Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care

01/04/2025

🚶🌳 Your next adventure awaits! Sign up for the Chilterns 3 Peaks Challenge on Sunday 14 September!

The Chilterns 3 Peaks Challenge 2025 is your chance to enjoy an unforgettable day in the stunning Chiltern Hills whilst supporting local hospice care. Whether you’re an experienced hiker, a family looking for a fun day out, or walking in memory of a loved one, this is a challenge for everyone. Choose from a 7, 10.5, or 18.5 mile route, each offering beautiful views and a rewarding experience.

Don’t miss out - sign up now to secure your spot and take advantage of our early bird tickets!

👉 https://renniegrovepeace.org/get-involved/fundraising-events/whats-on/chilterns-3-peaks/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Organic&utm_campaign=C3p

31/03/2025

☕ Our first Compassionate Café, in partnership with Abbots Kitchen, St Albans Cathedral and St Albans Cathedral, launches next Monday 7 April!

Do join us if you have experienced a bereavement - connect and chat with others over a cuppa in a lovely and relaxing setting.

👋 A number of tables in Abbots Kitchen Café will be specially allocated to the Compassionate Café, and will be marked. Friendly volunteers on the door will welcome you in to direct you to these tables. There will be trained volunteers on-hand to chat at the table, or one on one too.

📍 Abbots Kitchen, St Albans Cathedral
📅 Monday 7 April (then the first Monday of every month)
🕐 2pm-3.30pm

Do join us, and feel free to bring along a family member or friend.

30/03/2025

With over 100 different volunteering roles there is something for everybody. This month we are recruiting the following volunteers:

💆‍♀️ Trained complementary therapists to work with our patients both in the community and at our patient buildings. If you're trained in scar therapy, reflexology or massage therapy, get in touch today: https://renniegrovepeace.org/get-involved/rennie-grove-peace-volunteering/volunteer-enquiry-form/

🚚 We urgently need more volunteer van drivers and drivers' mates to support our retail team: https://renniegrovepeace.org/get-involved/rennie-grove-peace-volunteering/current-opportunities/retail-and-trading-van-drivers-and-mates-volunteer/

🛏 We need more IPU assistants to work with patients and families in our inpatient unit at Peace Hospice in Watford: https://renniegrovepeace.org/get-involved/rennie-grove-peace-volunteering/current-opportunities/inpatient-unit-assistant-volunteer/

To view all our current volunteer vacancies, visit: https://renniegrovepeace.org/get-involved/rennie-grove-peace-volunteering/current-opportunities/

29/03/2025

🎶 Book a magical evening with the Herts Chamber Orchestra! 🎻✨

Enjoy an evening of classical music in St Albans this April, all in aid of Rennie Grove Peace.

Tickets are available now at our shop on St Peter's Street in St Albans, on our website, and on the door.

Click the link below to find out more and secure your tickets! 👇

https://renniegrovepeace.org/get-involved/fundraising-events/whats-on/hertfordshire-chamber-orchestra25/

Hertfordshire Chamber Orchestra

29/03/2025

💜 We know that Mother's Day can be a difficult time for many people due to grief and loss. As it approaches, we'd like to remind you about our bereavement services which can offer you support through challenging times.

👉 Click here https://renniegrovepeace.org/about-us/news/coping-with-grief-on-mothers-day/ to find free resources including our bereavement guide, as well as tips for coping with grief from Aaron, our Bereavement, Listening and Talking Therapies Manager.

💬 Aaron says: "We hear a lot about milestones being difficult, but it can also be beneficial to take the opportunity to celebrate the person who has died. Some people celebrate their loved one’s life by going somewhere they enjoyed, lighting a candle in a place of worship or at home, or planting a tree."

👉 Find out how we can support you:https://renniegrovepeace.org/about-us/news/coping-with-grief-on-mothers-day/

28/03/2025

☕🎨 Our next CompassionART Café at The Camphill Village Trust Cafe on the Corner, St Albans, is next Thursday!

We'll be decorating bunting as part of our arts and crafts activity next Thursday 3 April, from 2pm-3.30pm. A lovely chance to chat and have a cup of tea with others who have also experienced bereavement or loneliness due to illness, whilst getting creative. We hope you'll find this relaxing, therapeutic and enjoyable too!

🎥👇 Here's a little introduction to the Café and where you will find it.

26/03/2025

“The derelict Peace Memorial Hospital building was chosen as a possible site for the new Hospice because structurally it was in very good condition.

“I was worried about how we were going to fund it, because it was difficult to secure funds to pay for the running costs - nurses wages, oxygen and operating costs etc. But we did it!”

Nigel Mundy was the Peace Hospice Chairman, Board Member and Trading Board Member. Click here to read more as he looks back on his time at the hospice:

Learn about the challenges and benefits of funding hospice care and its crucial role in providing compassionate end-of-life care.

25/03/2025

📢 So close to our target!

Last Spring, we introduced our Fund a Nurse appeal, as we set out to raise £70,000 to enable us to be there for the growing number of families needing our care. We are delighted to say that we are almost at our target! We need to raise just £600 more to hit our target of £70,000 - can you help push us over the line?

👉 If you can, please donate today at: https://renniegrovepeace.org/get-involved/our-campaigns/fund-a-nurse/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Organic&utm_campaign=Fund+a+nurse

💜 Your kind donations help ensure that patients and their families feel loved, supported and never alone during their most difficult moments.

With a growing number of families needing our support, our services are more important than ever. Could you make a donation today and support our Fund a Nurse campaign?

25/03/2025

💆‍♀️ This , hear from Penny, who enjoyed Reiki sessions with us at Grove House, St Albans:

“The nurse at the clinic suggested I try some Reiki sessions, which is a therapy that helps to reduce stress and anxiety. I’d never had Reiki before, so I was a bit sceptical, but it was wonderful. I started the sessions in November 2024 at Grove House, and it was the one hour in the week when I was truly and utterly relaxed. In fact, it has encouraged me to be a bit more mindful in my daily life.

“I have a busy teaching job and two young kids, so my life is very full, but the Reiki provided a moment in the week when I could switch off. I have a lot of brain fog from my condition, and the Reiki helped me feel more in tune with my body and emotions."

👉 We're currently recruiting for volunteers to join our Complementary Therapy team, providing care like this for our patients. Check out our current roles - https://renniegrovepeace.org/get-involved/rennie-grove-peace-volunteering/current-opportunities/

24/03/2025

Looking for a lovely Mother's Day gift? Look no further than your local Rennie Grove Peace charity shop!

Each of our shops stock a wonderful range of new goods including calendars and stationery, as well as homeware, gifting ideas and fabulous spring outfits which make lovely presents too.

We also know that Mother's Day, like other special occasions, can be a challenging time for people who are grieving. Later this week, we'll be sharing tips and support for people who may be struggling as we approach Sunday. 💜

23/03/2025

🫶 Our team of Compassionate Neighbours volunteers is growing! Could you join them?

🧑‍🏫 Great to deliver another training session at the start of the month, equipping people with the skills to join us as Compassionate Neighbour, or at one of our Compassionate Cafés or Support Hubs.

Our next training session is on Friday 25 April 2025, plus we have dates in June, August, September and November. If you'd like to become a Compassionate Neighbour, providing friendship and emotional support to someone experiencing loneliness or isolation near you, join us at our next session!

👉 Find out more and enquire now: https://renniegrovepeace.org/get-involved/rennie-grove-peace-volunteering/current-opportunities/compassionate-neighbours-volunteers/

22/03/2025

☕ Brand new Compassionate Café in St Albans!

We're delighted to be partnering with Abbots Kitchen and St Albans Cathedral to run a new monthly Compassionate Café, launching on Monday 7 April.

The Compassionate Café, which runs on the first Monday of every month from 2pm-3.30pm, is open to anyone affected by bereavement who would like to come along for a friendly chat and a chance to meet others over a cuppa.

There is no need to book, please just join us on the day 💜

👉 https://renniegrovepeace.org/stores/cafe-at-the-cathedral/

22/03/2025

💍 Old jewellery gathering dust? Silverware that’s seen better days? We’d be delighted to receive your unwanted gold and silver jewellery, coins, precious metals, watches, vintage watches, military medals and silverware.

Our expert volunteers sort, clean, polish and evaluate your unwanted items to sell on our eBay store, getting maximum value for your donations, helping to fund our hospice care.

👉 You can donate to our retail head office, Bainbridge House (2 Northbridge Rd, Berkhamsted), on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am-4pm or to your local shop between from 10am-4pm on (on days the shop is open). Thank you!

21/03/2025

Here for you 💜

We help people to live well with their illness, so they can maintain their independence and enjoy life. We provide the care that is right for them, wherever they need it.

20/03/2025

🇻🇳 Trek Vietnam is into its sixth day and the team are having an incredible time so far. Here's a little snippet of what they've been up to, including their work at a small palliative care project, helping to build a water tower.

🇨🇳 Feeling inspired? Why not join us on our next trek which takes us to the Great Wall of China in March 2026! Find out more: https://renniegrovepeace.org/get-involved/fundraising-events/whats-on/trekchina/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Organic&utm_campaign=trek+china

20/03/2025

Our Complementary Therapy team support people from the moment they get their diagnosis, with reiki, acupuncture, massage, reflexology, scar therapy and more.

💜 This , find out more about becoming a volunteer with our Complementary Therapy team and help people throughout their illness, improving their emotional wellbeing and helping managing their physical symptoms.

👉 View our scar therapist, reflexology therapist and massage therapist roles: https://renniegrovepeace.org/get-involved/rennie-grove-peace-volunteering/current-opportunities/

19/03/2025

Tomorrow is the first day of Spring, and the new season is definitely on show across our shops!

If you're looking to boost your Spring wardrobe, make our shops your first port of call and shop fashionable preloved pieces that willl bring some colour to your outfits!

Find you nearest shop: https://renniegrovepeace.org/shop-with-us/rennie-grove-peace-shop-locations/

19/03/2025

Celebrate the coming of Spring and help support us!

🌻🌸 Calling all garden lovers - why not host a plant sale or open your garden this spring to help raise vital funds for Rennie Grove Peace?

It’s a great way to share your love of plants and support a cause that makes a real difference. Interested? Email [email protected] today!