Grief Awareness Week: Coffee and Chat Groups
Hospice at Home West Cumbria Coffee and Chat groups aim to connect people caring for those affected by a life limiting illness and help them cope with their experiences. They offer a safe, confidential, incl...
Grief Awareness Week: One-to-one Support
Our Family and Bereavement Support team (FABS) provide one-to-one emotional support to patients, carers and those bereaved through a life-limiting illness. Feelings of loss and grief can begin the moment a l...
Grief Awareness Week – Emotional Therapeutic Support
Our Family and Bereavement Support team is a tailor made service that offers specialist care and advice for patients and those important to them. This support also is offered to Carers and those important to...
Copeland Community Fund supports Hospice at Home West Cumbria for three more years
Hospice at Home West Cumbria have been awarded a three-year grant of £153,308 from the Copeland Community Fund to support its emotional wellbeing and bereavement services across Copeland. This is the second ...
Claire Benson – Lymphoedema Case Study 2023
Claire Benson, of Whitehaven, received a diagnosis of HER-2 breast cancer in December 2020, discussing her diagnosis she said: “In the week between my biopsy and my results, I went through all the emotions: ...
‘Embrace the Legends’ Charity Football Match raises over £6,000
Andrew Berragan and Wayne Grove from Whitehaven raised £6,133 at their Charity Football Match ‘Embrace the Legends’ on Saturday 15th July at Moor Row Football Club, in memory of their dad’s Maurice Berragan ...
Charity night in memory of much loved husband and dad Clive Swindle
We would like to thank Julia Swindle and her daughters, Lucy Gentles and Georgina Swindle for raising a fantastic £3,250 for Hospice at Home West Cumbria. On Saturday 22nd July, they held a charity night at ...
Thank you to Lisa Johnson from Whitehaven who raised a huge £2,749.00
We would like to say a huge thank you to Lisa Johnson from Whitehaven who has raised £2,749.00 by organising various fundraising activities in memory of her Dad Billy ‘Buster’ ‘Johnson.
Emily Taylor is taking part in the Great North Run 2023
On 10th September 2023 Emily will be doing the Great North Run on what would have been her dad’s 62nd birthday, but will actually mark a few days after the first anniversary of his passing. Emily said “Dad l...
Primary school Mini Colour Runs raise over £20,000 for Hospice at Home West Cumbria
Six local primary schools in West Cumbria have helped to raise over £20,000 for Hospice at Home West Cumbria by hosting Mini Colour Runs throughout June and July.
Ged Hagan raises over £17,000 for Hospice at Home West Cumbria
Ged Hagan from Cleator Moor has raised over £17,000 for Hospice at Home West Cumbria by donating his fees from local gigs. Since August 2021, Ged a guitar vocalist, has selflessly donated his gig fees to our...
Hospice at Home West Cumbria awarded over £63,000 by Allerdale GDF Community Partnership
Hospice at Home West Cumbria will now be able to care for adults with a life limiting illness, and their families and carers, by providing a range of anticipatory grief, emotional wellbeing and bereavement s...
Hospice at Home West Cumbria provided such wonderful care for my husband. They enabled him to spend his final days at home with me and our children and supported us through the saddest and most difficult time of our lives. I’ll always appreciate their dedication and sensitivity and the difference they made.