Operation freedom garden team
Where
Derian House Children's Hospice, Lancashire
Leader
Kevin Burley
About the project
It will create a nature garden and will maximise the use of the grounds for terminally ill children, including those in wheelchairs.
Beauty therapy
Where
Earl Mountbatten Hospice on the Isle of Wight
Leader
Eileen Bennett
About the project
Ten volunteers undertook a course in beauty therapy covering manicure, skin care, make-up and Indian head massage in order to 'pamper' patients.
Sensory therapy project
Where
Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice, London
Leader
Margaret Vick
About the project
The project will set up and decorate a sensory room for the use of day hospice patients and in-patients. Volunteers will be trained in the use of the equipment to help patients and their carers relieve the stress and pain caused by life-threatening illnesses.
Children and family area project
Where
Mount Edgcumbe in Cornwall
Leader
Paddy Wellington
About the project
The three volunteers aim to establish a children and families area within the hospice which will be a safe haven where they can offer emotional support during terminal illness. Provision will be made for children of all ages with a group of trained volunteers to guide individual and group work.
Home care volunteers
Where
Northern Ireland Hospice
Leaders
Margaret Gallagher and Mary Rainey
About the project
The project will set up a home care volunteer service for patients and their families. It will provide respite for carers, a sitting service, accompany patients on outings and help with light housework duties.
New horizons self help and support group
Where
Rossendale Hospice in Lancashire
Leaders
Jean Hallsworth and Elizabeth Booth
About the project
The project is to set up and run a self help and support group for people who have had contact with cancer: patients, ex-patients, carers, friends and family.
Driving improvement project
Where
St Leonard's Hospice, York
Leader
Nigel Magrane
About the project
The project will raise the driving standards of some 30 volunteer drivers. It will improve their safety awareness and instruct them in the care of patients over and above the hospice's statutory responsibilities for training.
