| 16/11/2007 |
| Dorothy House has teamed up with easyfundraising.org.uk who provide a free service where you can raise funds for Dorothy House and also save money when you shop online.
www.easyfundraising.org.uk offers access to over 500 of the UK's biggest and best-known retailers - but with a difference. Simply use the links provided on their website when you shop online and up to 15% of your purchase price will be donated back to Dorothy House FREE of charge.
It doesn't cost you anything extra to shop and raise funds in this way and there are lots of popular retailers participating including; Dell, Amazon, HMV, John Lewis, Next, Toys R Us amongst many others.
As well as raising funds you can also make personal savings. Many retailers give special offers and "not-available-in-store" discounts when you shop online - some of which are exclusive to easyfundraising members.
All you need to do is visit www.easyfundraising.org.uk/dorothyhouse and register, selecting Dorothy House Hospice Care as the organisation you wish to support (registration is FREE). Remember to use the links from the easyfundraising website every time you wish to make a purchase!
Why not raise funds for Dorothy House whilst making purchases you would make anyway?
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| 16/06/2008 |
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Dorothy House has now launched on on-line gallery of photographs taken at various events on the popular Flickr website. A number of sets of photographs are available to view on Dorothy House Gallery Page including images taken at the 2007 Midnight Walk and the 2008 Bath Half Marathon. You can view and explore these images without having to register or log in to the website. We hope to have even more photographs available to view online on this site In the next few weeks, including some from the recent Art and Plant Sale, as well as some views of the buildings and grounds of the hospice in Winsley.
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| 28/08/2008 |
| Fourteen cyclists will be setting off on a 50-mile ride to the coast at the end of September, to raise funds for Dorothy House Hospice Care.
The team, from the Royal Oak in Oakfield Road, Frome, are cycling to Bournemouth on September 27. Pub landlord Brendan Carley said: “We decided to raise funds for Dorothy House because several of our customers over the years have had a connection with the hospice. We have 14 regulars taking part, aged from 22 to early 60s. We expect the ride to take fiver to six hours – and we’ll be stopping for a breather every ten miles or so: there are quite a few hills between here and the coast!”
For more information, contact Brendan Carley on 01373 463520
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| 05/09/2008 |
| Feel like doing something dotty for your local hospice? This year’s Dotty Day is on Friday 10 October – and it’s your chance to raise funds for Dorothy House in any dotty way you like: the only limit is your imagination.
Dorothy House community fundraiser Paula Smith said: “Dotty Day is a chance for our supporters to get really creative with fundraising ideas – you could get your class or workmates to pay to wear dotty clothes for the day, hold a sponsored Twister, dominoes or tiddley winks marathon, make and sell dotty fairy cakes, or guess the number of Smarties or Jelly Tots in a tube.
“You could also hold a competition for the greatest number of tiny objects you can pack into a mini Dotty Box: we can send out as many as you need for your event – just give us a call on (01225) 721480.”
Dotty Day fundraising packs will be available soon – so to request one, and to register your event, call Paula or Yvonne in fundraising on the number above, or email the fundraising team.
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| 09/09/2008 |
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A colourful crew set off from the Dog and Fox in Bradford on Avon on August bank holiday – and raised £200 for Dorothy House Hospice Care.
The motley bunch were taking part in the pub’s annual fancy dress charity cycle ride. This year, 55 fearless pirates – including numerous children and a small terrier – rode to South Wraxall and back.
The ride has been going for 20 years, with each entrant paying £1 to take part.
Mary Clark, a pub customer, said: “The route is all on lanes and tracks - apart from a mass crossing from Periwinkle Lane to Cumberwell – so it's great fun for everybody and very safe. We always have lots of children taking part, as well as people who don't usually cycle very much. Gypsy the dog started off in a back pack, but soon decided she'd rather run all the way.”
The cyclists enjoyed a barbecue when they arrived at South Wraxall Club, and another on their return to the Dog and Fox – along with a raffle that helped to boost the amount raised for the Winsley-based hospice.
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| 24/09/2008 |
| Regulars at the Wagon and Horses in Peasedown St John collected more than £200 for Dorothy House Hospice Care by dropping loose change into a giant whisky bottle – and then holding a sweepstake on how much they had collected. Dorothy House community fundraiser Yvonne Brunton said: “It’s amazing how small change mounts up: this is a really fantastic amount to have raised, and we’re very grateful to licensees Wendy and John Burke and all their customers for helping us in this way.”
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| 01/10/2008 |
| People are going dotty all over west Wiltshire in support of their local hospice. Friday 10 October is this year’s Dotty Day, when Dorothy House supporters pull out all the stops to fundraise for the Winsley-based charity.
Among those taking part this year are Diamond News, in St Thomas’ Road, Trowbridge, where staff will be dressing up in dotty clothes, running a dotty raffle and other games, and selling dotty cakes. Owner Cathy Wyllie hopes customers will come in to support what promises to be a fun-filled day.
Local government staff will also be supporting Dotty Day again this year, with employees at County Hall and at West Wiltshire District Council in Bradley Road organising all kinds of dotty events to raise funds and awareness.
And Selwood Housing, which has adopted Dorothy House as its charity of the year, will be organising activities and asking staff to donate cash to come to work in dotty attire.
If you would like to organise a Dotty Day event, please call Yvonne or Paula on 01225 721480 for a special dotty fundraising pack.
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| 01/10/2008 |
| A selection of photographs from the Midnight Walk that took place on Saturday 13 September are now available to view online here on our Flickr page.
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| 12/11/2008 |
| As part of its plans to take its services out into the community, Dorothy House Hospice Care is holding a series of consultation sessions across Wiltshire and Somerset.
Six drop-in sessions are planned, where members of the public can meet professionals from the Winsley-based hospice and share ideas about the services that are needed, and how they can be provided.
Dorothy House chief executive Sarah Whitfield said: “As we plan for the next five years, we need to know what people want from their hospice, and how they would like us to provide services in future. We would like to invite everyone to come along to one of the drop-in sessions and let us know their views.”
Sessions will be held between 1pm and 4pm at the following locations:
Monday 17 November, Bath Central Library, The Podium, Northgate Street, Bath BA1 5AN
Tuesday 18 November, The Cheese Hall, Devizes Town Hall, St John’s Street, Devizes SN10 1BN
Wednesday 19 November, Combe Lea Community Resource Centre, Greenacres, Midsomer Norton BA3 2RD
Wednesday 26 November, Dewey House, North Row, Warminster BA12 9AD
Thursday 27 November, Stanley Park Sports Ground Conference Room, Stanley Lane, London Road,
Chippenham SN15 3RR
Friday 28 November, Frome Library, Justice Lane, Frome BA11 1BE
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