A huge thank you to everyone who took part in Oxford’s first ever Bubble Rush on 10th June, raising money for Helen & Douglas House. What an amazing day we had, with an impressive 912 participants taking part. We had wonderful feedback from this event with people...
Music positively affects us all physically, psychologically and emotionally and the health benefits of music are well-documented. That is why Corinne from the Oxfordshire County Music Service regularly comes into the hospice to make music with our children who are...
Karen who is a Nurse Consultant at Helen & Douglas House received The Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother’s Award for Outstanding Service by The Queen’s Nursing Institute on 25th June at their annual awards ceremony at The Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, London....
On 16th May, 15 Invesco staff set off on their survival adventure to Invesco Island, a 36-hour survival challenge on a remote Welsh island, raising £24,885 for their local children’s hospice, Helen & Douglas House. Invesco choose Helen & Douglas House as their...
Amate Animalia, a charity based in the Cotswolds who educate people about exotic animals & their specialist needs, recently bought in some of their rescued animals offering a ‘pets as therapy’ session for the children and families staying at Helen & Douglas...
Reed Specialist Recruitment, based in Seacourt Tower in Oxford, held a series of fundraising events in aid of local children’s hospice, Helen & Douglas House raising £5,100 for the charity. The fundraising events held between 8th February and 8th March included a...
Easter at a children’s hospice is quite different to other children’s Easter celebrations. Terminally ill children who come to stay at Helen & Douglas House can’t often eat chocolate Easter eggs as many of them cannot swallow or digest solid food so they...
Kay Lyon from Wootton is making a Mother’s Day appeal to encourage people to sign up to give a regular gift to Helen & Douglas House to help them plan for the future and ensure Helen House can continue to help their family. Mother’s Day falls on 11th March this...
Rob Brydon, famous welsh actor and comedian, has supported Helen & Douglas House for many years and recently visited the hospice. Rob is asking people to listen in and donate to The Helen & Douglas House Radiothon to help local terminally ill children. This...
Imogen died at Helen & Douglas House on 23rd January 2017, aged just 2 years old, after bravely battling a brain tumour and never failing to smile as she endured chemotherapy, only for the cancer to return. Kathryn Imogen’s Mummy said ‘She was a daddy’s girl, easy...
