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Local business and loyal Bolton Hospice supporters Stateside Foods have generously donated £5,000 to the hospice after working with Russell & Russell Solicitors in support of our annual ‘Make a Will’ month.

During the current outbreak of Covid-19 we have had to restrict access to the hospice building for family members and friends of patients on the Inpatient Unit.

Bolton Hospice have launched their brand new 2021 fundraising campaign Bolton Hospice Heroes #500faces this week in a bid to help generate vital funds that have been lost due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

The programme was jointly funded by the NHS Bolton CCG and Bolton Council, with the '6 Steps Too' course comprising of 6 modules, some formal teaching delivered at the hospice and practical sessions delivered in the care home.

You can now challenge yourself to become Bolton Hospice’s ‘Biggest Loser’ in 2021 for a ‘new year, new you’ and sign up to our 12 week fitness journey.

Following the Government's Tier 4 announcement, we're sad to have to say once again that all Bolton Hospice charity shops are now shut until further notice.

With the exception of our Astley Bridge shop, all shops will close at 4pm on Wednesday 23rd December and re-open on Monday 4th January at 10.00am

Bolton Hospice supporters have raised an incredible £47,758 to enable us to care for patients and their families this Christmas and beyond.

Our Education Team here at Bolton Hospice have created resources to offer support to those supporting children, and here you can see a bitesize version of the training they offer that you may find useful as a parent, family member or teacher in helping the young people in your life through loss, grief and bereavement.

As part of this year's National Grief Awareness Week, here are some helpful resources from our Bereavement Support Team with suggestions of what to say and what not to say to someone who is grieving.

This National Grief Awareness Week we wanted to share our thoughts and helpful resources here at the hospice, joining The Good Grief Trust in their hope to "normalise grief and get people talking."

Generous staff and students at the University of Bolton have raised £700 for Bolton Hospice by donating money collected from £1 meals sold to students during Bolton’s extra Covid-19 lockdown restrictions.