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2017 Beaverbrook's Blackpool 10k Fun Run · 7 May 2017 ·
Brian House is our specialist unit within Trinity Hospice specialising in palliative care for children. It is a fully equipped children’s hospice, not a holiday centre, and caters entirely for children who live on Fylde Coast. As one of only a handful of local children’s hospices in the UK it currently supports over 80 families.
Brian House opened in December 1996 to provide a specialist children’s service under the umbrella of Trinity. We provide care and a ‘home from home’ environment for children and young adults from within the Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre areas who have life threatening and/or life limiting conditions.
Brian House meets complex needs, providing support for the family and care for children who will not be cured of their illness. Our respite care, which we provide at regular intervals, gives families the opportunity to experience times of relief and normality. When a child’s life is limited it puts enormous pressure on every member of the family as they try to cope with the emotional, practical and financial implications. It can be really hard for brothers and sisters too, so for all the family, Brian House is a support mechanism.
It’s an amazing place. The kitchen is a hive of activity and with its sweet shop colour theme and giant marshmallow decorations looks good enough to eat! Each of our four bedrooms has a theme, with one specially designed for our teenagers. The lounge areas are spacious enough for group music therapy, and for informal play and relaxation.
Lots of people from our workplace, and who are from the local community wanted to do our best in help raise money for this great and worthwhile cause. We will be completing the 2017 Bubble Rush (Brian House) and the Blackpool 10km run in May 2017.
We have lots of other in-house events and we will do our very best reaching our target.
Many thanks to everyone whos supports us and everyone involved.
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