Welcome support for Hospice in the Weald announced by Chair of Wealden Council

9th May

Chief Executive Nick Farthing and Cottage Hospital Manager Julie Leigh alongside Cllr Jessika Hulbert (R)

Chair of Wealden Council pledges support for Hospice in the Weald

Hospice in the Weald has been nominated as one of the charities supported by the Chair of Wealden District Council.

Councillor Jessika Hulbert, who represents Withyham ward, was elected earlier this year as Chair of the Council – a politically neutral role. She has announced that Hospice in the Weald will be one of her beneficiary charities during her term of office. The Hospice offers free specialist care and support to adults and children in East Sussex and Kent facing terminal or life-limiting illnesses.

Explaining her reasons for nominating the Hospice, Cllr Hulbert said: “I have very personal reasons for choosing Hospice in the Weald as one of my chosen charities.  Everyone should have a dignified and well-managed end to their lives, and what the Hospice helps families achieve is just that, enabling the grieving process to be started and help on hand at every stage.

“Whether it is to enable family members to be with their loved one in the precious weeks and hours before they die, or to give the person who is dying some control over the kind of death they can have, all the help and compassionate care given is of the highest quality.”

The Hospice’s staff and volunteers warmly welcomed Cllr Hulbert during a recent visit and gave insights into how they provide free nursing and therapeutic care, as well as emotional support, to patients and their families.

She added: “Dedicated family rooms, limitless access to food and drink, counselling services and therapies are all available in beautiful, well-appointed rooms set in lovely gardens. I was inspired and moved to hear what I already know to be exemplary care given by highly trained staff and an army of volunteers.”

Nick Farthing, Chief Executive of Hospice in the Weald, said: “We are so grateful to Cllr Hulbert for choosing to support Hospice in the Weald and for taking the time to visit us to learn more about what makes Hospice care so special. We look forward to working with Cllr Hulbert in the coming year to raise awareness about our free care and support so that we can make a difference to many more people in our community.”

Independent of the NHS, Hospice in the Weald needs to raise £8 million every year to make every day the best possible for adults and children living with a terminal or life-threatening illness in East Sussex and Kent.

www.hospiceintheweald.org.uk