St Clare Hospice

St Clare Hospice St Clare Hospice is a local charity and each year we care for hundreds of people across West Essex and the East Hertfordshire border.

We provide free, compassionate care and support to adults with life-limiting illnesses, their families and carers.

Want to make your kids Christmas extra special? Meet Santa at Santa's Grotto in Harlow! 🎅Step inside Santa's cosy grotto...
12/11/2025

Want to make your kids Christmas extra special? Meet Santa at Santa's Grotto in Harlow! 🎅

Step inside Santa's cosy grotto at Harlow Garden Centre this November & December and enjoy a festive treat they whole family will love!

Every ticket includes:

• Entrance to Santa's magical grotto
• A chance to gather food for Rudolph ready for Christmas Eve
• A visit to Father Christmas - including entry for up to two accompanying adults.
• Photo opportunities
• A special gift

This is more than a festive family outing - it's a chance to make lasting memories while supporting your local hospice as all ticket sales help fund specialist hospice care.

Spaces are limited - so booking in advance is essential! Secure your spot. Book now: https://bit.ly/460fT1T

Our Santa’s Grotto is in partnership with Harlow Garden Centre, part of Blue Diamond Garden Centres

There's still a chance to remember someone special at Light up a Life this December ✨Our Light up a Life services, held ...
12/11/2025

There's still a chance to remember someone special at Light up a Life this December ✨

Our Light up a Life services, held across this November and December, offer a gentle space to come together and honour the memory of loved ones.

With music, readings, and refreshments, each gathering is a chance to reflect, remember, and celebrate the people who meant the world to us. Meanwhile supporting St Clare to light the way for families in need of hospice care 💛

Feel the warmth of remembrance at your local service:

• Saturday 29th November - Loughton
• Wednesday 3rd December - Saffron Walden
• Thursday 4th December - Dunmow
• Saturday 6th December - Stansted
• Thursday 11th December - St Clare Hospice, Hastingwood - limited availability
• Thursday 11th December - Waltham Abbey
• Sunday 14th December - Hatfield Heath
• Wednesday 17th December - Ongar

If you would like to request a Light up a Life star to put on your tree at home, dedicate a name in the hospice Book of Remembrance or make a donation to St Clare you can learn more: https://bit.ly/4n5PqoD

This year’s services are kindly supported by Laser Electrical Central Limited.

11/11/2025

This Remembrance Day, we wanted to share St Clare Inpatient Unit Team Leader Sue's poem titled 'Remember Me' ❤️

St Clare Hospice has signed the Armed Forces Covenant - a promise from the nation that those who have served in the armed forces, and their families, are treated fairly.

Respect, compassion and excellence are at the centre of St Clare care, and we are committed to improving the ways we engage and support our local armed forces community.

Learn more about the Armed Forces Covenant: https://bit.ly/47S2Or0

As the world drifts off to sleep, a family member caring for a loved one living with an incurable illness stays awake, e...
11/11/2025

As the world drifts off to sleep, a family member caring for a loved one living with an incurable illness stays awake, exhausted but afraid to rest 😟

Your £21 could cover the cost of 1 hour of specialist night care - vital support during the hardest hours 🧡

Please donate to our appeal today and be the light in someone’s darkest hour. Donate today: https://bit.ly/3WztdEN

08/11/2025

“Sue faced her cancer treatment the way she lived her life – with strength and fortitude. But eventually, her body couldn’t take any more. When she told me she wanted to die at home, I promised we’d do our darndest to make it happen.

“Looking after Sue was an absolute privilege. But nothing prepares you for the physical and emotional strain, especially through the night. Without the St Clare Hospice at Home night-sitting service, I’m not sure how we would have managed.”

No one should face the night alone. Your gift can bring peace, rest and expert care to families like Doug and Sue 🧡

Help us raise £75,000 by Christmas to keep this vital service running all through 2026. Donate now: https://bit.ly/3WztdEN

07/11/2025

Your answer to a stress-free Christmas is here!🎄

We collect and recycle your tree right from your doorstep, saving you the hassle of clearing up pine needles and trekking to the tip - with every booking supporting local hospice care.

Collection postcodes: CB10, CB11, CM5, CM6, CM16, CM17, CM18, CM19, CM20, CM21, CM22, CM23, CM24, EN9, IG7, IG9 & IG10

Book your Christmas tree collection today: https://bit.ly/3WDeI2Q

This year's collection has been kindly sponsored by Exertis

Hold their memory close at a Light up a Life service near you!🕯️💛Our Light up a Life services, held across this Novemb...
06/11/2025

Hold their memory close at a Light up a Life service near you!🕯️💛

Our Light up a Life services, held across this November and December, offer a gentle space to come together and honour the memory of loved ones.

With music, readings, and refreshments, each gathering is a chance to reflect, remember, and celebrate the people who meant the world to us.

Feel the warmth of remembrance at your local service:

• Saturday 29th November - Loughton
• Wednesday 3rd December - Saffron Walden
• Thursday 4th December - Dunmow
• Saturday 6th December - Stansted
• Thursday 11th December - Waltham Abbey
• Sunday 14th December - Hatfield Heath
• Wednesday 17th December - Ongar

If you would like to request a Light up a Life star to put on your tree at home, dedicate a name in the hospice Book of Remembrance or make a donation to St Clare you can learn more: https://bit.ly/4n5PqoD

This year’s services are kindly supported by Laser Electrical Central Limited.

When the house is quiet and the world sleeps, hundreds of local families are still awake – keeping watch, caring, worryi...
05/11/2025

When the house is quiet and the world sleeps, hundreds of local families are still awake – keeping watch, caring, worrying. The nights can feel endless.

St Clare Hospice’s night-sitting service brings comfort, rest and reassurance through those long hours. Our healthcare assistants stay by the bedside so loved ones can rest, knowing someone kind and capable is there 🧡

But this winter, we need your help to keep the light shining. Will you help us raise £75,000 by Christmas to fund this lifeline for families across West Essex and East Herts in 2026? ✨

Please donate to our appeal today and be the light in someone’s darkest hour: https://bit.ly/3WztdEN

As darkness falls, our expert night-sitters begin their journey to a family in need. A family frightened of what the qui...
04/11/2025

As darkness falls, our expert night-sitters begin their journey to a family in need. A family frightened of what the quiet, lonely hours of the night may bring while caring for a loved one. A family in need of a good night’s sleep.

Your £10 could help fuel a hospice night-sitters journey so they can visit families in distress to offer comfort and relief. It’s more than a petrol station stop off. It’s a promise that no one faces the night alone 🧡

Please donate to our appeal today and be the light in someone’s darkest hour. Donate today: https://bit.ly/3WztdEN

Worried about how your life might change after your diagnosis? You're not alone 💙Meet Alexandra, Alice and Julie - our a...
03/11/2025

Worried about how your life might change after your diagnosis? You're not alone 💙

Meet Alexandra, Alice and Julie - our amazing therapy team.

Together they work with patients to focus on what matters most and what can make everyday life easier, safer, and more enjoyable.

They support people to live their lives to the fullest by:

• Suggesting useful equipment and changes at home to help make everyday tasks easier
• Sharing energy-saving tips to help manage fatigue
• Teaching techniques to help patients struggling with breathlessness
• Helping patients keep doing what they love - like gardening, cooking or meeting friends
..and so much more!

This , we're celebrating our fantastic therapy team who help champion our patient's dignity, independence and quality of life.

If you or someone you know is living with an incurable life-limiting illness (COPD, heart failure, cancer, Parkinson’s, MND, MS) in West Essex or the East Herts borders, you can refer yourself to St Clare today. Because we can help you from the beginning of your journey.

Self-refer: https://bit.ly/45x94EZ

Royal College of Occupational Therapists

02/11/2025

When someone you love is nearing the end of their life, the nights can feel endless. The fear, the exhaustion, the loneliness – it all feels heavier when the rest of the world is asleep 😟

That’s why St Clare Hospice’s night-sitting service exists. Our compassionate healthcare assistants stay through the night, offering comfort, reassurance and rest – so families don’t have to face those long hours alone 🫂

This winter, we need your help to keep this vital service shining. We need your help to raise £75,000 by Christmas to fund our night-sitters next year. Making sure they can be there for local families when they are needed the most 🧡

Please give what you can today, so we can bring a light in the darkest hours. Donate: https://bit.ly/3WztdEN

Halloween is over...now it's time for Christmas magic ! 🎅✨Get ready for a magical Christmas experience as Santa's Grotto...
01/11/2025

Halloween is over...now it's time for Christmas magic ! 🎅✨

Get ready for a magical Christmas experience as Santa's Grotto opens at Harlow Garden Centre this November & December.

Every ticket includes:

• Entrance to Santa's magical grotto
• A chance to gather food for Rudolph ready for Christmas Eve
• A visit to Father Christmas - including entry for up to two accompanying adults.
• Photo opportunities
• A special gift

This is more than a festive family outing - it's a chance to make lasting memories while supporting your local hospice as all ticket sales go towards paying for specialist care.

Spaces are limited - so booking in advance is essential!

Book now: https://bit.ly/460fT1T

Help spread the Christmas magic by tagging your friends & family!

Our Santa’s Grotto is in partnership with Harlow Garden Centre, part of Blue Diamond Garden Centres

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Hastingwood Road
Hastingwood
CM179JX

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About St Clare Hospice

St Clare Hospice is a charity providing specialist palliative care to improve the lives of people living with a terminal or life-limiting illness in West Essex and East Hertfordshire, including Bishop’s Stortford and Sawbridgeworth.

Our approach to care gives patients, their families and carers, the confidence to cope so that, together, they can enjoy the best possible quality of life, whether at home or in the Hospice.

With limited NHS funding, we need to raise around 60% of our costs each year to provide our vital services; this year our costs were £4.8m and we forecast this will rise to over £5m next year.

We therefore rely on our local community to help us raise money each year so we can continue being there for local families facing one of the most difficult journeys in life.