Dr Kershaw's Hospice

20/12/2025

Our Dementia Hub and Music Group are closed until the week commencing 5th January 2026.

Reminder: From January, our Dementia Hub is changing.

Please contact the Hospice for information on how to access these services, call 0161 624 2727 or email drkh.wellbeing@nhs.net

19/12/2025

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Our incredible supporters have been busy spreading kindness and festive cheer:

Shree Temple hosted a fantastic CommuniTea event in Oldham town centre, raising funds and awareness for our Hospice. We were also delighted to be visited by MP Jim McMahon - a wonderful day of community spirit. ☕

We loved celebrating Keira’s 18th birthday with her and her family. Keira has now raised over £60,000 for the Hospice - an extraordinary achievement as she’s grown from a little girl into a truly inspiring young woman. 🎂

Even the Grinch couldn’t resist a visit, bringing smiles and festive cheer to our staff once again! 🎄

Thank you to Blue Coat School pupils for more thoughtful hampers and heartfelt messages, and to the Care Your Way team for donating four lovely hampers to brighten our patients’ and staff’s days. 🎁

One year ago Shelagh Taylor bid succesfully for a visit to Loose Women in London, Shelagh and her friend attended the last audience participation ever and had a wonderful day. They then went up to meet our great supporter Shobna in between shows. Thank you to Shobna and Denise Welch for making this possible. 🎬

19/12/2025

We've updated our Amazon Wishlist again! https://amzn.eu/29RtJop

This week we have been able to prepare Christmas Dinners early using our new vegetable steamer and provide paraffin wax treatments with our new treatment gloves which have been kindly purchased for us.

By purchasing an item off our Wishlist you can help support the Hospice to provide excellent care for patients and their families, while also keeping our costs down. Amazon will deliver your purchase directly to the Hospice, as long as you select the Amazon Wishlist delivery address.

Thank you. 💜

19/12/2025

Congratulations to today's lucky Hospice Lottery Winner from Grotton who has just won £1,000! ✨

Could you be our next lucky winner?

Sign up to our Lottery for just £1 a week to be in with the chance of winning our next weekly £1,000 jackpot: www.drkh.org.uk/Lottery

A chance to win, a way to care! 💜

18/12/2025

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We’ve been overwhelmed by kindness recently and would love to say a huge thank you to so many wonderful supporters:

💜 Blue Coat School - Last week we were delighted to welcome pupils from Years 8 and 11 who surprised our Inpatient Unit staff with beautiful hampers and handmade Christmas cards. Such a thoughtful and heart-warming gesture.

🎯 Oldham Ladies Darts League - Thank you to Christine Walker and the league for their continued support and a lovely donation of £265, presented at their recent awards evening.

📚 Tesco Extra Failsworth - A big thank you to Rose and the team for their generous £300 donation raised through their in-store book table. Your ongoing support means so much to us.

🎁 Master Palm Properties - Our annual visit from this amazing team brought six wonderful hampers for our patients and staff. We’re so grateful for your continued generosity.

🏃 Royton Road Runners – On Monday evening, the runners brought smiles all round as they arrived in festive outfits (with flashing lights!) to donate an incredible £800. A true community group supporting our Hospice year after year.

Thank you all for helping us continue to care for patients and families when they need us most. 💜

18/12/2025

Here are the opening dates for our Hospice Shops and our Furniture Hub throughout the festive period. 🎄🎁

18/12/2025

Leave your Christmas tree recycling to us ! 🎄♻️

Enjoy Christmas with your real tree and leave the hard work and disposal to us, whilst at the same time supporting patient care at your local Hospice! 💜

Book your Christmas Tree Collection in with a minimum donation of £10. Once our route maps have been completed we'll let you know which day your tree will be collected. 🚚

Collections will take place 8th – 10th January 2026 from the following Oldham postcodes: OL1, OL2, OL3, OL4, OL8, OL9 and M35.

Visit: www.drkh.org.uk/christmastreecollection or call our Fundraising Team on 0161 624 9984.

17/12/2025

Let’s get ready to rumba! 💃🕺

Tickets are now on sale for our Dr Kershaw’s Strictly 2026 event taking place Friday 13th March at Vermilion, Manchester!

Join us for an evening packed full of entertainment as our amateur dancers take to the floor to compete to win our coveted Glitterball trophy and be crowned the winners of Dr Kershaw’s Strictly! 🪩🏆

Tickets are £55 per person and include welcome drink, canapés and two-course meal.

👉 For more information or to book your tickets: www.drkh.org.uk/Strictly

17/12/2025

17/12/2025

Our next Wellbeing Walk is this Friday, with a walk around Dunwood Park.

Meet at the café at 10:45am for a gentle, friendly, local walk led by experienced trained leaders. The walk will last around 1 hour and will be on easy ground. Afterwards there is an option to stay for a cuppa and a chat.

These walks are for our bereaved community. Gentle exercise and the chance to connect with others can offer comfort and support to help nurture wellbeing during difficult times.

For more information, please contact our Wellbeing Team on 0161 624 2727 or drkh.wellbeing@nhs.net

16/12/2025

Is your little one ready to save the day?🦸‍♀️💥

Could your little hero join Hartley and Chaddy for Hartley's Hero Walk on Friday 27th February 2026 at Oldham Athletic's Boundary Park?! 🐶🦉

👉 Sign your child up today: www.drkh.org.uk/hero-walk

Oldham Athletic Community Trust

16/12/2025

We are delighted to announce that this year’s Light Up a Life service raised over £23,000!

Despite the very challenging weather on the day, your presence, heartfelt dedications, and willingness to come together in remembrance meant so much to us. Your support made the service truly special.

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to our event sponsor, Roma, as well as our Hospice Readers, Father Gavin Landers, Paul Firth, and Dr Kershaw’s Hospice Choir. We are also grateful to St Joseph’s RC Junior Infant and Nursery School, Crompton House Church of England School, Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Oldham Temple, BMS Event Medics, The Oldham Times, Oldham Sixth Form College, Oldham Council, Christmas Plus, and to Dr Kershaw’s Hospice staff and volunteers, along with the Clinical Teams, for their outstanding work and dedication within our community.

Thank you all for your incredible support of Light Up a Life and Dr Kershaw’s Hospice.

Lookout for our video of the event coming soon.