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.
Support us
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.
🚨🚨 The Lydney Great Oaks drop in has a new time of 12-2pm on the 2nd Thursday of the month 🚨🚨
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A special date for your diary…
Our annual Lights of Love remembrance event will soon be here, offering a special opportunity for our community to come together and remember those who are no longer with us, but who remain very much in our hearts. 💚
For now, save the date. Booking will be opening very soon and we’ll share all the details later this week.
We hope you’ll join us for this very special evening🕯️
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💚Great Oaks, closer to home
If you live in or around Lydney and would like to find out more about the support available through Great Oaks Hospice, come along to our monthly Community Hub & Drop In.
Pop in for a cuppa, meet the team, ask a question or simply have a chat. There’s no appointment and no booking needed, just come along and say hello. ☕💚
📍 Lydney Community Centre, Naas Lane
📅 Second Thursday of every month (12th November)
Sometimes a conversation is all it takes to find out how we can help.
#communitysupport
#greatoakshospice
#ThisIsHospiceCare
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DON’T MISS OUT ON HOSPICE EVENTS
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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.
💚 Today's the Day! 💚
Join us today for our Christmas Shopping Day in support of Great Oaks Hospice, taking place from 10am to 4pm in Lydney.
🛍️ Shop with a fantastic range of local independent businesses�🥂 Enjoy a complimentary glass of Prosecco or juice�🎟️ Take part in the raffle�💚 Support your local hospice,
A huge thank you to Teri Chance Boutiques and all the businesses supporting today's event.
We'd love to see you there! 💚💚 TODAYS THE DAY 💚 We are so proud to be supporting Great Oaks Hospice Events TODAY 💚 Visit our Lydney showroom anytime between 10am & 4pm TODAY SATURDAY 7th November 💚 Complimentary glass of Prosecco/juice 💚 Start your Christmas shopping 💚 Independent local businesses will also be onsite selling their fabulous wares 💚 Raffle 💚 % of my takings on the day will be donated to the hospice 💚 Please spread the word and come along to show your support for the essential work undertaken by Great Oaks Hospice 💚
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🎅✨ 𝐇𝐞’𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭… 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭?
The Great Oaks Hospice Christmas Grotto is getting ready to welcome little visitors for Christmas wishes, excited smiles and a special gift from Santa—and bookings are now open! 🎁
Our grotto has a festive home at Coinros Park Nurseries Lydney. A heartfelt thank you to the team at Coinros for welcoming us and giving us a place to create some Christmas magic. We’re so grateful for their kindness and support. ❤️
Whether your little one has a carefully written list or a last-minute whisper for Santa, come along and make a Christmas memory together, with proceeds for Great Oaks Hospice.
🎄 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟐𝟖 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟐𝟎 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫:
✨ 𝟐𝟖 & 𝟐𝟗 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫
✨ 𝟓 & 𝟔 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫
✨ 𝟏𝟐 & 𝟏𝟑 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫
✨ 𝟏𝟗 & 𝟐𝟎 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫
🕘 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬: 𝟗:𝟏𝟓𝐚𝐦–𝟒𝐩𝐦
🕙 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬: 𝟏𝟎:𝟏𝟓𝐚𝐦–𝟑:𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦
🎁 £𝟔 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝, 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚. 𝐀𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐲. 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨! 🐾
To book your weekend grotto visit:
📞 Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm: call our reception team on 01594 811910, or email events@great-oaks.org.uk.
📧 At weekends, please book by email only: events@great-oaks.org.uk, as reception and the phone line will be closed.
🌟 Christmas shopping with an extra sprinkle of Santa!
𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝟲𝗽𝗺–𝟴:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴, 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁—𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼!
There’s no need to book a visit to Santa on market night. Just pop along and let the little ones tell him what they’re hoping to find under the tree! 🎅🎄
Christmas memories for your family, helping support local people and their families through Great Oaks Hospice. Thank you for being part of it.
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🎄✨ Looking for a little festive inspiration this weekend? ✨🎄
Join us tomorrow at Teri Chance Boutiques & Fundraising Fashion Shows for a wonderful Christmas Shopping & Social Day in support of Great Oaks Hospice ❤️
Browse a fantastic selection of local businesses offering ladies' clothing, accessories, gifts, candles, sweet treats and much more. Enjoy a complimentary glass of Prosecco or juice on arrival while you get ahead with your Christmas shopping!
📅 Saturday 7th November�⏰ 10am - 4pm�📍 14/15 Marina Business Park, Lydney, GL15 5ET�🎟️ Free entry�🚗 Free parking
Bring your friends and family along for a festive day out while supporting your local hospice. We would love to see you there! 🎁🎄✨
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