Rick Armstrong is a bank nurse with St Helena Hospice working across the inpatient unit and SinglePoint 24/7 advice and rapid response service, as well as being a presenter on the volunteer-led community-based radio station.

On Saturday 14th November, Rick will broadcast a bumper edition of his Film, Music and Beyond show throughout the night, 8pm to 8am. The 12 hour marathon will include interviews with his St Helena Hospice colleagues to showcase the range of support the team offers to people living with a life-limiting condition across north east Essex, which he hopes will inspire people to donate to the charity to help it continue its vital work.

Rick has worked at the Hospice for more than a decade and knows what it means to local people, but in December last year he experienced hospice care from a personal view when his father, Ian Armstrong, was admitted. Ian was diagnosed with bowel cancer which metastasised and his condition deteriorated. Rick remembers when his father arrived at the Hospice:

Rick Armstrong in the Hospice garden

Ian Armstrong with St Helena Hospice nursing team