The Macmillan Unit at Christchurch Hospital is a Specialist Palliative Care Unit and Hospice for patients in South East Dorset and South West Hampshire. The charity, Macmillan Caring Locally, works in partnership with the University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust to provide the services at the Macmillan Unit and in our community. The unit is supported and funded by Macmillan Caring Locally providing an exceptional standard of care and a homely environment for patients, their families and visitors. The charity also provides nursing and medical equipment to improve patient treatment and comfort.

Macmillan Caring Locally is a small, community charity and is not connected in any way to the national charity Macmillan Cancer Support.

Although the cancellation of the White Christmas Dip comes as a deep disappointment this year, we still need your support. We are asking, if you can, please donate to show your support for Macmillan Caring Locally in these challenging times.

We urge you not to go to the Sea on Christmas Day, there will be no life guards on duty. If you want to set up your own fundraising page and take on a challenge to help then please let us know what you are doing so we can share what our wonderful fundraisers are doing in place of the 2020 White Christmas Dip.

We WILL be back! But until then, have a fabulous Christmas and we will see you in 2021!