News & Developments

Blythe House Hospicecare is on the lookout for volunteers from all walks of life, to help provide care and services to local patients who have life-limiting illnesses including cancer, COPD, heart failure, and neurological conditions such as motor neurone disease, as well as their family members and carers. 

Anyone over the age of 16 can volunteer at Blythe House, supporting the hospice in three key areas: patient services, retail and fundraising. Roles include befriending, catering assistant, fundraising and events support, gardener, reception cover, retail assistant, counsellor and driver. 

Alistair Rogerson, Volunteer and Support Services Manager, said: ‘Without our dedicated team of over 270 volunteers, Blythe House simply could not open its doors every day. We are incredibly grateful to the friendly and committed bunch, who collectively give almost 600 hours of their time to the hospice every single week. Support from our volunteers means that we can spend the maximum amount of money directly on care and services for local patients and their families.’ 

To find out more about volunteering opportunities at Blythe House: 

 Visit  blythehousehospice.org.uk/volunteer-for-us/

 Drop into the hospice anytime between 11am and 1pm on the second Monday of every month. Upcoming dates for the start of 

 Email  volunteering@blythehouse.co.uk

 Call 01298 815 388 

• Promote Healthwatch Derbyshire (HWD) through the circulation of leaflets, posters and information within their local community; community centres, libraries, church halls, shops, at local events etc.
• Ensure that HWD literature, including newsletters, are available in local health and social care settings, e.g. GP surgeries, dentists, opticians etc., and in any other identified public places, e.g. libraries.
• Maintain a record as to how many leaflets have been distributed and where to.
• Provide information to HWD about health and social care activities and events in their local area.
• Tell people about HWD and encourage them to get involved.
• Promote HWD events and projects to local people and/or people with a common service/need interest.
• Encourage organisations and individuals to sign up as participants of HWD

Blythe House Hospicecare is launching #GoBlueForBlytheHouse to encourage members of the community to wear blue clothing or fancy dress and donate money to support patient care and services. 

The hospice, based in Chapel-en-le-Frith, offers outreach services to anyone affected by life-limiting illnesses across the High Peak, Hope Valley and parts of the Derbyshire Dales, Staffordshire Moorlands and Cheshire. 

The new #GoBlueForBlytheHouse initiative is open to everyone including schoolchildren, students, work colleagues, and members of the public, who can choose any day throughout March 2020 to wear blue and donate to Blythe House. 

As well as dressing up in blue, local businesses and other organisations might like to get involved by decorating shop windows or office space. People may also have bigger ideas to organise an event like a blue coffee morning or blue-themed party!  

#GoBlueForBlytheHouse fundraising packs are available from the hospice – crammed full of helpful information and inspiring ideas about going blue throughout March. To request a pack email fundraising@blythehouse.co.uk

blythehousehospice.org.uk/support-us/goblueforblythehouse/

Strength and Support Beyond the Pain - This event is for anyone living with Fibromyalgia, CFS or ME and their immediate family members for doctors, nurses and carers; and for those wanting to learn more about invisible illnesses.

Speaker Angela Williamson - an inspirational coach, guest speaker and storyteller with a passion for helping those who are feeling stuck, looking to make a change or to better understand themselves. She also lives with an invisible illness. 

Supported by High Peak CVS.

Funny Wonders is a community art organisation based in Buxton which focuses on puppetry, music and participation. The Changing Faces project involves weekly, after-school creative workshops on Tuesdays at the Green Man Gallery in Buxton for 11-18 year olds who face difficulties and are in need of additional support.

Both paid and voluntary roles are available. It is a great opportunity for those wanting experience working with young people or just looking to build relationships in their area, those wanting to get involved in community arts and those looking for some creative fun - "you never know what you might end up doing with Funny Wonders".

Those interested, please email hello@funnywonders.org.uk and Project Manager Ali will get in touch to provide further information and arrange a chat.

www.funnywonders.org.uk

HPCVS Annual Report 2019 - At the Heart of the Community

Videos from 2019 AGM

Gardening - Shopping - Computer Skills - Music Lessons - Lifts - Decorating - Visiting People - Community Projects - Sewing - and Much more.

To find out more Tel: 01629 532049 email timeswap@derbyshire.gov.uk

www.derbyshire.gov.uk/timeswap

Are you finding midlife hard? Are you struggling with the many roles and responsibility's midlife can bring? This course is aimed at individuals aged between 35-55 years who would like to gain skills and tools to both deepen their awareness around the impact that midlife is having on their lives and begin to use them within their everyday life.

Covering topics that impact on our midlife years such as stress and relationships. Providing resources and techniques for finding the right balance and mindfully mastering life. The course aims to provide skills and information needed to help reduce feelings of stress, anxiety and low mood to enable you to feel more confident and pro-active within this stage of your life.

Wednesday’s at 1pm—3pm January 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th February 5th and 12th

Venue : The Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health Wellbeing Hub Unit 7 Lime Tree Business Park DE4 3EJ

Spaces are limited.

For more information/to book a place - contact Emma on 01629 733915 or EmmaDaniels@dfmh.co.uk

Blythe House Hospicecare is teaming up with fashion retailer New Look this Christmas to offer Buxton shoppers an extra big thank you for supporting the charity.

Following a successful pilot in the summer, New Look is launching a new customer discount initiative to support hospice care, by encouraging more people to donate goods to their local hospice shops. 

The high street store will be offering a 20 per cent discount voucher to anyone who drops in a full bag of donations at Blythe House’s shop on Eagle Parade before the end of January 2020. The shop is one of over 200 taking part in the programme across the UK. 

Under the scheme, running in partnership with national hospice and end of life care charity Hospice UK, donors will receive a voucher which they will be able to spend at New Look’s store in the Springs Shopping Centre, which is only a short walk from the hospice shop.

Blythe House’s retail sector – including four charity shops across the High Peak, and two online eBay sites – brings in almost half of the funding needed to keep care and services free for local patients, carers and their families. The NHS provides just 21% of the hospice’s resources.

People can get involved on social media by using the hashtag #ForTheLoveOfGivingBack. 

Learn more about the campaign: www.newlook.com/uk/hospiceuk 

Find out about Blythe House’s charity shops including opening times: blythehousehospice.org.uk/our-shops/ 

The Foundation’s Derbyshire Flood Relief Fund began making emergency grants of £200 to eligible households on 16th November. It has now launched Phase Two, which will award larger grants to assist people whose homes or premises were damaged by flooding, community and voluntary groups, and charities.

For more information on who is eligible for support and what they can apply for, please visit their website. 

The Flood Relief Fund was established by donations made in response to the Derbyshire Flood Relief Appeal, following the sudden and unexpected flooding and rain water run-off that hit communities in the Derwent Valley, the City of Derby and other dales in the north of the County in November 2019.

www.foundationderbyshire.org