Dorothy House News
Dotty Lotty Draw
July 28th 2010
The seventh draw has just been made for the 2010/2011 Dotty Lotty. - check if you've won £250, £100 or £50 on the Dotty Lotty page.…
Read More | Posted on July 28th 2010 by Matt
Ladbrokes supports hospice
June 30th 2010
Patients staying on the in-patient unit at Dorothy House will benefit from new bathing equipment, thanks to a grant from the Ladbrokes in the Community Charitable Trust, which is linked to Ladbrokes the bookmakers. The trust has made a donation of £1,000 towards the cost of a new ‘hygiene chair’ to replace an ageing bath hoist.
Ward sister Ruth Gretton said: “All our equipment is inspected every six months and on the last visit the engineer reported that our current bath hoist was coming to the end of its safe working life. We needed to purchase another hoist to enable our patients to be bathed safely and with as much dignity as possible, so we were delighted to receive funding from Ladbrokes towards the cost.
“The replacement ‘hygiene chair’ will be compatible with all the baths in the IPU, including our Jacuzzi bath, which is extremely popular with our patients. This type of chair allows less manual handling of the patient and much more dignity than a sling system. It would allow all our patients with mobility problems to benefit from the Jacuzzi bath.”
Richard Royal of Ladbrokes said: “Ladbrokes is well known as a provider of entertainment and leisure activities that many people enjoy, but its wider impact can often be overlooked.
“Many of our shops act as community hubs and we do an awful lot of charitable and community work, supporting hundreds of charities throughout the UK, employing 14,000 people and making a massive contribution to the economy.
“I am delighted that this grant will make a big difference to all the patients at Dorothy House for years to come.”
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Read More | Posted on June 30th 2010 by Matt
Broadway hits in aid of hospice
June 30th 2010
A concert that captures all the magic of Broadway will take to the stage of Chippenham’s Neeld Hall on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 July.
The show – entitled You’ll Never Walk Alone – will be performed by a talented group of local singers brought together by Donna-Kate Wilson, of Dotty Pink Productions. Donna-Kate, who lives in Melksham, set up the production company with the aim of fundraising through music, to support Dorothy House Hospice Care, which looked after her late grandmother, Vera Drew, who died in April 2009.
There will be three performances – at 7.30pm on the Friday and 2.30pm and 7.30pm on the Saturday. Tickets are £8 from Chippenham Tourist Information Centre in Market Place, or by calling 01249 665970.…
