At Prospect Hospice, we provide outstanding, personalised and compassionate care for everyone in Swindon, Marlborough and the surrounding areas affected by a life-limiting illness, completely free of charge. For more than 40 years, we’ve been a dedicated, non-hospital, end-of-life care service for patients and their loved ones - around the clock, every day of the year. Our mission is to ensure that anyone can access the best possible expert care whenever and wherever they need it – whether at the hospice or in their own home. As a charity, we only exist because of the generosity and support of our amazing local community.
Find out about the range of end-of-life care services that we offer to patients and their families. These delivered free of charge and are designed to provide compassionate, personalised support during every stage of a life-limiting illness in every kind of care setting, to anyone who needs it.
We couldn’t do what we do without considerable support from our local community. Find out all the different ways in which you can support Prospect Hospice, including fundraising, volunteering and purchasing from our shops. All contributions are greatly appreciated and enables us to deliver care that is free of charge to our patients and their families.
Our café sits at the heart of our hospice in Wroughton and serves a range of delicious home cooked meals to suit all tastes. Whether you're looking to catch up with friends over lunch or relax with coffee and cake, our Heart of the Hospice café has you covered.
Whether shopping with us in person or online, or donating your pre-loved goods, we thank you for supporting us through our shops where you help to raise around £2million a year for Prospect Hospice.
We pride ourselves on being a great place to work and we're always looking for outstanding people to join our team at the hospice across all areas of the charity.
Prospect Hospice is the leading provider of education and training for end-of-life care in Swindon and north Wiltshire. Working closely with you, our colleagues within partner organisations, we want to ensure that the very best care is available to everyone facing the end of life. This is why we provide education and development opportunities, all of which aim to encourage learning and build confidence in end of life care and support.
If you’ve never been into a charity shop, or haven’t for a while, the chances are you think they’re a bit drab, smell, and are full of tat. Well, you couldn’t be more wrong. Charity shops are changing and one local charity is encouraging new customers through the door and challenging you to ‘find it for a fiver’.
The initiative is being run by Prospect Hospice which is encouraging local people to pop into their shops each month and spend £5 on items they were already planning to purchase, contributing to the charity’s support and free end of life care as well as being kind to the environment.
Victoria Canavan, head of retail at Prospect Hospice said: “We know money is tight for everyone right now. Food and utility bills are going up, rent and mortgage rates are increasing and the cost of living just continues to soar. But that doesn’t mean we still can’t enjoy life and treat ourselves. We just might have to think a little differently about it.
“When a friend’s birthday is approaching, you might want to get them a gift but feel you can’t afford it, but I urge you to come into the hospice shops and find it for a fiver. We have plenty of gifts just ready and waiting, some pre-loved but some have never been opened. How about finding a lovely candle for them to light and enjoy at home or perhaps a stylish photo frame that you can personalise with an image of the two of you sharing a memory. It’s all in our shops and you can find it for a fiver.”
With Valentine’s Day also approaching there are an array of gifts available across the hospice’s 17 shops and, if you are heading out, how about shopping there for a unique outfit. The shops have dresses, shirts, shoes and accessories, many of which are just a fiver each.
Victoria continued, “’Find it for a fiver’ encourages our community to rethink their spending habits and redirect £5 of their monthly budget towards a more meaningful cause. And children can also get in on the act with many of our toys priced at £5 or under too”
Hospice customers are encouraged to share their finds on social media by tagging the hospice and using the hashtag #fiverfinds.
“We can’t wait to see the treasures our community finds,” adds Victoria.
Join the movement, shop sustainably, and make a difference – all for just £5. Every purchase you make from a Prospect Hospice shop helps the charity to care for more local people and support their families at the hospice in Wroughton and in people’s homes across the local area.
To find your nearest Prospect Hospice charity shop, click here.
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