My wife Tink battled for several years with the Big C and for the last few years Macmillan Caring Locally have been involved in supporting our whole family during such a tough time...
On Monday 10th February, we welcomed John and Tommy who organise the White Christmas Dip to say a huge thank you. Since starting the Dip in 2008, the annual event has raised a phenomenal £250,000 so, of course, we wanted to say a huge thank you to them for their amazing work. It was great for our nurses and other staff to meet John and Tommy and show them around the unit to see how their support makes a difference for our patients and their families. Thank you so much boys - you are superstars!...
You are invited to drop in to view the plans and give feedback on an innovative care-led development proposal for a new Macmillan Hospice, additional NHS health facilities and a retirement living village at Christchurch Hospital. Friday 17th January 2020, 10 am to 7 pm Saturday 18th January 2020, 10 am to 4 pm at Christchurch Hospital, Fairmile Road, Christchurch, Dorset. BH23 2JX more information can be found at www.christchurchcaring.co.uk free parking on site during these times...
Our Christmas Day Plans We have your Christmas Day plans sorted! (Wake up time may need to be adjusted with kids ?) Join us on Christmas Day morning for this incredibly popular event - have a refreshing dip in the sea with hundreds of others and raise money for MCL. What better way to kick off your Christmas! Sign up here: www.whitechristmasdip.co.uk The Macmillan White Christmas Dip...
Dippy Needs You! We want to get The Macmillan White Christmas Dip out there to as many people as possible! Do you have somewhere you can display a poster or leaflet? Maybe a shop, restaurant, vehicle or even your living room window?! We have all different sizes available! The banner is also available if you have somewhere which could display it?! Let us know and we can get them to you! Maybe 'Dippy' the Seal could come and visit you? Contact barry@macmillanlocal.org for more! ...
Partnership with Co-op Christchurch Thank you so much to Co-op on Fairmile Road for supporting us this year AND choosing to support us again in 2020! The team have been collecting, selling our Big Bob and Sunny's Journey books, holding fundraising days and encouraging shoppers to sign up to their membership cards so that Co-op can make more donations! This year they have raised an amazing £2,800 for Macmillan Caring Locally! Make sure you have signed up for your Co-op membership card - select us as your charity and every time you shop, Co-op will make a donation to us!...
Thank you to the Christchurch Lions Over the years, we have received outstanding support from Christchurch Lions - from fashions shows to fun days they have done it all! Recently, they popped in with a staggering £3,380.19 which they kindly donated to us. We are so grateful to the Lions and all their members, past and present, for the outstanding support they have given to us throughout many, many years....
Stocking filler inspiration with Big Bob Our friend, Big Bob, has a story to tell and we think his book will make a fabulous stocking filler! Written just for Macmillan Caring Locally, Big Bob and Sunny's Journey will be a hit with the little people in your life. Available to buy on our website for just £5, this lovely story book will entertain the children and raise funds for our exciting new building - win, win!...
Not just any Tough Mudder…. this was an M&S Tough Mudder The amazing team at M&S Castlepoint completed the grueling Tough Mudder event in August. They raised an amazing £4,158 for Macmillan Caring Locally and are even talking about doing it again next year!! Thanks so much to everyone at the store for their ongoing fundraising as our charity partner this year! ...