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.

04/12/2025

Got a Christmas tree? We’ll pick it up from your doorstep. No mess, no stress 🎄

Recycle your tree AND support hospice care - in one easy step.

Book your Christmas tree collection now - collection slots limited: https://bit.ly/3WDeI2Q

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

This year's collection has been kindly sponsored by Exertis

Grieving at this time of year can feel lonely, but at a Light up a Life service you're never alone 💛This , we wanted to...
04/12/2025

Grieving at this time of year can feel lonely, but at a Light up a Life service you're never alone 💛

This , we wanted to shine a light on our Light up a Life services held across this December.

Our remembrance services offer you a gentle space to come together with people who understand what it's like to grieve during the festive season.

With music, readings, 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:

• Thursday 4th December - Dunmow
• Saturday 6th December - Stansted
• Thursday 11th December - Waltham Abbey
• Sunday 14th December - Hatfield Heath
• Wednesday 17th December - Ongar

Find out more: https://bit.ly/3KvuZV1

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

The festive season isn’t merry for everyone 💔This , we want to say something important: it’s okay to find Christmas and...
03/12/2025

The festive season isn’t merry for everyone 💔

This , we want to say something important: it’s okay to find Christmas and New Year hard when someone you love has died.

• Putting up the tree without them 🎄
• Hearing carols that suddenly hurt 🎶
• Finding a gift they would have loved - and feeling that bittersweet ache 🎁
• Watching life go on for others while you feel stuck 💔

If this feels familiar, you’re not alone. We’re here to listen.

Call GriefLine on 01279 945089 📞

Open 9am–5pm weekdays, and until 8pm on Tuesdays & Thursdays* 🕘

*Excluding Bank Holidays

Caring for someone at the end of life is emotionally heavy and physically draining. Many families stay awake all night, ...
02/12/2025

Caring for someone at the end of life is emotionally heavy and physically draining. Many families stay awake all night, whispering worries into the dark, unsure who to turn to.

£50 could offer 3 hours of skilled, compassionate night-sitting care, giving families a listening ear, expert support and the rare gift of rest.

Your donation becomes a lifeline. Give £50 and help us raise £75,000 by Christmas so more families can feel safe, held and supported through the night 🧡

Donate today: https://bit.ly/3WztdEN

01/12/2025

“Before we had help from the Hospice, Dad would lie awake, worried he’d miss Mum calling for him. Those nights were the loneliest for him. We don’t want anyone else to feel that way.”

St Clare Hospice’s night-sitting service gave Emma and Sarah’s family peace, care and rest when they need it most 🧡

This Christmas, please help us St Clare raise £75,000 to fund a year of night-sits in 2026 – so no family has to face the night alone.

Donate today: https://bit.ly/3WztdEN

There are winter nights when families sit in silence, listening for every breath, worried about stepping away even for a...
29/11/2025

There are winter nights when families sit in silence, listening for every breath, worried about stepping away even for a minute. No-one should face that alone 😔

Help us fund our night-sitting service by giving £42 that could fund two hours of overnight care from St Clare Hospice, ensuring dignity and kindness during someone’s final hours at home 🧡

Your gift brings warmth, compassion and a steady presence when everything feels fragile. Donate now and help us keep this vital service shining: https://bit.ly/3WztdEN

28/11/2025

We're recruiting for a part-time Assistant Shop Manager for our Bishop's Stortford shop, located in the town's busy South Street 🛍️

This is a great chance for someone with good customer service and display skills who wants to step up and learn management in a busy charity shop.

⦁ Salary: £10,869 – £11,704 per annum (depending on experience), based on a full-time equivalent (FTE) of £25,879 – £27,867, and including 5% High-Cost Area Allowance per annum.

⦁ Location: St Clare Hospice Shop, 45 South Street, Bishop’s Stortford, CM23 3AG

⦁ Hours: Part-time, 16 hours per week (two days within a seven-day trading week). Working days will vary each week, so flexibility is essential

Apply now: https://bit.ly/3M5WR2r

We loved spreading festive cheer this week with West Essex Talking Therapies! 🎄Together, we hosted a seasonal gathering ...
28/11/2025

We loved spreading festive cheer this week with West Essex Talking Therapies! 🎄

Together, we hosted a seasonal gathering for older adults - a chance to celebrate, connect, and share ideas to help shape local wellbeing services 💬🗨️

Guests got creative decorating Christmas baubles while learning about St Clare Hospice’s services and the emotional wellbeing support that Talking Therapies offers locally.

A huge thank you to West Essex Talking Therapies for partnering with us, and to Vita Health Group for supporting the event. Feedback is invaluable to the hospice as it helps us continue to develop our services and deliver outstanding, expert hospice care to the community we serve.

27/11/2025

“Every night-sit reminds me why this work matters. I meet people at the most vulnerable moment of their lives, and the relief on their face when I arrive at the door stays with me.

“They’re exhausted, so worried about what the night might bring, and unsure who to turn to. We, as healthcare assistants, step in so they don’t have to face those hours alone. We protect their loved one’s comfort and dignity, and we give families the gift of rest.”

But to keep doing this every night of the year, St Clare Hospice needs your help. We’re trying to raise £75,000 by Christmas to bring light into their darkest hours ✨

Your donation will bring safety, warmth and kindness into someone’s home when their world feels small and dark. Help us keep that light shining 🧡

Please donate today: https://bit.ly/3WztdEN

THE XMAS COUNTDOWN IS ON⏰ Have you got tickets to meet Santa at Garden Centre this Christmas?🎅 Don't miss out on the c...
26/11/2025

THE XMAS COUNTDOWN IS ON⏰ Have you got tickets to meet Santa at Garden Centre this Christmas?🎅

Don't miss out on the chance to enjoy a magical Christmas experience at Santa's Grotto in Harlow. Come along and meet Santa on...

• Saturday 29th November - SPACES AVAILABLE!
• Sunday 30th November - SPACES AVAILABLE!
• Saturday 6th December - SPACES AVAILABLE!
• Sunday 7th December - Limited spaces left
• Saturday 13th December - Limited spaces left
• Sunday 14th December - FULLY BOOKED
• Saturday 20th December - Limited spaces left
• Sunday 21st December - Limited spaces left

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

All ticket sales help to raise vital funds for St Clare Hospice ❤️

BOOK TICKETS NOW: https://bit.ly/460fT1T

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



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“When I walk into someone’s home at night, I see the strain in their face before they even say a word. Families caring f...
25/11/2025

“When I walk into someone’s home at night, I see the strain in their face before they even say a word. Families caring for a loved one at the end of their life are so tired, holding everything together with pure love and not much sleep.

“My role is to ease that weight. To sit beside their loved one with gentleness and skill so they can finally close their eyes without and get some much-needed rest. I saw that with Doug. He just needed to know Sue was safe, cared for and not alone. Being that reassurance is something I’ll never take for granted.”

But Pauline can’t deliver this exceptional care without you. Help us raise £75,000 by Christmas to make sure families aren’t left to cope alone next year 🧡

Please give what you can and help us bring calm, care and compassion into homes when it matters most: https://bit.ly/3WztdEN

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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.