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The latest news and information from Garden House Hospice Care.

Open House - Winter 2025
                            Oct 31, 2025
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A sustainable Christmas: shop, donate & volunteer this festive season
                            Oct 31, 2025
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What's on this Christmas: fantastic festive fundraisers
                            Oct 31, 2025
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Changes to our Board of Trustees: thank you & farewell to Steve Mellish
                            Oct 31, 2025
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The gift that keeps on giving: regular donations can help secure our future
                            Oct 31, 2025
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"An unexpected friendship" - hospice service is transforming lives
                            Oct 30, 2025
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Dedicate a light in memory of a loved one at our annual festival of remembrance
                            Oct 13, 2025
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ITV News feature: How rising costs are impacting end-of-life care
                            Oct 02, 2025
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BBC News feature: "Hospice facing £1m shortfall in 'critical situation'"
                            Sep 29, 2025
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BBC Three Counties Radio feature - Babs Michel interviews Lisa Hunt
                            Sep 23, 2025
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Garden House Hospice Care issues important update
                            Sep 23, 2025
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Volunteer organising Motorcycle Ride Out in aid of Hospice
                            Aug 15, 2025
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Hospice expands trading services to boost charitable income
                            Aug 14, 2025
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Light up the night in Letchworth at this year's Sunset Starlight Walk
                            Aug 11, 2025
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Internal clinical training extended to external healthcare providers
                            Jul 24, 2025
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More local families like June’s need your help: our Summer Appeal launch
                            Jun 27, 2025
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Introducing our 10-year strategy
                            Jun 27, 2025
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Open House - Summer 2025
                            Jun 27, 2025
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Our services in numbers
                            Jun 27, 2025
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Understanding our funding & ways to support us
                            Jun 27, 2025
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Patient with MND commends support from Garden House
                            Jun 21, 2025
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‘Caring About Equality’ this Carers Week
                            Jun 12, 2025
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Changing the way we trade to protect the future of our Hospice
                            May 01, 2025
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Spring into action: high-quality donations needed!
                            Apr 14, 2025
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'Another successful Muddy Mayhem' fetches in over £25,000
                            Apr 04, 2025
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Strictly-themed fundraiser brings in thousands for Hospice
                            Apr 02, 2025
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Stort Valley Healthcare appointed as lead provider in new care home pilot
                            Apr 01, 2025
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Transformation of our Hitchin store celebrated with official reopening
                            Mar 28, 2025
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Fairfield is the second of our stores to be refitted
                            Feb 27, 2025
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Our Baldock shop has reopened as we change the face of preloved fashion
                            Feb 13, 2025
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Get muddy for the Hospice at our annual Muddy Mayhem event!
                            Feb 11, 2025
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Award-winning festive tractor parade raises £37,000
                            Jan 29, 2025
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The tractors are coming! The Farmers on Christmas Lights Tour returns
                            Dec 18, 2024
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Open House - Winter 2024
                            Nov 25, 2024
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Your legacy will shine on: The importance of gifts in wills
                            Nov 25, 2024
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The power of second-hand shopping: A sustainable choice
                            Nov 25, 2024
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Festive fundraisers: What's on this winter
                            Nov 25, 2024
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Our Next Chapter: 10 year strategy plans
                            Nov 25, 2024
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Local solicitors support hospice's Make a Will scheme
                            Oct 14, 2024
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Celebrate our shops with us this Hospice Care Week
                            Oct 10, 2024
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Remember the people you love and miss at Lights of Life
                            Oct 07, 2024
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Kathryn's 30 year journey at Garden House Hospice Care
                            Sep 27, 2024
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"Maybe there is some purpose to life in the end" - Roger's experience with us
                            Sep 25, 2024
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Sunset Starlight Walk raises a whopping £42,000
                            Sep 12, 2024
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Our Stevenage Oval shop has been nominated for an award and needs your votes! 
                            Sep 10, 2024
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11th Wellbeing Hub launched in Knebworth
                            Aug 22, 2024
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Charity bike ride raises £13k in its 20th year
                            Aug 19, 2024
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Compassionate Neighbours awarded for its impact on health and wellbeing
                            Aug 02, 2024
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Sunset Starlight Walk returns for fifteenth year
                            Jul 18, 2024
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We won a National Award for Team of the Year!
                            Jul 11, 2024
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Local business owner gives thanks to our Hospice heroes
                            May 20, 2024
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We are finalists for a National Team Award!
                            May 15, 2024
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The importance of Dying Matters Awareness Week - Dr Sarah Bell
                            May 09, 2024
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The way we talk about Dying Matters
                            May 07, 2024
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For A Few Dollars More Tour
                            Apr 23, 2024
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Open House - Spring 2024
                            Apr 22, 2024
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Frailty Service highlights, three months in
                            Apr 22, 2024
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The Frailty Service in numbers so far
                            Apr 22, 2024
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'You gave him his life back again' - Anuraja's story
                            Apr 22, 2024
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On the road again! - Richard and Barbara's story
                            Apr 22, 2024
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Introducing Lady Dixon, a Founder of the Frailty Service
                            Apr 22, 2024
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More than just a charity shop - about our Trading operation
                            Apr 22, 2024
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This is just the beginning of Our New Chapter
                            Apr 22, 2024
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Give people their lives back with a regular gift
                            Apr 22, 2024
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Weekend volunteers needed at Hospice shops
                            Apr 17, 2024
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Parliament debate on motion of hospice funding
                            Apr 15, 2024
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Stevenage FC to dedicate upcoming match to Hospice
                            Apr 10, 2024
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Muddy Mayhem raises more than £31,000 for Hospice care
                            Mar 28, 2024
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Cousins running Mini Mudder raise £2,500 in memory of auntie
                            Mar 27, 2024
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11-year-olds to take on Snowdon in memory of granny
                            Mar 19, 2024
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National Careers Week: Meet our apprentice Amelie
                            Mar 07, 2024
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Compassionate Neighbours service celebrates milestone achievement
                            Mar 05, 2024
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From Charlie Chicks volunteer to ‘Frailty Service’ patient
                            Feb 19, 2024
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Hospice expands Healthy Memory Café to support with dementia
                            Jan 26, 2024
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Christmas Treecycling scheme raises over £20,000
                            Jan 15, 2024
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Why is today 'Blue Monday'?
                            Jan 15, 2024
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Why I volunteer... it's not why you'd expect
                            Jan 11, 2024
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Stevenage FC Hospice visit aired on BBC
                            Dec 21, 2023
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Thousands take to the streets to support Farmers on Christmas Lights Tour
                            Dec 20, 2023
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'The Depot' opens for donations in Letchworth
                            Dec 01, 2023
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Paying tribute to Jenny Lupton
                            Dec 01, 2023
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"It's more than just a shirt - it's life changing support for families in Stevenage"
                            Nov 23, 2023
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Open House - Winter 2023
                            Nov 20, 2023
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Hospice launches new frailty service to ease pressure on NHS this winter
                            Nov 20, 2023
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Hospice partners with award-winning keepsakes business
                            Nov 02, 2023
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Charity shop to close its doors in Stevenage
                            Oct 25, 2023
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Tick the box - make your donations go further with Gift Aid
                            Oct 05, 2023
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"Precious friendship" brings new lease of life to centenarian
                            Sep 29, 2023
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Stevenage FC announces hospice as Official Charity Partner
                            Sep 14, 2023
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Kerry's Annual Charity Bike Ride raises a further £9.5k
                            Sep 13, 2023
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Make a Will for ‘Remember A Charity Week’
                            Sep 11, 2023
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Hospice wins countywide hand hygiene competition
                            Aug 23, 2023
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Threads opens on Hitchin High Street
                            Jul 25, 2023
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National 3 Peaks adventurers raise £18k
                            Jul 20, 2023
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New 'life changing' wellbeing hub in Letchworth
                            Jul 04, 2023
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Hospice physio shaves head to raise vital funds
                            Jun 27, 2023
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Open House - June 2023
                            Jun 15, 2023
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Stunning piece of jewellery raises £7k
                            Jun 13, 2023
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DofE volunteer supports hospice in mother's memory
                            Jun 06, 2023
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Charlie Chicks raises more than £18,000
                            May 25, 2023
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Breaking down barriers during Dementia Action Week
                            May 16, 2023
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 6-year-old raises over £4,400 in memory of nanny
                            Apr 24, 2023
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Compassionate Neighbours turns five
                            Apr 22, 2023
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Hospice celebrates achievements of former trustee
                            Apr 20, 2023
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Muddy Mayhem raises more than £20,000
                            Mar 30, 2023
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Charlie Chicks spread wings for hospice care
                            Mar 07, 2023
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A family of fundraisers
                            Feb 16, 2023
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Open House - Spring 2023
                            Feb 15, 2023
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A day in the life of a Marketing & Communications Apprentice
                            Feb 09, 2023
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Sixth annual Christmas Treecycling service a huge success
                            Jan 10, 2023
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 The Big Give raises £70k in 24 hours
                            Dec 08, 2022
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Hikers scale new heights for local hospice care
                            Oct 31, 2022
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New Chief Executive appointed
                            Oct 25, 2022
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