas Cards go to fund hospice care in Florence Nightingale Hospice.
The Charity funds a range of services from the Lymphoedema Clinic to Day Hospice to care in the home through the Nightingale 24/7 team and Florrie's Children's Team, and part-funds the I...n-Patient Unit and Community Palliative Care Team.
Last posting dates; Tuesday 18th December - 2nd Class Thursday 20th December - 1st Class
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Did you know you can raise money for Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity when doing your online Christmas shopping this year?
Simply register with www.giveasyoulive.com, select Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity as your chosen charity and then search for the online retailer you want who then donates a percentage of your shop back to the charity.
Business who donate cashback include;... Argos Asos Currys PC World eBay John Lewis Marks & Spencer Next Ticketmaster The Entertainer
You can also get donations on lots of other online purchases such as holidays through Expedia and Trainline, groceries at Asda and Tesco and utilites at uSwitch so please do take a look next time you are buying or ordering anything online,
Please spread the word to families & friends.
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Huge congratulations to the Florence Nightingale Hospice team for a well-deserved win in the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Staff Awards last week.
They were selected by patients for the 'Patient Choice Award for Continued Excellent Standards of Care.'
“They allowed me to leave my professional head at the door and to be a daughter-in-law. They made us realise there was still laughter and love to be had. "
... They are all superstars and a wonderful team!
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Our annual Tree of Light remembrance services will be held next month in Aylesbury and Buckingham.
These services are for everyone who has lost loved ones, whether they were cared for by our Hospice or not, to honour and celebrate them by dedicating a Christmas light to their memory.
If you would like to sponsor a light in memory of someone special and write a dedication or tribute to them to appear in our Book of Honour at our Tree of Light events, please return your Tree of... Light Dedication form by 23rd November (downloadable from our website). You can also request a copy from our Fundraising Team on 01296 429 975.
The names of those included in the Book of Honour will also feature in an edition of The Bucks Herald if you wish. Everyone who dedicates a light can choose to receive a personal card of acknowledgment and an invitation to the Tree of Light ceremony.
In addition the tree outside Florence Nightingale Hospice will shine throughout the festive season and into New Year.
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Yes myself and my daughter will be doing it for the third year running 13 miles bring it on!!!

Today we donated a lot of furniture for you to sell, in remembrance for the love and care that you showed to a special person. Your team were great, they were friendly, and worked at an amazing pace to pack their van. Thank you to them, and again for the amazing work that you all do!

They are all living proof that angels are real x x

My mum donated 3 wedding dresses to the Wendover Branch this afternoon. I hope they bring in much needed funds for the wonderful work you do.

21 years ago, you cared for my dad; giving him dignity and comfort during his time at the Hospice. You helped us as a family.

More recently for a dear friend of mine.

My dad is currently being cared for at Florence Nightingale, all the staff and volunteers have been amazing!!! The care and help we've received has helped us so much and has made a very difficult time easier. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts x x x

Lovely staff and volunteers and beautiful patients which i am, being the youngest in our group on Mondays i still have a fantastic time.I would like to thank the hospice for the Xmas party we had today,a lovely dinner and good fun,coming to the hospice nobody talks about their illness which is comforting.THANK YOU HOSPICE.

I visited the store in Winslow on Monday this week with a request to look out for a particular set of books with a particular binding (to match some others I have). The ladies there were fantastic, one took my name and contact number, the other went out the back and found one I had requested! On top of that I found some other fab loot and had the door held open for me when I left! Top service ladies!!!

Fantastic place run very absolutely amazing staff. My mum was in the hospice quite a few times before she passed away and couldn't of wished for better treatment for her.

A year ago to the day, with the help of this incredible charity we were able to get my beautiful Grandad John out of hospital and back home to where he wanted to be, without their fast acting help I don't know if we would have been able to get him back home in time. The nurses I met (that my Grandad referred to as 'the nightingale birds') were such genuine, lovely people and during the most heartbreaking week, the comfort and kindness they showed to my Grandad made such a major difference to his life and made it that little easier for him and for the family too. The genuine care these nurses give to patients receiving palliative care is phenomenal and I can't thank or praise them enough for everything that they done for my Grandad in his final week. A special mention to Juliet, who came out to my Grandad one evening and stayed with him until we arrived, you were a great comfort to him when he needed it the most. :)



Such an incredible charity run by wonderful, wonderful people who really do make such a difference! Thank you all a million times over! xx