Martlets Spring Newsletter

NEWSRegistered Charity Number 802145

Spring 2011

www.themartletshospice.co.uk

Welcome Home Pg 3

Santa’s Summertime Stride Pg 8

Help the Hospice Garden Grow Pg 11

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WELCOME . . .to our Spring Newsletter

Firstly I’d like to wish you avery Happy New Year and ahealthy and peaceful 2011. I want to thank all the staffand volunteers for theirmarvellous response to theextremely snowy weather atthe end of last year. Everyone

worked so hard to keep the hospice openand to enable us to continue to care for ourpatients during the terrible weather. It’s been an eventful few months here at theMartlets – we said a temporary goodbye toour InPatient Unit in September, as theymoved over to Harmony House so that therefurbishment could start on the InPatientUnit. The first phase of the work is completeand we’ve been able to welcome everyoneback with open arms. It was very quiet herewithout them! I think the InPatient Unit islooking fantastic now, refreshed andrefurbished. Unfortunately the price we paid for this wasreal disruption to parts of the garden. Whilewe have saved and protected as much as wecould there is need for some real attentionand restoration work. So this is why we arelaunching our garden appeal - the garden ishugely important to our patients and theirfamilies and we want to return it to itsbeautiful state as soon as we can. On pageeleven you can find out how to help theHospice garden grow. Everyone who supportsthe appeal will be invited to a summer gardenparty so you can see how your money hashelped to create a beautiful, peaceful garden. I look forward to seeing you there.

Thank you for your continued support. Very Best Wishes.

Martlets HospiceWayfield Avenue, Hove, East Sussex BN3 7LW Tel: 01273 273400 Web: www.themartlets.org.uk

EditorialOur Newsletter is published twice a year,the deadline for the next newsletter is 1stJune 2011. Please send your news, detailsof your events, or feedback on thenewsletter to Lucy Brandram. [email protected] Fundraising & Lottery Office Unit 5, Sussex House Business Park 270 Old Shoreham Road, HoveEast Sussex BN3 7DX

NEWS from the Hospice

We’re appealing for local 4x4 drivers to volunteertheir time and help out in the snowy weather. Ice and snow make it incrediblyhard for our hospice at home team to reach their patients. Before Christmas wewere supported by Efficiency Direct, who very kindly offered us the use of a 4x4vehicle with driver – Caroline, our CEO told us why this kind of help is so vital.“Efficiency Direct enabled a number of our staff to get out to their patients duringthe extremely snowy weather last month - we appreciate this remarkably kindand thoughtful assistance. Our patients at home are really very vulnerable in thesecold and icy conditions, I know it gave everyone real peace of mind to be able tocontinue caring for our patients. To prepare for the next bout of snowy weatherwe’re asking local 4x4 drivers to offer a few hours of their time – this will beinvaluable support for the Hospice as without it we will find it hard to visit ourpatients in the community.”

If you can help us reach our patients despite the snow then please contact theHR team directly on 01273 273400.

Happy Tenth BirthdayAt the beginning of October our Lotterycelebrated turning ten, party goers enjoyedbirthday cake and a glass of fizz! SheilaGreen, our Lottery Manager said “I wouldlike to take this opportunity to thank allthe lottery players, volunteer supporters,members of staff and supporters frombusinesses in and around Brighton &Hove who have helped make the MartletsHospice lottery such a great success.Let’s hope 2011 is even better!”Over the last ten years the Lottery hasraised over £1 million for the Hospice - we now have 7500 lottery numbers in thedraw each week. If you’d like to join the Lottery pick up a form at one of our shopsor download one from our website www.themartlets.org.uk

Sheila Green - our Lottery Manager cuttingthe birthday cake

In 2010 Brighton and Hove Buses celebrated their 75th Anniversary, RogerFrench donated the royalties from his book – Life on the Buses, theproceeds from the Bus Company Calendar and their 75th Anniversary Rallylast summer – totalling £15,000. Go Ahead who own Brighton & HoveBuses gave another £2,000 bringing the grand total to £17,000.

Roger French from Brighton and Hove Bus Company presents a cheque toAntonia, Caroline and Gary from the Martlets Hospice

Refurbishment Update

It’s getting chilly but the walls are up and the roof is onDec 2010

The steel framework goes up Oct 2010

One of our refurbished rooms

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Welcome Home . . . Just before Christmas we were very happy to welcome back ourpatients and staff from the InPatient Unit.

Thanks to the grant from the Department of Health we’ve now got amodernised InPatient Unit with new floors, windows and doors in allpatient rooms as well bright and colourful soft furnishings and re-arranged bathrooms. It’s not just patients who have benefitted fromthe refurbishment; our staff are enjoying fresh, newly painted officesand better storage facilities for equipment. Not to mention the newwet room style bathrooms and ensuites to the family rooms thataccommodate wheelchairs which will make showering for patients,both independent and assisted, much easier.

Work is continuing on the new build part of the refurbishment. TheSacred Space - we will be looking for a permanent name for this room– and the Patient Activity Room are taking shape and will be finishedby the spring.

A Big Thank You One of the dilemmas facing ourmanagement team before therefurbishment of the InPatient Unit, washow to continue to care for our patientswith all the disruption of a major re-furbishment? Thanks to our ex-colleagueClaire Ferrari’s connection to HarmonyHouse, a newly opened and nearby nursinghome, the answer emerged. LastSeptember our patients and staff from theIPU moved to Harmony House on OldShoreham Road – for 12 weeks. TheDirectors had kindly agreed to donate 13of their rooms for our use. Without thisoffer of help we simply would not havebeen able to continue caring for ourpatients; we would have had to close theInPatient Unit. We would like to thank thestaff, residents and their families atHarmony House for this kind andgenerous support. It was a major upheaval

for both sides, but the nursing home staffmade the transition as easy as possible. Asa way of saying thank you we’ll beproviding on-going training in palliative careto the staff at Harmony House to helpthem deliver the highest standards ofquality nursing care to the local community.

“We are happy to have been ableto help the Martlets with continuingtheir valuable work during theirextension. Our residents, familiesand staff enjoyed having the hospicewith us and are now benefittingfrom the quality trainingarrangements provided. We havesince been inspected by CQC andachieved a very good report(available on the CQC website)which shows us to be totallycompliant and a good nursinghome. We are now beginning to fillup the rooms donated to theHospice with our own residentsand hope to continue working withthe Martlets in the future.” Said Claire Ferrari of Harmony House.

“All the staff were so wonderfully supportive fromthe person who does the vacuuming all the way tothe top.” Philippa’s husband John was cared for bythe Martlets at Harmony House.

“It’s the gas cooker” she told me “it was damagedwhen I moved house, I’ve only just moved but now itdoesn’t work and I’ve got no money to pay for a newone. We haven’t had a hot dinner for days now.”The broken gas cooker belonged to the patient Cecile had come to see.Cecile is one of our Volunteer Benefit Advisors, and sees cases like thepatient with the broken cooker on a regular basis. She works with Sheilaand between them they help patients and their families’ access around £1million pounds worth of missed benefits every year. Both volunteers haveyears of benefit advice experience, they visit patients in their homes andmay work with them, alongside their families, for several months at a time.

It’s not just about filling in forms and offering benefits advice, ourvolunteers help patients with advice on legal and employment issues.Often patients haven’t written a Will, after all, writing a Will isn’t free and if

you’re on a very low income it may seem impossible. This is a situation that both advisors have encountered. Luckily they’re able to help;not only offering advice on why making a Will is so important but also giving a helping hand financially as hardship grants can be availablefrom Macmillan Cancer Support.

There’s quite a lot of detective work involved in this role. “To really help people you need to spend time with them to get a full pictureof their lives” explained Sheila. Cecile agreed “The key to getting a successful conclusion is to listen intently to what the patient says - apassing reference to a family member or something to do with their condition may reveal an entitlement the patient had neverconsidered or one that has been overlooked. It’s this astute listening that has resulted in substantial back-dated payments from theDepartment of Work and Pensions for our patients.”

Incredibly the highest of these payments has been nearly £20,000 - this amount of money can make life so much easier for patients whoare terminally ill. Shelia explained that being able to get money for people; to make their lives easier was, for her, one of the best parts ofthe job. For Cecile it’s passing on knowledge “The fact that the information I give people can make such a difference is one of myfavourite things about this kind of work” she told us.

How to get involved If you’ve got experience of giving benefits advice and would like to help us please get in touch. You’ll need to be able to make a weeklycommitment and have your own transport. You’ll receive ongoing training so you’re up to date with any changes in the benefits system,and you’ll be well supported by the Hospice staff and the Welfare Benefits team co-ordinator.

Contact our volunteer co-ordinators on 01273 273400 for more information.


SnapShotsThe Santa Bus raised £8,547 which will be split with the Argus Appeal

Our Christmas Raffle raised £17,823; all the lucky winners have been notifiedThis year £13,677 was given in memory of loved ones for our Light Up a Life remembrance ceremony

Martlets Marathon runners have now raised over £70,000 by taking part in Brighton Marathon

Shelia & Cecile our Volunteer Benefits Advisors

On Sunday 26th September a team of veteran hockey players from Brighton and Hove H.C took on a teamfrom Lewes H.C to raise funds for the Martlets Hospice.

The event was organised by retired local Solicitor Mr Stephen Nelson whose wife Hilary sadly passed away inthe hospice earlier this year. A total of £1127 was raised and a great time was had by all who took part.

Thanks are due to Paul Spruce who organised the Lewes team,to Sussex University for making the pitchavailable and to the Swan pub in Falmer for laying on refreshments.

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Walk to RememberGet the whole family together on Sunday 13th March and join ourWalk to Remember. An afternoon seafront walk for the wholefamily to enjoy, in memory of a loved one. Chose from a 3 or 5 mile optionalong Hove seafront. We’re asking walkers to either make a donation when theyenter the event or raise money through sponsorship. Anyone can take part fromgrandchildren to grandparents – it’s a walk for the whole family, and you candecide on the day whether you want a gentle 3 mile stroll or a moreenergetic 5 mile stride.

Entry is £5 and we’ll supply you with sponsor forms for the whole family.

MidnightMadness

FRIDAY JUNE 17THis the date for this year’sMidnight Walk - are youready girls? You probably already know it’s awomen only, 13 mile sponsored walkstarting at midnight, and that it’s a funfilled night to remember. But, did youknow, that all your determination andhard work raised a staggering£200,112!!! It’s the most we’ve everraised from the Midnight Walk – thankyou all so much for your support. It’san incredible achievement.

Will you walk again this year?

Help us make 2011 another recordbreaking year - entry will be open frommid-February.

Entry £12

Includes: Limited edition Midnight Walk medalGoody BagDelicious breakfastHalf way refreshmentsMidnight Walk T shirt

Open GardensThis summer we’re looking for local green fingered enthusiaststo open their gardens in aid of the Martlets. Whether yourgarden is small and quirky, or big and rambling - we’d be veryhappy to help you open it to the public. It can be a bit of adaunting prospect, letting people wander round your gardenbut you won’t be alone, we’re here to help. Initially we’ll visityou and your garden, have achat about opening yourgarden and what to expect. Wepromote the event and we’llmake sure you have a goodstock of flyers and posters to

tell your friends and neighbours all about it. On theday entry is by donation and garden owners often sellrefreshments or plants to help raise money, so we’llmake sure you’ve got enough volunteers to help out. Last year’s open gardens raisednearly £5,000 for the Hospice.

If you’d like to support us and open your garden this summer please get intouch with Clem in the Fundraising Office on 01273 747455 or [email protected]

SANTA’S Summertime StrideA sponsored Santa dash with a difference! No need to worry aboutsnow or ice – this Santa experience comes with all the fun ofsummer on Saturday 25th June. Participants of all ages are invited todress up in a Santa suit and jog, or walk, around Ho Ho Hove Park! It’sa sponsored event where Santa’s will be asked to complete as manycircuits of the park as they can in two hours. Entry includes your very own Santa suit anda special medal.

All the money raised from this event will help fund the services provided by our FamilySupport Team. The team includes two social workers, our chaplain, two bereavementcounsellors and bereavement volunteers who work in the community.

Whatever you raise will help fund this service.

Entry is £10 per person or £20 for a family of four. To enter call the Fundraising Office,forms will be available online shortly.


Saturday 12th February - Valentines Gala Concert with Sussex Symphony Orchestra 7.30pm,

St Bartholomew’s Church, Brighton. Enjoy some of the world’s most romantic music including Prokofiev, Duparc,

Delius and many more. Collection for the Hospice at the end of the concert. Tickets from £10 call 01273 415384

to book or email [email protected]

Saturday 26th February - Moonlight Swim - 7pm A sponsored night swim at Roedean Pool, teams and individualswimmers welcome. Entry £10 Contact Clem in the Fundraising Office for more information [email protected]

FEBRUARY 2011

Saturday 5th March - Mayor’s Charities Variety Show at Hove Town Hall. Compered by AmbroseHarcourt, comedy, music and dance including ‘Bad Girls’ By Brighton Theatre Group and ‘Oliver’ by theSpotlight Players. Tickets £6 and available from Antonia in the Martlets Fundraising Office.

Sunday 13th March - Walk to Remember Brighton & Hove A short sponsored walksuitable for all ages that everyone in the family from grandparents to grandchildren will beable to complete, to raise money for the Martlets in memory of a loved one. Registration £5 - call the Fundraising Office for a registration form.

MARCH 2011

Friday 1st April - Spring Quiz 7.30pm - Boundary Rooms, Sussex County Cricket Club, Eaton Road, Hove.Teams of up to six people will be competing for a winner’s trophy! There’ll be a cash bar. £7.50 per person.

Sunday 3rd April - Mothers Day Skydive Join our annual skydive and feel the exhilarationof a tandem skydive. You’ll need to raise £395 this includes a £175 donation to the Hospice.For more information contact Clem in the Fundraising Office [email protected]

Sunday 3rd April - Paul Young in concert (with support) at Hove Town Hall, Norton Rd, Hove. Catch the legendary Paul Young live in Hove, all in aid of the Mayor’s Charities. Tickets £15 from Antonia in theFundraising Office.

Sunday 10th April - Brighton Marathon If you don’t fancy running a marathon why not come along and cheerour team of runners? Contact Clem in the Fundraising Office for more info on cheering our runners along!

Friday 15th April - Mayor’s Charities Fish & Chip Quiz Night Portslade Town Hall. Pit your wits againstBrighton’s brainiest - teams of up to six people. Tickets £10 per person incl. fish & chip supper, veggie option available- please ask when you book. Call the Fundraising Office and speak to Antonia for tickets.

Saturday 23rd April - Saturday Night Bop in aid of the Mayor’s Charities Hove Town Hall. Performances fromDr and the Medics, Brighton Extravaganza. Tickets £12.50 in advance from Antonia on 01273 747455. £15 on the night.

APRIL 2011

Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th June - Open Gardens Visit the beautiful garden at WhiteLodge, 40 The Cliff, Roedean, BN2 5RE, open 1pm - 6pm. The star of this garden is the1920’s sunken rose garden, now fully restored. Plants for sale, cream teas but no wheelchairaccess. Entry by donation.

Friday 17th June - Martlets Midnight Walk - Brighton Racecourse, Race Hill,Brighton This is one for the girls. Ladies join us on a 13 mile sponsored walk - for a night toremember!! Entry £12 enter online www.martlets-midnightwalk.co.uk or pick up a form from the shops

Friday 17th June - Ben Nevis Trek a three day trek climbing to the summit of Ben Nevis; the highest point inthe British Isles, through the remote Scottish Highlands. A trek organised in conjunction with Discover Adventure. To book your place or for more info contact Clem in the Fundraising Office.

Saturday 25th June - Abba Gold with the Dancing Queens band, Hove Town Hallwho’ll play all Abba’s greatest hits plus guest stars Brighton Youth Theatre Group.Performances 3pm and 7.45 pm. Tickets from £8.00 Book tickets 01273 563063

Saturday 25th June - Santa’s Summertime Stride, Hove Park A sponsored Santa dash with a difference.Dress as Santa and jog or walk as many times as you can round Hove Park. Entry £10 per person or £20 family ticket price includes your Santa suit, medal and refreshments.

JUNE 2011

Friday 6th May - Gala Dinner at the Royal Pavilion in aid of the Mayor’s CharitiesDelicious 3 course dinner in the spectacular surrounding of the Pavilion Banqueting Hall. Tickets£65 per person from Antonia in the Fundraising Office.

Saturday 7th May - South Downs Trekathon A 26 mile trek over the South Downs, starting in Lewes andfinishing at Beachy Head. A challenging sponsored trek in conjunction with Discover Adventure. Registration £49 - contact Clem in the Fundraising Office for more info.

Saturday 28th May - Coffee Morning 10am - 1pm at 17 Fernhurst Crescent, Hollingbury in aid of MartletsHospice and Dorset Gardens Methodist Church. Raffle, bric a brac. £1 entry incl refreshments.

Saturday 28th May - Il Travatore 7.30pm, St Mary’s Church, Kemptown. Verdi’s masterpiece sung inItalian performed by Music Theatre 2000 with full orchestra and the Brighton & Hove (Actually) Gay Men’sChorus, part of the Brighton Festival, supporting the Martlets Hospice. Tickets £16, £12 conc from the Dome Box Office on 01273 709709 or online www.brightonticketshop.com

MAY 2011

Unless otherwise stated tickets are available from the Fundraising Office on 01273 [email protected]


Friday 15th July - Indian Summer - 7.30pm Hove Rugby Club, a sumptuous veggie Indian banquetcomplete with Indian Dancers, who might even let you have a go yourself! Tickets £tbc

Sunday 17th July - Open Garden 18 Chorley Avenue, Saltdean, BN2 8AQ 11.30am - 4pm. Anenvironmentally friendly town garden, packed with everything from scented flowers to a vegetable patch, alongsidefruit trees and a beautiful bonsai shelter. Entry by donation.

JULY 2011

Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st August - Hike 4 Hospices Challenging walking alongthe South Downs Way, different distances available from 5 miles up to a total of 43 overtwo days. For more information and to enter visit www.hike4hospices.com

AUGUST 2011

Friday 2nd September - Martlets Friday Night Ride to the Coast London to Brighton Bike Ride. LeaveLondon at midnight, pedal fast and you’ll be back on Brighton seafront in time for breakfast. Entry £15.

Saturday 24th September - Spooky Ghost Night 8pm - 2am Preston Manor, Preston Park, Brighton. A nightat Brighton’s most haunted building including the service of two mediums, only limited tickets available. Tickets £50.

SEPTEMBER 2011

Sunday 2nd October - Noon Walk One for the boys a 13 mile, men only sponsored walk - starting andfinishing at Sussex County Cricket Ground. Entry £12 - entry forms will be available in June.

Friday 7th October - Bangers & Mash Quiz Night Sussex County Cricket Club Test your general knowledgeat our very special quiz and enjoy a hearty bangers and mash supper. Veggie bangers are available; please let usknow when you book. Tickets £15 incl bangers and mash supper.

OCTOBER 2011

The Woolly Bus Cocoon, Hove’s woollen wonderland, isorganising a sponsored knit to raise money forthe Hospice. They are looking for avid knittersor the ‘I’ve always wanted to try it’ knitters tojoin their attempt to create a bus cosy.... A bus cosy is a large quilt, made up of 15cmknitted squares. 1,400 squares will be neededto cover an open top Brighton & Hove bus -Cocoon are asking knitters to get involvedand get sponsored to knit as many squares asthey can. Cocoon hope to raise over £30,000! Registration is open now soeither complete the entryform enclosed, visit Cocoonin Hove to grab an entryform or call the MartletsFundraising Office on 01273 747455. Thedeadline for knitted squares is August 2011.

Need Some Inspiration Our supporters find some fantastic ways to support usevery year from coffee mornings to Christmas fairs, teaparties to anniversary do’s. The sporty ones have runhalf marathons, taken part in Ironman competitions,walked from coast to coast, cycled to Paris, run sevenmarathons in seven days. Last year people raisedmoney for the Hospice by climbing mountains,organising theatre productions, staging concerts, dressdowns days at work, not sending Christmas cards. It’san amazing list of support - we thank every one of youwho has worked so hard to raise money for theHospice. If any of these ideas have inspired you oryou’ve got your own ideas about raising cash for theHospice, then please get in touch. We can provideyou with sponsor forms, posters, help and advice.Please call Clem or Rachel on 01273 747455 or [email protected]

X The Hangleton Band raised£535 from a Concert at BishopHannington Church

X Pauline & Louise held aséance, fun days and a Halloweenpub crawl to reach their target of£3,000

X Trevor ran the Royal ParksHalf Marathon in London, raising£4,057

X Barulho, a local Samba bandplayed outside Churchill Square,collecting buckets rattled to thetune of £778.86

X A Rag Raid by Brighton & SussexMedical Students made £719.94

Unless otherwise stated tickets are available from the Fundraising Office on 01273 747455 [email protected]


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Will Writing Weekin aid of The Martlets Hospice7 – 11 March BOOK FROM 21 FEBA great opportunity to make or update your Will

at discount and to support your local hospice.

The Martlets Hospice Will Writing Week is

supported by 23 local solicitors and Will

writers offering a total of 275 appointments.

The Will writing service is offered

in return for a donation to

the Hospice.

Louise Woolcot Arscotts 54 Lansdowne Place Hove 01273 716442

John Astbury Astburys Falcon Wharf Lewes 01273 405900

Stephen Ash Barwells LLP Newhaven, Peacehaven or Seaford 01323 875025

Tony Barnes DS Bosher & Co 24-26 Blatchington Road Hove 01273 721913

Julie Latham Burnand Brazier Tisdall 39 Church Road Hove 01273 734022

David Edwards Burt Brill & Cardens 30 Old Steyne Brighton 01273 604123

Patrick Richards Crosby & Moore 75 Church Road Hove 01273 734600

Ursula Tanner Dean Wilson LLP 96 Church Street Brighton 01273 249262

Dawn Jones Deibel & Allen 10 Franklin Road Portslade 01273 430999

Karen Tapp Thomas Eggar LLP 1 Liverpool Gardens Worthing 01903 222105

Christopher Thomas Fitzhugh Gates 3 Pavilion Parade Brighton 01273 666323

Susan Conway Griffith Smith Conway 154 Church Road Hove 01273 821577

Nadia Cowdrey Griffith Smith Farrington Webb LLP 47 Old Steyne Brighton 01273 384043

Tom Callaghan Edward Harte & Co 6 Pavilion Parade Brighton 01273 662750

Caroline Barton Healys LLP 8-9 Old Steyne Brighton 01273 810064

Joni Parrington Lawson Lewis & Co 10A Horsham Avenue Peacehaven 01273 582680

Beverley Ogden Beverley Ogden & Co Broomans Lane Lewes 01273 474159

John Brewins Quality Solicitors Howlett Clarke LLP 8-9 Ship Street Brighton 01273 718555

Robert Simon Robert Simon & Co 4-6 East Street Shoreham 01273 452333

Zena Trow Sure Financial Solutions 13 St Martin’s Place Brighton 07776 258007

Christopher Loadsman Theaker Loadsman & Reynolds 61 Church Road Hove 01273 229500

Roger Tuffin John A Tuffin & Co LLP 12 Ship Street Brighton 01273 202071

Russell Veale Walkers 143 Ditchling Road Brighton 01273 564939

Reg. Charity No 802145

Bookings can be made from 21 February to 4 March. Please ensure you quote ‘The

Martlets Hospice Will Writing Week’ when making your appointment. You must be

able to attend the solicitor/Will writer during the week of 7 to 11 March. Places are

limited so do make your appointment as soon as possible with any of the firms listed.

Payment must be made to the solicitor/Will writer on the day of your appointment by cheque

to ‘The Martlets Hospice’. Please note that complex Wills are excluded from this offer.

Gifts made in Wills form over 25% of our annual income and help to ensure that we will be there

in the future to continue to help local people cope with terminal illness. The Will Writing Week

is an ideal opportunity for you to remember us in your Will. Please ask your solicitor/Will writer

for a copy of our legacy leaflet.

The Martlets Hospice cares for local people affected by terminal and life-limiting illness living

in and around Brighton & Hove. For more information about our Will Writing Week contact Gary

Moyle our Legacy Officer on 01273 747455 or email [email protected]

Suggested minimum donations are:

£75 for an updating Codicil £110 for a single Will £150 for a joint WillPlease note that these rates are much lower than you would normally pay for these services.


On a night in early September cyclistsfrom all over the country met in Londonfor our Friday Night Ride to the Coast.Setting off at midnight they rode outthrough the city, winding along the empty,country lanes of the South Downs,reaching Ditchling Beacon just as the sunwas rising. Nearly 400 cyclists took partand they’ve raised £55,745 for theMartlets. Amongst the riders were a teamfrom 4D, a local Brighton company. Oneof the 4D team was Graham, we spoke tohim about the ride. He told us why theteam got involved “We’re not fromBrighton but we wanted to do somethingfor a local charity, everyone in the teamwas really motivated to support theMartlets who I think are a great local

charity. The challenge was definitelyworthwhile as we’ve raised just over£4,000 through the generosity of oursubcontractors and our Client SouthernWater for the Hospice!

Our London to Brighton bike ride isorganised by Simon Legg, if you’reinterested in joining the next ride here’shis advice “Our London to Brighton bikeride is a ride like no other. You don’t needa smart bike, and you don’t have to beultra-fit. You do have to bring a smile!”

The FridayNight Rideto the Coast

The team from 4D presentinga cheque to Gordon from outDay Hospice

Want to ride to thecoast? Join the ride on Friday2nd September Registration £15 – riders need toraise sponsorship for the Martlets

Call Antonia in the Fundraising Teamfor an entry form.


The Martlets is holding a High Tea atVintage Me event to showcase ourfabulous range of 40s, 50s and 60sfashion.

You’ll get the chance to see just howgood the clothes look when our modelsactually parade some of the couturefashions our supporters have donated.

The event is at Brighton UnitarianChurch in New Road, Brighton, onSaturday, March 5, from 10am to5.30pm. The church is near the TheatreRoyal and just round the corner fromthe Martlets Church Street shop whichall year round has vintage and retroitems.

And it won’t just be clothes you can buyat the tea event. We’ll have shoes,

“The Martlets Care girls come in twicea day – they help me get up, thenshowered and dressed if I need themto. If all I need is a good chat they’ll sitdown with a cup of tea and let me offload. They’re always there to listen andoffer advice; because the same girlscome most days I’ve really got to knowthem.” Linda has been using MartletsCare for some time now and is veryhappy with the care she receives.Martlets Care staff work pridethemselves on helping clients like Lindaenjoy the comfort, privacy andindependence of their own homes.

Martlets Care has now been caring forlocal people for over three years, inthat time the agency has gained areputation for expert care in the home.They’ve been approved by Brighton &Hove City Council as a Specialist CareProvider. All the profits from MartletsCare go to the Martlets Hospice.

If you’d like more information call theoffice on the number below.

Call 01273 829943 Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm

Join us for tea and the chance tobuy the best of vintage . . .

If you are handy with a digital camera,know your way around a PC and havea few hours to spare, you could helpthe Martlets Hospice.

We need people with these skills tohelp us develop even further ourgrowing online sales of donated items,especially vintage and retro.

To find out how you can get involved,ring volunteer co-ordinator Helen Rogers on 01273 273400.

Friends of East Sussex Hospice

E V E N T S

Fashion Show at Elizabeth Rose of Tenterden Four fabulous catwalk fashion shows at the Elizabeth Rose

shop in Tenterden.Wednesday 4th May - 10.30am & 2.30pm Thursday 5th May - 10.30am & 2.30pm

Tickets £20 from Dianne Steele 01435 813630 or email [email protected]

Midsummer Music and Mirth Saturday 25th June

A night at the opera with the London Festival Opera at Herstmonceux Castle.

Tickets £70 from Dianne Steele 01435 813630 or email [email protected]

More information about FOESH events can be found on www.fesh.org.uk

handbags, jewellery, linen and evenbooks from past ages of elegance.

Just to complete the Palm Courtambience we hope to have a pianisttinkling the ivories of a grand piano.

Admission is £3 to include a cup of teaand a slice of cake.


The Hospice garden has always been an important place

of relaxation and healing for our patients and their

families. A beautiful, calm place to spend precious

time with loved ones.

Building works are currently underway

to refurbish and extend the InPatient

Unit. Some areas of the garden have

been lost to the building extension

whilst other new garden areas will

be created by the removal of the

perimeter bank. We’ve removed

plants where we can to keep them

safe during the disruption.

All this disruption means that we need to

redesign and rejuvenate our garden.

What’s Needed? Hard landscaping including creating

new paths and resurfacing existing

ones, purchasing soil, chippings,

garden furniture, lighting and

paving are all included on our

wish list.

The centre of the new garden

has been designed to work as a

courtyard accessible to all, with paths

wide enough to accommodate bed

bound patients and seating areas to enjoy the

sunshine or shade. To tarmac the garden paths

will cost around £10,000, we also want to light

the garden which will cost £1,500.

Outside patient rooms, the flower beds will be a mix

of delicate Acers, perennials and fragrant shrubs

like lavender so in the summer the delicate scent

will waft into patients’ rooms. In a shady corner

there’ll be a calm Japanese style seating area with

bamboo and gently trickling water.

The bank area running from the new Patient Activity

Room will become a terraced area, using reclaimed

railway sleepers. The creation and planting of this area

will cost £3,000.

How You Can Help You can help us transform our garden by making a donation

to help cover the cost of a group of plants, new seating, or

maybe a new path. Whatever you can give will help return

our garden to its former glory. We need to raise £30,000

from this appeal to transform the Hospice gardens. If

we raise more than this, the extra money will

go towards patient care.

Remember a Loved One Every donation made towards the Martlets

Garden may be dedicated in memory of

a loved one. All the gifts received can be

recorded in the Book of Garden Gifts which will

be kept on permanent display at the Hospice.

Everyone who makes a donation to this appeal

will be invited to a Garden Party this summer

– you’ll be able to see firsthand the garden

you have helped transform.

How to Donate Complete the donation form enclosed in this

mailing or send your donation with details

of your name or your loved one s name if

you’d like it to be recorded in our Book

of Garden Gifts to:

Help the Martlets Garden Grow

The Fundraising & Lottery Office

Unit 5 Sussex Business Park

270 Old Shoreham Road

Hove. BN3 7DX

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1 x Black B

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www.themartletshospice.co.uk

To donate call Claire on01273 747455 (ext 6), complete the enclosed form or donate online.

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