September 2025 my wonderful Great Grandad or Pop-pop as we called him passed away in Beaumond House Hospice after being looked after by their team over his final few weeks.

Beaumond house not only cares for its patients but their families too, it provides a warming environment for the families to spend time with their loved ones being cared for, it gives a stress free space for goodbyes, constant care and a calming environment to which we feel incredibly lucky to have been given that space, love and care over Pop-pops time in there. He loved all the staff especially his nurses. So raising money for them just feels like the right thing to do, so I'm fundraising the way I know how. Running another Marathon.

Providing care and support to patients and their families costs Beaumond House around £2.8million every year. This means that around £2.2million of this needs to be raised through donations, our shops, and local businesses throughout Newark and Sherwood.

This year, Beaumond House will receive £555,000 towards the cost of delivering our in-patient, day therapy and wellbeing service and hospice at home commissioned through the End of Life Together Alliance (funded from the Integrated Care System), which contributes to our overall operating costs.

We raise money from a variety of sources, running many campaigns, challenges and events throughout the year. We are exceptionally grateful to all that choose to donate on behalf of Beaumond House.

Without these people and the incredible generosity of the local community, we could not continue to provide the care that we do.