Since Bury Hospice opened in June 1991, the charity has helped thousands of people through the most difficult times in their lives with specialist, compassionate and palliative end-of-life care.
As an independent charity, it costs £3.5m to run our services with an 18 per cent contribution from the NHS.
The remainder of £3m is generated via the income generation teams and support from the community.
The hospice is fortunate to have such amazing support from the Bury community.
That was illustrated perfectly at a fundraising event held at Woodbank Cricket Club last Friday on behalf of Nigel Hill, 72, a much-loved member of the cricket club.
Nigel was diagnosed with cancer and recently spent time in our inpatient unit receiving treatment for pain management.
Nigel said: “The treatment I received at the hospice was amazing.
"All the staff were so thoughtful and considerate and the care I received was second to none.
"I wanted to show my gratitude for the care I had received.
“Since my diagnosis I’ve been keeping myself busy at the cricket club, helping with DIY and socialising with my friends and other members.
"When I suggested the idea to club chair Martyn Ward he jumped at the chance.”
Nigel walked 20 laps of the ground, approximately four miles, supported by family, friends, players and other members of the club who walked beside him.
The evening was a huge success.
There was live music from Simon Winstanley, a DJ, and a grand raffle with amazing prizes.
The club has also set up a JustGiving page. Anyone who would like to support Nigel should visit https://www.justgiving.com/team/Woodbankcricketclubwalkfornigel
Glaston-Bury returned on Bank Holiday Monday with many entertaining acts taking to the stages around Bury Town centre.
This year’s festival was held in memory of Steve and Gerry Birtles, who were friends of the organisers.
Glaston-Bury started in 2008 to celebrate the music scene and to raise money for Bury Hospice and other worthy charities.
The event has expanded significantly since its debut in 2008 when only one venue was used.
Since then, the festival has extended to embrace more venues and bands. Over the years, the music festival has raised more than £200,000 for Bury Hospice.
The festival hosted more than 200 bands and performers played live at indoor and outdoor stages, which attracted over 3,000 people into Bury.
I would like to say a special thank you to Nigel and everyone at Woodbank Cricket Club and also to the organisers of Glaston-Bury; Chris Buckley, Lyndsey Hopkinson and Laura Higginson.
Our community support really is invaluable.
Anyone who wants to fundraise for the hospice should contact our fundraising team on 0161 797 1748 or email fundraising@buryhospice.org.uk
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