The Bulletin

{For staff and volunteers at St Barnabas House and Chestnut Tree House} May 2017

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge’s video message for

Children’s Hospice Week

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Children’s Hospice Week (22-28 May) was organised by the UK children’s palliative care charity Together for Short Lives. HRH The Duchess of Cambridge recorded a video message to celebrate and mark the beginning of Children’s Hospice Week.Chestnut Tree House was one of the charities joining The Duchess to mark Children’s Hospice Week for 2017. The video message can be viewed at Together for Short Lives’ website: www.togetherforshortlives.org.uk/royalfilm

Hugh Lowson said: “We are all thrilled that HRH The Duchess of Cambridge is helping to raise awareness of services like Chestnut Tree House by marking Children’s Hospice Week.“We are incredibly grateful for all the support we receive from our local community, as without this we simply wouldn’t be able to continue reaching out to families and providing this vital care.”The Duchess, as Royal Patron of East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH), talks about her personal experience of the incredible difference that children’s hospices and palliative care services can make for children and families, and asked everyone to join her during Children’s Hospice Week in shining a light on these lifeline services. In an excerpt from the video, The Duchess says:“Across the UK more than 49,000 children and young people have life-limiting conditions. For these families, having expert care and support is vital, and this is what children’s hospices provide. They deliver first class care in a safe environment that feels as close to home as possible, full of colour, warmth, love and support.“Today as we mark the beginning of Children’s Hospice Week – I hope you will join me in shining a light on the dedicated and inspirational staff and volunteers, and the lifeline services they provide for children and their families.“The work they do is extraordinary, and it really does make a world of difference.”

Chestnut Tree House also marked Children’s Hospice Week by getting involved with Spirit FM’s Local Radio Day on Friday 26 May. Members of the Fundraising and Marketing teams went out and about in West Sussex, enjoying ‘Sponge the Presenter’, lucky dips, a Punch & Judy show in Littlehampton and Hotham Park Miniature Railway. The Miniature Railway kindly donated all fares to Chestnut Tree House and Spirit FM also used the occasion to raise funds for us. A huge thank you to everyone who got involved to help raise awareness of our services during Children’s Hospice Week!

Staff members Jayne Todd and Vicky Norman, with a member of the Fisher’s

Farm team and Nibbles the rabbit!

Our Chestnut Tree House branding stood out during the Local Radio Day.

Sponge the presenter!

Staff and Volunteer News...Hello and welcome... Farewell and

thank you...• Geraldine Stibbs - STB Clinical Services

Administrator

• Nicola Lambert - CTH Goring Shop Manager

• Elizabeth Woodward - CTH Bank Staff Nurse

• Tracy Burrows - STB Junior Staff Nurse

• Charlotte Waring - CTH Community Fundraising Manager

• Rebecca Harding - Lottery Marketing Co-ordinator

• Eileen Sutton - CTH Brighton Shop Assistant Manager

• Jenny Venton - CTH Staff Nurse

• Sarah Thorpe - STB Night Staff Nurse

• Heather Kelly - CTH Bank Staff Nurse

• Mike O’Neill - CTH Staff Nurse

• Alison White - CTH Staff Community Nurse

• Helen Smith - CTH Chichester Shop Manager

• Helen Bendell - CTH Activity Co-ordinator

Welcome to our new Trustee and Treasurer

We would like to give a warm welcome to our new Trustee

and Treasurer, Nick Brown, whose area of expertise is Charity

Accounting, Governance and Finance.

Nick first became aware of the charity’s work when his

younger son, Matthew, who suffered from Duchene Muscular

Dystrophy, was referred to Chestnut Tree House in 2004.

Nick is a Chartered Accountant and for the last 20 years

he has specialised in acting for charities and not-for-profit

entities and holds the Diploma of Charity Accounting. He

has in-depth knowledge of both charity and commercial

organisations and this, together with his experience of using

the hospice means that he can bring a unique insight to the

organisation.

Nick and his wife, Tanya, have lived in Sussex for over 50 years. They enjoy walking and

taking in the beauty of the area. They also love to travel, especially to places with lots of

sun!Nick said, “I feel deeply privileged to be able to be a part of this amazing organisation. It

provides not only the highest quality of care and compassion to individuals at the most

difficult time in their lives but also provides help and pastoral care for the whole family.”

Staff and Volunteer News...

Changes to meal ticket purchases at St

Barnabas House

Please note changes to meal tickets coming into effect from Thursday1 June:

• The current meal ticket system at St Barnabas House will move to a single

price of £2.50. This will greatly help with planning and preparation for

the Catering Team.• The meal tickets will no longer be held by Finance and instead can be

purchased from the Coffee Shop in reception - Monday to Sunday.

• Please let Amanda and the Catering Team know of your meal choices as usual.

• The Nurses Office will still hold a stock of tickets for the night teams.

Keeping systems safe from cyber attacksA large number of businesses – particularly the NHS – were targeted this month with a ransomware virus known as WannaCry.

To ensure that our systems were protected, Sys-Pro worked to ensure our servers had all the essential security patches updated. We have been pushing out additional patches to all physical PCs and laptops. This will be an install in the background and your device may request a restart - please do so if prompted.

For those of you with laptops at home could you please bring them into the office as soon as possible and connect to the network (Wi-Fi or cable) to allow the patches to be applied.

A reminder to please be vigilant to keep our systems safe. If you receive an unusual email check the following:

1. Do you know or trust the sender?2. Are you expecting an email from them?3. Does the attachment look legitimate?

If you are unsure about anything then please ring the service desk who will be able to take a look for you on 01825 830000.

Staff and Volunteer News

Map mug reunited with owner!Wendy Bardsley, Head of Community Fundraising for

St Barnabas House, would like to thank the wonderful

kitchen staff who kindly found her map mug and

returned it to her after reading last month’s edition

of the Bulletin. She sent them a grateful values card

to thank them for being ‘connected’ and helping out a

fellow colleague.

[Stephanie Smith’s art deco red china mug was also returned following last month’s Bulletin - Ed.]

Pilates classes extended!Due to the success of the Pilates sessions at St Barnabas House, HR have arranged a further six Pilates classes. The dates of the next six sessions are 26 June, 3 July, 10 July, 17 July, 24 July and 31 July.

All the above sessions are Mondays at 12.30pm in the Day Hospice. The classes will be run by Kate, who is qualified and insured. Each one will last for 50 minutes to allow people to get there, change and get back to work. You will need to bring your own mat with you for the Pilates session. Please also bring a drink and wear comfy clothes.

The cost has been discounted by the instructor to £5 per session, however if you book for all six sessions you get them for the price of five: £25. All monies need to paid in cash on the day directly to the instructor, Kate.

If you would like to attend any/all of these sessions please email hr@stbh.org.uk with the dates you would like to attend. The booking system is first come, first served and there is a minimum five people per session and a maximum of ten people per session.

Once you have secured your place we will send you a short health screening form to complete which will be sent on to Kate prior to the class, unless you have already completed this before.

Sessions at Chestnut Tree House have also now started! Taking place in the Annex at 12.30pm, the next sessions are 6 June, 13 June, 27 June, 18 July and 25 July. Each session can take up to 10 people, and there are places still available! Email hr@stbh.org.uk if you are interested.

Reasons to feel proudPlease see some of the feedback St Barnabas House has

recently received from patients, families and friends, praising staff and thanking us for our hard work and support.

“Thank you for all

your wisdom, kindness and understanding over these past weeks.

Y ou really helped me come to terms with the great loss to our family and to me. Y ou

have made such a difference.”“Y ou have been so kind and patient. It has

taken a while for me to realise just how invaluable these sessions with you have been, and to acknowledge the enormity of comfort

and support that you have continued to provide week by week. Y ou have been a constant rock. I want to express my gratitude and thank you

for your endless encouragement and for always being there for me.”

“Gratitude to all the team

who helped care, without which

the family could not have found

the strength to carry on.”

“Overwhelmed by the level of care for patients and family, far above and

beyond the care of duty.”

“Thank you to all the staff

involved in the care of my

mother. We were overwhelmed

by the wonderful care she

received at the end of her life

which enabled her to die as

she had wished, at home with

dignity and in peace.”

“Thank you all so

much for caring for my beautifu l partner over the last few

months. Y ou ensured her last few weeks were the best they could possibly be and for that I will be ever grateful.. We were able to

share one last Christmas together, a time that was very specia l to us.”

Health & Wellbeing Event

Monday 19 June 2017The Annexe, Chestnut Tree HouseDrop-in between 10am and 2pm

Men’s Health

Healthwyze Nutrition

Reflexology and massage with

the Chestnut Tree House

Complementary Therapy Team

Lynette from West Sussex oral health team

Organised by Liz Ibrahim,Occupational Health Manager

Registered Charity No. 256789

Weight Watchers

As part of Dying Matters Week, the St Barnabas Hospice Outreach Programme went out with leaflets regarding Dying Matters, to encourage people to talk about it and write something on their ‘Before I die’ blackboard.There was a great response, with all age ranges getting involved. Some of the things written on the blackboard included:• Get married• Go to Australia• I want to visit New York• Get a degree We even had the Mayor of Worthing, Sean McDonald, to visit. He wrote that he would like to visit Antarctica! We asked staff at Chestnut Tree House and St Barnabas House to get involved with Dying Matters Week by answering what they would do to help someone facing death or bereavement. At Chestnut Tree House, the board was upstairs in the Retreat and we had some great comments, here are a couple of them:• Give them a hug.• Be there for them – to talk or just to listen.

At St Barnabas the board was on the Education landing and there were some more great answers, here are a couple of them:• Be there to talk about it, but also be there to take their mind off it and help them laugh and enjoy life again.• Make them smile.

If you would like some Dying Matters leaflets or wish to know more about the Hospice Outreach Programme, please get in touch with

Marcelle at marcelle.palmer@stbh.org.ukIf you want to know more about making a Will or gifts in Wills, please get

in touch with Rosie at rosie.last@stbh.org.uk

Dying Matters Week8 - 14 May 2017

St Barnabas House News

Day Hospice saw another fantastic ‘Me Time Monday’ pamper event this month - a chance for patients, carers and family members to relax, have some tea and cake and get their nails, hair and makeup done for them.

The event was a huge success and saw 42 people attending and resulted in some new Day Hospice users. Well done to Jools Morrison for organising the event and for everyone in Day Hospice for making it run so smoothly.

We would like to say a really big thank you to everyone who volunteered at the event in various ways, including Kaylea Greenfield from Namaste Massage and Beauty, the wonderful ladies from Richard John, Becky Howie from Mac, Val our in-house therapist and Annette Smith offering hand massages.

Kaylea from Namaste Massage and Beauty said, “My Nan used St Barnabas House’s services ten years ago so I felt really proud to be able to get involved with the hospice. One lady said it was the most relaxed she’s been in a long time which was so nice. It was a lovely day and I really enjoyed myself.”

Me Time Monday in Day Hospice

Each dedication service will last for approximately 15 minutes and will take the form of a couple of poems, a reading and a quiet time of reflection. The services will take place outside the front of the hospice. However, if the weather isn’t kind to us, it will take place in Reception.

Everyone is very welcome to attend - volunteers, staff, family and friends.

There is still time to participate if you wish and have a Sunflower displayed in memory of a loved one. You can take part by picking up a leaflet in Reception, at one of our St Barnabas House shops, online at www.stbh.org.uk/sunflowermemories or by speaking to James Millen in Fundraising on 01903 706329 or email james.millen@stbh.org.uk.

Our wonderful team of Me Time Monday volunteers!

Kaylea Greenfield, Namaste Massage and Beauty

Jo, Salon Coordinator at Richard John painting nails

Sunflower Memories

Appeal 2017

Sunf lower Memories Appeal - services of dedicationAs part of our St Barnabas Sunflower Memories Appeal, our Chaplain, Stephen Gurr, will lead two services of dedication on Friday 9 June at 6pm and Saturday 10 June at 10.30am to bless the Sunflowers dedicated in memory of our supporters’ loved ones. The Sunflowers will be displayed around the water feature at the front of the hospice.

More St Barnabas House News

St B’s Schools Engagement Project gets the go-ahead!The St B’s Schools Engagement Project involves children going to the Day Hospice to work on an art project with patients under the care of St Barnabas House. The aim is to encourage patients and children to work collaboratively, in a non-threatening environment, to introduce hospice care and to enable children to explore concepts around life, death and dying. The pilot consisted of 4 courses with 32 children, 7 patients and 4 carers taking part.

Following the submission of revised aims and objectives at a meeting with the Senior Management Team, it has been decided that the St B’s Schools Engagement Project will recommence on 1 June. Best of luck to Marcelle Palmer in raising the profile of St Barnabas House across our local schools, and helping the next generation of our community gain a better understanding of death, dying and what our work entails.

A programme for the next new school year is to be planned and we will keep you updated on how this progresses.

Well done to everyone involved in the St B’s project!

Mayor raises £5,000 for St Barnabas HouseSt Barnabas House was lucky to have been selected as one of The Mayor of Worthing’s charities in 2016-17, together with Coastal West Sussex Mind and Worthing Samaritans. The Mayor, Counsellor Sean McDonald, and his Charities Team organised several events in the year as diverse as a Laurel & Hardy night, wrestling match, poker nights, murder mystery evening and singing and dancing shows. The St Barnabas House Community Fundraising Team were part of the Charities Committee, which raised an incredible total of £15,000 over the year, split between the three charities.

Well done team!

Please note that our new Hospice Care Pioneers leaflet has been finalised and printed, outlining our St Barnabas House clinical strategy, existing services, new developments and including a fold-out visual of our holistic care. If you would like to pick up any copies of the leaflet, please come and ask a member of the Marketing Team.

New Hospice Care Pioneers leaflet available!

Hospice Care PioneersHow your local hospice is bringing new, innovative care to your community

We believe that everyone deserves the chance to have St Barnabas’ care at the end of their life.That’s why we are pioneering new hospice services that will enable us to provide care to more people.“St Barnabas House has a reputation, gained over more than 40 years, of providing local people going through their end of life journey with the very best care available. But, we have never been a charity content to stand still and we always strive to bring our specialist care, knowledge and experience to more people.

Our vision is that everyone in our community is able to have the best possible experience at

the end of life. St Barnabas is the best placed organisation in our community to lead this drive

forward. In order to do this we are developing and

expanding on the care we provide ourselves, as

well as working with local hospitals, care providers

and care homes, to ensure that wherever a patient

is, the end of life journey for an individual and their family is as positive as we can make it.”Andy Burt

Director of Adult Nursing St Barnabas House

John Bush

St Barnabas House, Titnore Lane, Worthing, West Sussex BN12 6NZ Switchboard: 01903 706300 www.stbh.org.uk StBarnabasHousee @StBarnabasHouseRegistered charity no 256789 © St Barnabas House April 2017

St Barnabas House Outstanding care for local people since 1973 St Barnabas House has been providing hospice care for

local people, and their families, for over 40 years. In that

time our goal has always been the same – to give people

and their loved ones the care and support they need.Our services have grown and changed continually

since we saw our first patient in 1973. We moved

into our new hospice building in 2011 and have since

established our Hospice at Home service and our

Hospice Outreach Project. Our Hospice at Home Team

cares for patients in their own homes during the day

and through the difficult night-time hours. Our Hospice

Outreach Project travels around the local area providing

advice, support and information for those facing a life-

limiting illness or bereavement. Together, these services

reach the lives of thousands of local people and their

families each year, providing the unique, compassionate

care for which St Barnabas is renowned. We have the skill, knowledge and experience to make a

difference to lives of the people in our community who

need our support. But, although we support over 80%

of adults who are terminally ill with cancer, we are only

able to touch the lives of less than 10% of people with

other life-limiting conditions. The care we provide to cancer patients is a fundamental

aspect of our core service and this won’t change.

However, we also have an ongoing five year strategy

which we launched in 2016. This leaflet sets out our

goals for local care and how we plan to expand the reach

of our services to more people and families in our area

who need our care.

Disease Specific Nursing Team We have created a Disease Specific Nursing Team with dedicated specialist nurses working in key areas of care to support

patients with End Stage Renal Failure, End Stage

Liver Disease, End Stage Respiratory Disease, Advanced Heart Failure and Dementia.Our Renal, Liver, Respiratory and Heart Supportive

Care Services aim to provide a high quality service

to manage the symptoms and provide support for

emotional and psychological needs that may occur as

a result of the illness. The role of the Dementia Lead Nurse is to adapt our

existing services in order to support patients with a

diagnosis of Dementia, and also educating staff and

other healthcare professionals to be able to provide

care specific to the needs of these patients.

More volunteer support Another new initiative we are exploring is Dementia

Companions to extend our growing Community

Companions service by giving additional training

to volunteers to support patients with Dementia.

We are also expanding our team of Volunteer Counsellors, Family Services Visitors and Ward

Volunteers who are part of a wider team of volunteers that support our clinical services.

Echo (end of life care hub for Coastal West Sussex) We are one of the leading partners of Echo, a new 24 hour a day, seven day a week, nurse-led

telephone support service for patients who have

been diagnosed with a life-limiting illness. Echo will

coordinate end of life care for people across our

catchment area and beyond. The service can be used by patients approaching

the end phase of their life as well as carers, families or healthcare professionals as one single

number to phone. Our specialist nurses and palliative care consultants provide 24/7 advice and

support to Echo nurses. Echo tel: 01903 254789 (select option 3) Echo email: sc-tr.echocws@nhs.net

Sharing our knowledge Our Education Team is currently supporting 28 care homes through various programmes. We are reaching nurses, care support

workers, managers and team members across the community to share our knowledge and best

practice of palliative care for the benefit of those

approaching the end of life.

Wellbeing at the heart of our service‘Wellbeing’ is the name we give to rehabilitative palliative care, enabling patients to maximise their physical and mental wellbeing, giving them the chance to have a better quality of life. During 2017 we are introducing a new Therapy and

Support Team. This team will work across all areas

of the service we provide. We will be exploring new

ways in which we can improve the way we support

some of our patients at an earlier stage of their

disease journey, through a focus on rehabilitation.This is very much geared towards a stronger focus

on helping patients maximise their independence

and ability to undertake everyday tasks that we all

quite possibly take for granted.

John Bush has benefitted from St Barnabas’ pioneering careJohn was diagnosed with Advanced Kidney Disease

two years ago and after deciding against dialysis

because of his age, 87, he was referred to the Renal

Supportive Care Service at St Barnabas House in

2016. Since then he has been supported by the

Renal Supportive Care Nurse Specialist and now

attends the Day Hospice.He said: “I’m absolutely amazed at how kind the

people here are and how wonderfully they treat

you. They can’t do enough for you. I’ve not had

anybody treat me with as much care before.“I attend the Day Hospice and it’s useful to see

other people in a similar position to myself and how

they’re coping. I don’t get out much so I’m able to

come here and have a social day. I’ve also been out

on the ManBus. We went to Haskins for a lunch, a

couple of pubs and Shoreham Airport. It’s great! You

get out, have a chat and a nice meal and you go to

different places.“My wife and I have helped with funding the hospice in the past, not knowing how much you

do. Now we know how much you do it has helped

us a great deal. Before that I didn’t know where

we would go. It’s a great relief to know that there’s

such a place to help us when times will get rough.”

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Chestnut Tree House News

East Sussex volunteer thank you eventChestnut Tree House held a ‘Thank you’ event for our wonderful East Sussex volunteers on Thursday 4 May at the Hydro Hotel in Eastbourne.

It was a lovely gathering with a great spread of sandwiches, chicken wings and assorted cakes, teas and coffees. CEO, Hugh Lowson and Director of Children’s Services, Linda Perry, gave speeches. and volunteers, John and Liz Wilton, received their 5 year Long Service Award badges. On receiving their awards, John and Liz commented: “We are enormously humbled. Working with Chestnut Tree has been great fun.”

Well done to Abi Harley for organising the event and to everyone who attended and helped make it a wonderful evening.

Education baby naming ceremony!

Liz Wilton, Linda Perry and John Wilton

Maggie and Phil Collines, Tony Seabrook, Joan

Colbran, Val Williams, Maureen Seabrook

Helen Bendell with nominated aunties, Helen Mason and Cathie Regan

This month, Chestnut Tree House celebrated two new Education babies with a little naming ceremony!They were named Charlie and Lola Chestnut and have joined their ‘brother’, Harry Chestnut, to be used for education purposes for the Care teams at Chestnut Tree House. The team also had a leaving tea for Helen Bendell, who enjoyed some tea and cake together with nominated ‘aunties’, Helen Mason and Cathie Regan!

We always have a good time with Fun and Friendship activities at Chestnut Tree House. So far this year we have enjoyed bowling, bubble pop fun, decorating Mother’s Day pottery and cards, an Easter Extravaganza, trips to the theatre, and the Aldingbourne Centre, and at the end of May, White Rocks Petting Farm came to visit us. It has been a fun-filled year so far!The summer holidays are coming up so there will be lots more activites going on and we will update you with what we get up to!A big thank you to all the organisations that support us and make these activities possible.

Fun and Friendship activities

Fundraising newsHit the Downs success!

On Sunday 7 May, 330 people took part in a brand new cycling event ‘Hit the Downs MTB’ for both St Barnabas House and Chestnut Tree House.

From individuals to cycling clubs and corporate teams, people of all ages and backgrounds took part in the event. Amongst the cyclists were Chestnut Tree House Patron, Sally Gunnell; our Director of Adult Nursing, Andy Burt; Finance Director, Max Caunhye; Trustee, David Pegler and our CEO, Hugh Lowson. Riders opted for either a 20 or 40-mile route, which started and ended within the grounds of Windlesham House School.

Jacob Garrod, 32, cycled 40 miles to raise money for St Barnabas House in memory of his father, Andrew Garrod, who received end of life care, having suffered from lung cancer.

Jacob said: “It was hard work. Some of the climbs were pretty horrendous but I didn’t get off and push. It was a brilliant event with an amazing route. Some of the scenery was stunning. It was a little bit chilly up on the top but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Peter Roberts signed up for the event to raise money for Chestnut Tree House, and cycled the 20-mile route in memory of his daughter,

Izzi, who sadly passed away last year. Hit the Downs MTB was Peter’s first fundraiser for Chestnut Tree House, and he has exceeded his £200 fundraising target by raising over £600 so far.

Lucy Bone, Events and Campaigns Fundraiser for St Barnabas and Chestnut Tree House, said: “We would like to thank all the cyclists who took part, and also the supporters and volunteers who helped out. It was an exciting day, with lots of happy and proud faces at the finish line. Sponsorship money is still coming in but we hope to raise around £20,000 for each hospice, which will cover three days of all care services provided by Chestnut Tree House and 12 days of Day Hospice care at St Barnabas House.”

Hugh Lowson, said: “I very much enjoyed taking part in our inaugural Hit the Downs MTB event. I did the ride to support the charity I work for. The work we do is really important and government funding is so small that we need events like this to support us. I’m really pleased that so many people turned up to support us and it was a really special day.”

Andy Burt, Director of Adult NursingHugh Lowson, CEO, David Pegler, Trustee and Max Caunhye, Finance Director

Volunteers on the day

Sally Gunnell, CTH Patron

Jacob Garrod

Peter Roberts

Fundraising news

Registration for the 10th St Barnabas House Night to Remember midnight walk has been extended to 18 June. Setting off from Worthing Leisure Centre, ladies can choose to walk 7, 13.1 or 20 miles, with the 20 mile route taking walkers all the way to Shoreham and back. As it is the tenth time the hospice has held the walk, there will be some very special surprises to ensure that it truly is a ‘Night to Remember’. This year, St Barnabas is asking ladies to ‘light up the night’ and cover themselves in fairy lights and glow products to light up Worthing seafront.

We are also delighted to announce that this year the route will take the ladies down Worthing pier, with all three routes enabling participants to walk around the pier for the first time!

This is your last chance to register, so visit www.nighttoremember.org.uk/stb and get your registrations in quick!

St Barnabas House Night to Remember registration extended!

Fancy taking on a 5km military style mud run with over 60 challenging obstacles? Chestnut Tree House has launched a brand new event for 2017 - Operation:Mud, taking place Sunday 9 July at 11am in Dorking!Several staff members will be taking part - why not join them and get muddy for Chestnut Tree House? There is an earlybird rate of £39 for the first 100 registrations and then £44 thereafter.

Register today at: www.chestnut-tree-house.org.uk/operationmud Or, if you want to get involved but obstacles aren’t your thing, then why not volunteer? Email angie.bacon@stbh.org.uk to find out more.

Take on a brand new mud run for Chestnut Tree House!

Fundraising news

Over 550 women walked through the night in Eastbourne on Saturday 20 May in aid of Chestnut Tree House, raising a grand total of £62,288.

This year saw the introduction of a new 15 mile Urban Trek, a challenge that over 150 ladies took on. The 5 and 10 mile routes around Sovereign Harbour and the seafront were also popular, with walkers dressing to impress, covering themselves with bright flashing lights, crazy wigs and tutus. Among the sea of lights, there were smurfs, chickens and even a clown, all taking part and raising money for Chestnut Tree House.

The High Sheriff of East Sussex, Maureen Chowen, attended the event with her husband Michael Chowen. Mrs Chowen, who is also a Trustee of Chestnut Tree House and St Barnabas House, spoke to the ladies about how important the Night to Remember event is for Chestnut Tree House. “Your continued support in raising funds at Night to Remember is vital,” she told the walkers before they set off. “We are caring for children with life-shortening

conditions in communities across Sussex, making the support we have had tonight from people across the county all the more important and special.”

A big thank you to all our amazing volunteers and local businesses who kindly supported the event, and helped us raise such a fantastic amount.

Brave supporters of St Barnabas House abseiled down the Spinnaker Tower on Saturday 22 April to raise funds to help support the hospice.

A group of 44 people, many of whom were abseiling in memory of friends or family who have been cared for by the hospice, took on the 100 metre descent.

So far the event has raised around £15,000. Bella Cripps, Events Fundraiser said: “We are so grateful to everyone who took part in the

abseil day and helped to raise an incredible amount of money for the hospice.”

Due to the huge amount of interest we have had, we are looking into holding another day of abseiling in the near future. You can register your interest on our website by visiting www.stbh.org.uk/spinnaker-tower-abseil-day

Successful first abseil for St Barnabas House

Chestnut Tree House Night to Remember raises £62,288!

High Sheriff, Maureen Chowen, with

More FM’s Millsy and Team Nancy and

Nora

Volunteer marshals

More FM’s Millsy and Kathryn

from MCKFitness with walkers

before the warm-up

TitleNews from RetailOur retail business is one of our most important income streams, selling quality second-hand goods from 22 shops across Sussex!

We celebrated the opening of our latest Chestnut Tree House shop in Goring-by-Sea with a party. Among the guests was local celebrity DJ, Ambrose Harcourt. Ambrose is a Patron of Chestnut Tree House and has been supporting us since before the hospice was built. Past Mayor of Worthing, Cllr Sean McDonald, also attended together with trustees, staff, volunteers and supporters.

During the celebrations, Hugh Lowson awarded Retail Area Manager, Karen Bentley, with her five year long service badge. As well as being our Retail Area Manager, Karen also made and decorated the fabulous cake, which featured a teddy bear on the top. Our Chestnut Tree House mascot, Chester Bear, took a particular interest in this!

Ambrose spoke about his involvement over the years with Chestnut Tree House and proposed a toast to the new shop. He then cut the cake together with Shop Manager, Nikki Lambert.

Head of Retail, Jan Harper said: “We’d like to thank everyone who came along to help us celebrate the opening of our eleventh Chestnut Tree House shop, and make it such an enjoyable event.”

Party time at our new Chestnut Tree House shop in Goring-by-Sea!

TitleNews from RetailOur retail business is one of our most important income streams, selling quality second-hand goods from 22 shops across Sussex!

Gary Challis has been appointed as our new Warehouse Manager at the Retail Distribution Centre. Gary joined us as a driver in 2012 and stepped up to the role of Supervisor last year. We are delighted that he has now taken on this new challenge and look forward to working with him in his new role.

New Warehouse Manager

A donation with a history...Julie Angell, Assistant Manager at our St Barnabas Henfield charity shop, found a personalised wartime love poem written in a Common Prayer and Hymn Book recently donated to the shop.

She was so touched that she decided to share the poem on social media in an effort to reunite the book with the couple’s living relatives and the story was featured on the BBC website!

Julie has been in touch with the family and hopes to pass this little piece of history back to them.

New Warehouse Manager, Gary Challis

Blooming marvellous!Jean, Mel and the fantastic volunteer team at our Chestnut Tree House shop in Billingshurst held a plant sale at the local village hall recently. Everyone involved collected plants and garden items. Volunteer Keith, grew a large range of plants, as well as making garden bird boxes and ornamental wishing wells to sell on the day. Everyone worked really hard to make the sale such a success and raised £456. Well done!

TitleNews from RetailOur retail business is one of our most important income streams, selling quality second-hand goods from 22 shops across Sussex!

Many thanks to St Paul’s in Worthing for allowing us to display some of the wedding dresses from our St Barnabas Wedding Boutique in their venue a few weeks ago. Shop Manager, Linda, helped by volunteer Jackie, set up five of our new dresses and there was a lot of interest from visitors.

Our St Barnabas Wedding Boutique has over 200 new and pre-loved dresses for sale together with accessories. Pop in and have a look at 11 Rowlands Road, Worthing BN11 3JJ, or telephone 01903 823424.

Wedding bells at St Paul’s in Worthing

Jan O’Sullivan, Assistant Manager at our Wick shop, is doing the St Barnabas Night to Remember midnight walk for the second time this year. Her team are called ‘John’s Angels’ in memory of Jan’s late husband, who was cared for at St Barnabas. All of Jan’s team are members of the family - her daughter, nieces, sisters and John’s granddaughter.

Jan said: “The event has an amazing atmosphere. Emotional, but amazing. We’ve set a fundraising target of £1,000, but we’re hoping to raise over this amount this year for St Barnabas”. The event takes place on Saturday 24 June and we wish Jan and her team lots of luck!

‘John’s Angels’ a im to raise 1,000 at the St Barnabas Night to Remember

Good luck John’s Angels!

Meet Cameron Hey who is a Marketing Support Volunteer in our East Sussex office.

Cameron said: “My job is to raise awareness for Chestnut Tree and encourage as many people as possible to put their Hands Up! to fundraise and volunteer for us. I’ve been here since January and am really enjoying myself. Since I have started I have written press releases, helped plan our marketing strategy for the year ahead and even organised and taken part in a photoshoot!”

If you would like to feature on our Facebook ‘Photo-Friday’ please contact our Digital Team - digital@stbh.org.uk / Tel: 01903 706344

Meet Marc Woodcock, Assistant Manager at our Chestnut Tree House Uckfield shop. Marc started in the shop as a volunteer in August and loved it so much he applied for the job.

Marc said: “I love working here, staff and volunteers find any opportunity to dress up in fancy dress and make the shop fun for the customers!”

Meet Maria Coleman who has been a Nursing Assistant at St Barnabas House for nearly four years.

Maria said: “People don’t realise that although we care for people at the end of their life there is a lot of laughter here. The people I work with are like a family and we all support and care for one another.”

Meet Andrew who has volunteered in our St Barnabas Littlehampton shop for three years.

Andrew said: “I like volunteering in the shop and working with the fantastic team. I also like sorting the bric-a-brac. It makes me happy to work here to help raise funds for the hospice.”

Photo Friday for non-FacebookersHere are some of the staff and volunteers who have featured on Facebook in the last few weeks

Meet Pam who has started volunteering at our new Chestnut Tree House shop in Goring Road.

Pam said: “Before I retired, I was a play leader at Worthing Hospital, and visited Chestnut Tree House on many occasions with patients. I was delighted when I saw the new shop opening in Goring and I’m really pleased to be volunteering here and helping to raise funds for the hospice”.

Meet Katy Morrey, a beauty student at Northbrook College, who volunteers at our St Barnabas shop in Broadwater on Friday mornings.

Katy said: “I really enjoy meeting the customers and working with the team. The role is great fun and involves serving customers, using the till, sorting donations, in fact anything that Tina, the Shop Manager, wants me to do!”

Education Course InformationEducation Department Courses for May/June 2017

All of the courses below are held in the Education Rooms at St Barnabas House.

All the above courses are open to all employees at St Barnabas House and Chestnut Tree House. More information about the courses can be seen on the Education noticeboards near to our office and also on the W/Drive/Group Information/Education – booking forms are here, too. Alternatively, to book your place or to find out more, please email education@stbh.org.uk or call the Education Team on 01903 706356.

July

June5 June CPR & Manual Handling6 June Clinical Gems for RNs7 June Looking After Yourself (no need to book, just come along)7 June Swap Shop – the use of Steroids in Palliative Medicine (no need to book, just come along)8 June HCA Clinical Stat Day13 June Sage & Thyme Level 114 June Artistry in Action Study Day NEW15 June Funeral Director’s Study Afternoon (offsite)16 June Six Steps + Conclusion – FULL20 June Verification of Expected Death21 June Mentorship Update22 June Overview of End of Life Care for RNs – Day 323 June Looking After Yourself (no need to book, just come along)27 June What do we Understand by Spirituality NEW28 June Child Protection & Safeguarding – initial & update29 June Caring for People with Heart Failure at the End of Life NEW

3 July Compassion Awareness4 July Advanced Care Planning4 July Sage & Thyme Level 2 (ACP)5 July Looking After Yourself (no need to book, just come along)5 July Caring for People with Renal Disease at the End of Life NEW13 July Pearls for Practice for HCAs18 July We are part of the Team Too19 July Overview of End of Life Care for RNs – Day 421 July Looking After Yourself (no need to book, just come along)

Volunteers we need you...Fundraising opportunities

Golf DayFri 2 Jun

Fundraising activities on the course

Shifts from 11.30am - 5.30pmOld Thorns Golf Club, Griggs

Green, Liphook, Hants, GU30 7PE

Lindfield Village Day NEWSat 3 June

Set up, awareness/fundraising stand, break downMidday - 5pm

Lindfield Common, Lindfield

Worthing 10kSun 4 June

Route marshalling, bag drop, cheer team, bucket collections, medals

7.30am - middayWorthing seafront

Children’s Parade / Charity Fayre NEWSat 17 June

Set up, awareness/fundraising stand, break down11am - 2pm

Steyne Gardens, Worthing

Rustington Street Fayre NEWSat 17 June

Set up, awareness/fundraising stand, break down8.30am - 12.30pm, 12.30pm - 4.30pm

The Street, Rustington

Family Fun Day NEWSat 17 June

Set up, awareness stand, break downMidday - 3pm, 3pm - 6pm

The King’s Arms, Billingshurst

Lions Family Fun Day Sat 3 JunFundraising/awareness stand10am - 1pm 1pm - 4pmBeach House Park, Worthing

Worthing 10kSun 4 JuneRoute marshalling, bag drop, cheer team, bucket collections, handing out medals7:30am - middayWorthing seafront

Durrington FestivalSat 10 JuneWalk in the procession, fundraising stand (pirate theme)Times TBCPond Lane, Durrington

Sunflower CollectionsSat 10 JunePublic collectionShifts of 10am - midday, midday - 2pm and 2pm - 4pmSainsburys, Lyons Farm, Worthing

Night to Remember midnight walkSat 24 June - Sun 25 JuneMore help neededRoute marshalling, serving refreshments, handing out medals, loading and unloading van Shifts available from 7pm - 8am

If you can help, please contact Angie Bacon on 01903 706326 or email fundraising-volunteers@stbh.org.uk

Thank you!

HOUSE HELPERS (21+)

Lend a hand with various duties around the House, from the kitchen to

reception, to keep it running well.

For more information or to request an application form, please contact Voluntary Services on 01903 706315 or email volunteers@stbh.org.uk

VEHICLE UPKEEP (18+)

Carry out vehicle safety checks and help keep them in a good condition.

VEHICLE UPKEEP

We are looking for some

people who can help us

carry out vehicle safety checks

and also help us keep our

vehicles clean.

ACTIVITIES (18+) Help the Activities Leaders with a range of activities including play and creative

arts.

CARE ASSISTANTS (21+) Assist the In-house Team with looking

after children and young people.

DRIVERS (18 + years) Provide transport to our children, young people and their families.

BUDDIES (15 – 30 years) Befriend young patients at the hospice and take part in activities and day trips.

FUNDRAISING EVENTS Ensure our fundraising events run

smoothly and are a success.

people

St Barnabas House Current Volunteering

Opportunities

For more information or to request an application form, please contact Voluntary Services on 01903 706315 or email volunteers@stbh.org.uk

OUTPATIENT CLINIC DRIVERS

Safe drivers needed to provide comfortable transport to help patients attend appointments

at the hospice.

OUTPATIENT CLINIC DRIVERS

Safe drivers needed to provide comfortable transport to help patients attend appointments

at the hospice.

SUPPER ASSISTANTS

Give our Catering Team in the evenings a hand distributing meals

and preparing for the next day.

SHOPS

Support our fundraising by sorting and selling the many generous donations.

RECEPTIONISTS

Be the friendly first point of contact for those contacting and visiting

the hospice.

OUTPATIENT CLINIC SUPPORT

Caring and capable individuals are being sought to provide assistance

during outpatient clinics.

OUTPATIENT CLINIC SUPPORT

Caring and capable individuals are being sought to provide assistance

during outpatient clinics.

OUTPATIENT CLINIC SUPPORT

Caring and capable individuals are being sought to provide assistance

during outpatient clinics.

MAINTENANCE

Help ensure the hospice is kept in good working order.

DRIVERS Provide a vital transport link between

the hospice and the people we support.

GARDENERS Keep the hospice grounds looking

beautiful.

PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSISTANT

Lend a hand to our Therapy Team on Mondays.

COMMUNITY COMPANIONS

Befriend and give practical support to patients at their homes.

ART ASSISTANT Assist our Artist-In-Residence by

leading group sessions with patients.

in their own homes.

We need more than 200 volunteers, male and female, to help at our Night to Remember Midnight Walk on Saturday 24 June 2017 in Worthing.

Volunteer roles include marshalling the route from Worthing Leisure Centre right up to Shoreham and back to keep our ladies safe, issuing medals, coordinating our fundraising stalls, handing out refreshments en route and our finish line cheer squad.

Whether you can join us for a few hours or the entire night between 7pm – 8am, we’ve got something for everyone.

If you are interested in volunteering at Night toRemember 2017, please register online atwww.nighttoremember.org.uk/stbYou can also contact Angie Bacon via emailfundraising-volunteers@stbh.org.uk orcall 01903 706326.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Registered Charity Number 256789