This July, we attended the Richmond Business Awards, which is hosted by the Richmond Chamber of Commerce. The event celebrates businesses across the borough and we are thrilled to announce that Shooting Star Children’s Hospices won Best Charity or Social Enterprise Award!
Recently Ayden, his mum Charmain, and Godmother Lisa visited our Hampton hospice, Shooting Star House, for a very special session in the pool, which allowed Charmain to properly hold her son for the first time in two years.
We’re proud to have a superb team of healthcare professionals working across our hospices and in the community to give vital medical and holistic care to the families who need us.
Recently our practice education team planned and facilitated one of their excellent foundations in paediatric palliative care training days.
Super supporters Jack and Joan have proven you’re never too young or old to fundraise, both deciding to support their local children’s hospice charity and fundraise for us.
On a bright summer Sunday morning, 26 June, hundreds of early birds came together to take on the Guildford Sunrise Walk to raise vital funds for families supported by Shooting Star Children’s Hospices. Walkers gathered from 3.30am, in the beautiful grounds of the University of Law, which is situated just up the road from our Guildford based hospice, Christopher’s.
Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex has sent a personal message of support to our Executive Vice-President, Karen Sugarman MBE, for Children’s Hospice Week 2022. This national week celebrates and raises awareness of the vital work and support children’s hospices provide to families across the UK.
Over three days this June we held our special memory days, welcoming 100 bereaved family members to our Hampton hospice, Shooting Star House.
This week is Children’s Hospice Week – a national week to celebrate and raise awareness of the vital work and lifeline children’s hospices provide to families across the UK.
A day of colour, celebration and fun was had by all at the end of May at our Siblings’ Day at our Hampton hospice, Shooting Star House. Celebrating the Jubilee, this year’s theme was creativity and diversity.
It was a very special night on Saturday 11 June, as our Patron Michael Ball OBE performed his ‘We Are More Than One’ show at the London Palladium in aid of Shooting Star Children’s Hospices.
We’re delighted to welcome a beautiful garden at our Guildford based hospice, Christopher’s, courtesy of wealth management company Brewin Dolphin and award-winning garden designer, Paul Hervey-Brookes.
On a bright and fresh Sunday morning, 29 May, hundreds of early birds took part in the Richmond Sunrise Walk to raise vital funds for families supported by Shooting Star Children’s Hospices – raising £30,000 and counting.