Bringing festive cheer to patients
Patients and clients visiting Treetops Hospice this week have been welcomed with a Christmas dinner and special screenings of the online staff pantomime.
Hospice care
Advice on coping with grief this Christmas
Christmas can be a very difficult time for those who have lost a loved one. Whether the death was recent or many years ago, the lead up through Christmas and the day itself, can be tough when many others will be celebrating.
Remembering ‘fantastic’ mum in concert
A professional opera singer from Cambridge has organised a special concert to raise money for Treetops, after we helped care for her mum at the end of her life.
Artist unveils Treetops portraits
Beeston artist, Matthew Lyons has unveiled a series of large artworks featuring Treetops Hospice staff and volunteers during national Hospice Care Week (9 to 15 October).
DIY SOS Big Build completes new centre
On 21 September, the DIY SOS and Radio 2 teams were joined by trades and volunteers from Derbyshire and across the UK as they completed a build for BBC Children in Need funded project, Treetops Hospice.
Family running in memory of much-loved great granddad
A close family from Swadlincote are tackling this month’s Robin Hood Half Marathon in memory of their much-loved dad, grandad, and great granddad, ‘Rocket’ Ron Holden, 89, who died earlier this year.
Changes to our care during the DIY SOS Big Build
During the construction of our new children’s counselling and therapy centre, there will be some short-term changes to our services.
113-mile run in memory of soulmate
Melbourne sculptor and garden designer, Ross Danby, has completed a 113-mile run through the Lake District in memory of his late wife, Jacqui.
New arbour donated by Toolstation
A beautiful wooden arbour donated by Toolstation now provides a new sheltered outdoor space for patients and visitors in our hospice grounds.
Exciting heights with charity parachute jump
Our adventurous hospice nurse Kate is planning a parachute jump to celebrate her 50th birthday and to raise money for Treetops.