Great Oaks Hospice’s mission is to provide the best care and support for everyone in our community when they need it most.
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Great Oaks Hospice
Who we are
Great Oaks Hospice is in Coleford in the heart of the Forest of Dean. We provide a range of services for adults with life-limiting illnesses, and their families and carers.
All our services are free of charge and provided by experienced staff, supported by trained volunteers.
How we care
We offer a range of services for adults with life-limiting illnesses and their support networks.
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Everyone can support us, whether donating, fundraising, volunteering or joining us for an event.
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Great Oaks Hospice
Great Oaks provides supportive, palliative and end of life care programmes according to the ongoing and changing needs of our community, All of our services are free of charge and provided by experienced staff, supported by trained volunteers.
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💚 Your life. Your words. Your legacy.
Every life is made up of stories. The big moments, the little memories, the people and places that have mattered, and all those things we sometimes think we'll get around to sharing one day.
We’re delighted to be working with Anna to offer people supported by Great Oaks Hospice the opportunity to have their life story professionally filmed, creating something very special to share with family and friends.
There’s no script and no right or wrong way to tell your story. It’s simply a relaxed conversation, at your own pace, about the memories, experiences and moments you would like to capture.
After the wonderful response to the first story, Anna is keen to keep the project growing and give more people the opportunity to create their own lasting gift. 💚
Take a look through the slides to find out more and how to get in touch with Anna if you’d like to have an initial chat.
Your story, told your way. A gift for those you love.
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🐾 Meet Rosie! 💚
Rosie, our wonderful Pets As Therapy dog, is a very welcome weekly visitor to our Wellbeing Centre.
There’s something rather special about having a four-legged friend pop in to say hello, and Rosie is always happy to spend a little time with everyone she meets. 🐶
A huge thank you to Rosie and all the Pets As Therapy dogs (and their lovely hoomans!) who give their time to bring a little extra companionship to places like Great Oaks. 💚🐾
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Great Oaks Hospice Events
It is the aim of Great Oaks Hospice to offer care and support to adults with a life limiting illness.
💚 NEWENT, YOU WERE WONDERFUL! 💚
So many smiling faces, so many footsteps and, behind every one of them, a reason to walk. 💚
As one of the four towns taking part in the Great Oaks Walk, Newent brought together a wonderful group of people, all walking for someone or something close to their hearts.
Some walked in memory of someone special, others in support of loved ones, and many simply because they wanted to make a difference for Great Oaks Hospice. Whatever their reason, every step helped support the care and services the hospice provides to our local community.
And just look at those smiles! 😊
A huge thank you to the fantastic Newent parkrun team, who went above and beyond to make the walk possible. From planning the route and providing marshals to putting on their walking shoes and taking part themselves, their support was invaluable. A brilliant example of local people coming together for a great cause.
Thank you also to everyone who walked, volunteered, donated, sponsored or helped make the day such a success. Your kindness and generosity mean so much.
📸 𝐀 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲.
Different reasons for walking. One shared purpose. Making a difference for Great Oaks Hospice. 💚
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💚 Our busiest fundraising season is here! 💚
With weekly events now taking place right through until after the New Year, our fundraising events team is entering its busiest and most exciting time of the year.
This Friday sees our Halloween Murder Mystery Evening, and there are still a few spaces available if you'd like to join us for a night of intrigue and fun.
After that, we're straight into our Shopping Day at Teri Chance Boutique, followed by the first of our two popular Christmas Bingo Nights.
Then it's time to kick off the festive season with our Ultimate Pre-Christmas Disco, another bingo evening, and a packed programme of Christmas Parties and Christmas Lunches running right through to 9th January.
Our Christmas Grotto opens at the end of November, alongside our Christmas Market, before we turn back the clock for our 90s Day Disco. From there, it's more Christmas celebrations and our New Year's Eve Party, taking us all the way to our final party night on 9th January.
Every ticket purchased, raffle entered, and event attended helps Great Oaks Hospice continue providing free care and support to over 1,000 patients and families each year.
We'd love to welcome you along. Come and support your local hospice while enjoying some wonderful events with family and friends. 💚
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💚 Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Music 🎵 Quiz last night in support of Great Oaks Hospice.
Thank you to Bells Hotel for their hospitality, to Pete for generously giving up his time once again to write and host the quiz, and to Maggie, Anne and Roderick for kindly volunteering as our quiz markers. Behind every event there is a huge amount of work that happens behind the scenes, and we simply couldn't do what we do without the dedication and support of our amazing volunteers.
We're also incredibly grateful to Morgan Engineering, based in Coleford for sponsoring the evening and helping to make the event possible.
Congratulations to Teenage Rampage for winning Best Team Name and taking the overall quiz title, with Cheddar Gorgeous finishing a very close second. Well done also to JC/DC for winning the interval quiz.
Every pound raised helps us continue providing care and support to local patients and their families. Thank you to everyone who took part and supported the evening. Your support really does make a difference. 💚
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