Brighten your Bank Holiday & support Mary Stevens Hospice!
Win £1,000 weekly, or up to £10,000 in rollover draws as a weekly player. Just £1 to play. Your support helps local families.
☀Play next week's draw: shorturl.at/4QBkL
☀Become a weekly member: shorturl.at/wvnML
or Call: 01384 860011
We feel incredibly privileged to welcome the remarkable Dr Kathryn Mannix to our hospice.
To everyone who is joining us today - thank you 💙
Let's listen, learn, and open up compassionate conversations about death, dying and grief together.
#DMAW #CultureInDyingMatters
Have you visited our Kingswinford store yet this week? 🤔
You might have noticed a special display for #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek.
If you’re nearby, take a moment to visit the display, pause and think about your own legacy. 💌
Our Kingswinford shop is open from 9am- 4pm today.
#DMAW25
Tomorrow is our Hospice Open Day for #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek
Meet the team, explore our work & discover how we support people in our community.
📍 Education Centre, The Mary Stevens Hospice, 221 Hagley Road, DY8 2JR
⏰ 10am - 2pm
#TheCultureOfDyingMatters #DMAW25
EXCITING NEWS! 🌻
This week is #worldgardeningweek and we have a sunflower growing competition for YOU to join in with and the opportunity to win a £30 garden centre voucher! Call into your local Mary Stevens Hospice shop to pick up a free pack of sunflower seeds! Deadline: 6th August🌻
What would your funeral song be?🎵🎵🎵
Comment below with your song choice and, if you are happy to, we would love to know why you have chosen that song.
Let us know, and in May we'll be adding all of your choices to a Spotify playlist for you to stream during #DyingMattersWeek
🎉We're hiring!
We're recruiting a Kitchen Assistant!
💙If you’re passionate about upholding the hospice’s values and ethos of Care, Compassion and Kindness and ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today: hr.breathehr.com/.../kitchen-....
📆Closing date: 17th April 2025
Maria, our Community Engagement Officer will be at our Stourbridge High Street shop on Saturday from 10am, asking 'What would your funeral song be?'
💿 Your songs will be written on a vinyl, to then be displayed in the shop as part of #DyingMattersWeek
📍52/53 High Street, Stourbridge, DY8 1DE
Looking for the perfect Mother’s Day gift?
Why not give Mom an unforgettable experience to look forward to! Treat her to an all-inclusive day at Ascot, complete with transport to and from the event! 🏇
To book your place please follow the link below: www.marystevenshospice.co.uk/event/ladies...
📚 Join us for a special evening with former palliative care consultant & author of 'With the End in Mind' & 'Listen' @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social
In partnership with The Heath Bookshop, BrumYODO & @nobarriershere.bsky.social
🔗 Tickets: the-heath-bookshop.eventcube.io/events/72157...
🌼 A blooming good way to support your local hospice is to take part in our lottery!
You win up to £1,000 every week, with every penny raised going directly to providing outstanding care.
Spring into the new season & sign up today 🌷
www.marystevenshospice.co.uk/lottery/play...
Introducing the Wisdom Tree 🌳
People attending our Day Service Unit have reflected on their words of wisdom, expressing these on collaged leaves to create a handcrafted Wisdom Tree 🍃
Thank you to Lisa for bringing this beautiful project to life. Supported by funding from @tnlcomfund.bsky.social
As a registered charity, we rely on donations to keep our doors open & we've collaborated with other hospices to highlight the essential role we play in our communities & to protect our future.
Please consider leaving a gift in your Will: www.marystevenshospice.co.uk/our-care/gif...
We’re extremely proud @mshospice.bsky.social has been involved in this important legacy campaign, led by @hospiceuk.bsky.social and working with other hospices.
To leave a legacy in your will to Mary Stevens Hospice, please visit: www.marystevenshospice.co.uk/our-care/gif...
#ThisisHospiceCare
📣 Come & join our hospice team!
We’re looking for a Volunteer & Community Engagement Assistant to support our volunteering & community engagement strategies.
📌 For further information & apply, please visit: hr.breathehr.com/v/volunteer-...
#hospice #hpc #communityengagement #volunteering
“Focusing on being accessible, truly person centred & highly insightful, we believe this program is essential & deserves to go from strength to strength.”
Thank you to everyone at Cream Care Ltd 💙
4/4
Cream Care Ltd Director Emma, said “We recognise No Barriers Here are working tirelessly to turn the often taboo subject of end of life planning into a fully embraced, & indeed celebrated, part of people's life plan...” 3/4
Staff have greatly benefited from participating in facilitator training offered by the program.
It provided valuable insights into end of life planning for people with learning disabilities, equipping staff with the tools & confidence to initiate conversations with individuals & families. 2/4
Cream Care Ltd in Somerset who provide care and support for adults with learning disabilities and complex needs, have generously donated £320 to our No Barriers Here program!
1/4 🧵
@nobarriershere.bsky.social
@expressandstar.com
@blackcountryradio.co.uk
What a delight to win this award and to work with such an inclusive and collaborative research team.
Thank you for inviting us to be part of The Victoria & Stuart Project.
@hospiceuk.bsky.social
The Little Mermaid Pantomime has officially opened! 🤩
Our sold-out school performance today left pupils from across the borough enchanted by the magic of pantomime. Let us entertain you and the whole family this February Half Term!
🎟 boroughhalls.co.uk/msh-the-litt...
Sponsored by Brooks Forgings
📖 Last weekend Lauren and Caroline from our bereavement team facilitated a library session for 5–11 year olds focusing on loss, memories and emotions.
They read 'Always and Forever' by Alan Durant and led crafts based around memories, including stained glass window pictures and memory rocks. 💙
We’re looking for bank kitchen and domestic assistants to join our hospice team!
If you’re reliable, flexible & ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today ⬇️
hr.breathehr.com/v/bank-kitch...
hr.breathehr.com/v/bank-domes...
#hospice #hospicejobs #westmidlands
Want to challenge yourself in 2025 with a fundraising activity? 💪
To find out more about how you can fundraise and support The Mary Stevens Hospice, please visit: www.marystevenshospice.co.uk/get-involved...
or email Allison.hayes@mshfundraising.co.uk 😃
Thank you 💙
A picture of a nurse standing outside of glass doors holding a small cuddly bear wearing a hospice lottery t-shirt!
Our wonderful nurse, Sian, and our Lottery Bear are all smiles as we celebrate our £9,800 lottery rollover! 🐻
For just £1 a ticket you can take part in our rollover which provides essential funds to help us care for people in our community.
www.marystevenshospice.co.uk/lottery/play...
Excellent, thank you @madlinsudn.bsky.social 😃
Thank you Judi, it’s lovely to be here 🦋
Thank you! ☺️