Olivia Burren has been a Celebrant for over 10 years, and kindly visited the Living Well Service, at Arthur Rank Hospice Charity, to give a presentation about her work to patients. Olivia explained that she visits families of loved ones, who have died, to write, or help them write, the eulogy at a funeral, service … Continued
To help ‘every moment count’ for patients and their families at the Charity, all staff and volunteers live by the Charity’s values: caring, compassionate, community and excellence. CEO, Sharon Allen, OBE was recognised recently, for modelling this from the top, when she was awarded a City and Guilds of London Institute Fellowship Diploma. Faiza Khan … Continued
Patients and carers referred to Arthur Rank Hospice Charity are supported by a range of different services. One of these is Complementary Therapy, which is offered to patients on the Inpatient Unit, as part of the Living Well Services, for patients in the community (within a 20-mile radius) and in our bespoke treatment rooms in … Continued
Star Shine Night Walk is returning for 2024, bringing together hundreds of people from the local community. Every year hundreds of local people take to Cambridge’s streets to walk in memory of their loved ones and raise funds for people supported by Arthur Rank Hospice Charity, with many walkers returning annually. On Saturday 22 June … Continued
Road closure from Cherry Hinton and Fulbourn direction We have received notice from Power Networks regarding a road closure on Cherry Hinton Road from 2 April 2024 for 2 weeks (until 16 April 2024) . This will impact you if you come from Fulbourn or Cherry Hinton (via Lime Kiln Hill). Please note – Access … Continued
Can you guess how far supporters have taken Step a Million to support people in Cambridgeshire living with an advanced serious illness or other life-limiting condition? Step a Million challenges people to walk one million steps from Monday 8 January to Tuesday 16 April. It is expected that they will walk 10,000 steps over the … Continued
Over 50 dedicated runners raised over £31,000, to help support people in Cambridgeshire living with an advanced serious illness or other life-limiting condition, at the TTP Cambridge Half Marathon on Sunday 3 March. They were part of 13,000 runners who took part in the annual event at the iconic 13.1 mile route, to include St … Continued
During Lymphoedema Awareness week 2024, we are proud to share that two professionals from the Lymphoedema Services Team at Arthur Rank Hospice Charity are taking part in Step a Million. Step a Million is an ongoing fundraising challenge which will support people living in Cambridgeshire with an advanced serious illness or a life-limiting condition and … Continued
We are proud to celebrate that Events Officer, Lana Matthews, was awarded Cambridge Regional College‘s ‘Business Administration Apprentice of the Year’ on 6 February 2024. Lana started working for Arthur Rank Hospice Charity in 2016 and has worked in our Retail, Hospice at Home and Fundraising Teams. She started her Business Administration Apprenticeship in September … Continued
The Living Well service at the Hospice runs weekly sessions to support people in Cambridgeshire living with an advanced serious illness or other life-limiting condition. The sessions are delivered in a 12-week programme and patients may return to the Hospice for more than one programme, depending on need. The programme aims are to provide participants with … Continued
Patients who visit our Living Well Service fed back to us about a part of the service that they find particularly helpful or useful. Clinical Nurse Specialist, Katie Williams, came up with a unique way of allowing patients to express this creatively, on individual 10 x 10cm square canvases, for a project titled ‘The Value … Continued
Volunteer, Anna Elliott, smashed the votes and picked up first prize for Volunteer of the Year at the 2022 Pride in Fenland Awards ceremony. Anna, from Wisbech, volunteers at the Alan Hudson Day Care Centre and has done so for over ten years. She supports fundraising events making cakes, she organises knitters and she sells … Continued
