Dove Cottage Day Hospice

Dove Cottage Day Hospice Dove Cottage is a Day Hospice in Leicestershire. We offer high quality care to people with any palliative diagnosis.

Our aim is to offer care and support for you, your families and carers through our day care and family support services. Dove Cottage Day Hospice is situated in the beautiful Vale of Belvoir. We are an independent organisation offering high quality palliative day care to those people living in NE Leicestershire, Rutland and SE Nottinghamshire with supportive and palliative care needs, living with advanced progressive life limiting illness. We offer over 3,700 day care places every year and have a high carer to guest ratio. All of our services are provided free of charge, including a wonderful home-cooked 3 course lunch, with any special dietary needs catered for. Dove Cottage has a homely and peaceful atmosphere. Our purpose built premises include a lounge, dining room, quiet room, complimentary therapy room & bathroom as well as lovely gardens with magnificent views over open countryside.

The wildlife that appears in our garden is always a joy to spot! Surrounded by fields our offers shelter and safety to...
05/02/2026

The wildlife that appears in our garden is always a joy to spot! Surrounded by fields our offers shelter and safety to all of our garden friends.

We took part in the RSPB and spotted 49 birds in total in our ! 🪶Our garden friends are so lucky to have delicious f...
03/02/2026

We took part in the RSPB and spotted 49 birds in total in our ! 🪶

Our garden friends are so lucky to have delicious food donated by Brinvale Bird Foods who supply all the food they can eat! We are so thankful to them for their support! 💛

It’s an exciting time to be involved with Dove Cottage as 2026 celebrates 30 years of providing hospice care and support...
02/02/2026

It’s an exciting time to be involved with Dove Cottage as 2026 celebrates 30 years of providing hospice care and support to local families.
We are looking for some new trustees to join our board and help steer our charity through this exciting time and help to ensure that we continue supporting families for the next 30 years and beyond!
If you, or someone you know, has a background in Health & Social Care and may be willing to volunteer some of their time to help our lovely hospice, please contact us!
Click the link in the comments to download an information pack or visit www.dovecottage.org/vacancies

Pop down to one of our Dove Cottage Hospice Shops to grab a copy of our 2026 diaries or calendars…. reduced to clear whi...
31/01/2026

Pop down to one of our Dove Cottage Hospice Shops to grab a copy of our 2026 diaries or calendars…. reduced to clear whilst stocks last!!

Diaries: 75p
Calendars: £1.50

These are great value and thanks to some of our lovely local businesses covering the costs of production, every single penny raised from the sale of these goes straight to supporting local hospice care 🥰

There's nothing better for our Dove Cottage Hospice Shops than a happy customer! is one of our regulars who is not onl...
29/01/2026

There's nothing better for our Dove Cottage Hospice Shops than a happy customer! is one of our regulars who is not only supporting local hospice care but is also supporting by shopping sustainably. If you are a regular shopper with us, then we thank you, if not, perhaps pop in and see what treasures you can find and save some pennies too! 💛
Our shops can be found at:
🪠Asfordy
🪠Bottesford
🪠Cotgrave
🪠Stathern

It’s an exciting time to be involved with Dove Cottage as 2026 celebrates 30 years of providing hospice care and support...
23/01/2026

It’s an exciting time to be involved with Dove Cottage as 2026 celebrates 30 years of providing hospice care and support to local families.

We are looking for some new trustees to join our board and help steer our charity through this exciting time and help to ensure that we continue supporting families for the next 30 years and beyond!
If you, or someone you know, has a background in Health & Social Care and may be willing to volunteer some of their time to help our lovely hospice, please contact us!

Click the link in the comments to download an information pack or visit www.dovecottage.org/vacancies

22/01/2026

Anyone else looking forward to Spring?

A huge shout out to Hose Ukelele Group who spent a December evening spreading musical Christmas cheer around local pubs ...
20/01/2026

A huge shout out to Hose Ukelele Group who spent a December evening spreading musical Christmas cheer around local pubs in the vale and rattling buckets, all in aid of our hospice!!

A huge thank you to the pubs who kindly hosted, the customers who generously gave up their pennies and finally to the amazing musicians for choosing to support us in the first place!
A fabulous £364.42 was raised in total!

2026 sees Dove Cottage reach 30 years of providing hospice care to local families.
If you are involved in a community group and have an idea of a fun way to support us and help us celebrate this amazing milestone, please get in touch!

NHS services are busier than normal at this time of year, but there are services available to help. It’s more important ...
16/01/2026

NHS services are busier than normal at this time of year, but there are services available to help. It’s more important than ever that you follow the NHS’ advice to get the right care. Find more at https://bit.ly/NHSLLR-advice-when-busy

Beautiful mornings at the hospice. 💛
15/01/2026

Beautiful mornings at the hospice. 💛

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14/01/2026

We are sharing this important info. See shared post.

Are you that special someone who would like to make a meaningful difference to local individuals with a dementia diagnos...
13/01/2026

Are you that special someone who would like to make a meaningful difference to local individuals with a dementia diagnosis? If this sounds like you see further information or if not please help us to share the word by sharing this post. 💜

What is Dementia Social Sitting?
Our Dementia Social Sitting Service offers friendly, non-clinical companionship visits to people living with dementia in their own homes. Visits focus on conversation, connection and meaningful interaction, helping to reduce loneliness and support wellbeing.

What you’ll do
• Spend time chatting and listening
• Share simple activities such as looking at photos, music or reminiscence
• Offer calm reassurance and friendly companionship
• Visit independently with full support from the Dove Cottage team

This is not a personal care or clinical role.

Time commitment
• Flexible – typically 1–2 hours per visit
• Visits arranged around your availability
• Regular or occasional volunteering welcomed

We’re looking for someone who is
• Kind, patient and a good listener
• Comfortable spending time one-to-one
• Reliable and able to maintain professional boundaries
• Previous dementia or health and social care experience is desirable but not essential
• Full induction and training will be provided
What we offer
• Comprehensive induction and dementia awareness training
• Ongoing support and supervision from our Clinical Lead and Hospice Home Visiting Team
• Travel expenses reimbursed
• A rewarding role where your time truly matters

Why volunteer with us?
Your visit may be the highlight of someone’s week. By offering companionship, you help reduce isolation and support emotional wellbeing for people living with dementia. At the same time, your visit provides vital respite for family members and carers, giving them time to rest, attend appointments, or take a short break, knowing their loved one is safe and enjoying friendly, supportive company.

Interested?
To find out more or apply, please contact our Clinical Lead – Emily by email - (emily@dovecottage.org) or call 01949 860303
Thank you.

Address

Dove Cottage Day Hospice, Canal Lane
Melton Mowbray
LE144EX

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

+441949860303

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