Topic: News

Severn Hospice featured in the all-new Shrewsbury Monopoly game!

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Winning move: Add £10 to our Community Chest when you order the Shrewsbury Monopoly edition game from us Get your game-face on and your Monopoly money ready for the perfect Christmas gift… After an overwhelming response from the public, we were voted to have our very own Community Chest space in the new Shrewsbury Monopoly… Read more »

Building the future of hospice care

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The wraps have come off our £5 million investment in community care as our new building takes shape in Shrewsbury. We are adding more community-based services and facilities for patients who need our help but don’t need to stay in wards. And this week the structural steel framework for the brand new building at Bicton… Read more »

Heartfelt plea to support Christmas raffle

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Christmas has started early for Severn Hospice as we launch our seasonal raffle appeal with a heartfelt plea to supporters. Our weekly lottery and seasonal draws raise almost £1 million a year to fund care for families living with an incurable illness in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Mid Wales. And in a letter to… Read more »

Issie’s hospice head shave in memory of Don

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Our kind-hearted volunteer Issie who lost her husband to cancer before beating the illness herself is shaving her head to help us fund care for families in need. Retail volunteer Issie Barrett, who works in the Ellesmere shop, will brave the shave at the end of September to raise funds for us, as well as… Read more »

Superstore marks one year in the community

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Shoppers at our Superstore have raised almost £200,000 towards helping families living with an incurable illness in its first year. Staff and volunteers at our Shropshire’s biggest charity shop in the Castlefields area of Shrewsbury are thanking you as it celebrates being part of the community for one year on September 13. Over the first… Read more »

More space to shop after Welshpool store reopens

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Our wonderful supporters turned out in their numbers as we opened our new-look Welshpool shop to the community. Severn Hospice Welshpool has been undergoing an extensive refurbishment over the summer to enhance the experience and create more space for shoppers. Our shop manager Rhiannon was joined by nurses Mandy and Eileen, Town Crier Tammy Manuel… Read more »

Read our new Yearbook 2019

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Our new Yearbook is here! Click below to read all about how your help makes a difference to the families we care for… A big thank you to each and every one of you who has shared their story, volunteered, raised funds, taken part in events, organised fundraisers, given donations, shopped in our shops and… Read more »

Wonderful wedding on hospice ward

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Close friends and family of a loving couple came together as the pair tied the knot at a special Severn Hospice wedding ceremony. Carl and Nicki Shermer planned their big day in just four days before marrying at our Telford hospice on a sunny Monday afternoon. The groom, who is a patient on our ward… Read more »

Proud to care

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“As soon as I heard about the fundraising to set up the hospice, I knew it was where I wanted to be.” Three decades later and Helen Duce is still proud to be caring for families here at Severn Hospice. This week, we’re marking 30 years of providing comforting care and emotional support to families… Read more »