ellenor Patron, Cheryl Fergison (AKA Heather from Eastenders) is selling her beloved car ‘Dolly’ and is listing it on Ebay on September 10 – with a quarter of the proceeds coming to ellenor to help support families facing terminal illness.
ellenor – which has been chosen as one of the charities to be supported at the forthcoming global BGC Charity Day – was on The Pantiles this week promoting its involvement.
The number of drop-in sessions offered by hospice charity ellenor for its young
Young patients supported by ellenor Children’s Hospice Care enjoyed a fun and friendly Family Drop In session at The New Beacon school in Sevenoaks on Wednesday 24 August, which was kindly arranged by one of the charity’s Ambassadors, Gill Chadbon.
The children which ellenor supports 365 days a year came along to ellenor Gravesend on Friday 19 August for a fabulous Family Fun Day.
Tunbridge Wells-based HR Revolution – the outsourced HR solutions provider – has teamed up with NDK Consulting, a technology and cyber security recruitment business, to take part in the Bewl Water Dragon Boat Race on Saturday 10 September.
ellenor has unveiled the dates for its next Carers’ Course, which the charity is running jointly with Carers First
The Tunbridge Wells-based law firm, CooperBurnett, has raised an incredible £15,676.41 for hospice charity ellenor over the past 12 months – smashing the original target it set of £10,000.
ellenor has been chosen as one of only a very few local charities nationally to be hand selected to take part in and benefit from the BGC Charity Day 2016.
Marks & Spencer (M&S) Bluewater has launched a food donation scheme for ellenor, the local hospice charity which supports families facing terminal illness. Any food which cannot be sold to customers, but is still fit for use, is being donated to the kitchen at ellenor Gravesend.
Colin McRobert, President of Swanley and North Downs Lions, visited ellenor Gravesend recently to present the charity’s Chief Executive, Claire Cardy, with a cheque for £6000 – an amount which could pay for a typical patient stay on the inpatient ward at ellenor Gravesend.
The bereavement support offered by ellenor has recently been expanded to include Bereavement Cuppa sessions at ellenor Gravesend on Thursday evenings from 7-9pm
The Sainsbury’s store in Crayford recently presented ellenor with a cheque for £7365.11 – raised from supporting the hospice charity for the past 12 months.
Tunbridge Wells-based Larrytech, a growing website development agency, is organising a charity golf day to support ellenor. It is taking place at the Nevill Golf Club in Tunbridge Wells and 16 September and it set to bring together business people and professionals from across West Kent.
ellenor was blessed with perfect weather for its Summer Fair at ellenor Gravesend.
ellenor was very proud to be involved in the official opening of Swanley Link on Wednesday 6 July, which was attended by Prince Richard, the Duke of Gloucester, along with a number of local dignitaries and councillors, including the Mayor of Swanley.
ellenor volunteer, Pat Allen, who lives in Gravesend, has been bestowed with The Badge of the Order of Mercy (from The League of Mercy) in recognition of her years of volunteering for the charity.
A record number of people have signed up for ellenor’s Walkathon in September – which will see supporters walk 26 miles from Tower Bridge back to ellenor Gravesend. Many of them will be walking in memory of someone special.
There are only a few days left to enter ellenor’s exciting Accumulator Challenge!
An intrepid team from the Tunbridge Wells-based law firm, CooperBurnett, completed the Three Peaks Challenge for ellenor last weekend within 24 hours – which included 14 hours of climbing.
