Our summer memorial is a special moment in the Bury Hospice calendar.
This year, the hospice has commissioned a handcrafted and unique purple Forget Me Not flower by the talented team at the British Ironworks that can be dedicated in memory of someone special, or can be purchased to show support for the work the hospice does for patients and their families across Bury.
Anyone can buy a flower, you don’t have to have experienced our care first hand at the hospice.
Memories stay with us forever and we hope our Forget Me Not Appeal, sponsored by Silletts Funeral Service, will help you remember and celebrate the lives of someone special.
Every flower tells a personal story, so whether you are making a dedication in memory of a loved one or as a way of supporting the hospice, every donation will make a difference to people in our local community.
Coronation Street star Cait Fitton is supporting the campaign.
She said: “I am amazed by Bury Hospice’s incredible work within the community of Bury.
"I am delighted to be an ambassador for the hospice and will help whenever I can.
"The Forget Me Not Appeal is a beautiful way to support the hospice in memory of your loved one.”
All of the flowers purchased will be on display around the pond within the grounds of the hospice from Wednesday, June 12 to Sunday, June 23, where you will be able to view them.
You will also receive the flower as a colourful keepsake which you will be able to collect after the display has ended.
Each Forget Me Not flower is available for a minimum donation of £20 each.
They can be purchased online at forgetmenot2024.dedicationpage.org or by calling the fundraising team on 0161 797 1748.
We are delighted to announce the return of our much loved fabulous fundraising walk on the evening of Friday, June 21.
Join our Twilight Walk around Whitefield, Prestwich and Unsworth and light up the streets with an array of sparkle, glitter and neon to help raise vital funds to support local people with life-limiting illnesses. We want everyone to join us - men, women and children – and dogs are welcome too.
The sponsored seven–mile walk will start and finish at Sedgley Park Rugby Club.
Registration will take place at 7pm, with the walk commencing at 8pm.
Refreshments will be available and a licensed bar on offer at the start and finish.
There will also be entertainment from the Bury Music Service Big Band and party tunes from our DJ.
It costs just £15 to sign up for an adult, with a suggested sponsorship of £100 and £5 for an under 16-year-old.
Our early bird offer of £10 is available until April 14.
Participants will receive a t-shirt and memory walk label. A goody bag will be given on completion of the walk.
For more information on the Twilight Walk or to sign up, go to https://www.buryhospice.org.uk/events/twilight-walk
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