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This week we have Open Gardens Galore, a Tractor Trundle and an amazing lady named Pip walking from John O’Groats to Land’s End in aid of the Hospice.

We start this week’s Hospiscare’s Heroes Blog with a huge thank you to Pip Bowhay who is currently walking from John O’Groats...

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Fun at the Twilight Walk
 

Places on the Hospiscare Twilight Walk, taking place on 7 July, are going fast, so walkers – and runners – are advised to sign up soon. For the first time, this year’s event includes a 5k fun run as well as the now-traditional 5...

We have a bumper edition of the Hospiscare Heroes blog this week, with everything from lawn-munching ponies to rugby training with Rob Baxter! 

A massive thank you goes to Liz Searle, who completed the London Marathon again this year, raising an incredible £12,403 for Hospiscare. 
 

The beautiful grounds of Holcombe...

    Most of us know someone who is affected by dementia, but did you know that dementia is actually an umbrella term and there are over 200 different types and sub-types of dementia? 

It’s been a year now since Hospiscare partnered with Dementia UK to sponsor a new role within Hospiscare -...

Local charity Hospiscare relies heavily on the support of their 1,050 volunteers, who give an average of 3,700 hours a week.  This is equivalent to 98 full time workers and represents a massive £1.3m of volunteer support per year.

However, over the last few years Hospiscare have found it harder...