Birmingham Hospice

Treecycling bookings are now open!🎄 Our popular Christmas tree recycling service is back! Between Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 January, our tree-mendous volunteers will collect your real Christmas tree straight from your doorstep and take it to be recycled. Last Christmas, we collected over 6,200 trees and raised £142,000 for Birmingham Hospice. This incredible amount could fund 398 days of nursing in the community, to help ensure we reach people who need us most. ❤️ With your support, we can make 2025's Treecycling the biggest and best yet! Book today and save yourself a trip and a car full of needles this January. You can also find information about volunteering for Treecycling on our website. Find out more 👉 https://bit.ly/3YT1DV0

We're hiring a Floor Manager for our award-winning Harborne superstore, Reloved Brum! Join an innovative and trail blazing team who have been named the UK's Charity Shop of the Year for 2024/25. The Floor Manager will support the Retail Area Manager and Superstore Manager with day-to-day operations of the shop floor, working with our wonderful staff and volunteer teams. We are looking for an enthusiastic, creative individual with bags of personality who puts customers at the heart of their decision making. Interested? Apply now! 👉 https://bit.ly/40w6MUb

Today, we'd like to thank Austin Rose Macc Care for their support. Last Friday, our Fundraising Team had a fantastic afternoon at Austin Rose Nursing Home's 'Care Fayre'. It was wonderful connecting with other local care providers and sharing stories about the vital care Birmingham Hospice provides for the community. We’re thrilled to announce that Austin Rose has chosen us as one of their charities to support with an exciting 10-hour Treadmill Walk! This will take place on Friday 15 November from 8am to 6pm, at Austin Rose Nursing Home (90 Alvechurch Road, West Heath, Birmingham B31 3QW). It's a £5 donation to the charity of your choice to take part. Come along and help make every moment matter. ❤ If your organisation would like to support Birmingham Hospice, you can find out more here 👉 https://bit.ly/3UIbs4D

Don't miss the chance to join the herd of 48 local schools and community groups already signed up to Bulls in the City! 🐂❤️ Be a part of Birmingham's latest and greatest art trail next summer by registering your interest today 👉 https://bit.ly/4bCVYFH

Grief is a journey no one should have to take alone. Our Stepping Stones Bereavement Group brings together people who are grieving for a loved one who was previously cared for by the hospice. It is a chance to meet socially, share experiences, and provide support to fellow members. Christina Stephenson, Senior Hospice Counsellor, said: “It’s not a therapy group, it’s a social group. “Our attendees can talk about their loved one if they wish to, talk of the difficult adjustment they’re trying to make, share thoughts, feelings, and concerns – but they also may not, there are no expectations for them. “Sometimes it helps just to listen to others; they may pick up tips and advice. “Just being in a safe confidential and compassionate space with others that ‘know’ can speak volumes when we perhaps have no words.” The group meet on Saturdays in our Erdington site’s Living Well Centre. After attending sessions at the hospice, the hope is that members will continue to meet up with each other to offer mutual support and company. If you’re interested in joining the group or would like some more information on the upcoming sessions, please call 0121 465 2000 and ask to speak to a member of the Wellbeing Team who will be able to support you.

Today, we want to thank the team at Chung Ying Cantonese Restaurant and Vibe Corporate Events for hosting a fantastic quiz and music night last week. The evening was brilliant, with a great atmosphere created by the live music, wonderful food and people all supporting Birmingham Hospice. We are delighted that the event raised an amazing £1,866! This fantastic amount could fund 22 nurse visits to patients in their homes, so they can be cared for in the place of their choice. Donations are so important to us at Birmingham Hospice and support from companies hosting events like this makes a big difference. Thank you so much to Will, Neil and Simon from Chung Ying for helping us make every moment matter. If you'd like to host your own corporate fundraiser for Birmingham Hospice, please visit 👉 https://bit.ly/3UIbs4D

Struggling for Christmas present ideas? 🎁 What about gifting someone the perfect chocolate lover's experience with a family ticket to Cadbury World, a Cadbury's hamper, a chocolate tower, and a family ticket to The Chocolate 5K? Plus two tickets to the West Midlands Safari Park to complete this amazing prize! This is just one out of 10 days' worth of amazing prizes that you could win in this year's Giftmas! There's just one month to go until Giftmas returns, and you must be in it to win it! Join us daily on Facebook live to see if your number is picked. All prizes have been donated by generous local businesses, so every penny raised will go towards supporting patients living with a terminal diagnosis this festive season. To purchase your unique bauble, please visit 👉 https://bit.ly/4dUSy1W

Calling all golfers! ⛳ With just 14 days left of our early BIRDIE offer for our Golf Day, why not book your tickets today to secure your team's place? Join us on Friday 30 May 2025 at Edgbaston Golf Course for a tee-rific day of golf, networking and fundraising, all in support of local people living with a terminal diagnosis and their loved ones. Tickets are on sale for £99 per person and £396 for a team of 4 - which could fund 7 bereavement support sessions to help families through the journey of grief. To get your tickets, please visit 👉 https://bit.ly/44Y4MUP We can’t wait to see you there!

Happy Diwali from Birmingham Hospice! 🪔

Our Children’s Healing and Therapeutic Support (CHATS) Team, which supports children and young people when a loved one is poorly or has died, recently hosted a special peer support group entitled Gruesome Grief. With Halloween approaching, it was a good opportunity to explore ‘scary’ feelings. Grief can bring many fears and worries so the activities enabled creative exploration of the children's fears and how they can express their feelings healthily. The children engaged with the spooky activities and left with a few treats but no tricks! For more about the CHATS Team and the support they offer, please visit 👉 https://bit.ly/3S2oMQN