Read the latest news from Wigan and Leigh Hospice
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.
A group of long serving Wigan & Leigh Hospice volunteers attended the Our Town Awards, where they were nominated for the Leadership Award.
We are thrilled to announce we are the Wigan Borough Business Awards ‘Charity of the Year’ for 2024.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
On Wednesday 25th September 2024, join us as we discuss how to engage some of our more hard to reach communities with hospice care.
A group of talented and hard working young people have been busy learning a new skill for their Duke of Edinburgh award – knitting!
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