February 1, 2025
We are delighted to announce that our charity of the year for 2025 is St. Michael’s Hospice (North Hampshire)based in Basingstoke.
This amazing establishment was opened in 1992 with a simple mission – to offer a choice and understanding of complex conditions in the dying. They now provide the highest quality palliative care for over 500 patients from the North Hampshire area every year.
Their chosen emblem, the Snow Goose, symbolises protection, bravery and loyalty. It embodies the unwavering dedication to be there for their patients and families, providing care and support when needed. In the wild, these geese fly in family units and if one falls behind or lands, the others will accompany it to ensure it’s safe and never left behind.
A dedicated team of nurses, doctors, and therapists deliver free, high-quality, compassionate end-of-lifecare and support to patients, their families and carers. This includes care and support both at the hospice and at home, patient and family support, bereavement and living well services as well as therapies including physiotherapy and occupational therapy.
With only 16% of their funds provided by the NHS, the rest is raised by the community and the team at RHB looks forward to participating in some of their official events (as well as hosting some of our own events) to help raise funds for the hospice during2025.
St Michael’s list of events for2025 includes:
● Tandem skydiving
● Friends of St. Michael’s Hospice Love is in the Air Concert at All Saints, Odiham on 14.02.25
● Woodland Walk & Run on 27.04.25 at Farleigh Wallop Estate
● Big Wheel cycling event on 01.06.25 starting at the War Memorial Park, Basingstoke
● Summer Memories on 13.067.25 at Worting House, Basingstoke
● Golf Day on 12.09.25 at Test Valley Golf Club
● Moonlight Walk on 27.09.25 starting at Festival Place
● Reindeer Run on 30.11.25 at Festival Place
● Ultra Challenge Series in May (Jurassic Coast), June (Cotswold Way) & September (Thames Path)
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