Sobell House

10/09/2025

🌟3 weeks | 4 Towns | 1000 Miles 🌟

We’d like to say a MASSIVE thank you today to K2 Recruitment and Downtown Recruitment for raising an amazing £715 for Sobell House.

Over the course of three weeks the team walked, ran, rowed, swam, and cycled their way through over 1,000 virtual miles—linking Bicester (UK) to Neunkirchen-Seelscheid (Germany), Montesson (France) and Thame (UK), finishing with one final 15-mile walk, representing the distance between Thame and Bicester.

Thank you, K2 and Downtown Recruitment, – your dedication is truly something to be admired!

08/09/2025

We were sad to hear of the death of HRH The Duchess of Kent. Her Royal Highness holds a very special place in the history of Sobell House. In 1976, we gratefully welcomed her presence at our official opening, marking the beginning of our journey to provide compassionate care for people at the end of their lives and support for their families.

06/09/2025

We’re inviting local primary schools to take part in The Sobell Accumulator challenge from November 2025 to March 2026.

⭐ How does it work? Your school will be given a £25 seed fund to re-invest and raise money for Sobell House!

⭐ Use your creativity, teamwork, and savvy investments skills to reach your target, for example, you could organise bake sales, car washes, discos or quizzes.

⭐If you know a Primary School that should take part, or think your child would benefit from learning team building and business skills, follow the link 👉 bit.ly/sobellaccumulator2026

Make sure to tag a school below!

Closing date for signing up: Monday 20 October

04/09/2025

As the Summer is drawing to a close, we’d like to share one last appreciation post for our beautiful garden here at the hospice in all its Summer colours. 🌼 🌲

🔊 Sound on to hear the tranquility of nature in our garden!

02/09/2025

🌟 £10,000 to be won! 🌟

Play the Local Hospice Lottery to be in with the chance of winning £10,000, alongside £2,000, £1,000, and 199 other exciting cash prizes!

We are proud to partner with the Local Hospice Lottery, the country’s leading lottery for hospices, who provide us with regular and reliable monthly income.

Play today 👉 bit.ly/LHLSobell2025

31/08/2025

Between April 2024 and March 2025, your support meant we could provide compassionate and life-enhancing care to the thousands of people in our community who needed us. Last year we supported over 4,500 people, including care sessions received from our Home Hospice Carers, interactions with our teams in Hospital and contact with the Bereavement service.

This is the difference you made…

Support us this year and help make a difference 👉 bit.ly/sobellsupport25

It's only with the help and donations of our supporters that we have been able to provide this excellent level of care in our community, and for that, we couldn’t be more grateful.💛

30/08/2025

Our Rainbow of Ribbons tree is so special to so many each year. And all the money raised will help us to continue supporting and caring for those in our community. 💜

Hundreds of colourful ribbons adorn a red oak tree in Oxford University Parks, each one dedicated to a loved one in support of Sobell House Hospice.🎀🌈

Greg, who lost his wife Penny in 2017 after 47 years of marriage, shared why he added a ribbon for the first time:

"We were students here in the university in the '60s, that's where we met, married in 1970," he remembers,

"It's quite a collective thing to have a ribbon here for all the people that are grateful to Sobell House for everything they've done and so I wanted to be part of it.

“You're not suffering on your own, you're not left on your own to disappear."

This year, more than 500 ribbons have transformed the old oak tree, raising £19,047 to support expert palliative care and emotional support for local families. 🧡🌈

28/08/2025

We often hear people say that before coming to the hospice they assumed it would be a dark and scary place. But once at the hospice, everyone expresses how their preconception couldn't be further from the truth.

Our hospice is not only full of light and laughter, but is also full of the most wonderful people, providing care and compassion all year round. 🩷

We've created a hospice tour video in the hope that it may offer a bit of comfort and reassurance for those who need our care or a concerned family member.

Watch our hospice tour video 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY7QYhKNWGM&t=10s

27/08/2025

Are you having a big summer clear out? ☀️ Don’t forget, we have our online stock levels tool which allows you to check which donations each shop is currently accepting!

We're so incredibly grateful to everyone who kindly donates to our shops, it makes such a big difference not only to us, but our environment too.

Check your local shops’ stock levels 👉 bit.ly/sobellstocklevels2025

26/08/2025

A BIG thank you today for the amazing supporters at Kidlington Bingo who have donated £2,100, collected from their recent Bingo nights. 🌟

Kidlington Bingo have supported Sobell for many years and over those years they have raised a fantastic £8,450!

We really are so grateful to have continued support from Kidlington Bingo, as every penny raised has helped us to care for our community. Thank you.💜

24/08/2025

A few weeks ago, we introduced you to John, whose wife, Sandra, sadly passed away under the care of Sobell House. John shared Sandra's story with us and has recently completed his bike ride from London to Paris in aid of Sobell House. John completed this route with Sandra back in 2016.

John and his friends have raised a staggering £3,418.12 for Sobell House. John, your fundraising and story has been truly inspiring to us, and we just want to offer you the BIGGEST heart felt thank you. 💜

We know John and Sandra’s story touched a lot of people, so if you'd like to make a donation to John's bike ride in memory of Sandra please follow the link👉 www.justgiving.com/page/john-datty-hill-1

22/08/2025

Our colourful ribbons will be on our tree in Oxford University Parks until the end of August, so you still have time to see your dedication.🩷 🌈