Taboo busting – film festival puts death and dying in the spotlight

Breaking down the taboos that surround the discussion of death, dying, grief and sadness is the focus of a series of film shows being staged by St Michaels Hospice next month The Dying matters Film Festival will form part on an awareness week organised by  Dying Matters and its coalition members to get across the message […]

More people can benefit from Hospice at Home care

St Michael’s Hospice will be able to deliver palliative care to more people living in the community thanks to a new car they have been given by Sussex Freemasons. The presentation of the brand new car was made at a special ceremony on Friday. St Michaels Hospice was just one of four hospices across Sussex […]

Christmas lights bring welcome boost to hospice funds

Westfield’s annual Christmas lights show has raised more than £8,000 for St Michael’s Hospice. The village’s incredible display of Christmas lights which started at the beginning of December and continued throughout the month, have become a special part of Christmas in the area and a must-visit for many local families during the festive season. Every […]

Pumpkin trail was a smashing success!

A total of 440 ‘creepy’ visitors raised an amazing £1,400 for St Michaels Hospice when they took part in a Pumpkin Trail around the Hospice grounds last week. It’s always a popular event in the Hospice’s annual fundraising calendar and this year the  visitors enjoying the trail around the Hospice garden, craft activities, wicked competitions […]

Lights of Love – a magical time of comfort and reassurance

Each year St Michael’s Hospice hosts Lights of Love, an opportunity to make a tangible act of remembrance for loved ones no longer with us, this takes the form of dedicating a star or heart on a Lights of Love tree. Whether your loved one received the care of St Michael’s Hospice or not, young […]

Volunteers wanted: Vehicle maintenance and coffee shop, can you help?

Can you help keep St Michael’s Hospice on the road, helping people in their homes? The ‘Hospice at Home’ car fleet, is instrumental to the team. Whatever the weather, night and day, 365 days a year the dedicated ‘Hospice at Home’ nurses support people with life-limiting illnesses in their homes. With over 3,500 visits carried […]

Helping the hospice – great fundraising events coming up

Locally there is probably no better known – or better loved – good cause than St Michael’s Hospice. For too many local people the hospice has played a big part in their lives as a member of their family, or close friend, has seen out their days being cared for there. The cost of running […]

Are you ready to face the challenge of a lifetime?

There are fund raising challenges and then there are fundraising challenges and when you need to raise thousands of pounds every single day you need to be innovative, creative and come up with some pretty special ideas. Well that’s just what the team at St Michael’s Hospice has done in offering local people the chance […]