Hospice ‘Time to Remember’ Service Goes Virtual
The monthly Time to Remember Service enables families of East Cheshire Hospice patients to remember and honour departed loved ones. The Hospice has started uploading the Services – held in the Hospice Chapel on the second Sunday of each month – on to its website. Hospice Chaplain Margaret Lillis leads the Service, assisted by Chief […]
Easter Thought from our Chaplain
A thought for Easter As I write this, the birds are singing, the sky is a beautiful blue, and the sun is shining – all signs that Spring has arrived! Unlike April 2020, when it seemed – and indeed proved to be true, that things could only get worse -in this Spring of 2021, we […]
Remembrance Day 2020
Let Us Remember We come to Remembrance Day this year, as a different kind of disaster is affecting the whole world, making our act of remembrance more poignant. Whether loved ones died 50 years ago, 20 years or 10 years or just a few months ago, the feeling of loss goes very deep, and the […]
Honorary Vice President Edna Keefe
Edna Keefe has been made an Honorary Vice President of East Cheshire Hospice in recognition of her long service. She makes history as the only staff member to receive the honour and received a special framed certificate in acknowledgement. Will Spinks, Chair of the Trustee Board at the Hospice, said: “We’re delighted to appoint Edna […]
Edna’s Retirement
It was the end of an era when Edna Keefe retired from East Cheshire Hospice after 32 years of loyal service. Edna’s first job was to clean the Hospice before it even welcomed its first patient, eventually moving on to work in the laundry room. To mark her retirement, 83-year-old Edna and her family were […]
Virtual Christmas Tree Collection Campaign
It may be the wrong time of year for Christmas trees, but it is still the season of goodwill towards East Cheshire Hospice. The latest to help the Hospice during the Covid-19 crisis are organisers of its Christmas tree collection. Their fundraising campaign needs your involvement – through donations and creativity! The organisers are sending […]
Hospice Counselling Continues
Therapists at East Cheshire Hospice are working remotely as Covid-19 presents new challenges. The Hospice’s counselling services have continued during lockdown, providing vital help to families facing added issues around bereavement. Restrictions on the number of mourners attending funerals have made things even harder for the bereaved. So too social distancing at such a tragic […]
Mindfulness Blog: Part 9
Mindfulness – A blog by East Cheshire Hospice’s Lindsay Dobson So last time I talked about stress – well this time I’d like to change direction completely and talk about focusing on gratitude. First let me tell you a little about the science behind all this. So, I’ve mentioned before that what we focus on we […]
Mindfulness Blog: Part 8
Mindfulness – A blog by East Cheshire Hospice’s Lindsay Dobson Today I want to explore Stress, I imagine we are all feeling it one some way right now, but those on the front line especially! Stress is an amazing thing – really! It’s amazing how our body can shortcut all our logic when faced with […]
Mindfulness Blog: Part 7
Mindfulness – A blog by East Cheshire Hospice’s Lindsay Dobson Today I’d like to explore the analogy that our thoughts can be like traffic. Sometimes the roads are clear and everything flows beautifully, other times maybe its like a traffic jam in there, everything feels stuck and heavy, but more often than not, perhaps its […]
