Dorothy House

Dorothy House Providing palliative and end of life care to people in our community, and their families.

Did you know we now offer a House Clearance service? Available in Chippenham, Melksham, Corsham and Devizes, our House ...
13/12/2025

Did you know we now offer a House Clearance service?

Available in Chippenham, Melksham, Corsham and Devizes, our House Clearance service aims to make things as easy and stress free as possible, whether it’s navigating the difficult task of sorting a loved one’s possessions or simply downsizing.
We know that every situation is unique, which is why each service is tailored to each customer and their property.

Items from house clearances will be sorted and sold through our high-street furniture and clothing shops, as well as our eBay store front, helping to generate vital income for the Hospice. Any items that cannot be sold will be responsibly recycled and disposed of.

Supporting families with care and respect is at the heart of our house clearance service. As a charity that is led by compassionate care, we understand the emotional and practical challenges that come with clearing a home, especially after the loss of a loved one. Our dedicated and experienced house clearance team are all employed by Dorothy House Hospice Care and will approach every clearance sensitively and professionally, understanding that every item holds a memory, and every home tells a story.
Head to our website to learn more – search ‘Dorothy House clearances.’

12/12/2025

“It’s not just giving somebody a bed and making them comfortable. It’s allowing them to live, and that takes more than one pair of hands. It makes such a difference.”

At any one time, almost 1,000 people are receiving direct care from Dorothy House. But there are still people in our community who don’t have access to the end of life care they deserve. We want to ensure we can remain a lifeline to everyone who needs us, but we can’t do it without your help. By supporting our Life Lines Appeal, you’ll be helping to fund compassionate, personalised care for people like Matthew.

Learn more: https://okt.to/3TfYVl

We had a special visitor at the Hospice last week - Charlie the Donkey!Dressed in his best festive attire, Charlie spent...
11/12/2025

We had a special visitor at the Hospice last week - Charlie the Donkey!

Dressed in his best festive attire, Charlie spent Friday morning bringing some smiles to our staff and Day Patients before he made a trip down to the Inpatient Unit to visit patients in their rooms. The whole time, he had lots of love from our nurses too! Thank you to the wonderful Kelly's Donkeys for bringing Charlie to visit us - it's one of our favourite things about Christmas at the Hospice!❤️

10/12/2025

Breaking news! 🤩

Together, we have now reached our £350,000 Lifelines Appeal target! A little outside of our 36-hour window, but we are over the moon that we got there.

Every single donation you helped secure will provide vital, compassionate care for people in our community when they need it most. Your incredible effort made this possible. Thank you for sending messages, sharing links, and championing hospice care. You have truly made a difference ❤️

Thank you for your kindness, energy, and commitment. We couldn’t have done this without you!

Join us on Sunday 15 February at Dorothy House for our Firewalk and Lego Walk! Taking place in the beautiful grounds of ...
10/12/2025

Join us on Sunday 15 February at Dorothy House for our Firewalk and Lego Walk! Taking place in the beautiful grounds of the Hospice, the Firewalk is open to those over 18, while the Lego Walk is suitable for all ages (perfect for younger participants!).

We know the walk isn’t always easy – both in life and as part of this thrilling challenge, but we’ll be with you every step of the way.

Head to our website to learn more and register your place: https://okt.to/joP4Ei

At Dorothy House, we have a long history of having Fundraising Friends groups out in our community. Hosting fundraising ...
09/12/2025

At Dorothy House, we have a long history of having Fundraising Friends groups out in our community. Hosting fundraising events in localised areas of the community, our Fundraising Friends make a big difference raising vital funds for Dorothy House, whether it’s through Coffee Mornings or carol concerts!

We currently have groups in Box, Corsham, Chippenham, Malmesbury and North Wiltshire – head to our website and search ‘Fundraising Friends’ to find out how you can join!

What an incredible effort, our Champions have been amazing. We didn’t get to £350,000, but raising over £319,000 in 36 h...
08/12/2025

What an incredible effort, our Champions have been amazing. We didn’t get to £350,000, but raising over £319,000 in 36 hours is outstanding! You have directly provided care to countless people in your community. The pages will stay open for a few days to allow those that are yet to donate to get involved, and their donations will still be matched.

From all of us at Dorothy House, thank you all for your support, kindness and generosity 🙏

08/12/2025

£300K! You are all amazing! We've got just over three hours left - keep going, everyone!

Remember, anything you donate between now and 10pm this evening will be doubled thanks to our amazing matched funders - whatever you can spare will make a big difference!

Donate here: https://okt.to/k4PTYd

08/12/2025

Over £200K and counting!

With just over 7 hours remaining, it's all to play for! Keep on sharing your fundraising links and help us reach that all important £350K - we've got this! 💪

08/12/2025

Good morning from Life Lines HQ! We’re kicking off day two of our fundraising sprint and we’re excited to see what today brings!

Together, we've raised over £157,000 and counting which is amazing, and we couldn't be more thankful for the hard work of our Champions. Looking over the trends from the last few years' campaigns, we're tracking slightly behind but we know we can still hit our target. Please do keep sharing your messages so we can keep those donations rolling in!

We’re a lifeline for thousands of people in our community, but don’t just take our word for it. Take a few minutes to watch this video to see the impact your support can make.

What a day! We’re over the moon to have raised over £143,000 during the first day of our fundraising sprint, so a huge t...
07/12/2025

What a day! We’re over the moon to have raised over £143,000 during the first day of our fundraising sprint, so a huge thank you to all our amazing Champions and to everyone who has donated so far.

We’re signing off for the evening here at Life Lines HQ, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still donate. Remember, any donations made before 10pm tomorrow will be doubled thanks to the generosity of our matched funders, so whatever you can spare, your donation will go that little bit further.

We’ll see you back here bright and early tomorrow morning, but in the meantime, please do keep donating and keep sharing so that we can continue to be a lifeline for our community.

07/12/2025

We're over 30% of the way towards our target! A huge thank you to our wonderful Champions for your work so far - keep going!

The evening is great time to catch people that have been out and about during the day, so keep sharing your fundraising page!

Here's a little reminder from Sharon, one of our lovely Hospice at Home carers, as to why your support is so important ❤️

If you'd like to donate, you can do it here: https://okt.to/taf7hX

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Bradford-on-Avon
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Dorothy House, Winsley

Dorothy House Hospice Care was set up in 1976, based at the Bath home of its founder Prue Dufour, A woman of vision, determination and deep faith, she saw a need for care of terminally ill patients in their community, rather than in hospital.

Over the years Dorothy House has grown to reflect the changing needs of palliative care, and we now provide our services to a population of 550,000 over 700sq miles. From the hospice’s beginning to the current day our purpose has remained the same, to provide compassionate care to our community to enable those with a life-limiting illness to live well and die well.

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