21st October 2024 Announcing the 2024 Wigan Borough Palliative and End of Life Care Awards Winners Health and Social Care professionals from within the Wigan Borough came together at Leigh Sports Village on Friday 11th October to celebrate the Palliative and End of Life Care Awards.
8th October 2024 Wigan & Leigh Hospice volunteers nominated for an Our Town award A group of long serving Wigan & Leigh Hospice volunteers attended the Our Town Awards, where they were nominated for the Leadership Award.
2nd October 2024 Wigan Borough Business Awards ‘Charity of the Year’ Winners 2024 We are thrilled to announce we are the Wigan Borough Business Awards ‘Charity of the Year’ for 2024.
19th September 2024 Working with other healthcare services to support patients within the borough Often people aren’t aware that our hospice services extend beyond the grounds of the hospice building, into our community. In fact, we support more people in our community than on our Inpatient Unit.
16th September 2024 Britannia Taxis supports Wigan & Leigh Hospice events with easy transportation Britannia Taxis, powered by the Veezu app, are donating a percentage of profits from bookings to and from the three events, meaning that every journey with Britannia raises more funds for Wigan & Leigh Hospice.
2nd September 2024 Taking on the 2025 Manchester Marathon In April 2025, fantastic Wigan & Leigh Hospice fundraiser Kim is taking on the Manchester Marathon in memory of dear family friend Geoff, who was cared for by the Hospice earlier this year.
14th August 2024 Creating treasured memories to remember loved ones Losing a loved one is arguably the most difficult time in our lives. Whether that be a parent, sibling, son, daughter, grandparent, auntie, uncle, cousin or friend.
12th August 2024 Supporting Bereaved Children to Understand their Grief It is often believed that children are resilient when they are bereaved. However, much like adults, children benefit from support, information, and guidance to understand their experience of grief.
From Marginalisation to Inclusion Conference 2024 On Wednesday 25th September 2024, join us as we discuss how to engage some of our more hard to reach communities with hospice care.
1st August 2024 Young knitters donate blankets to help keep vulnerable community warm A group of talented and hard working young people have been busy learning a new skill for their Duke of Edinburgh award – knitting!