Bereaved couple celebrate engagement
After the tragic death of his wife and son within a few weeks of each other, George Palmer sought the help of our bereavement group to deal with the loss.
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£6000 Lottery Rollover Winner!
We were delighted to present 91-year-old Mrs Briggs from Borrowash with a Treetops Lottery winning cheque of £6,000.
G F Tomlinson donates £35,000 in services to us
G F Tomlinson and its partners Arc Partnership and Perfect Circle have donated more than £35,000 in services to us, as part of their Local Communities Partnership Programme.
Honouring 570 years of long service
We were proud to present over fifty of our volunteers and staff with long service awards, totalling an incredible 570 years of service.
Can you give hope to grieving children?
Our fundraising appeal will help care for bereaved children and young people like 15-year-old Maisie. When her grandparents died just months apart, Maisie struggled to express her grief and felt alone.
We have signed up to the Charity Shop Gift Card Scheme
We are the latest charity nationwide to sign up to the first gift card that can be used exclusively in charity shops.
Bike scheme raises over £100k
A local bike recycling scheme run by volunteers has now raised over £100,000 for local charities, including us.
Our new drop-in in Derby city centre
Our new weekly drop-in service is for people affected by serious illness or bereavement.
Our exercise classes help patient ‘feel good again’
Our exercise programmes have helped patient Kate ‘feel good again’ after she was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in 2018.
Talking about death and dying: Tracey’s story
Tracey was diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer in 2020. She is sharing her story during Dying Matters Awareness Week, to encourage people to have conversations about death, dying and bereavement.