North Devon Hospice
 North Devon Hospice shop in Barnstaple | |
| Formation | 22 March 1983[1] |
|---|---|
| Type | Charity |
| Purpose | Provides palliative care |
| Headquarters | Barnstaple |
Region | North Devon |
Key people | Stephen Roberts (chief executive)[2] |
Budget (2020) | £3.88 million[3] |
Revenue (2020) | £7.51 million[3] |
Staff (2020) | 195[3] |
Volunteers (2020) | 485[3] |
| Website | www |
The North Devon Hospice is a charity based in Barnstaple, Devon, England, which provides palliative care. It was established in 1983.[4]
It operates a hospice in Barnstaple and palliative home care. It is developing a new base in the grounds of the Holsworthy Medical Centre.
History[edit]
In 2014, it won the UK Charity of the Year award.[5]
In June 2020, the Hospice's volunteers were awarded the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.[6]
Notable fundraising challenge (2020–2023)[edit]
In 2020 11-year-old Max Woosey from Braunton, began raising money for the hospice, which had cared for his late neighbour Rick, by camping in his back garden.[7][8][9][10] In August 2021 he spent his 500th consecutive night under canvass, by which time he had raised over £640,000.[11] In November 2021, Woosey was given a Pride of Britain 'Spirit of Adventure' Award presented by Bear Grylls,[12] and invited to spend the night camping on the pitch at Twickenham Stadium. Invited by the award organisers to spend the night before the ceremony in a hotel, he instead slept on its balcony.[13] Woosey was awarded the British Empire Medal in the 2022 New Year Honours.[14] In March 2023, Woosey announced he would end his challenge on 1 April with "a final celebratory camp-out festival".[2] Stephen Roberts, the hospice's chief executive, said that Woosey's contributions had directly funded 15 nurses for a year.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "NORTH DEVON HOSPICE Charity number: 286554 - Governance". Charity Commission for England and Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ a b c Kevin Rawlinson (1 March 2023). "'Tent boy' ends charity camping challenge after three years". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d "NORTH DEVON HOSPICE Charity number: 286554 - Charity overview". Charity Commission for England and Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "NORTH DEVON HOSPICE Company number 01696150". Companies House. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "North Devon Hospice scoops UK Charity of the Year award". North Devon Journal. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ Matt Smart (2 June 2020). "North Devon Hospice's volunteers receive royal recognition with Queen's Award". North Devon Gazette. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ Tony Gussin (11 January 2021). "Camp out fundraiser Max receives gift from fallen soldier's family". North Devon Gazette. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Boy, 10, has camped out every night since last March". ITV.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ Joseph Bulmer (30 March 2021). "North Devon hero Max raises £500,000 by sleeping outside for a year". North Devon Gazette. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Max Woosey sleeps in tent for year in memory of family friends". BBC. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Max Woosey: Camping challenge boy set for 500th night". BBC News. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Pride of Britain Awards". Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ Smith, Colleen (30 October 2021). "Superstar 'Tent Boy' is a Pride of Britain winner". DevonLive. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ Amos, Owen (31 December 2021). "New Year Honours: Whitty, Van-Tam and Blair knighted, Lumley and Redgrave made dames". BBC News. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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