St Helena Hospice

St Helena Hospice provides specialist palliative and end of life care to local people facing incurable illness in north east Essex, supporting them, their families, friends and carers.

We provide individual care and total support wherever it is needed; at home, over the phone with our 24/7 advice line, and at the hospice.

We also help adults in north Essex to cope with grief following the death of a loved one, regardless of where or how they died.

We reach out to members of our community, helping them make their own choices and live with dignity. By focusing on their physical, emotional and spiritual needs, we aim to bring comfort and relief to all those who need it, offering the people of north east Essex individual care and total support, regardless of their diagnosis or personal circumstances.

We rely heavily on the help and generosity of our fundraisers, donors and volunteers. Without them we wouldn’t be here.

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Outstanding dedication to care

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Your support can make a huge difference to local people at the most difficult time of their lives.

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£10 could provide a patient at the hospice with nutritious home cooked meals for a day

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Why support St Helena Hospice

Every year we care for more than 3,900 local people facing incurable illness and bereavement.

We’re nothing without you.

With your support, more local people can live and die well with compassion, dignity and choice.

Ways to support us

Over 3,900 local people facing dying, death and bereavement supported every year

3,900

45,670 calls to our SinglePoint 24/7 advice line in the last year from people seeking our help

45,670

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Latest news, stories and events

Dual service testing event - DO NOT DELETE OR CHANGE

30/12/2026

Light up a Life 2023

14/12/2024

Various locations

Test in memory event

11/04/2023

Firewalk 2022

10/11/2022

19:00

Orpen Memorial Hall, West Bergholt

Skydive

10/09/2022

Beccles Airfield, Suffolk

Compassionate Walks

07/07/2022

Multiple dates available

St Helena Hospice, Barncroft Close, Colchester

We just clicked

Naomi and Georgina met in a nightclub and hit it off straight away, falling in love and announcing their engagement a year later. Then a month before their planned wedding, Naomi was diagnosed with incurable bowel cancer, and then the country went into lockdown.

Someone we can lean on

Discovering that hospice support happens in people’s homes, came as a surprise to Ricky and Anne Aldons. Now they have experienced it themselves, they want to share with their community how St Helena Hospice “puts their arms around your shoulders”.

Walk for compassion and wellbeing

A new monthly Compassionate Walk around Highwoods Country Park, Colchester, is giving the community an opportunity to enjoy exercise and socialise in a safe space.

Celebrating our nurses

On International Nurses' Day, some of our nurses, clinical support workers and healthcare assistants tell us what they love about being there for our patients and families.

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Stories

“Because of COVID, the nurses came in plastic aprons, masks and gloves, but it wasn’t scary because they were so lovely.”

Sandra Flynn

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“I think it’s a real privilege to be a part of a patient’s journey at that point in their life.”

Emma Collins

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“We had a hospital bed in here so we could raise it and lower it and get her more comfortable. We had some really good quality time together”

Jim Lawrence

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“Neil had finally arrived in the safest, best place possible, and we were so grateful they had found a bed for him.”

Pete Buchanan

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“Although it was really sad because mum was in there, we had some fun times. People think you're not going to laugh there but we did.”

Alison Thorpe

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“Having Virtual Ward there to do the morning and evening care, and just there for support if I had any questions or anything was invaluable.”

Hazel Forster

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St Helena Hospice

Helping local people face incurable illness and bereavement, supporting them and their families, friends and carers.

My Care Choices

At St Helena, we empower people to plan ahead, share their choices and achieve their wishes; enabling them to die well with dignity and choice in their preferred place of care.

Covid-19 information

As an organisation, we are taking reasonable steps to protect those using our services, as well as those working and volunteering at our sites. Find our visiting information here.

Stories

Stories shared from the people we support and the people who support us. Stories may reassure those who on their own journey with the hospice, and help to illustrate our work in your community.

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St Helena Hospice

St Helena Hospice provides specialist palliative and end of life care to local people facing incurable illness in north east Essex, supporting them, their families, friends and carers.

Outstanding dedication to care

Looking to donate items to our shops?

For patients and families

We support local people facing incurable illness, as well as their friends, families and carers. Our goal is to be here every step of the way, helping life to go on in the face of dying, death and bereavement.

Your support can make a huge difference to local people at the most difficult time of their lives.

Regular

One off

£10 could provide a patient at the hospice with nutritious home cooked meals for a day

Other Amount

Why support St Helena Hospice

We’re nothing without you.

Other ways to help

Fundraise

Find out more

Shop

Find out more

Lottery

Find out more

Volunteer

Find out more

Latest news, stories and events

Dual service testing event - DO NOT DELETE OR CHANGE

30/12/2026

Light up a Life 2023

14/12/2024

Various locations

Test in memory event

11/04/2023

Firewalk 2022

10/11/2022

Orpen Memorial Hall, West Bergholt

Skydive

10/09/2022

Beccles Airfield, Suffolk

Compassionate Walks

07/07/2022

St Helena Hospice, Barncroft Close, Colchester

We just clicked

Someone we can lean on

Walk for compassion and wellbeing

Celebrating our nurses

Stories

“Because of COVID, the nurses came in plastic aprons, masks and gloves, but it wasn’t scary because they were so lovely.”

“I think it’s a real privilege to be a part of a patient’s journey at that point in their life.”

“We had a hospital bed in here so we could raise it and lower it and get her more comfortable. We had some really good quality time together”

“Neil had finally arrived in the safest, best place possible, and we were so grateful they had found a bed for him.”

“Although it was really sad because mum was in there, we had some fun times. People think you're not going to laugh there but we did.”

“Having Virtual Ward there to do the morning and evening care, and just there for support if I had any questions or anything was invaluable.”

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We support local people facing incurable illness, as well as their friends, families and carers.
Our goal is to be here every step of the way, helping life to go on in the face of dying, death and bereavement.