Butterwick Newsletter Spring 2017

Princess Royal recognises Butterwick’s MND First Contact Group Spring 2017 Thank you for your support! You have helped Butterwick Hospice to provide over 19,000 episodes of care last year! Adding Quality to Life…because every moment counts

Inside this issue: Spring 2017 PAGE 4 Royal recognition for Butterwick’s MND service Princess Royal recognises Butterwick’s MND First Contact Group Spring 2017 PAGE 7 Corporate Champions Thank you for your support! You have helped Butterwick Hospice to provide over 19,200 episodes of care last year! PAGE 16 Adding Quality to Life…because every moment counts What a difference a day makes Also... PAGE 17 Children’s Butterwick House Spring Cash Hospice Week Draw, 5 cash prizes to WIN! page 20 News from Butterwick House PAGE 19 page 21 Chloe’s Gift to Butterwick 2

Welcome to our Spring 2017 Newsletter You will see from this edition of the newsletter just how important ALL of your fundraising and volunteering is contributing to delivery of care to patients and their families known to the Hospice. The support you give makes a real difference to people’s lives so delightfully summarised by Chloe in her poster that you will find on page 19. There are lots of events coming up over the next few months that you, your family and friends may want to participate in to assist in the continued support and development of the Hospice. By joining one of our activities you are contributing to the funds we need to deliver care across our local community. Thank you for taking time to read the newsletter and I look forward to meeting you at one or more of our events; or as you volunteer to support the Hospice. Kind regards, Judith Hunter MBE Chair of Trustees. 3

Royal recognition Raise £300 of MND services sponsorship and per person in get your £54 entry fee back!* SUNDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER 2017 REGISTER FOR ONE OF OUR GUARANTEED PLACES! Her Royal Highness, The Following this Her Royal Highness made a includes amazing package for runners Princess Royal, as Royal speech about the benefits the service was courtesy of Spa at Ramside Patron of the Motor Neurone undoubtedly providing to support families. Disease Association, visited the The MND First Contact Group is provided MND First Contact Group at by Butterwick Hospice and funded from Butterwick Hospice on Friday charitable donations. The group is supported 13th January 2017. by the Cleveland branch of the MND Association and the MND Care Centre Her Royal Highness met staff, volunteers, at The James Cook University Hospital, patients living with MND and their families. Middlesbrough. * Sponsorship needs to be paid by Monday 9th October. * Registration fee is not automatically refunded, you need to contact the hospice to let us know when you have reached your target. Registered charity number: 1044816 4

Raise £300 per person in sponsorship and get your £54 entry fee back!* SUNDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER 2017 REGISTER FOR ONE OF OUR GUARANTEED PLACES! includes amazing package for runners courtesy of Spa at Ramside * Sponsorship needs to be paid by Monday 9th October. * Registration fee is not automatically refunded, you need to contact the hospice to let us know when you have reached your target. Registered charity number: 1044816

Corporate Champions Butterwick Hospice Care CORPORATE ADOPTION Make Butterwick Hospice your Charity of the Year in 2017! A ‘Charity of the Year’ The benefits to you of a Corporate partnership with Butterwick Adoption include: • Recognition of Corporate Social Hospice can help motivate Responsibility your employees whilst • Improving staff engagement and demonstrating your morale commitment to Corporate • Acknowledgement and publicity for your company Social Responsibility. Our • Invitations to Corporate Breakfast corporate fundraisers can networking meetings help you generate ideas and • Publicity on the Butterwick website, social media pages and in the Butterwick promote your support. corporate brochure • Use of the Butterwick Corporate Adoption Logo 6

Lindy Electronics raise funds for Butterwick Lindy Electronics have adopted Butterwick Hospice as their charity of the year for 2017 and have already started a series of fundraising events with a delicious cake bake sale in their Thornaby office. Thanks to everyone who baked and donated. Cummins, Darlington Triathlon raises £1,000 for Butterwick Huge thanks to staff at Cummins Engineering who took part in a Triathlon. A special thanks to the organisers, Harri Spendley, Chris Lawrence, Jack Clark and Sam Kee. For more information about Corporate Fundraising please contact Patricia Boynton on 01642 628930 or email [email protected] Barker & To mark the company’s 70th anniversary, James Barker, Managing Director of Barker Stonehouse and Stonehouse, came to Butterwick with a special gift of 70 Harris Tweed teddy 70th Anniversary gift bears from upholstery experts Tetrad. He said: “It has been a genuine honour to visit the hospice and witness first- hand the incredible level of support and comfort provided to these children and their families by such a dedicated and delightful team”. The soft toy bears were handed out to the children staying at the hospice, their siblings and those attending bereavement counselling. 7

Family Support Services update Butterwick Hospice Care little funding for this area of our work. Family Support Services Thank you for helping us to deliver so continue to work very hard much support. Your donations make a huge difference to children and adults. supporting adults and children who are suffering from loss Help us to continue caring by making a donation today at or bereavement. Our teams www.butterwick.org.uk/donate of qualified and experienced family support workers have been able to provide 5,374 sessions of family support either at one of our hospices, in the family home, at school or over the phone. This service is very reliant upon your donations and support as we receive very Wedding and prom gowns on sale now Butterwick Hospice is currently running two special promotions to help people find good quality wedding gowns and prom dresses at affordable prices. Many brides donate that amazing dress they have worn for one day because they know it can then help the hospice care for local people. You will find our weddings section at Butterwick’s shop in Star Yard, Barnard Castle, DL12 8LY Our prom dresses are currently available at Butterwick’s shop, Thornaby Town Centre, TS17 9EP 8

Golf Club continues its amazing support Brancepeth Castle Golf Club Captains have supported Butterwick House Hospice for 12 of the last 16 years and have raised over £68,000 to support seriously ill children and their families. Peter Schofield, Captain in 2016, raised an amazing £14,876.67 towards this fantastic total. Peter was supported by Ladies Captain, Elaine Mitchell, who also supported Butterwick House. This year the Ladies Captain, Lyn Davison, has kindly chosen Butterwick House as her Charity of the Year. If you would like to support Butterwick Hospice Care through your sports club please contact us on 01642 628930. Peter Schofield presenting a cheque to Fundraiser Sylvia Stoneham Help Butterwick Hospice Doctors and Nurses, counsellors and therapists to do more for your local community. Become a regular donor today! Sign up at www.butterwick.org.uk/donate 9

Join at Bishop Auckland our volunteer team Start your volunteer adventure TODAY! • no experience needed • training given • varied shifts Karen, Butterwick volunteer shop. Volunteering gives me something to available “I really like the friendly atmosphere at the look forward to in my week. ” Call the Voluntary Services team on Volunteer! 01388 603003 or DO good, 01642 607742 FEEL good! www.butterwick.org.uk/volunteer Registered Charity No: 1044816

Volunteering is good for you! It’s true! Volunteering is good If you would like to do something rewarding for the soul. with your free time don’t hesitate to get in touch. We can offer shifts from just 2 hours Volunteering has been proven to enhance per week. social connectivity; it creates positive feelings of wellbeing and increases self- Contact our Volunteer Coordinators esteem. Lower levels of depression have on 01642 607742 or 01388 603003 or been recorded in groups of people who email [email protected] volunteer who also report a feeling of or visit our website increased life satisfaction. www.butterwick.org.uk/volunteer Become a Community Fundraising Volunteer Our summer remembrance event... If you enjoy being social and meeting people, getting out and about and being part of the scene, becoming a volunteer community fundraiser could be for you. Tasks include dropping off and collecting donation tins, manning bag packs or bucket collections, tombolas or raffles. For more details about the role contact our Floating Thoughts is a volunteer dept on 01642 607742. moving and supportive event in remembrance of our loved ones. We invite you to write a message for your Volunteer! out onto the lake at sunset. DO good, Join us from 8pm SATURDAY 24TH JUNE 2017 FEEL good! Hardwick Country Park, TS21 2DN Registration hotline 01388 603 003 or online at 11

Save the Date 01 May 2017 07 May 2017 14 May 2017 19 July 2017 17 Sept 2017 12 Aug 2017 May Fayre Conquer the Drive & Dine Afternoon Tea Conquer the Summer Soirée Norton Green Castle 5K Lanchester Garden Centre Rudby Hall Castle 10K Hardwick Hall Hotel, Butterwick Hospice Witton Castle Come along and join our Delicious afternoon tea, Obstacle Course Grand Marquee celebrates the 30th Part of the Conquer The fourth annual Drive & served in spectacular Witton Castle An evening of anniversary of its popular Castle Challenge Series. Dine, including a delicious surroundings. sophistication and May Fayre! Sunday Lunch. Part of the Conquer The elegance for all to enjoy! Castle Challenge Series Please contact Lyndsey on Please contact Neil on Please contact Lyndsey on Please contact Neil on Please contact Lynn on 01642 628 930 or email 01388 603 003 or email Please contact Helen on 01642 628 930 or email 01388 603 003 or email 01388 603003 or email [email protected] [email protected] 01388 603 003 or email [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 21 May 2017 10 Sept 2017 Rainbow Dash Great North Run Hamsterley Forest Gateshead Join the North East’s brightest #RunForButterwick in the fun run in Hamsterley Forest iconic Great North Run Please contact Gail on 01642 628 930 Please contact Helen on or email [email protected] 01388 603 003 or email [email protected] 27 May 2017 10 June 2017 24 Sept 2017 Adventure Leeds Bus Trip Ladies Day Weekend Leeds Hardwick Hall Hotel, Hardwick Hall A day trip to ‘shoppers Grand Marquee An activity-packed itinerary paradise’ - Leeds. Get ready for the next exciting installment of the amazing Ladies Day! Please contact Neil on Please contact Lyndsey on 01388 603 003 or email 01642 628 930 or email Please contact Gail on [email protected] [email protected] 01642 628 930 or email [email protected] 11 June 2017 24 June 2017 7th-15th Oct 2017 Bark at Bowes Floating Thoughts China Trek Bowes Museum Hardwick Country Park The Great Wall of China 5K dog walk, agility display and competition. Plus of remberance lanterns on Enjoy a 5 day trek of The Great Wall of games, activities and prizes. the lake at Hardwick Park. Please contact Neil on Please contact Helen on Please contact Lyndsey on 01642 628 930 01388 603 003 or email 01388 603 003 or email [email protected] [email protected] or email [email protected] 12

Save the Date 01 May 2017 07 May 2017 14 May 2017 19 July 2017 17 Sept 2017 12 Aug 2017 May Fayre Conquer the Drive & Dine Afternoon Tea Conquer the Summer Soirée Norton Green Castle 5K Lanchester Garden Centre Rudby Hall Castle 10K Hardwick Hall Hotel, Butterwick Hospice Witton Castle Come along and join our Delicious afternoon tea, Obstacle Course Grand Marquee celebrates the 30th Part of the Conquer The fourth annual Drive & served in spectacular Witton Castle An evening of anniversary of its popular Castle Challenge Series. Dine, including a delicious surroundings. sophistication and May Fayre! Sunday Lunch. Part of the Conquer The elegance for all to enjoy! Castle Challenge Series Please contact Lyndsey on Please contact Neil on Please contact Lyndsey on Please contact Neil on Please contact Lynn on 01642 628 930 or email 01388 603 003 or email Please contact Helen on 01642 628 930 or email 01388 603 003 or email 01388 603003 or email [email protected] [email protected] 01388 603 003 or email [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 21 May 2017 10 Sept 2017 Rainbow Dash Great North Run Hamsterley Forest Gateshead Join the North East’s brightest #RunForButterwick in the fun run in Hamsterley Forest iconic Great North Run Please contact Gail on 01642 628 930 Please contact Helen on or email [email protected] 01388 603 003 or email [email protected] 27 May 2017 10 June 2017 24 Sept 2017 Adventure Leeds Bus Trip Ladies Day Weekend Leeds Hardwick Hall Hotel, Hardwick Hall A day trip to ‘shoppers Grand Marquee An activity-packed itinerary paradise’ - Leeds. Get ready for the next exciting installment of the amazing Ladies Day! Please contact Neil on Please contact Lyndsey on 01388 603 003 or email 01642 628 930 or email Please contact Gail on [email protected] [email protected] 01642 628 930 or email [email protected] 11 June 2017 24 June 2017 7th-15th Oct 2017 Bark at Bowes Floating Thoughts China Trek Bowes Museum Hardwick Country Park The Great Wall of China 5K dog walk, agility display and competition. Plus of remberance lanterns on Enjoy a 5 day trek of The Great Wall of games, activities and prizes. the lake at Hardwick Park. Please contact Neil on Please contact Helen on Please contact Lyndsey on 01642 628 930 01388 603 003 or email 01388 603 003 or email [email protected] [email protected] or email [email protected] 13

Volunteers help Butterwick ebay shop Rex & Olwyne Olwyne Pitcher and Rex In 2016 Olwyne and Rex raised several Humphrey are keen thousand pounds through their work. We Butterwick volunteers who want to thank everyone who donates interesting items to help Butterwick spend hours every week Hospice and say a huge thank you to Rex preparing and posting and Olwyne donated items for sale on the for their time, Butterwick ebay shop. dedication and commitment to Rex explained that he and Olwyne select the cause. items to post that will create interest in the ebay shop and help the charity to raise more funds. At the time the shop was offering a vintage typewriter, a Rotary watch and a www.ebay.co.uk/butterwickhospice variety of musical instruments. 14

S Don’t need it? Donate it! Butterwick supporters helped Seven Wellbeing to raise over £270,000 in Wellbeing Centre from Within the last year through their donations to our shops and Our team of experienced therapists warehouse. This roughly provide a range of treatments including: equates to providing 27 full • Aromatherapy • Foot Health Clinic days of care across all of our • Massage • Bowen Therapy services. • Reflexology • Acupuncture Thank you to everyone who has donated • Indian Head • Hypnotherapy and bought goods through Butterwick Massage • Reiki Hospice shops. Our shops are dedicated • Beauty Treatments: Waxing, Facials, to providing good quality, good service and Manicures/Pedicures good value. Please donate saleable items or Workshops and Courses items we can recycle like clothes or books. We offer a range of workshops and courses to Donations we can’t sell cost the charity suit everyone, including: money to dispose of responsibly. • Mindfulness • Reiki 1, 2 and • ‘Think Slim’ Practitioner Training • Introduction to • Professional Complementary Development Therapies Workshops • ITEC Level 3 • Emergency First Aid in An evening of Diploma in the Workplace sophistication and elegance. Complementary Therapies For further information or appointments, please contact: Seven Wellbeing Centre Ltd Butterwick Hospice Care, Middlefield Road, Stockton-on-Tees Tel: 01642 662785 Email: [email protected] or visit our website Join us to celebrate the British summer as the www.sevenwellbeingcentre.org.uk sun goes down and the stars come out! Reception: 7.00pm -- Carriages: 12.30am Dress Code: Garden Party Attire SATURDAY 12TH AUGUST 2017 Hardwick Hall Gardens, TS21 2EH Registration hotline 01388 603 003 or online at www.butterwick.org.uk/summersoiree2017 15

What a difference a day makes We asked our patients at “The cook, Helen, is amazing and knows Butterwick Hospice Day how to tempt jaded appetites. I could go on Service in Bishop Auckland to – but all together the Butterwick provides a friendly, happy environment. I whole heartedly give us an account of their day recommend it.” at the Hospice. This is from a “If you are thinking about joining us – don’t lady who visits weekly for a day hesitate!” of pampering and socialising. Elaine “My friend Sue and I enjoy meeting each other and our other pals on our weekly hospice Butterwick Day Services for adults are day. The staff and volunteers are so kind and available across 5 locations in County supportive. They include the volunteer drivers Durham and Teesside. who pick us up and return us home. There are For more information please so many things on offer here. It is our personal contact the Hospice Day Sisters choice which of them we participate in. by telephoning 01642 607742 or We enjoy, for example, arm-chair Tai-chi, 01388 603003. aromatherapy massages and a short physiotherapy session.” 16

Butterwick House Spring Draw - How would you spend £2,000? How many enjoyable things PRIZE DRAW 2017 could you do with £2,000? PRIZE DRAW 2017 When you enter our Spring Draw in aid of Butterwick House Hospice for Babies, Children and Young Adults you will not only have a chance to be the person who wins one of five cash prizes, you will also know you have helped to provide a wonderful short break for a very poorly child and some much needed time off and support for that child’s family. To enter simply fill in the Spring Draw tickets enclosed with your newsletter and return them in the envelope provided. If you can sell more tickets please call 01642 628930. Focus on PHCT Last year your support and the South Durham Dales. Our donations helped our Palliative trained health care assistants Home Care Team to freely support patients and families give over 8,000 hours of care for up to 8 hours at a time in patients own homes across either day or night. 17

Thank you Indi Little Indi Calvert (5 years) from Northallerton is a very special girl who helps others. Indi’s mum Katy works for Butterwick Hospice as a complementary therapist and her dad is a keen competitive runner. Indi has taken inspiration from both of her parents by taking up running like her Dad and likes to be sponsored to help Mummy’s patients at Butterwick Hospice. Indi recently completed the Fountain’s Abbey 2 km fun run on 2nd April in just Well 16 minutes and raised done over £400 in sponsorship. Indi! Butterwick Hospice is very grateful to Indi for her hard work training for her race and the wonderful fundraising she has achieved. Your donations ease suffering Butterwick Hospice employs highly skilled complementary therapists, who are also BOOK NOW AS TICKETS qualified in palliative care, to provide soothing treatments which are provided free of ARE SELLING FAST charge to patients and their loved ones. These treatments help to relieve pain and anxiety, increase relaxation and promote SUNDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER 2017 sleep. These helpful treatments are paid for Hardwick Hall Hotel by your donations. Please help us to ease Registration hotline 01642 628 930 or online at suffering by donating what you can. Thank www.butterwick.org.uk/ladiesdayseptember2017 you. 18

Chloe’s gift Chloe Barker, 9, from Etherly Dene, came along to Butterwick Hospice with her Mum, Marie, and younger brother during the school half term holiday. Marie has Multiple Sclerosis and visits Butterwick Hospice where she receives physiotherapy and complementary therapy massages to help with her mobility. Chloe was so impressed with Butterwick she made us a poster. We love it and wanted to share it with you. Thank You Chloe! 19

Organise some carnival fun in aid of Butterwick House Butterwick House Hospice for Babies, Children and Young Adults invites you to have some carnival fun during Children’s Hospice Week 22nd – 28th May. Decorate your workplace, glam up your outfit and celebrate Children’s Hospice Week. Simple fundraising ideas like a carnival cake bake of brightly iced cakes to sell or organise a carnival karaoke competition at your local pub can raise funds. You can download mask templates and paper flower making instructions from our website to help you get creative! Why not hold a design competition for the best mask or outfit? If you are not fond of getting noisy download the ‘Pay to Play’ quiz which is designed to be a lunchtime brain teaser to find out who is top of the pops. For lots of ideas, examples and ways to fundraise please visit www.butterwick.org.uk/ childrenshospiceweek2017 For some inspiration for what to wear during the week visit our high street shops! 20

Ten years of special days out Ten years ago Butterwick House adventure training. tentatively started a new project Bringing young people together like this is so designed to help the brothers important because it helps them to know and sisters of our young patients. they are not alone in their challenges. It was called the Sibling Support Group. Its purpose was to Your support helps Butterwick House to organise days out or days away for fund these special days out. For instance young people who have one thing £150 covered our costs to take a group of in common – they have a brother young people to the Forbidden Corner this or sister who has been diagnosed year or £100 can book a deposit to take a with a life limiting illness that group to watch a Christmas pantomime. come to Butterwick House. Please help us to continue organising special We try to organise at least 3 special days a days out for brothers and sisters of our year if funds allow and ask siblings what they young patients. There is a donation slip would like to do on their special days. Over on the bottom of your letter or donate the years they have been ten pin bowling, items you no longer use to your nearest enjoyed pantomimes, had fun at child Butterwick Hospice shop. Whatever you can focussed visitor attractions and even spent do really helps. an exciting weekend away participating in Thank you. 21

Thank you Tesco, Eston The staff and customers of Tesco Eston have been supporting Butterwick House Hospice since November 2016. In just one day of fundraising they raised £1,805 which is amazingly brilliant and generous. They have also donated clothing to be sold in our shops and have recently donated Easter Eggs for use in our blind card prizes. The staff are really proactive and we would love to say a huge thank you from the children, families and all the care team at Butterwick House. Tesco staff with Butterwick Fundraiser Sarah Anderson Thank you Matalan Matalan’s store in Stockton have been supporting Butterwick Hospice for over 5 years in many different ways. In total staff and customers at Matalan in Stockton have raised over £16,000. Jess Naylor, Fundraiser for Butterwick Hospice in Stockton wants to say a huge thank you on behalf of everyone here to Matalan’s staff and customers for their generous support. 22

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Hospice Lottery 2017 Butterwick Blooms in production Giving in their name Sometimes the most For information about these and £1 meaningful way to remember in memory of a loved one please other ways in which you can give someone is to give a gift in contact Laura-Jane Wedgwood on their memory. Butterwick offers people several ways 01642 628930 or Helen Kirby on 01388 603003. per in which to acknowledge a Weekly special person or event in a ticket memorable way. Prize Fund You can plant a tree, hang an engraved copper leaf on the Everlasting Tree in the £1,925 Hospice garden or personalise a Butterwick 2016 Butterwick Blooms Bloom. Plus £2,500 special draw in December Butterwick Hospice Care. Reg Charity No 1044816. Registered address: Middlefield Road, Stockton on Tees, TS19 8XN Adding Quality to Life…because every moment counts