The Co-operative Food - Chichester, Lavant Road (PFS)

St Wilfrid’s Hospice is an independent local charity making a difference to local lives. It is much more than a building; we provide tailored end of life care both in the community and at our Hospice, supporting our patients as well as their family and friends. All our vital services are provided free of charge with only a small percentage of our running costs, that this year are just over £8million, currently being met by the NHS. We, therefore, rely heavily on fundraising within our community to raise the remaining funds. St Wilfrid's was established in 1987 and we care for adults with all life-limiting illnesses, including cancer and have been doing so, completely free of charge, for 31 years. We focus on our patients’ quality of life and their dignity in death. We take time to listen and understand the individual needs and wishes of our patients and their loved ones, to make sure everyone gets the care they deserve to help them achieve the best quality of life, for as long as possible. We work hand in hand with the NHS but value our independence as a local provider of specialist palliative and end of life care. We keep our administration and fundraising costs to a minimum as stewardship of funds is extremely important to us. In a nutshell, our simple objective is to ensure patients are as comfortable as possible; able to end their days in peace and with dignity. Each person’s life is a life to be celebrated and we strive to provide families with support and reassurance along every step of their journey. We have 18 beds on our ward, a Hospice at Home Service, a Day Hospice that is open three days a week, a Community Team caring for over 260 patients at any one time, a Bereavement and Family Support Service, an Education Centre and we also support and advise patients and staff in local Hospitals.

The Trust provides vital nursing care for local children who are dealing with the day to day challenges of having a life threatening or terminal illness. The charity is currently supporting 76 families in the local area. The Sussex Snowdrop Trust was founded in 1993 after Dr Anne Wallace, Community Paediatric Consultant and the Nursing sister of the children’s ward at St Richard’s Hospital in Chichester, identified the urgent needs of the families when their child had been diagnosed with a life -threatening illness. • The families wanted a nurse to visit them at home and support them. • To teach them how to look after their child and to give them the confidence to do so. • To be able to talk about the diagnosis, prognosis, medication, treatment etc. with a nurse who knows them and their child, who is qualified in caring for children with such serious illnesses. The aim of the charity is to provide specialist nursing care from the Snowdrop Care at Home team, which includes community paediatric nurses, a very experienced Counsellor and Nurse Support workers. Most children live to adulthood but sadly sometimes the treatment fails, and children become terminally ill. Nearly all children who become terminally ill, since Snowdrop started, have been at home, surrounded by their family. The exceptional Snowdrop nurses and sometimes our Counsellor are with them every step of this very difficult and heart-breaking journey. Nursing sister of the children’s ward at St Richard’s Hospital in Chichester, identified the urgent needs of the One mother said after her little girl had died, “We are so grateful for everything Snowdrop did. Being able to get care at home made such a huge difference. Our daughter was able to be part of our family and we have memories and photos of her being in our home. She died at home where she wanted to be. It was the everyday things that made the difference. In hospital you can’t be there when they first wake up in the morning or be there to wash and feed them. Having her at home meant I was able to do normal mummy things with her. And our son was also able to have quality time with her which he couldn’t get at hospital.” www.thesussexsnowdroptrust.com

School and community based fundraising events to support the additional needs of the primary school not provided for through statutory funds.