The funding group of Westlea's Residents' Forum raised £1139.36 for Dorothy House Hospice Care.

Emily Knight, the Community Fundraiser for Dorothy House Hospice Care, was pleased to receive the cheque from Westlea's Residents' Forum members Eve Crook, Mike Pyne, Lynda Pyne, Josie Owens, and Evelyn Crossman. Also pictured is Terri Yewkins, Senior Neighbourhood Involvement Advisor at Westlea.

The Residents' Forum funding group got together to raise funds to support our most vulnerable residents. They did this by going to various fetes and village events, come rain or shine and braving the elements, to organise tombolas, raffles etc.

At a Resident' Forum meeting, it was unanimously decided that we would donate all of the £1139.36 raised to Dorothy House, which do such a magnificent job in caring for some of our residents, one of whom presented the cheque.

Dorothy House Hospice Care supports around 700 families affected by cancer, motor neurone disease, and other life threatening conditions every day. It is the major charity providing free specialist nursing care at home for people with life-threatening illness over a 700-square-mile area including Bath, north and west Wiltshire, and north east Somerset. Most of the care is provided in people’s own homes, because that is where the majority of their patients prefer to be.

Short-term care, out-patient, and day patient services are provided at the hospice in Winsley, near Bath. To make sure patients have the best possible quality of life, pain and symptom relief, respite for carers, emotional and spiritual support, and day care are all provided free of charge.

For more information about Dorothy House visit the website: www.dorothyhouse.co.uk.

[published online 28/10/11]