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CEO blog: Why Prospect Hospice desperately needs more funding
Will you ask your MP to speak up for hospice care? Apart from birth, we are at our most vulnerable when we’re facing death. Personalised care, for both patients and their families, like that provided...
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Prospect Hospice Joins Forces for Dementia Action Week
Prospect Hospice Joins Forces for Dementia Action Week (May 13th-19th) 1 in 3 people in the UK living with dementia do not have a diagnosis and Prospect Hospice is proud to participate in...
View ArticleProspect Hospice launches urgent appeal amid funding crisis
The Wroughton-based charity is facing a critical financial shortfall that threatens the independent specialist end-of-life service provider. Despite providing care to over 2,000 patients and their...
View ArticleProspect Hospice celebrates volunteer week
During Volunteer Week (Monday 3 to Sunday 9 June) , we sent a heartfelt thank you to our incredible team of over 600 volunteers. Across 40 roles, they’re the backbone of our organisation, offering...
View ArticleOld Town Festival revival raises nearly £5,000 for local hospice
The revival of the beloved Old Town Festival brought an electric atmosphere and vibrant excitement back to the heart of the community this year. After being a town fixture for more than 24 years, the...
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Global Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Day
Prospect Hospice Celebrates National MND Day by Spotlighting Dedicated MND Care Team In recognition of Global Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Day on Friday 21 June, Prospect Hospice is highlighting the...
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Help Us Win the UK’s Favourite Charity Shop Award!
We’re thrilled to announce that Prospect Hospice is in the running for The UK’s Favourite Charity Shop Award! This is a fantastic opportunity to show your love for our shops and the vital difference...
View ArticleLocal hospice record-breaking Starlight Walk illuminates Swindon
On a warm Saturday evening on 29 June, the 16th annual Starlight Walk hosted by Prospect Hospice lit up Swindon’s streets with a record-breaking turnout and fundraising success. This year’s event saw...
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Blooming wonderful: We’re BBC Make A Difference Award Finalists!
Prospect Hospice is thrilled to announce that its dedicated volunteer gardening team, led by Yvonne, has been shortlisted as finalists in the prestigious BBC Make A Difference Awards. Yvonne and her...
View ArticleCharity opens new furniture shop where every purchase supports care
Have you ever wondered if affordable furniture could change lives? Prospect Hospice certainly believes so, and the charity is proving it with the grand opening of a new furniture shop. Located in...
View ArticleProspect Hospice’s Run the Rainbow Event Brings Colour and Joy to Lydiard Park
In a dazzling display of colour and community spirit, over 400 enthusiastic participants gathered at Lydiard Park this Saturday for Prospect Hospice’s annual “Run the Rainbow” event. The vibrant run,...
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Prospect Hospice Featured on BBC Breakfast to Highlight Funding Crisis Prospect Hospice, were featured on BBC Breakfast on Friday 5 September, to discuss the ongoing funding crisis and update listeners...
View ArticleProspect Hospice’s Light Up a Life Remembrance Service: A Time to Reflect and...
Prospect Hospice invites the community to join its annual Light Up a Life remembrance service, honouring and celebrating the lives of loved ones who are no longer with us. Last December, Pippa’s...
View ArticleBecky Rowland Tribute Fund Surpasses £27,000 and cover 1,600 miles for...
Ten years ago, Kala and Kristy’s mum died at Prospect Hospice, Swindon. For her daughters the anniversary is bittersweet. Like most grieving families they cannot believe it’s been 10 years since they...
View ArticleSarah’s story
Prospect’s raffle is a fun way to make a serious difference for families like ours this Christmas. Firstly, I want to say a huge thank you. The support you’ve shown the hospice through playing the...
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Local runners create memories, blisters and over £3,000
United by grief and fuelled by compassion, a group of five friends from Swindon and Poole, Jecinta, Sarah, Amanda, Della and Susie, recently completed the Frankfurt Marathon to honour the memory of...
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New books and media shop now open
Prospect Hospice’s much-loved store is relocating from Commercial Road to a fresh new spot at 138 Victoria Hill, Swindon. Offering a great selection of books, vinyl records, CDs, and more, the new...
View ArticleLight up a Life Remembrance Service Cancelled Due to Storm
Prospect Hospice’s annual Light up a Life remembrance service, scheduled for Sunday 8 December has been cancelled due to the severe weather forecast associated with Storm Darragh. The charity decided...
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Les’ story
The aim was to get me pain-free, so I could live as normal life as possible, for as long as possible… ‘I love travel, my partner Gary and I have travelled all over the world, in fact I love travelling...
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Meet Wynne
Linda lifted the fear. Winifred Mary Plocka (Wynne) died at the age of 101, surrounded by her family. This is the story of how, with the support of Prospect Hospice, her family managed to maintain...
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