As Chairman I am very conscious of the exceptional end of life care we provide every year to the communities of North West Surrey. Last year we supported over 2,000 patients, delivering around 70% of our care to patients in their homes.

I'm equally aware of the need to raise the profile of the Hospices to both inform people better of the care available and to raise the funds needed to ensure we are able to meet the growing demand for our work.

My target is to raise over £5,000 which would provide almost 90 hours of care in your community.

I hope running my first marathon will achieve both goals and I thank you in advance for your support!

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