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Celebrating May & Ray's Anniversary
May and Ray have celebrated their 65th Wedding Anniversary this week surrounded by family, friends and even beloved fury friends. The couple met when they were young teenagers sharing the newspaper round. They got engaged at 18 and married soon after starting their life together. Now 65 years later they are celebrating their Blue Sapphire Anniversary.
8-Year-Old Izabela Smashes Ironkids, Raises £270 to Fund Vital Hospice Care
A huge Thank You to Izabela who has demonstrated incredible dedication to fundraising, raising an impressive £270 at the recent Ironkids race. Her amazing effort will significantly contribute to the hospice's vital work in caring for local people facing life-limiting illnesses.
Peter Kay announces special live event in support of Bolton Hospice
Comedy icon Peter Kay is set to appear in two very special live events, In Conversation with Sara Cox at Salford’s prestigious Lowry Lyric Theatre on Sunday 14th September.
Intrum Finance team tackles Mount Snowdon challenge
On Thursday, May 22nd, three determined colleagues successfully summited Mount Snowdon, raising an impressive £1,100. Stephen Slee, Gareth Burke, and Mohamed Umarjee, all colleagues in the Quality Assurance team at Intrum Finance in Manchester, teamed up for the challenge, driven by a desire to support a vital local cause.
Local Family Raises Over £6,000 for Bolton Hospice in Memory of Their Daughter
A huge well done and thank you to the family and friends of Mia, who was cared for at Bolton Hospice earlier this year, for raising an absolutely incredible £6,148 in her memory.
Celebrating Volunteers' Week in style!
Here at Bolton Hospice we spent this year's Volunteers' Week honouring the incredible dedication and hard work of our volunteer team. Their selfless efforts are vital to us being able to continue providing specialist care and support, and we couldn't be more grateful!
Check out what we got up to!
The sky's the limit when it comes to fundraising ideas, we really mean it!
Singer/Songwriter Jimmy Kay has been making the most of the sunny weather, and taken to Moses Gate Country Park to entertain the public and raise vital funds for Bolton Hospice.
Run, Forrest, run!
All of our 100k May participants are absolutely smashing their challenge of determination and endurance, not least Dan, who is definitely seeing the funny side of running every day for a month!
Good Luck to Nicola, Andrew and Tom who are completing a memorial walk in memory of their Dad, Pete!
Nicola, Andrew and Tom are walking 8-10 miles around Pete's favourite places and will be finishing at his beloved 'Rivi Club', where they'll raise a glass in his memory all while raising vital funds to help other local families like theirs.
Dying Matters Week at Bolton Hospice
We have proudly supported Hospice UK's annual Dying Matters Week, which took place over the course of last week. This important national campaign aims to open up conversations around death, dying, and bereavement, breaking down societal stigmas and empowering individuals to open up about their own experiences.
Bolton Hospice Remembers and Celebrates on 80th Anniversary of VE Day
We joined the nation this week in proudly marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, with staff, volunteers, and patients coming together for a variety of commemorative activities.
Popular 10 miles, 10 pubs charity walk returns!
The hugely popular 10 Miles 10 Pubs Charity Walk is back for it's 11th year!