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Find out moreSt Helena offers support at the Hospice in Colchester and in patients own homes via our Hospice in the Home, SinglePoint and Virtual Ward services.
Find out moreSt Helena helps adults, children & young people who have been bereaved. Our grief counselling is available for anyone, not just those with a hospice connection.
Find out moreA third of our funding comes from the NHS, the remaining two thirds is raised from the generosity and support of people like you.
Find out moreA small gift from you can make a big difference to local people facing dying, death and bereavement.
Find out moreFundraise your way as an individual, as a group, at school or at work and raise vital funds to help ensure more local people have dignity and choice at the end of life.
Find out moreFind out more about how your business can support St Helena Hospice through corporate partnership, support and fundraising.
Find out moreLeaving a gift in your Will to St Helena Hospice can leave a lasting legacy.
Find out morePaddy was a favourite fixture at the hospice inpatient unit in Barncroft Close, Highwoods, where he lived having arrived there as an adult cat around 11 years ago.
Niamh Eve, Hospice Matron, said:
“Our cat, Paddy, was very well loved by patients and their families, as well as staff and volunteers, for more than a decade.
“He brought so much comfort, warmth and love to all at St Helena, often curling up with patients on their beds or having a nap on a windowsill around the hospice.
“Paddy was an integral part of St Helena and was lucky to be loved by so many people. He will be sorely missed.”
Paddy died on Friday 5th July, held by hospice nurse Lauren Vincent and Dr Beata Kasznicka.
People can upload pictures and memories of Paddy and make a donation to St Helena Hospice if they wish on his Timeless Tribute page.
Colchester has been recognised as the first Compassionate City in the East of England, which community champions believe will inspire more people to be kind and compassionate to others in need of support during life’s most difficult moments.
View moreTwo local charities have collaborated to create an online platform dedicated to providing invaluable resources and support for people navigating bereavement, tailored specifically for those living in north east Essex.
View moreInnovative and award-winning art and craft classes, clubs, parties and events, for children and adults, have been launched by local charity, St Helena Hospice with their own Creation Station franchise.
View moreSt Helena Hospice is thanking local people for supporting its 36 Hour Appeal and raising an incredible £268,769 to help ensure more patients and families receive the support they desperately need.
View moreSt Helena Hospice has been announced as one of the recipients of a generous grant from philanthropists, Julia and Hans Rausing
View moreOur patron Dermot raised thousands for St Helena on Celebrity Catchphrase.
View moreWell over £1,000 of repairs to the building and replacing damaged equipment and the resulting loss of sales, has led to a cost of more than £2,500 to St Helena Hospice.
View moreA Life Stories project recording the lives of some of the people St Helena supports across north east Essex.
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