A young care worker from Long Eaton will be taking to the skies in August to raise money for the hospice that cared for her best friend’s family. Cloe Rydzyk, 20, is doing her first sky dive – a lifelong goal – on Saturday 22 August and has so far raised over £440 for Derbyshire’s leading adult … [Read more...]
Treetops Hospice Care launches virtual Just-For-Fun Pet Competition
DOES your Dalmation dance like a diva? Do you look like your cat? Then this competition, which is being hosted by East Midlands-based Treetops Hospice Care, is just purr-fect for you! The leading end-of-life care charity, based in Risley, is taking entries from animal lovers who want to show off … [Read more...]
Step up for Treetops: Hospice launch 5,000 sponsored step challenge
Treetops Hospice Care is asking people, young and old, to complete 5,000 steps to raise money for the local charity. Starlight Steps is taking place on Friday 15 May, the original date of the charity’s annual fundraising event, Starlight Strut, now postponed due to the Coronavirus … [Read more...]
Childhood dream to climb Everest dashed during Coronavirus pandemic
A local man’s childhood dream to climb Mount Everest to raise money for his local hospice now looks very uncertain due to the Coronavirus pandemic. David Winsbury, 24, from Long Eaton, signed up to the epic challenge last year, aiming to raise over £5,000 for local charity Treetops Hospice Care. … [Read more...]
£40,000 legacy to care for patients at end of life
A legacy of £40,000 has been left to local charity Treetops Hospice Care to provide end of life nursing care for patients at home. The generous legacy was left by Margaret Futer, from Long Eaton who died in June last year aged 84yrs. Treetops, based in Risley, provides emotional support and … [Read more...]
‘Cake and Care’ Hospice lifeline for terminally ill patients during lock down
A knock at the front door signals a lifeline for 91yr old Betty these days - the Treetops ‘Care and Cake’ team have delivered their goodies. Local charity, Treetops Hospice Care, made the difficult decision to suspend all its weekday Wellbeing Services several weeks ago but wanted to continue to … [Read more...]
Tree-cycle your old Christmas tree with Treetops!
Local charity Treetops Hospice Care is offering to collect people’s Christmas trees in return for a donation towards its services in the community. The Christmas Treecycling scheme will run from Monday 6 to Friday 10 January 2020. For a recommended donation of £10 or more, Treetops volunteers … [Read more...]