St Wilfrid's Hospice

26/09/2025

💙 Join our compassionate team at St Wilfrid’s Hospice 💙

We’re looking for a Registered Nurse (up to 37.5 hours per week) to provide outstanding palliative care in our Inpatient Unit. You’ll work as part of a supportive, multi-professional team helping patients and their families live as well as possible.

If you’re passionate about delivering exceptional, person-centred care, we’d love to hear from you.

👉 Apply now: https://stwh.ciphr-irecruit.com/Applicants/vacancy/392/Registered-Nurse-Inpatient-Unit---Nights-and-Days

26/09/2025

🥟 Pasty Day at the Street Café! 🥟

Join us on Thursday 2nd October for a comforting treat!

The only way to get them is to come along on the day, and our fabulous kitchen team will be working hard to get them out from 8.30am. Once they’re gone, they’re gone!

Enjoy for just £3.50 each or treat yourself to three for £9.

Here’s your choice of flavours:

- Traditional
- Beef and Stilton
- Cheese, Onion and Potato (v)
- Chicken and Sweetcorn
- Curry Lentil (ve)

Every pasty you buy helps support the hospice and the care we provide 💙

25/09/2025

Take on The Wilfride in September 2026 and cycle from Eastbourne to Paris for hospice care.

There's only one week to go until our free Information Evening on Thursday 2nd October. Book your place now.

www.stwhospice.org/event/the-wilfride-2026/

24/09/2025

Wearing pink for Organ Donation Awareness Week 🩷

Today we are wearing pink at St Wilfrid’s Hospice, as part of Organ Donation Week, led by NHS Organ Donation.

Here at the hospice we often have conversations with patients about their wishes, and organ donation can sometimes be a part of that. In fact, we have been privileged to have facilitated a number of eye donations, which we know make a real difference to people with impaired vision. Between October 2023 and September 2024, 20 St Wilfrid’s patients donated eyes.

This week is all about encouraging gentle conversations, with ourselves, our families, and our communities, about the incredible gift of organ donation.

By making your decision known and talking to loved ones, you can help bring hope to those waiting for a transplant.

For more information about starting a conversation or making your wishes known visit: https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/get-involved/organ-donation-campaigns/organ-donation-week/

24/09/2025

While it might seem early to be thinking about Christmas, the festive season will be here before we know it. That’s why we’re excited to announce that Brighten the Night is back! 🎄

If you’re planning to decorate the outside of your home for Christmas this year, why not raise money for St Wilfrid’s at the same time?

Whether you’re putting up sparkling reindeer, inflatable snowmen, red stockings or bright fairy lights, we want to know about it. 🎅

Sign up today to be part of the magic, and we’ll send you all the fundraising tools you need!

www.stwhospice.org/event/brighten-the-night/

22/09/2025

Are you aware that around 300,000 tonnes of clothing waste ends up in household black bins every year?

Rather than throwing your clothes in the bin, why not donate them to one of our shops? One person’s junk is another’s treasure!

Find your nearest shop here > www.stwhospice.org/support-us/our-shops/find-your-local-shop

21/09/2025

As our Open Gardens season comes to a close, we gathered together at our drinks reception to celebrate the success of another wonderful year. It was the perfect chance to thank everyone who helped make this season so special. 🌸

🌿 To every supporter who visited
🌿 To our amazing volunteers who gave their time
🌿 To our generous garden owners who opened their beautiful spaces

Together, you helped us raise an incredible £60,959 to support the vital work of St Wilfrid’s Hospice.

We’d also like to give special thanks to:

- Stardust, Melodie and Hi-Thyme for filling the gardens with music
- Westways Vending for equipment loan and coffee supplies
- Everyone who donated plants, books and tombola prizes
- Caroline, one of our annual pass holders, whose social media shares helped boost visitors and awareness

Thank you for making this season such a blooming success! 💐

21/09/2025

Leaving a gift in your will can make a real difference to patients and their families.

Patricia and her husband chose to leave a percentage of their estate to the hospice in recognition of the support their family had received from hospices. This resulted in us receiving nearly £3,000 – enough to support another family for five days. We are incredibly grateful to her and her family for this gift.

Leaving a gift in your will is easy. Small gifts, large gifts and every size in between will make a big difference to patients needing end-of-life care and their families.

Find out more at: stwhospice.org/wills

20/09/2025

Come down to our Autumn launch event on the 25th September at our shop on Terminus Road, Eastbourne.

Discover a fabulous collection of high-quality, branded women's and men's clothing, accessories, homeware, and small furniture pieces.

Treat yourself this Autumn, while also supporting St Wilfrid's to carry on providing vital end of life care for local people.

20/09/2025

Do you know a business that deserves recognition? 🌟

Our Charity Champion Awards is the perfect way to honour their incredible efforts.

Taking place on Friday 21st November 2025, Charity Champion Awards is a special event dedicated to celebrating the local businesses who support us, whilst raising crucial funds for hospice care.

We are looking for nominations in the following categories:

- Community Champion
- New Supporter
- Creative Supporter
- Long Standing Champion
- Individual Champion
- St Wilfrid's Charity Champion Award

To nominate your own or another business please visit https://www.stwhospice.org/giving/corporate/charity-champion-awards/

Nominations close on Saturday 11th October.

19/09/2025

Take the first step toward your next adventure.

Are you ready to take on the final 100km of the legendary Camino de Santiago? 🌍

Join us for an Information Evening on Wednesday, 12th November 2025, at St Wilfrid’s Hospice (6pm - 7:30pm), where we’ll share all the details about this 5-day trek.

Whether you’re seeking reflection, a fresh start, or a challenge, this walk through the stunning Galician landscape is the perfect way to connect with yourself and nature.

To book onto the information evening, head to our website https://www.stwhospice.org/camino-information-evening/

19/09/2025