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At Simba, we support families in Scotland who have lost their baby. We help those grieving create precious moments to honour their baby’s memory. Where there is darkness, we shine gentle light by making time, giving space and sharing love. The approach we take is deeply personal, our team and volunteers coming together because every baby matters. Every single one. With only a tiny percentage of Government funding, we rely on the generosity of our incredible supporters throughout the year. At Simba, we help in three main ways; gifting our hand-crafted Memory Boxes, our beautiful Trees of Tranquillity and our precious Bereavement Rooms. By choosing Simba, you will be supporting many families affected by baby loss across Scotland.

It is important for us at the Hospice that the environment for our patients and their families is the best it can possibly be. We know that gardens are intimately connected to our health and well-being across the life-course. This does not change with end-of-life care. Our plan is to create a large vegetable garden, visible from our Day Services unit. We need to clear a large area of ground, include some raised beds, bring in some good quality soil and create a clear pathway from the main Hospice building. The work will involve the use of a digger to create the initial area and pathway. We will then plant a selection of vegetables which in time will produce a lovely selection of vegetables for use in the Hospice kitchen. Patients, staff and families will benefit from freshly picked potatoes, beans courgettes, herbs, onions, leeks and cabbages. Our physiotherapy team in our Day Therapies service will encourage the patients to become involved in the seeding, planting and growing of the vegetables. It will be a wonderful way to include our patients in a healthy, rewarding , outdoor pursuit as well as providing healthy produce for our meals. It will be a therapeutic activity in itself, offering a sense of achievement along with a connection with nature and a chance to work alongside others. It will also save the Hospice a considerable amount of money in the long run which is wonderful.

Did you know that it costs £11.61 to run St Columba's Hospice for just one minute? That means that it costs more than £6 million to run the Hospice each year. To achieve this, we rely on donations of more than £3 million annually from our friends and supporters who believe in what we do.