The Christmas Shop is OPEN!

Christmas shop now open

The Rotherham Hospice Christmas Shop is now open! Stock up on Christmas cards, calendars and diaries and support local hospice care in Rotherham. 

Christmas Cards 

When you buy Christmas cards from Rotherham Hospice, you’re helping us support families going through an end-of-life illness, not just at Christmas but 365 days a year.

We have 8 festive designs available in our Hospice charity shops, on our website and at pop-up shops at Rotherham Hospice on 2nd, 7th and 15th November.. 

From a cheerful Santa, to traditional designs, we have cards that will bring a smile to your loved one’s face.

Each pack contains 10 beautiful Christmas cards. 

2024 Calendars 

Our ‘Landmarks of Rotherham’ 2024 calendar makes a wonderful gift! 

Featuring photographs of local landmarks taken by local people, this calendar looks lovely hanging on anyone’s wall. 

The pictures are also perforated and can easily be removed and turned into postcards.

Diaries

 

Our 2024 Diaries are now available in two fresh designs! 

Cheerful light blue with with our gorgeous Hospice red sunflower.

Stylish dark green with the Hospice logo in silver. 

These diaries are the perfect size to pop into your handbag or coat pocket and get organised for 2024. 

Where to buy

 
  • Shop online and choose home delivery, or pick up from the Hospice
  • Rotherham Hospice has 5 charity shops stocking a wide range of brand new cards and diaries, as well as lots of pre-loved bargain gifts. You’ll find them in Rotherham Town Centre, Herringthorpe, Wickersley, Dinnington & Wath.
  • There will be several pop-up shops at Rotherham Hospice:
    • Thursday, 2nd November, 4-7pm
    • Tuesday, 7th November, 4-7pm
    • Wednesday, 15th November, 4-7pm

 Come and see us on Broom Road, Rotherham, we’d love to say hello!

Why your support matters

 

Rotherham Hospice cares for families experiencing an end-of-life illness, both physically and emotionally. As a charity, Rotherham Hospice needs to raise £3 million each year to fund vital end-of-life services and we can’t do it without our amazing supporters like you.

£20, £50 or £100 raised could make a big difference to Rotherham Hospice

Matched Giving and how it works

Matched Giving and how it works

Matched Giving and how it works

At the heart of matched giving is the idea that every donation can go further. When individuals donate to Rotherham Hospice, their contributions are matched by their employer, effectively doubling the impact of their generosity. This means that even modest donations can make a substantial difference in the Hospice’s ability to provide essential palliative care services to those in need.

Matched giving programs also create a sense of community engagement, where employees and businesses come together to support a common cause.

Lyndsey Dunworth works for Natwest and has been involved in the Hospice in many ways.

“Rotherham Hospice is a charity very close to my heart and whenever there is an opportunity to help in anyway then I will always volunteer my time.  I know how hard everyone there works and I feel passionately about supporting my local community.”

Whether she volunteers her time or hosts a fundraiser at work, Lyndsey’s employers match her hard work:

“I am very lucky to be supported by my employer to volunteer during work time and even further supported by them in terms of any fundraising or volunteering I do – they will match my fundraising and they will also give money to my chosen charity for volunteering hours.  This makes it really easy for me and my colleagues to go that extra mile and give back.”

Lyndsey is also part of a team taking part in the Alton Towers Half-Marathon this year for Rotherham Hospice! 

Matched giving with the Natwest volunteers

How you can find out if your employer offers Matched Giving

Feeling inspired by Lyndsey’s story? Why not find out if your employer offers matched giving! If you’re not sure where to start, here’s some helpful tips on

Check Company Intranet or HR Resources

One of the first steps employees can take is to explore their company’s internal resources. Many businesses communicate information about their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, including matched giving, on their intranet or through human resources materials.

Ask HR or Management

Directly reaching out to your company’s HR department or management team is a straightforward way to ask about matched giving programs. They can provide details about the program’s eligibility criteria, matching ratios, and the process for participating.

Review Employee Benefits Handbook

Some companies include information about matched giving in their employee benefits handbooks. This resource often outlines the specifics of the program and provides guidance on how to participate.

Collaborate with Colleagues

Sometimes, colleagues who have previously participated in matched giving programs can provide valuable insights and guidance. They may be aware of the process and can help navigate the application or donation matching steps.

Why your support matters

Rotherham Hospice is the only adult Hospice in Rotherham – providing vital palliative care for the people of Rotherham and its surrounding villages. Last year, the Hospice made 8,787 home visits and saw 383 patients on our InPatient Unit. Rotherham Hospice is an independent charity that relies largely on the generosity of the people and businesses of Rotherham.

£20, £50 or £100 raised could make a big difference to Rotherham Hospice

If you want to find out more how you or your company can help Rotherham Hospice, reach out to us at fundraising@rotherhamhospice.org.uk or call 01709 308 900!

Midnight Memory Walk 2024 – Early Bird Sign Up – OPEN

Early Bird registration now open for Midnight Memory Walk 2024

Midnight Memory Walk 2024 is coming!

Sign up by 31st March for the early bird price of just £12.50!

 
Enjoy a memorable night by taking part in the Midnight Memory Walk 2024 around Rotherham with lots of love and laughter.
 
Midnight Memory Walk 2024 is a fun and exciting experience where you can get together with old friends and make new ones while raising money in remembrance of your loved ones for Rotherham Hospice. 
 
Get dressed up as bright and colourful as you wish – we have lots of glitter to make you sparkle.
 

With your help, the Midnight Memory Walk will be our biggest event ever. By walking 10K through Rotherham in the middle of the night, you’ll be supporting people affected by end-of-life illnesses across Rotherham. Who will you walk for?

When

Saturday 22nd June 2024, starting midnight (ending Sunday 23rd June)

Where

10K through the streets of Rotherham, starting and ending at Magna, Rotherham.

Early bird sign-up

Sign up by 31st March for the early bird price of just £12.50!

Your early bird Midnight Memory Walk registration includes:

  • Midnight Memory Walk T-Shirt
  • Refreshments midway on the walk
  • A celebratory cuppa and a butty at the end

Volunteer

Are you interested in being part of our biggest event of the year, but don’t fancy walking 10 or 15K? 

As a charity, Rotherham Hospice relies on amazing volunteers to help to make the Midnight Memory Walk a fun and safe event. 

You could volunteer to:

  • be a midnight marshall to ensure walkers stay on the course
  • help register our walkers before the event begins
  • distribute Midnight Memory Walk T-shirts in the days before

If you would like to help the Hospice, please call 01709 308 700 and ask for fundraising, or email fundraising@rotherhamhospice.org.uk.

Why your support matters

Rotherham Hospice cares for families experiencing an end-of-life illness, both physically and emotionally. As a charity, Rotherham Hospice needs to raise £3 million each year to fund vital end-of-life services and we can only do it thanks to our amazing supporters like you.

How your fundraising helps Rotherham Hospice

Join the 100km Challenge for Rotherham Hospice

Run 100km for Rotherham Hospice in November

Join the 100km Challenge this November for Rotherham Hospice

We’re challenging you to run 100km in November whilst raising money for vital end-of-life care in Rotherham.

 
Get your FREE Rotherham Hospice running vest and 100km challenge Fundraising Pack when you sign up.
 
After you’re all signed up, join the 100km Challenge Facebook Group where you can:
 
👥 Share updates and photos with other participants
🏃‍♀️ Find exclusive running and fundraising tips
♥ Get help and advice on your fundraising from the Rotherham Hospice team!
 

How it works

Join the Facebook group

Join the official 100km for Rotherham Hospice Facebook Group. Get help setting up your fundraising page, daily encouragement, and share updates and tips with other runners!

Set up your fundraiser

Set up your online fundraising page on Enthuse so people can sponsor you for your 100km challenge.

 Don’t forget to tell people why you’re taking part!

run 100km for Rotherham Hospice

Get running

Donate as you reach milestones, or let your friends & family know they can sponsor you.

Anything you can raise will help Rotherham Hospice care for families going through an end-of-life illness. Thank you!

Why your support matters

Rotherham Hospice cares for families experiencing an end-of-life illness, both physically and emotionally. As a charity, Rotherham Hospice needs to raise £3 million each year to fund vital end-of-life services. We can only do it thanks to our amazing supporters like you.

Once you’ve completed your 100km challenge, we’ll send you a virtual medal to thank you for your hard work, and for supporting Rotherham Hospice!

Find out more about how your support impacts Rotherham families here.

£20, £50 or £100 raised could make a big difference to Rotherham Hospice

Sandra nominated for Pride of Britain for Rotherham Hospice

Sandra nominated for Pride of Britain for Rotherham Hospice

Sandra is our Pride of Britain!

Everyone at Rotherham Hospice wants to congratulate Sandra Jones, Manager of our Herringthorpe Charity Shop, who was recently nominated for the Mirror’s Pride of Britain Awards. 

Sandra was nominated in the Fundraiser of the Year category as recognition for everything she does for Rotherham Hospice and her local community around Herringthorpe. 

Sandra is passionate about helping her local community,  starting as a volunteer for Rotherham Hospice over 10 years ago. She later became Assistant Manager, then Manager of our Herringthorpe charity shop.

It's a little shop with a big heart that's what we always say. The customers, the volunteers, everyone – absolutely amazing.

Sandra, shop manager for Rotherham Hospice is nominated for Pride of Britain

As a charity, Rotherham Hospice relies on its shops to raise money needed to care for local people and their loved ones going through an end-of-life illness. It’s thanks to people like Sandra that our charity shops are more than just places to find pre-loved treasure at bargain prices.

Clinical Nurse Specialist Vicki explains, “It’s patients and families of patients that have passed away that go into these shops and that’s quite a sensitive time for them. Without realising it, they can be in floods of tears so Sandra and her team and all the other volunteers in shops, they have to be a listening ear sometimes and a comforting ear.”

Sandra puts her all into making everyone feel welcome in the shop. Thank you for all your effort!

Sandra made it to the final four nominations for Pride of Britain for the Yorkshire & Humber region and was featured on ITV Calendar News. Well done Sandra from everyone at Rotherham Hospice and all the people whose lives you’ve touched!

Inspired by Sandra's story?

Volunteering is a brilliant way to learn new skills, meet new people and feel good in the knowledge you are giving back to your local community.

Rotherham Hospice has all kinds of different volunteering opportunities available, from shop assistant, to bereavement counsellor to volunteer gardener. 

Our volunteers get as much out of volunteering as they put in, and are an essential part of ensuring Rotherham Hospice can support our local families.

Light Up A Life 2023

Light Up A Life 2023

Light Up A Life with Rotherham Hospice

We know that Christmas can be a difficult time for those who have lost a loved one.

 

Our Light up a Life memorial services are an opportunity to join together and remember those that are no longer with us this Winter.

 

To dedicate a Light Up A Life Star in memory of your loved one, please click the button below. For a donation of your choice, you will receive two beautiful stars – one to keep at home and one to hang from the Rotherham Hospice Christmas Tree.

You are also welcome to attend one of our Light Up A Life memorial services:

  • Thursday 7th Dec – Rotherham Hospice Gardens
  • Saturday 9th Dec – Rotherham Hospice Gardens
  • Sunday 10th Dec – Rotherham Minster
If you cannot attend a service, please send us your Star of Dedication, and we will be happy to hang it on the Rotherham Hospice Christmas Tree on your behalf.
 

Your loved ones do not have to have been cared for by Rotherham Hospice to come and celebrate their life. All are welcome

What's on this Christmas

Christmas Fair

3rd Dec - 12-4pm

Christmas crafts, entertainment, festive food & drink, games, unique gift shopping and more.

Santa Dash

3rd Dec - 12.30pm

Run, jog or roll round our festive course and raise money for Rotherham Hospice.  

Santa's Grotto

3rd Dec - 12-4pm

Meet Santa at our Christmas Fair

Pre-booking is essential! 

Why your support matters

Rotherham Hospice cares for families experiencing an end-of-life illness, both physically and emotionally. As a charity, Rotherham Hospice needs to raise £3 million each year to fund vital end-of-life services and we can only do it thanks to our amazing supporters like you.

How your fundraising helps Rotherham Hospice

Santa’s Grotto at the Rotherham Hospice Christmas Fair

Santa's Grotto at the Rotherham Hospice Christmas Fair

Visit Santa's Grotto at the Rotherham Hospice Christmas Fair

Bring the magic of Christmas to life with the chance to meet Santa at the Christmas Fair for Rotherham Hospice. 

🎅 Meet Santa

🎅 Special gift

🎅 Festive refreshments

When

3rd December 2023, 12-4pm

Where

Wickersley Old Village Cricket Club, as part of the Christmas Fair

Price

£15 per child

Booking is essential to visit Santa’s Grotto – it’s a busy time of year for him! 

Also happening at the Christmas Fair:

Christmas Fair

3rd Dec - 12-4pm

Christmas crafts, entertainment, festive food & drink, games, unique gift shopping and more.

Santa Dash

3rd Dec - 12.30pm

Run, jog or roll round our festive course and raise money for Rotherham Hospice.  

Volunteer

Could you spare a few hours to help make the Christmas Fair a great success? 

As a charity, Rotherham Hospice relies on amazing volunteers to help to make all our events run smoothly. 

You could volunteer to:

  • run a stall for the Hospice
  • help register our Santa Dash runners before the run begins
  • help with event promotion

If you would like to help the Hospice, please call 01709 308 700 and ask for fundraising, or email fundraising@rotherhamhospice.org.uk.

Why your support matters

Rotherham Hospice cares for families experiencing an end-of-life illness, both physically and emotionally. As a charity, Rotherham Hospice needs to raise £3 million each year to fund vital end-of-life services and we can only do it thanks to our amazing supporters like you.

How your fundraising helps Rotherham Hospice

Christmas Fair with Rotherham Hospice

Christmas Fair with Rotherham Hospice

Christmas Fair for Rotherham Hospice

You are invited to come along to our Christmas Fair, kindly sponsored by Henry Boot Construction.

Join us at Wickersley Old Village Cricket Club for fun, food, games and more, including the return of Santa Dash!

🎅 Santa’s Grotto – due to high demand this is by reservation only. Book your Santa visit here.
🎄 Santa Dash is back – join us for a Festive Fun Run. Find out more here.
🎅 Delicious food & drink
🎄 Christmas crafts & activities
🎅 Gifts galore

🎄 Games & raffles

  

When

3rd December 2023, 12-4pm

Where

Wickersley Old Village Cricket Club

Price

FREE entry for the Christmas Fair!

Also happening at the Christmas Fair:

Santa Dash

3rd Dec - 12.30pm

Run or jog round our festive course and raise money for Rotherham Hospice.  

Santa's Grotto

3rd Dec - 12-4pm

Meet Santa at our Christmas Fair

Pre-booking is essential! 

Volunteer

Could you spare a few hours to help make the Christmas Fair a great success? 

As a charity, Rotherham Hospice relies on amazing volunteers to help to make all our events run smoothly. 

You could volunteer to:

  • don your best festive fancy dress to cheer on our Santa Dashers
  • help register our Santa Dash runners before the run begins
  • be Santa’s elf assisant
  • help with event promotion

If you would like to help the Hospice, please call 01709 308 700 and ask for fundraising, or email fundraising@rotherhamhospice.org.uk.

Why your support matters

Rotherham Hospice cares for families experiencing an end-of-life illness, both physically and emotionally. As a charity, Rotherham Hospice needs to raise £3 million each year to fund vital end-of-life services and we can only do it thanks to our amazing supporters like you.

How your fundraising helps Rotherham Hospice

Midnight Memory Walk 2024 – Really Early Bird Sign-Up OPEN

Midnight Memory Walk 2024 really early bird sign up open

Midnight Memory Walk 2024 is coming!

Sign up by 30th September for the really early bird price of just £8!

 
Enjoy a memorable night by taking part in the Midnight Memory Walk 2024 around Rotherham with lots of love and laughter.
 
Midnight Memory Walk 2024 is a fun and exciting experience where you can get together with old friends and make new ones while raising money in remembrance of your loved ones for Rotherham Hospice. 
 
Get dressed up as bright and colourful as you wish – we have lots of glitter to make you sparkle.
 

With your help, the Midnight Memory Walk will be our biggest event ever. By walking 10K through Rotherham in the middle of the night, you’ll be supporting people affected by end-of-life illnesses across Rotherham. Who will you walk for?

When

Saturday 22nd June 2024, starting midnight (ending Sunday 23rd June)

Where

10K through the streets of Rotherham, starting and ending outside the AESSEAL New York Stadium

Really early bird sign-up

Sign up by 30th September for just £8!

Your really early bird Midnight Memory Walk registration includes:

  • Midnight Memory Walk T-Shirt
  • Refreshments midway on the walk
  • A celebratory cuppa and a butty at the end

Volunteer

Are you interested in being part of our biggest event of the year, but don’t fancy walking 10 or 15K? 

As a charity, Rotherham Hospice relies on amazing volunteers to help to make the Midnight Memory Walk a fun and safe event. 

You could volunteer to:

  • be a midnight marshall to ensure walkers stay on the course
  • help register our walkers before the event begins
  • distribute Midnight Memory Walk T-shirts in the days before

If you would like to help the Hospice, please call 01709 308 700 and ask for fundraising, or email fundraising@rotherhamhospice.org.uk.

Why your support matters

Rotherham Hospice cares for families experiencing an end-of-life illness, both physically and emotionally. As a charity, Rotherham Hospice needs to raise £3 million each year to fund vital end-of-life services and we can only do it thanks to our amazing supporters like you.

How your fundraising helps Rotherham Hospice

5 Hospice Funding Myths

Myth busting Hospice Funding

Hospice Funding: 5 Myths Busted

There are a lot of myths and misconceptions about hospices and hospice care, whether that be who can receive hospice care, the services we offer, or who pays for hospices. Let’s explore what’s a  myth, and what’s a truth about hospice funding!

Myth: Hospices are funded by the NHS

Truth

Some hospices are run as part of NHS, but many aren’t. Rotherham Hospice is a charity, and not an NHS hospice, although we work closely with NHS partners and meet the same high standards of care.

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Rotherham Hospice costs £6 million a year to run, with around half our funding coming from an independent regulator of health and social care.

Even with this funding, we still need to fundraise an incredible £3 million a year to cover basic needs such as professional nurses and energy costs.

It is only thanks to our incredible community of supporters that we can bridge this gap and keep providing vital end-of-life care to the people of Rotherham. To see how you can help, please visit the Fundraising page on our website.

Myth: Hospices are immune from the rising cost of living

Truth

Just like everyone else, Rotherham Hospice’s costs have risen in recent times. While we do what we can to save energy, the Hospice’s electricity bill alone has more than doubled in the past year, going up by 104%.

stacks of coins, and lightbulbs to represent the increasing cost of living

Although Rotherham Hospice is a charity, we don’t get free electricity or other utilities. And unlike businesses, we can’t pass on our costs to customers, and rely on communities to fundraise for our services.

This is why, more than ever, support from our local community is so important.

Myth: Hospices are run by volunteers

Truth

We are incredibly grateful to our wonderful volunteers and trustees for giving their time and skills to Rotherham Hospice – they do an amazing job!  

However, providing consistent, good quality care means investing in professional staff.

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There are areas of palliative care and Hospice management that need paid expertise to ensure Rotherham Hospice can keep supporting our local community.

Myth: I can’t make a difference

Truth

Anything you can give makes a massive difference. 

If everyone in Rotherham gave just £5, we would have raised almost half of our fundraising goal for the year.

Fundraising for Rotherham Hospice

If you aren’t in a position to donate money, you could support the Hospice through word of mouth, by sharing our posts on social media, volunteering your time at events. 

You could even take on a challenge and raise money by asking your friends and family to sponsor you. It all helps towards meeting our £3 million yearly goal!

Myth: Putting money in a bucket is the only way to raise money

Why your support matters

Rotherham Hospice cares for families experiencing an end-of-life illness, both physically and emotionally. As a charity, Rotherham Hospice needs to raise £3 million each year to fund vital end-of-life services and we can only do it thanks to our amazing supporters like you.