Julia's House Children's Hospice

Julia's House Children's Hospice Julia's House the Dorset and Wiltshire Children's Hospices provide life-changing support for families with very poorly children

Julia's House provides practical and emotional support for families caring for a child with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition across Dorset and Wiltshire.

We couldn’t be prouder of our incredible Carmela (Carmela MBE Stands Up To Muscular Dystrophy) 💛Carmela Chillery-Watson,...
10/12/2025

We couldn’t be prouder of our incredible Carmela (Carmela MBE Stands Up To Muscular Dystrophy) 💛

Carmela Chillery-Watson, who attends respite sessions at Julia’s House, has just been awarded an MBE – making her the youngest person ever to receive this honour! An extraordinary achievement for an extraordinary young person.

Carmela lives with LMNA congenital muscular dystrophy, a rare and progressive muscle-wasting condition. Despite the challenges this brings, she has taken on multiple superhero-themed fundraising challenges, raising thousands of pounds for Julia’s House and helping us support families with seriously ill children across Dorset and Wiltshire.

Her determination, positivity and huge heart inspire everyone who meets her, and we’re so grateful to have her as part of our Julia’s House family.

Huge congratulations, Carmela – you truly are our superhero!

Read more 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0l9715j6l6o

📸 Photo credit: PA Media

We wanted to share an important update 💛After nearly 20 years at the heart of the local community, we’ve made the diffic...
10/12/2025

We wanted to share an important update 💛

After nearly 20 years at the heart of the local community, we’ve made the difficult decision to close our Christchurch charity shop on the 10th of December.

Like many charity shops right now, rising costs and falling sales mean it’s no longer sustainable for us to keep the shop open, despite trying everything we can to turn things around.

We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who’s supported the shop over the years, from our brilliant staff and volunteers to every single person who’s donated or popped in to shop. You’ve helped raise vital funds for local children and families.

Read more: https://www.juliashouse.org/news/chrischurch-shop-closure

You did it!!Thank you so much for supporting the Big Give this year! As our week to double your donation comes to a clos...
09/12/2025

You did it!!

Thank you so much for supporting the Big Give this year! As our week to double your donation comes to a close, we’re absolutely thrilled to share that you didn’t just meet our target… you smashed it.

Thanks to your generosity, and the generous match funding from our Big Give funders and supporters, we’ve raised an amazing £112,847! 🎉

Huge thank you to everyone who donated this week. Your support will make a real difference for families like Skye’s, when they need us most.

Another community respite session, another festive adventure! We took Ellis to the local garden centre to admire sparkly...
08/12/2025

Another community respite session, another festive adventure!

We took Ellis to the local garden centre to admire sparkly reindeer, a very impressive Christmas tree, and even met a festive… dinosaur?!

Ellis had the best time, and that’s what it’s all about 💛

🎄 Putting your tree up? Let us sort the taking down part.Book your Christmas tree collection today and tick it off the f...
06/12/2025

🎄 Putting your tree up? Let us sort the taking down part.

Book your Christmas tree collection today and tick it off the festive to-do list before the mince pies take over. Future you will thank you for sorting it now!

We’ll collect and recycle your tree 8–10 Jan, and donations go straight to supporting children and families at Julia’s House. Speaking of which, if you have a van or just fancy volunteering as a driver or passenger to help out, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch at community@juliashouse.org.

Booking closes 5th Jan (or earlier if we’re full — so don’t hang about!)

🔗 https://ow.ly/WeR350XyIJe

05/12/2025

Meet Seth and Axel, proud brothers to Skye, the star of our Christmas Appeal.

Both boys have their own Julia’s House sibling worker, giving them precious one-to-one time, and they’ve loved getting stuck into our larger group sibling activities, including a whole week-long residential adventure!

Having a brother or sister with complex medical needs can be tough. That’s why our sibling service is so important. It gives children like Seth and Axel the chance to:

💛 Make friends who truly get it
💛 Talk about their feelings in a safe space
💛 Enjoy stress-free fun they might not otherwise get

Support siblings like Seth and Axel by donating to our Christmas Appeal and give the gift of care this festive season: https://bit.ly/4pPPURF

Devizes Christmas Trees are back for 2025! 🎄We’re thrilled that the amazing team are supporting Julia’s House once again...
04/12/2025

Devizes Christmas Trees are back for 2025! 🎄

We’re thrilled that the amazing team are supporting Julia’s House once again, donating £3 from every tree sold to help the children and families we care for.

So if you’re choosing your Christmas tree in Devizes this weekend, pop over to ZELF and pick out your perfect pine while helping raise vital funds.

This is the 4th year Devizes Christmas Trees have supported us, raising an incredible £795 last Christmas and over £2,500 in total so far! We’re so grateful for their continued festive kindness.

Find out more: https://devizeschristmastrees.co.uk/

Double your donation, double the care!James recently enjoyed a double-night stay at our Wiltshire hospice, giving his pa...
03/12/2025

Double your donation, double the care!

James recently enjoyed a double-night stay at our Wiltshire hospice, giving his parents the chance to visit his sister Seren, who has recently started university. James has a rare and incurable form of cerebral palsy and complex medical needs, meaning he can only stay somewhere with specialist medical support, so we were delighted to make this precious family time possible.

We were delighted to receive this wonderful feedback from James’ dad, Nigel:

“I wanted to thank you and all your colleagues for this weekend. By all accounts, James had a great time - he was really vocal after I picked him up and he was absolutely shattered last night.

I had a lovely day with Seren on Saturday. I was able to see where she lived and have a proper discussion about her course / rugby / general wellbeing, which can only really be done face-to-face. She is having a great time and I am totally reassured (not that I had any reason to worry). All made possible by you and your colleagues, for which I will be forever grateful.”

And this week, you can make double the difference. Through The Big Give match funding campaign, every donation is doubled whilst match-funding lasts, giving twice the care, twice the fun, and double the impact for families like James’.

Double your donation now: https://ow.ly/OClm50XBk7W

🌟 The Big Give is LIVE! 🌟For one week, every donation to Julia’s House will be doubled, while match funding lasts.How it...
02/12/2025

🌟 The Big Give is LIVE! 🌟

For one week, every donation to Julia’s House will be doubled, while match funding lasts.

How it works:
💛 Amazing Big Give funders and supporters have created a special match funding pot.
💛 When you donate this week, your gift is matched pound for pound from that pot.

So £10 becomes £20, at no extra cost to you!

And that means twice the care for seriously ill children - twice the hospice sessions, twice the sensory room fun, and twice the time with nurses, carers and friends.

Help your kindness go further – donate during the Big Give and double your impact: https://ow.ly/e77a50XAyBH

In just over a weeks time, please join us and our amazing local partners Southern Aquatics & Pets Christ Church Creekm...
01/12/2025

In just over a weeks time, please join us and our amazing local partners Southern Aquatics & Pets Christ Church Creekmoor and Swaffields Wimborne/Lilliput/Upton/Creekmoor Hair salon & Barbers for our FREE, first ever Community Christmas Event!

Expect an evening full of festive fun, live music from Borough of Poole Sea Cadets Brass Marching Band & Julia’s House Choir and there will be festive donkeys!

Take a photo with Santa, warm up with a mince pie, and enjoy late-night shopping from 6–8pm.

📍 Neighbourhood Centre, Northmead Dr, Poole BH17 7XP.

29/11/2025

The choirs are warming up.
Our readers are rehearsing.
We’re… taste-testing mince pies (strictly professional reasons)

There’s just over a week to go until our Christmas Carol concerts begin, and just for fun… we’ve added a little throwback audio from last year. Can you guess which carol it is? Drop your guesses below! 👇🏼

Four evenings. Four beautiful locations. Plenty of music, readings and festive treats to wrap you in Christmas spirit.

Now’s the perfect time to grab your spot — we can’t wait to celebrate with you. Book your tickets here: https://ow.ly/bxWf50XyFOH

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Julia’s House, Ground Floor, Allenview House, Hanham Road
Wimborne
BH211AS

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