Friends of William Harvey Hospital

10/09/2025

These two wonderful champions were a big part of the reason we have and attend a proper, seamlessly organised, great old-fashioned fun, local Kennington Summer Fayre every year.

Sadly they're stepping down and if you want to support your local community, charity only, summer fayre, they really, really, really need some local people to step up. Get in touch via the Kennington Summer Fayre page.

It's actually happened! Last week our beloved Fred and Mandy officially stepped down from the committee. What on earth will we do without them! They were presented with this lovely gift which is no measure to the amount they have done for us all. There are some very big shoes to fill! We all thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Due to this, we are urgently looking for some volunteers to help run this community event. Do you know anyone who would like to join the friendly team? Do you have something to offer your community? The event raises £1,000s every year for charities and community groups which is an amazing achievement and very rewarding. Get in touch today to find out more about how you can get involved.

10/09/2025

Today in The Hub at WHH - next to the Restaurant downstairs.

Today's the day! Every 14 minutes, someone in the UK is diagnosed with blood cancer.

This September, DKMS are working with East Kent Hospitals by hosting two in-person registration events, making it easier than ever before to help save someone’s life.

03/09/2025

Spotted in the wild!

In the queue of wheelchairs this morning was one of our new ones that we funded!❤



If you want to help us fund equipment and projects in William Harvey Hospital, please consider donating or volunteering:

Donate: https://www.justgiving.com/charity/fo-williamharvey

Volunteer: We're looking for weekly volunteers for Monday morning or Sunday afternoon: 01233 633 331 extension 723 8269

02/09/2025

Emergency request from Neonatal Intensive Care Unit!

I have had an urgent request from the lovely Roberta on NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit). If you would be kind enough to consider to buy some items for them, the two most needed right now are ni**le pads and maternity pads. They are at the top of the wish list with the link below.

Please deliver them to the Friends Shop and if you would add a gift note, we pass all those on too.

Thank you for considering helping out the mummies of the smallest or delicate babies. ❤

21/08/2025

EDIT: The photo has been picked up by one of the gentlemen in the photo today (22/08/25). The photo was taken over 40 years ago!

This beautiful photo was found inside one of our kindly donated books. It's in the shop if it's you or your relatives. ❤️

14/08/2025

What did you do for work experience week?

Nice to get thanks from the Educational Business Partnerships group for our outstanding contribution to work experience in Kent - organised at our end by our always outstanding Volunteer Manager Kimberley, of course!

We have offered work experience through the schools for years, but this is now centralised by EBP which has proved much easier. Young people find it incredibly hard to find work experience posts now, but as part of the local community it's important to support them, we find that most are hard-working and respectful and a credit to themselves and their schools. And, on occasion, they very kindly come back as valued volunteers.

This is the time of year when we start to hear from parents and booking their children into our Work Experience program - some weeks have gone already. So if you are in that position, remember to contact Kimberley as soon as you have the dates from your school. (Shop Number: 01233 633 331 extension 723 8269.)

Be aware that we do insist that they are on time and willing to work, and we do report back to schools if they don't turn up for safe-guarding.
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What did you do for work experience week? I worked on 'Frog Island' at the Ford Dagenham plant shadowing the General Manager!

12/08/2025

We just picked up these two lovely signs for our Shop, to let everyone know the basis of why we run the shop:

- All profits benefit WHH
- Thank you for helping us make a difference.

It's often mentioned that most of our income comes from our little shop (turnover £1.3m), run by a core of dedicated staff with an army of hard-working volunteers, and that we thank each and every customer for contributing to our efforts to support WHH. But just to make it crystal clear, these will be installed in the Shop behind the tills!

Thank you to the lovely Henwood Signs - The Image Makers. We always try and shop local and Richard and Sharon have always gone above and beyond for us. ❤

11/08/2025

Why an apple? Because it's a good apple, just like Mrs W from New Romney who donated £1000 to the Friends this morning out of the blue, and gift aided it to boot.

£1000! On a Monday morning! Just because she said she would and because she's a woman of her word.

Now that's what I call a VERY good apple.🍎 (I know it should be egg, but I didn't have an egg in my garden!)

If you want to help support the Friends of WHH, please donate via: https://www.justgiving.com/charity/fo-williamharvey. It doesn't have to be £1000 of course, any amount is very gratefully received.

(My photo of the most gorgeous smelling apple from my garden.)

06/08/2025

Another on-site charity at WHH - if you're a type 2 diabetic, give them a follow! The Paula Carr Diabetes Trust

Are you a Type 2 Diabetic ? Our FREE information packs are available from your GP surgery or pop into the reception at The Paula Carr Diabetes Centre , William Harvey Hospital and pick one up.
Full of helpful information when newly diagnosed or visit our website -
www.paulacarrdiabetestrust.co.uk

04/08/2025

And yet another Kim's Box goes out to staff of CCU/Bartholomew. Modelled here by the gorgeous Binnie and Rachel!

Kim's Boxes are emergency period supplies for period poverty situations and to support staff. We're really very proud of this initiative and it's one that doesn't cost much, as the staff tend to refill the boxes themselves once set up.

If you have any period products or the sort of toiletries that are helpful when you get stuck at work, deodorants, lip balms, hand cream, etc, please drop them at the Friends Shop. ❤

24/07/2025

Our ongoing project called 'Kim's Boxes' is an emergency period product box for staff who are caught on ward and/or to tackle period poverty. It contains period products, deodorant, lip balm, fresh knickers, tights etc and is restocked by the Friends Shop.

The actual Kim is in the pictures (with a flowery dress) and if you have visited our Shop, you will undoubtedly know her by her laugh - and her kindness, which this wonderful project demonstrates. She does NOT like being in photos!

Kim started this a few years ago and Rachel, Interim Matron, noticed that not all wards had requested a box. So these six new boxes are now helping out our ward staff.

Thanks to Jim and Carol for constantly providing donations for the boxes, and to Kim who also donates lots of items herself.

If you want to donate anything please do just drop them off in the Friends Shop with Kim's name on it. ❤ Or any support through Just Giving is most welcome:
https://www.justgiving.com/charity/fo-williamharvey