Thames Hospice

Thames Hospice Thames Hospice is the local charity providing expert care for people with life-limiting illnesses
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🌿 National Stress Awareness Day 🌿Today, on National Stress Awareness Day, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the import...
05/11/2025

🌿 National Stress Awareness Day 🌿

Today, on National Stress Awareness Day, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the importance of looking after our mental and emotional wellbeing - especially for those who care for others.

At Thames Hospice, we understand that stress can touch everyone - patients, families, and our incredible team of healthcare professionals alike.

In the face of life’s most difficult moments, it’s vital to pause, breathe, and find calm in small acts of kindness, connection, and self-care.

Whether it’s sharing a quiet moment in our beautiful garden of reflection, talking to a counsellor, or simply taking time to rest - remember, looking after yourself is not a luxury, it’s a necessity. 💚

Let’s continue to support one another with compassion and understanding - today and every day.

04/11/2025

In this Coffee Chat, Joe from Music In Hospices CIC sits down with Mel from Counselling at Thames Hospice to talk about the emotional power of live music in palliative care. 💛

Together they explore how:

🎵 Music helps patients and families express emotion and find calm

💬 Counselling and creativity work together to support wellbeing

🤝 Compassionate, multidisciplinary care makes a lasting difference

Watch the full conversation here 👉 https://bit.ly/3WB32O8

Join us in celebrating how music can bring connection, comfort, and peace to hospice settings.

Thank you so much to everyone for your support and patience while essential works were taking place to our front entranc...
03/11/2025

Thank you so much to everyone for your support and patience while essential works were taking place to our front entrance.

These works are now complete and our front entrance is back open.

Many thanks to everyone in our community. 💚

🎶 Don’t forget to join us this week! 🎶Relax by Bray Lake while the talented students from Eton College perform your favo...
03/11/2025

🎶 Don’t forget to join us this week! 🎶

Relax by Bray Lake while the talented students from Eton College perform your favourite tunes at our Café by the Lake. Beautiful music, great company, and stunning views - what more could you want?

📅 Thursday 6 November
🕝 2.30pm
💫 Free event – everyone welcome!

📍Café by the Lake, Windsor Road, Maidenhead SL6 2DN

It’s Trustees Week and we’re delighted to introduce the newest members of our Board of Trustees at Thames Hospice! Our T...
03/11/2025

It’s Trustees Week and we’re delighted to introduce the newest members of our Board of Trustees at Thames Hospice!

Our Trustees play a vital role in shaping the future of the Hospice, ensuring we can continue to provide expert and compassionate care to everyone who needs us. Each of our new Trustees brings unique experience, skills and passion and we’re thrilled to welcome them to the Thames Hospice family.

Katharine Horler - Incoming Chair from December 2025
Dr Lalitha Iyer - will sit on the PCQC and People Committee
Dr Adrian Hayter - will sit on the PCQC and People Committee
Andy Burgess - will sit on the Finance and Income Generation Committee
James Breckenridge - will sit on the Finance and Income Generation Committee

A heartfelt thank you to them, and to all our Trustees, for being such an important part of our charity and for giving their time, expertise and commitment so generously.

To find out more, read here http://bit.ly/4hzjTKF

01/11/2025

It’s 1st November so officially time to talk Christmas! 🎄✨

We're kicking off the festive season with the jolliest jog of the year - our much loved Santa Dash! Ready to run, laugh, and sleigh, all while supporting Thames Hospice's vital care?

Choose from a 2k (perfect for families!), 5k or 10k route and take on the challenge dressed in your FREE Santa suit, provided by our elves! Every step and every pound raised makes a huge difference this Christmas.

Date: Sunday 7th December
Location: Swinley Forest, Bracknell
Sign up today: www.thameshospice.org.uk/santa-dash
With thanks to our sponsor Bridges Estate Agents!

Let's sleigh this! 🎅

⭐ A Huge Thank You! ⭐ We’re so grateful to everyone who fundraised and donated last month, helping us raise vital funds...
01/11/2025

⭐ A Huge Thank You! ⭐

We’re so grateful to everyone who fundraised and donated last month, helping us raise vital funds for Thames Hospice. Every single effort makes such a difference for local families.

Here are just some of the incredible supporters who went above and beyond:

⭐ Erika and friends took on the Windsor Inflatable 5k
⭐ Fran completed the Maidenhead Half Marathon
⭐ Duncan and Will conquered the Barcelona Ironman Challenge
⭐ Brendan and his team smashed the Spartan Ultra 50K
⭐ Charlotte trekked the Sahara Desert
⭐ A cake sale hosted by St Edward’s and St Mark’s Churches raised £710.94
⭐ Laura Dodsworth’s annual coffee morning brought in £308.51 in cash and an additional £15 online
⭐ Lily, Dave, James and Matt completed the Ultra X Peak District 50km
⭐ Wayne and Dale took on the Hadrian’s Wall Trek – raising an amazing £3,364.17
⭐ The community of Farnham’s Churches raised an incredible £1,081.25 through their Celebration of Love concert

A heartfelt thank you to every single person who supported Thames Hospice – you’re helping us provide expert care and support to those who need it most.

🚴‍♂️ We’re delighted to welcome Andy Burgess as one of our newest trustees!Andy has already gone the extra mile (literal...
31/10/2025

🚴‍♂️ We’re delighted to welcome Andy Burgess as one of our newest trustees!

Andy has already gone the extra mile (literally!) for the Hospice by taking part in the Palace to Palace cycle ride, raising vital funds along the way. 💙

A huge thank you to Andy for his incredible effort and commitment – we’re so pleased to have you on board.

👉 You can still support Andy’s fundraising here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/andy-burgess-13

💚 “It takes a whole community to make every moment matter.” At Thames Hospice, our commitment to families doesn't end wh...
31/10/2025

💚 “It takes a whole community to make every moment matter.”

At Thames Hospice, our commitment to families doesn't end when a loved one passes. We extend our care through a supportive community that helps people navigate grief and find meaningful ways to remember.

In our latest Moments magazine, we share the story of Kath Davies, whose journey through loss was transformed by the ongoing support she found here.

For Kath, visiting the Hospice and remembering her husband brings her peace. You can find comfort and connection through our remembrance initiatives:

- The Memory Tree: Engrave a leaf with your loved one's name in a beautiful, open space.

- Light up a Life Service: Share a powerful, moving experience with others who understand on 30th November.

- Online Tribute Funds: A meaningful way to share memories and celebrate a life.

Incredibly, with the help of our community, our Tribute Funds have raised over £1.1 million since 2019. Thank you for making a lasting difference and supporting our vital care.

Read Kaths story: 👉 http://bit.ly/4q7pjQY

What an honour to be part of the West Point Glee Club UK Tour, with their inaugural performance hosted in the glorious S...
30/10/2025

What an honour to be part of the West Point Glee Club UK Tour, with their inaugural performance hosted in the glorious St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, last Friday evening. Their performance was simply incredible - a truly moving experience that captured the power of music to unite, uplift and bring comfort.

An enormous thank you to our wonderful Hospice Ambassador, Lieutenant General Philip Jones CB CBE DL, Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle, for making this special evening possible.

It was also a memorable occasion for our incoming Chair, Katharine Horler, marking her first official engagement and offering a lovely opportunity to meet a few of our friends and supporters of the Hospice.

Following the performance, we were privileged to hear inspiring words from The Right Reverend Dr Christopher Cocksworth, Dean of Windsor, our CEO Dr Rachael de Caux, and Joe Cavalli-Price, Founder of Music In Hospices in Hospices. We are very proud to be partnering with Music in Hospices to create meaningful moments of peace and joy for everyone in our community.

Music truly has the power to heal and connect - values at the heart of everything we do at Thames Hospice.

Especially for our latest edition of Moments magazine, we created this illustration to showcase the care we provide - ho...
29/10/2025

Especially for our latest edition of Moments magazine, we created this illustration to showcase the care we provide - how we reach every corner of our community, from the heart of our Hospice out into local homes.

We're celebrating the vibrant threads connecting every person - from our dedicated staff and volunteers to our shops, amazing supporters, and partners. Together, this network of kindness and generosity makes everything we do possible.

This is what a true community of care looks like:

25,525 visits and calls to people at home

336 inpatients cared for

2,383 days of care to outpatients

23 shops supporting our vital work

The sheer scale of this work shows how much we rely on all of you to make every moment matter. Discover the full stories of the people behind these numbers in the new edition of Moments.

Read it here: http://bit.ly/4qaQiuU

Do you have furniture you no longer need? 🪑By donating good-quality items to us, you’ll help raise vital funds for our H...
29/10/2025

Do you have furniture you no longer need? 🪑

By donating good-quality items to us, you’ll help raise vital funds for our Hospice.

Our teams in Maidenhead and Reading can even upcycle your preloved furniture that needs a little TLC at our workshops before selling it on.

We offer free collection, making it easy to give your furniture a second life while supporting your local Hospice. 💚

📅 Book your FREE furniture collection today:

thameshospice.org.uk/furniture-collection

👇And take a look at some of the amazing, preloved items currently on sale in our Maidenhead Homestore, you might just find your next treasure!

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About Thames Hospice

Thames Hospice is the local charity providing expert care for people living with life-limiting illnesses in East Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire. A vital part of our work is also supporting their families and carers.

We care for the physical, social and psychological needs of our patients, not just the condition. Our highly skilled medical team works with the patient, their family and carers, to develop a complete programme of care tailored to their individual needs.

Our services include therapy, nursing and medical care, as well as practical and emotional support in our Hospice at Windsor and in patients' homes.

It costs £8 million every year to keep our Hospice running. We rely on our community for over 50% of the funds we have to raise annually to provide our services free of charge, 365 days a year, to the people who need us.