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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.

Hundreds walk Pier to Pier

More than 500 people enjoyed a stroll in the sunshine along the seafront on Sunday 8th May as they walked between Clacton and Walton Piers to raise money for St Helena Hospice.

Pier to Pier 2023

08/05/2022 - 30/06/2023

10:00

Clacton or Walton Pier

Conversations with my family

Tom is being supported by St Helena Hospice through counselling and by our hospice in the home team. With his family, Tom has had frank conversations about the future and the importance of being in a good place to die.

What matters most at the end of life?

Dr Karen Chumbley remembers talking to her father about his choices for end of life care.

These boots are made for walking

On Sunday 8th May hundreds of walkers will be heading to the seafront to take on St Helena Hospice’s popular Pier to Pier walk – the charity’s first mass participation fundraising event since 2019.

Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Weekend

Get into the fundraising spirit this June and join us in celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

St Helena Hospice and St Elizabeth Hospice launch Hospice Education programme

St Helena Hospice and St Elizabeth Hospice have announced a new learning and development partnership through the launch of their joint programme, Hospice Education.

St Helena is growing community services in Tendring

St Helena Hospice is growing its Hospice in the Home services in the Tendring district, with 1,890 patients and families facing incurable illness and bereavement being cared for last year (April 2020 to March 2021)

Untold help and advice

After we supported ‘A’, his wife wanted to help reassure people who may be in need of support from St Helena too.

We listened to mum's wishes

Josephine Gunnee made sure she grasped every opportunity, and being diagnosed with a rare cancer didn’t stop her from going out with friends and spending time with her family

People's Princess Visit

Diana, Princess of Wales officially opened the Joan Tomkins day centre on 26th April 1988, where she captivated patients, hospice volunteers and staff.

Virtual Ward was invaluable

Christmas ended abruptly for Hazel Forster last year when her husband of 46 years was rushed to hospital after collapsing with a suspected stroke on Christmas Day.

Getting to know what makes that person whole

Emma Collins is a community clinical nurse specialist with St Helena Hospice.

Caring in lockdown

Just as they were adjusting to life in lockdown in April, Doris Blunden’s family encountered a further blow.

Life is what you make it

Pauline and Jim Lawrence had 57 happy years together, enjoying their time spent out on the barges.

Helping families go on living

When Sally Brunton’s community clinical nurse specialist (CNS) suggested she may benefit from relaxing Reiki sessions with our complementary therapists, Sally went along so it would give her husband Andy some respite.

Time to be a family

After watching his 24 year old big brother Robin go from being fit and healthy to living with a rare cancer in less than a year, Toby and his family could now make every memory matter.

Making choices and memories

When Neil became ill, he was philosophical about it, recording his decisions about his care and end of life choices, and discussing the future with his husband. Pete shares their story.

Spring brings new life

The bulbs are coming through and you can see it's on its way so you know it's going to come soon, the spring.

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£50

£50 could provide the care and support a family in crisis needs with a home visit from a SinglePoint nurse

£23

£23 could provide pain and symptom relief to a patient at home from a community nurse

£10

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

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Your donations are making sure more local people have dignity and choice at the end of life. Thank you.

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

Hundreds walk Pier to Pier

Pier to Pier 2023

08/05/2022 - 30/06/2023

Clacton or Walton Pier

Conversations with my family

What matters most at the end of life?

These boots are made for walking

Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Weekend

St Helena Hospice and St Elizabeth Hospice launch Hospice Education programme

St Helena is growing community services in Tendring

Untold help and advice

We listened to mum's wishes

People's Princess Visit

Virtual Ward was invaluable

Getting to know what makes that person whole

Caring in lockdown

Life is what you make it

Helping families go on living

Time to be a family

Making choices and memories

Spring brings new life

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