Cransley Hospice Trust

07/12/2025

Tree of Lights Service 2025 🎄💚✨

Thank you to everyone who joined us this evening to remember and celebrate our loved ones with songs, poems and reflections.

For those who were unable to join this evening, we will be sharing a recording of the service next Sunday. Keep an eye on our social media for more information. 📹

If you would like to leave a dedication and have your loved ones name shown on the service video, please leave your dedication by 4pm on Monday 8th December.

https://cransleyhospicetrust.dedicationpage.org/treeoflights2025

Thank you to everyone involved in tonights Service. We couldn’t do it without you.

Mayor of Kettering
Decibelles Ladies Choir
The Tenor - Joshua Daniel
Chris Smith
Edwin Helm
Northants 4x4 Response
Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire - James Saunders Watson
Karen Harris - Hospice Chaplain
Masquerade Choir
Mel Armstrong
Kettering Citadel Band
T James Electrical
A-Tech & Eldraw Creative
Rotary Club of Kettering
Last but not least, our amazing Volunteers 💚

07/12/2025

We'll collect AND recycle your tree! 🎄♻️

The last thing you want to do after Christmas is sort out the Christmas tree - that's why we're here to help!

Collecting from:
NN8, NN9, NN10, NN14, NN15, NN16, NN17, NN18, NN29 7, plus Earls Barton, Mears Ashby, and Oundle

All you need to do is register, make a donation and we'll see you between 9th - 11th January 2026.

https://www.cransleyhospicetrust.org.uk/get-involved/events/christmas-tree-recycle-2026/

05/12/2025

We look forwarding to welcoming you this Sunday. 🎄

Many of you may know that each year we record our Tree of Lights Service, so that if you are unable to join, you can view it in the comfort of your own home.

The video will be available to watch from Sunday 14th December. To ensure that your dedication is included, please submit it by Monday 8th December.

Leave a dedication in memory today:
https://cransleyhospicetrust.dedicationpage.org/treeoflights2025

Thank you. Your wonderful messages and photos are an incredibly special way to honour loved ones, but also help more patients at the hospice this Christmas. 💚

04/12/2025

Resharing one of our favourite posts for Grief Awareness Week.

It can an be extremely difficult time of year for many people who are grieving - and so we hope this beautiful illustration and poem brings you comfort.

We look forward to seeing many of you at our Tree of Lights Service this Sunday to honour loved ones and remind you that you're not alone. 💚🎄✨

💚 National Grief Awareness Week 💚

'If Christmas is hard, If you've lost someone dear
Just look in your heart, and you'll know they're still near.

The star in the sky, the light falling snow
The robin outside, it seems like they know.

If this is a time, when you're struggling through
Just do what you can, for what matters, is you.

You don't have to be merry, there is no need to be bright. Just do what you can, it will all be alright.'

- Lorna Gibson.
Illustration by Catherine Rayner.

From all of us here at Cransley Hospice Trust, we send our love to all who are grieving this season.

04/12/2025

Book your tree for collection! 💚🎄♻️

Last year you helped us raise £24,000! That equates to a month of hospice care for a patient.

By registering your real tree to be collected by our incredible team of volunteers, you're helping more people in North Northamptonshire during their time of need.

It only takes a couple of minutes to register - then all you need to do is leave your tree outside (where suitable) and we'll collect between 9th - 11th January.

Register today!

https://cransleyhospice.enthuse.com/ChristmasTreeRecycle2026 #!/

03/12/2025

They're back! 🦌🎄🎶

We popped into Bosworths Garden Centre this morning to see the famous Singing Reindeers!

Over the years, the team have raised over £15,000 for Cransley Hospice Trust. Thank you so much to Bosworths for being so incredibly supportive and to the community who make a generous donation.

£15,000 equates to roughly around 20 days of hospice care which is fantastic!

Be sure to go and see them!

📍110 Finedon Rd, Burton Latimer, Kettering NN15 5QA

03/12/2025

Your Christmas party invite lands in the inbox... ✉️

How are you feeling about that? 😍😁🤯😭

If it's a bit of 'oh no, what will I wear?' then drop by on your next trip to town. Our Curated by Cransley store is a bit of a treasure trove when it comes to party outfits!

From black tie dresses, formal frocks or something to celebrate with in town - we've got amazing picks!

https://www.cransleyhospicetrust.org.uk/get-involved/shop-with-us/

02/12/2025

Join us this Sunday. 💚🎄

We're looking forward to seeing many of you this weekend at our annual Tree of Lights Service on Sunday 7th December at 6.30pm.

📍 St Mary’s Hospital Site, Kettering

Together, we’ll illuminate our tree with messages of love and memory.

It's not too late to share a dedication:
https://cransleyhospicetrust.dedicationpage.org/treeoflights2025

02/12/2025

This week's rollover is now £14,500! 💚🎄

With tickets only costing £1 per play, why not see where just one pound could get you. It would certainly take the pressure off Christmas and the New Year.

To play and support vital hospice care in your community, visit:
https://www.yourhospicelottery.org.uk/

01/12/2025

Happy 1st December! 🎅🎄🎁

Are you getting a real tree this year?

We'd love to collect and recycle it for you in the New Year! Our team of volunteers will be picking up trees around North Northamptonshire between 9th - 11th January 2026.

By registering your tree to be collected by us, you're helping raise money for Cransley Hospice Trust whilst also supporting the environment. 💚

We'll be collecting from: NN8, NN9, NN10, NN14, NN15, NN16, NN17, NN18, NN29 7, plus Earls Barton, Mears Ashby, and Oundle! So spread the word to your neighbours! 🏡

Donate and register TODAY:
https://www.cransleyhospicetrust.org.uk/get-involved/events/christmas-tree-recycle-2026/

30/11/2025

The Spotlight Awaits YOU! ⭐

Audition to take part in the NEW Cransley's Got Talent in April 2026 at The Lighthouse Theatre.

Whether you sing, dance, tell jokes, juggle, or do something totally unique – this is your moment to shine and battle head to head with other acts for one of four glittering awards..

Applications are NOW OPEN! Register on our website and then submit a 30 second audition video.

If you're lucky enough to be selected for the LIVE show, all we ask is that you pledge to raise £500 for Cransley Hospice Trust, which would fund 9 home visits by a Cransley Hospice Nurse Specialist. 💚

Register today!
https://www.cransleyhospicetrust.org.uk/get-involved/events/cransleys-got-talent-2026/

29/11/2025

Help us sparkle this Christmas 💚✨

You may imagine that Christmas would be one of the most difficult times of year in the hospice, with the heartbreak of what the future holds.

But what overwhelms us every year is the joyful and uplifting moments that we witness and the very special memories that our incredible clinical team enable for the patients and families in their care.

We sat with the amazing team at Cransley Hospice and asked them what makes Christmas special, and what their favourite memories are.

Make a donation here:
https://www.cransleyhospicetrust.org.uk/cransley-sparkle-appeal/