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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.
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Find out moreFrom Friday 23rd August until midnight on Monday 26th August, people registering for the event can save 50% on the price of Midnight Walk tickets.
Midnight Walk, sponsored by Fenwick Colchester, is set to take place on Friday 27th September and will see hundreds of people walking a four mile or nine mile route through the streets to the north of the city centre, all while raising much needed funds for the charity.
Both routes will pass St Helena Hospice on Barncroft Close in Highwoods, where people can pause at the memory stop if they choose to.
Anyone over the age of 11 can join in and participants are encouraged to dress in bright colours, as the charity event has a neon theme to light up the night.
The event starts and finishes at the home of Colchester United, the JobServe Community Stadium, where there will be a fun event village, sponsored by Matthew Douglas, with pre-walk entertainment and warm up, performers, glitter station, food stalls, DJ and more, plus a daring glass and Lego walk challenge.
Midnight Walk sets off at 10pm and participants can arrive from 7pm on the night to enjoy the event village activities.
Visit www.sthelena.org.uk/midnightwalk2024 to register and enter discount code MWSALE50 at the checkout until midnight Monday 26th August.
If you’re not a seasoned runner there is certainly no need to worry! Anybody of any age or fitness level is welcome and encouraged to take part in our Superhero Run. It’s a great family activity and also a motivational way to set a new fitness goal or challenge for yourself! We have come up with a list of things which might be helpful to consider when preparing for your fun run.
View more75 fearless St Helena Hospice supporters ticked an item off their bucket list by bravely completing a Firewalk to support the charity.
View moreWe're looking for brave 'soles' willing to walk over hot coals to support hospice care!
View moreSt Helena Hospice is inviting you to share your memories with future generations by including part of your story in its time capsule, marking its 36 year history.
View more"The Hospice became a haven for both of us. I could finally be his wife again, without the heavy burden of being his sole caregiver."
View moreSt Helena Hospice is calling for people to take part in this family friendly Superhero fun run dressed as their favourite superhero to support your local hospice. Your superhero could be anyone, from a family member, a doctor, a firefighter or your favourite Marvel character - superheroes come in many different guises!
View moreA popular sponsored charity walk is returning to the north east Essex coast on Sunday 14th May 2023.
View moreCastle Park in Colchester saw around 200 fun runners on Sunday 12th March for the Superhero Run to raise funds for St Helena Hospice.
View moreWhen you make a donation to St Helena Hospice, we are charged transactional fees by other companies, including fees for processing payments made to us, looking up addresses and validating bank account details.
We are very grateful to our donors who offer to offset some of these fees with a minor addition to their total amount. This is however completely optional and we are very grateful for your support whether or not you choose to contribute to processing fees.
CloseWe are able to claim an extra 25p on every £1 on your donation amount for no extra cost to you, as long as you are a UK tax payer; have paid enough income tax or capital gains tax in that tax year; and are donating your own money. If you pay less income tax and/or capital gains tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all of your donations in that tax year it is your responsibility to pay any difference. For more information about Gift Aid, please visit https://www.gov.uk/donating-to-charity/gift-aid