When you see the difference the first class care makes to Bury Hospice patients and their families, it is easy to understand what drives our income generation teams which are made up of fundraising, retail and lottery.

Led by director of income generation, Graham Richardson, the team works tirelessly to build relationships, raise awareness and organise events to secure funding.

The Bury Hospice Lottery, previously known as Red Rose Lottery was established back in 1994.

It currently has over 6,800 members who play each week with a chance of winning £1,000.

The lottery is an excellent income generator for the hospice and players can make such a difference for only £1 a week.

Giving a few pounds a month may not seem a lot but collectively our lottery members helped generate an income of £388,374 last year.

Since its inception, our lottery members have been critical in ensuring the Hospice has a steady income stream, enabling us to provide vital care and support to our patients and their families.

We have two lottery representatives Chris Harding and Jean Avery who are regularly out canvassing across the borough to help grow our membership of lottery players.

We also arrange special draws each year during the summer and at Christmas.

Our summer raffle has just launched and it should have already arrived on the doorsteps of our supporters along with a copy of the spring edition of our In Touch newsletter.

We are inviting everyone to support the work of the hospice by taking part in the raffle, giving you the chance to win fantastic cash prizes including a first prize of £2,000.

If you’re not on our mailing list and would like tickets, they are available to purchase in our charity shops situated in Bury town centre, Radcliffe, Prestwich and Ramsbottom or by calling the lottery office on 0161 763 1883.

Bury Times:

Lauren Bamford and Lisa Sewell from the Bury Hospice lottery team

The closing date is Monday, July 4 and tickets will be drawn on Monday, July 11.

You must be 18 years or over to play or claim a prize.

To join our lottery, simply visit our website https://www.buryhospice.org.uk/lottery.

It costs £3.5m a year just to keep the hospice running and we need to raise £3m ourselves.

The hospice is fortunate enough to have such amazing support from the people of Bury.

We have a small team raising vital funds and that is why we value the support of the community so much.

It is the very definition of the community working together to make people’s lives better and makes me proud to work at Bury Hospice.