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Bolton Hospice patient Rosie Adamson-Clark has written an article, which has been published by the international palliative care website eHospice, about her experience of hospice care.

A 75 year old local man wants to help raise the profile of the services offered by Bolton Hospice, after a short stay there helped him to get his medication and pain better managed and stabilised his symptoms.

Updated: 7th February 2022. During the current outbreak of Covid-19 we have had to restrict access to the hospice building for family members and friends of patients on the Inpatient Unit to ensure that our patients, staff and volunteers working within the Hospice are safe. We review our visiting restrictions on a regular basis and adjust them, depending on the national and/or local infection rates and guidance.

Monday 7th February marks Dr Leigh Vallance's 10th Anniversary as Chief Executive here at Bolton Hospice.

Schools and nurseries across Bolton have raised an incredible amount of over £32,000 during December to fund the care given to patients and their families at Bolton Hospice on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

When volunteer Tom responded to an advert he’d seen on the hospice Facebook page, he had no idea how much it would change his life.  Read his inspirational story here.

Husband and Wife Kate and John Greenhalgh, run A Year of Dates - an online firm selling boxes of envelopes containing 12 months of dating ideas, encouraging couples to try new experiences and create memories together. This year they have decided to follow their own advice, and have signed up to our 12 week Strictly Learn to Dance challenge.

Bolton Freemasons kindly donated a new supply of teddies to Bolton Hospice through ‘The Teddies for Loving Care’ initiative, which provides unique cuddly bears to Accident & Emergency departments and hospices for medical staff to give to young children.

Ready for something new in 2022? Take on a charity challenge for Bolton Hospice this year and push your limits to support patient care.

See our charity shops, eBay and Old Bank Café opening times over Christmas and New Year

Companies across Bolton have been busy taking part in a range of fundraising activities as part of our Workplace Raise-a-thon.  Since the start of October, the 17 businesses who have joined the campaign so far have collectively raised over £14,619!

Yvonne Weatherhead MBE has been writing children’s books for many years.  This Christmas she has released another of her popular ‘Flying Grandma’ poems, with all funds raised in support of Bolton Hospice.