News & Updates
Night Vision Relay
21 July 2010
St Helena Hospice will be holding their annual Night Vision Relay event on Saturday 18th September 2010 from 10am until 10pm which this year is kindly sponsored by Topnotch Health Club.
Play's preview will raise cash for St Helena
05 July 2010
Colchester Theatre Group’s latest play will get a special preview on Wednesday – to raise money for St Helena Hospice.
Colchester's streets sparkle with bunny ears
08 June 2010
The streets of Colchester sparkled as thousands of women wearing flashing bunny ears took part in St Helena Hospice’s Midnight Walk.
Charity Disco Night
26 May 2010
A fundraising duo held a charity disco night at Stanway Rovers Football Club at the end of last year and raised an incredible £724.81 for St Helena Hospice.
Hospice celebrates 25 years thanks to community support
20 May 2010
It is amazing to think a charity launched via an appeal at a public meeting 30 years ago now provides services worth £5.1million every year.
Midnight Walk
20 May 2010
Two friends from Colchester will walk at midnight for a charity which is close to their hearts.
Posh Frocks on sale to raise charity pounds
20 May 2010
Posh frocks are on sale in Dovercourt as part of a new venture to raise money for a charity.
Help support the Hospice
20 May 2010
A couple who have had the help and support of a hospice are calling on others to take part in a fundraising scheme.
£495,000 worth of hospice care, dignity and privacy
20 May 2010
‘Generous’ grant provides upgrade at St Helena’s day centre
£500,000 gift for care and dignity
20 May 2010
A day centre opened by Princess Diana is to receive an almost £500,000 makeover.
History of hospice site brought to life in a book
20 May 2010
An author has revised and re-printed a book detailing the interesting history of Myland Hall in Colchester – home to St Helena Hospice.
Rotary chief in town
20 May 2010
The President of Rotary in Great Britain and Ireland met with the Mayor of Colchester as part of a national tour.
Hospice helpers from rotary
20 May 2010
Top Rotary Club officials visited a Colchester hospice to see a room provided in memory of a former member.
Can Eddie the eagle fly around marathon course?
20 May 2010
Colchester United’s mascot, Eddie the Eagle, is taking a break from cheering the U’s towards promotion to take on an even bigger challenge – the London Marathon.
Hospice walk draws 800
20 May 2010
More than 800 women have signed up for the midnight walk in aid of St Helena Hospice.
Surgery boost for hospice
20 May 2010
Doctors, staff and patients at a Colchester surgery have raised more than £3,500 for St Helena Hospice.
You, tu-tu, can join in the fun on our walk!
10 May 2010
A group of friends who are getting their pink tu-tus on and limbering up for a fundraising midnight charity walk are urging others to join them.
Mum’s Hospice cash total close to £200,000
10 May 2010
Tireless charity fundraiser Margaret Carouth has now collected almost £200,000 for St Helena Hospice.
Time running out to join Midnight Walk
05 May 2010
There is less than a month left to sign up for a vital fundraising event which helps a local charity look after the terminally ill.
Time running out to join Midnight Walk
05 May 2010
There is less than a month left to sign up for a vital fundraising event which helps a local charity look after the terminally ill.
Stephen hoping to match £3.5K he raised in 2008
05 May 2010
A budding athlete is running in the marathon in memory of his cousin who died of cancer.
Student’ prom night for Hospice
05 May 2010
A charity “prom night” will give partygoers a chance to reminisce about their school days.
St Helena benefits from poet
04 May 2010
A Great-Grandad aged 95 has raised money for charity by selling books of his poems.
Midnight Fantastic
04 May 2010
A group of dancers have urged women to get on board for the St Helena Hospice Midnight Walk.
England World Cup win could be triumph for Hospice
26 April 2010
Footie-mad estate agents have pledged to give £50 to charity every time England score a goal in the World Cup.
St Helena Hospice and the NHS North East Essex promotes dying matters awareness week
15 March 2010
Today St Helena Hospice and the NHS North East Essex join just under 7,000 members of the Dying Matters Coalition for a national awareness campaign.
Join me on a midnight stroll for our hospice
12 February 2010
A mum of two is urging people to join her as she sets out to raise pounds for charity and lose a few of her own along the way.
500 sign up to walk
10 February 2010
Organiser of a major fundraising event are over the moon to learn a fifth of the places have been snapped up in just a week.
Patients form rock and roll band in Hospice
10 February 2010
Hospice patients have come together to form a rock and roll group, performing to fellow patients and at an open day.
Freemason’s Grand Charity
10 February 2010
A recent donation of £2,848 has been awarded to St Helena Hospice by The Freemasons’ Grand Charity.
Just the ticket for the Hospice
10 February 2010
Bus drivers who wore festive clothes before Christmas brought a smile to the face of charity organisers.
Doreen’s bag bonanza charity gift
10 February 2010
A handbag costing £5 turned out to be a real bargain when 400 chinese yuan was discovered hidden in its inside pocket.
Local pub raises over £1,000
10 February 2010
Staff and customers of the Bricklayers Arms pub on Bergholt Road, Colchester have been busy raising an incredible £1022 for St Helena Hospice.
Midnight Walk 2010 - Registration now open
28 January 2010
Today St Helena Hospice is launching their second Midnight Walk, which will be taking place on Saturday 5th June 2010.
Hollie’s festive gift to hospice
23 December 2009
A Teenager is giving a special gift to a hospice this Christmas by offering two months of work for free.
Keep memories alive
21 December 2009
A shop in Essex is giving its customers the chance to make dedications to loved ones who have died thanks to its very own “memory tree”.
Festive favourites boost Hospice coffers
16 December 2009
The sound of Christmas carols rang out in Dovercourt High Street, during a fundraising event.
Blooming good way to raise Hospice money
02 December 2009
A rare book based on Frinton’s heyday is being auctioned to raise money for St Helena Hospice.
A grand turnout for Hospice coffee date
01 December 2009
A coffee morning at the home of a terminally ill cancer patient raised more than £1,000 for the Hospice which cares for him.
On the road for charity challenge
01 December 2009
A woman will be hoping for no slip-ups as she takes to the roads for a charity dressed as a banana.
Donation of Christmas Trees
30 November 2009
Local Christmas tree grower Fred Smith’s has again generously donated a couple of beautiful Christmas trees to St Helena Hospice.
Hospice launches new range of branded gifts
16 November 2009
St Helena Hospice has just launched a new range of branded gift items.
Voices for Hospices
11 November 2009
The Clacton Voices for Hospices event took place at the West Cliff Theatre on Saturday 10th October.
St Helena Hospice Christmas Bazaar
10 November 2009
Panto stars from this years Mercury Theatre Company smash hit panto Cinderella have once again agreed to come along to the St Helena Hospice Christmas Bazaar and will be opening the doors for all the shoppers at 12.30pm on Friday 13th November.
Fundraiser to go with a bang
30 October 2009
A man hopes to raise thousands of pounds for a hospice by putting on a fireworks spectacular in Clacton.
Salsa success for Hospice
29 October 2009
A night of salsa dancing raised £1,738 for work carried out by St Helena Hospice, Colchester.
Cash boost for Hospice when shoppers recycle
03 August 2009
St Helena Hospice is set to benefit as local shoppers recycle "on the go" at the town’s two Tesco Express stores.
Midnight Walk 2009 - What a night!
06 July 2009
The moment we had all been waiting for finally arrived when the clock struck midnight on Saturday 6th June when 1,500 ladies started their walk through Colchester in aid of St Helena Hospice.
How hospice ‘family’ got us through Gill’s last months
05 June 2009
Widower Dudley Felton says the support St Helena Hospice gave him and his late wife was quite invaluable.
Day centre helped Ian to cope
03 June 2009
St Helena has helped Ian MacInnes rebuild his life after he learned he had inoperable cancer and a predicted lifespan of only a few months.
Caring and sharing the St Helena way
03 June 2009
David Shirra was diagnosed with mesothelioma in late 2007. The cancer of the lungs was linked to asbestos he worked with as a young docker.
A ‘listening ear’ for grieving loved ones
02 June 2009
The death of a loved one is always difficult to cope with, but thanks to St Helena Hospice help is at hand.
