St Michael's Hospice - Hereford

10/08/2026

🎉 WE DID IT! We’ve hit our target! 💙

Thanks to the incredible generosity of our Herefordshire community, we’ve exceeded our Refuel the Journey, Power the Care target!

We’re honestly blown away by your support. Every donation, share and message has helped us reach this incredible milestone and will help keep our Hospice at Home team on the road, bringing expert care, comfort and reassurance to local families.

But there are still 6 hours of the appeal to go, and although donations will no longer be matched, every additional pound raised will help provide expert care and comfort to those who need it most.

So, if you’ve been thinking about donating, please do 💙

👉 Donate before 10pm: Bit.ly/SMH_RefuelOurCare

💬 Has Hospice at Home touched your family? Share your story below and help our community understand just how important this care is.

Kindly sponsored by Hereford Motor Group - KGM Hereford & Hereford Mitsubishi

10/08/2026

“I’ve held hands for hours. I’ve helped people say goodbye. And I’ve driven through every kind of weather to be there. But I can only do that because someone like you made sure I had a car to get there.”
— Niamh, Senior Palliative Care Support Worker 💙

Behind every journey our Hospice at Home team makes is a person and a family who need care, comfort and support.

The car may get our nurses there, but your kindness helps make the care possible.
Tonight is your final chance to support our Refuel the journey, power the care appeal.

Until 10pm tonight, every donation will be doubled, helping our team continue reaching local families across Herefordshire.

Every mile, every visit, every moment of care matters.

If you’ve been thinking about donating, now is the time.
👉 Donate before 10pm and make twice the difference. Bit.ly/SMH_RefuelOurCare

Because your amazing generosity just keeps growing and growing, not only can we fund our Hospice at home vehicles for 12 months, but now any additional donations will go towards funding our wheelchair accessible vehicle which enables patients to have day trips and gives independence - how amazing is that, that you're funding another vehicle too! 🤩 But, only donations made before 10pm tonight will be matched and doubled. If you want to double your impact, make sure you donate before then. 🤗

💙 Has Hospice at Home supported someone you love? If you feel able, share your story below and help our community understand why this care matters.

09/08/2026

This car won't be remembered.
But the care it brings will never be forgotten. 💙

Behind every journey is one of our Hospice at Home nurses.
Behind every front door is someone facing one of life's most difficult moments.
Behind every mile is a family receiving expert care, comfort and reassurance in the place they feel most at home.

That's why every mile matters.

For the next 31 hours, every donation to our Refuel the journey, power the care appeal will be doubled, helping our nurses continue reaching local families across Herefordshire.

Please help us keep compassionate care moving.
💙 Donate today and make twice the impact.
👉 Bit.ly/SMH_RefuelOurCare

💬 Has Hospice at Home touched your family? If you feel comfortable, share your story below and help others understand why this care matters so much.

Kindly sponsored by Hereford Motor Group - KGM Hereford & Hereford Mitsubishi

07/08/2026

“𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽” 💙💙

When Eileen, who has been staying with us, and husband Richard marked their wedding anniversary, our colleagues wanted to make the day extra special.

So the kitchen team created a picnic to accompany the couple on a trip to a beautiful sunflower field. On their return, staff had decorated Eileen’s room with bunting, and even swapped her bed for a ‘cuddle bed’ - one specially designed to expand to a double bed, allowing loved ones to lie beside each other.

“St Michael’s has really been our saviour for the last six weeks,” said Eileen. “They’ve been everything.

“I really believe it’s a happy place to be. Before coming here, we had an idea what a Hospice might be like - perhaps a dark, unhappy place - and I’m glad to say we couldn’t have been further from the truth.”

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐄𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝’𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥’𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 -

St Michael's Hospice helped make Eileen and Richard's anniversary a day to remember.

07/08/2026

💙 You helped fuel care before. Now we’re asking you to help refuel it for another year.

Last year, our wonderful community came together to support our Hospice at Home team, helping our nurses reach local families when they needed expert care and comfort the most

Now, for just 86 hours, every donation to our Refuel the journey, power the care appeal will be doubled.

💙 £20 becomes £40. £75 becomes £150.

That means your kindness can go twice as far, helping us provide compassionate Hospice at Home care for people across Herefordshire.

Whether you have experienced hospice care yourself, supported a loved one, or simply believe everyone deserves comfort and dignity at home, your support can make a real difference.

💙 Will you help us Refuel our Care? Bit.ly/SMH_RefuelOurCare

Donate today and double your impact.

👇 Tell us in the comments: What does HOME mean to you?

05/08/2026

A game of cricket. A lasting legacy. 💙🏏

For over a decade, brothers Adam and Robert Matravers have been bringing friends together for an annual cricket match in memory of their parents, Richard and Mim, who were both cared for at St Michael's Hospice.

Since 2012, this incredible event has raised thousands of pounds to help ensure more local families receive the same compassionate care when they need it most.

This year's match takes place on Sunday 16th August at Bartestree Cricket Club, with play starting at 1pm, and entry is completely free.

Whether you're a cricket fan or simply looking for a lovely way to spend a summer afternoon, we'd love to see you there cheering the teams on while supporting a cause that means so much to so many. ☀️🏏

💬 Will you be coming along? Or have you attended this fantastic match before? Share your favourite memories in the comments and help us wish both teams the very best of luck!

You can sponsor the brothers here - https://ow.ly/VJmK50ZwHYf

04/08/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆?

𝗟𝗶𝗲-𝗶𝗻? 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗲? 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴?

Whatever you’re up to, it probably won’t be as adrenaline-inducing as sisters Chloe and Hannah who will jump out of a plane to raise funds for St Michael’s! 🪂

Find out the very special reason they're doing this, and how to add to the £5K sponsorship they've already collected, here:

https://ow.ly/l0ij50Zw25j

04/08/2026

Do you have a terminal illness, or are you looking after someone who does? 🤔

We know how frightening and lonely it can be, and how overwhelming it is trying to navigate where to turn to for support. 🥺

Help is here.

This is exactly why we've set up relaxed drop-in Community Wellbeing Cafe in Peterchurch. Pop along and have a cuppa as you chat with our friendly clinicians about what help is available. You can also meet others living with similar experiences. 🥰

Why not come to our next one?

🗓️ Tuesday 11th August
⏰ 1.30pm-3.00pm
📍The Old Court House, Closure Place, Peterchurch, Hereford HR2 0RS

To find out more, or to register to come along, click here 👇
https://www.st-michaels-hospice.org.uk/how-you-can-help-us/fundraise-for-us/events/community-wellbeing-cafe-herefordshire/

02/08/2026

Our forget-me-nots have travelled a little further than we expected… all the way to Hawaii! 🌺💙

We hope everyone who secured one of our beautiful ceramic forget-me-nots is enjoying finding the perfect place for it.

One of our wonderful supporters, David Croll, bought two forget-me-nots in memory of his mum and dad, Shirley and Jim. Shirley received care from St Michael's Hospice, and although David now lives in Japan, this lovely photo was taken while he was visiting Hawaii!

It's heartwarming to know that these special tributes have found homes not only across Herefordshire, but all around the world.

💬 Have you found the perfect spot for your forget-me-not? We'd absolutely love to see it! Share a photo in the comments and tell us who your forget-me-not is remembering. 💙

01/08/2026

101 years young… and still part of the St Michael's family! 🎉💙

We recently celebrated a very special birthday as one of our longest-serving volunteers, Randy Langford, turned an incredible 101 years old! 🥳

Over the years, Randy has dedicated countless hours to supporting St Michael's Hospice, collecting donation tins from schools, workplaces and community venues across Herefordshire. Thanks to his remarkable commitment, he helped raise around £400,000 to support local hospice care.

Although Randy has now retired from his volunteer role, he's still a familiar face at St Michael's, regularly joining one of our Day Services groups.

To celebrate this amazing milestone, staff, volunteers and patients came together for cake, laughter and even a game of pass the parcel! 🎂🎁

Happy 101st Birthday, Randy, and thank you for everything you've done for St Michael's. You're an inspiration to us all. 💛

💬 Please join us in wishing Randy a very happy birthday! If you've ever met Randy or remember seeing him collecting donation tins, we'd love to hear your memories below.