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A dad of two is set to take on an epic challenge as he prepares to run 100 miles over four days, visiting ten local hospices, including Bolton Hospice, on his route to raise awareness and valuable funds for the specialist care they provide.

On 3rd March we celebrated 30 years of providing specialist care and support for local people with terminal or life-limiting illnesses and their families. Here's just some of the ways we celebrated the day...

Join us at our Recruitment Open Day at the hospice where you will have a chance to find out what it’s like to work here, meet the team, have a look around, and talk to some of our managers about the range of exciting career and volunteer opportunities we have available.

Updated: 23rd February 2022. 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 to ensure that our patients, staff and volunteers working within the Hospice are safe. We review our visiting restrictions on a regular basis and adjust them, depending on the national and/or local infection rates and guidance.

Bolton Hospice patient Rosie Adamson-Clark has written an article, which has been published by the international palliative care website eHospice, about her experience of hospice care.

A 75 year old local man wants to help raise the profile of the services offered by Bolton Hospice, after a short stay there helped him to get his medication and pain better managed and stabilised his symptoms.

Updated: 7th February 2022. 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 to ensure that our patients, staff and volunteers working within the Hospice are safe. We review our visiting restrictions on a regular basis and adjust them, depending on the national and/or local infection rates and guidance.

Monday 7th February marks Dr Leigh Vallance's 10th Anniversary as Chief Executive here at Bolton Hospice.

Schools and nurseries across Bolton have raised an incredible amount of over £32,000 during December to fund the care given to patients and their families at Bolton Hospice on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

When volunteer Tom responded to an advert he’d seen on the hospice Facebook page, he had no idea how much it would change his life.  Read his inspirational story here.

Husband and Wife Kate and John Greenhalgh, run A Year of Dates - an online firm selling boxes of envelopes containing 12 months of dating ideas, encouraging couples to try new experiences and create memories together. This year they have decided to follow their own advice, and have signed up to our 12 week Strictly Learn to Dance challenge.

Bolton Freemasons kindly donated a new supply of teddies to Bolton Hospice through ‘The Teddies for Loving Care’ initiative, which provides unique cuddly bears to Accident & Emergency departments and hospices for medical staff to give to young children.