Coastal challenge in memory of mum
This Saturday 8 August, friends Tim Butler and Dan Gerlach will be tackling an 80km walk in just 24 hours along the New South Wales coast.
Hospice care
Best friend’s fundraising skydive for local hospice
A young care worker from Long Eaton will be taking to the skies in August to raise money for the hospice that cared for her best friend’s family.
BBC Children in Need boost for bereaved children
Thanks to a booster grant from BBC Children in Need, bereaved children will be receiving individual therapeutic packs so they can return to face-to-face counselling at leading Derbyshire hospice, Treetops.
500 hand-sewn face masks for hospice keyworkers
Treetops Hospice Care staff have received a donation of 500 hand-sewn face masks from voluntary group, Shelagh’s Sewing Circle, based in Dronfield. The group have donated over 32,000 face masks since starting the initiative earlier this year.
“Counselling helped me find a way to live with the pain”
With its bespoke counselling rooms currently closed to the public, award-winning hospice Treetops has moved to online counselling to support bereaved adults and youngsters, and those diagnosed with a life-limiting condition.
Kind-hearted fundraiser raises smiles
A kind-hearted Derbyshire man has been cheering up friends and family during lockdown by reciting one joke every day, for 100 days – with money raised from the challenge being donated to Treetops Hospice Care, in Risley.
Hospice raises awareness of carers struggling
In national Carers Week (8-14 June), Treetops Hospice Care is highlighting the struggles that unpaid carers are facing during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Six-year-old cycles 50 Miles in memory of Nan
A six-year-old boy has raised hundreds of pounds for the charity which helped to take care of his Nan before her death.
Derbyshire Pupils receive chocolatey treat from Treetops
Pupils from two Derbyshire schools have been rewarded with a chocolatey treat after penning letters of well-wishes to people receiving end-of-life care by Treetops Hospice Care.
‘Come Dine with Me’ fundraiser for Treetops
A family from Derby have made the most of lockdown by fine-tuning their culinary skills and raising much-needed cash for an East Midlands hospice.