Great Oaks Hospice’s mission is to provide the best care and support for everyone in our community when they need it most.
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Great Oaks Hospice
Who we are
Great Oaks Hospice is in Coleford in the heart of the Forest of Dean. We provide a range of services for adults with life-limiting illnesses, and their families and carers.
All our services are free of charge and provided by experienced staff, supported by trained volunteers.
How we care
We offer a range of services for adults with life-limiting illnesses and their support networks.
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Everyone can support us, whether donating, fundraising, volunteering or joining us for an event.
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Great Oaks Hospice
Great Oaks provides supportive, palliative and end of life care programmes according to the ongoing and changing needs of our community, All of our services are free of charge and provided by experienced staff, supported by trained volunteers.
💗 Breast Cancer Awareness Month 💗
Congratulations Little Lifts on sending out 50,000 boxes💗
This is just one of the charities that our team work with when they are supporting Breast Cancer patients.
💚 To find out more about the support available through Great Oaks Hospice, please get in touch with our team.
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📨wellbeing.centre@great-oaks.org.uk
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📸 Yesterday evening, Michelle and Chloe from our Community Support Team had the pleasure of visiting Longhope Women's Institute to talk about the services and support available through Great Oaks Hospice.
It was wonderful to meet so many members, share more about our work across the Forest of Dean, and answer questions about how we support local people and families facing life-limiting illness.
We were also incredibly touched to receive a donation of £250 after Longhope WI chose Great Oaks Hospice as their Charity of the Year. This generous gift will help us continue to provide free care and support to those who need us most.
A huge thank you to everyone at Longhope WI for your warm welcome, kindness and support. We are so grateful to have such wonderful community champions behind us. 💚
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#ForestofDeanOctober 2026 update….. Part 1
Last year, we decided it was time to look for another charity to support, and after a very short discussion, we chose Great Oaks Hospice.
The reasons were simple. At the time, five families in Longhope village were being supported by Great Oaks, and some had connections to the WI. In fact, when we suggested the idea to our members, the response was a swift and resounding YES! Both publicly and privately, stories soon emerged of how Great Oaks had helped our members and their families over the years.
So, last night, at our October meeting, we were proud to present a cheque for £250 to Chloe and Michelle from Great Oaks Hospice.
We had invited them to come along and give us a talk so we could learn more about the work of the hospice. And the answer? Quite a lot! In fact, we were amazed at just how much they do, and at the range of support they offer to people living with a life-limiting illness in the Forest.
When we handed over our cheque, Chloe mentioned that £250 could fund two overnight nursing visits, providing pain relief and comfort to patients at their bedsides during the quiet hours of the night. What a wonderful way to help make a real difference to someone and their family when they need it most.
A huge thank you to all our members who have popped their spare change into the collecting tin, donated money they might otherwise have spent on Christmas cards or bought raffle tickets. Every little bit has helped us reach this fantastic total!
We’re already looking forward to doing more next year… watch this space!
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Have you see the amazing auction items and raffle prizes that have been donated for our ball??? 💚
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Great Oaks Hospice Events
It is the aim of Great Oaks Hospice to offer care and support to adults with a life limiting illness.
🍽️ A TABLE FOR TWO… AND A BID FROM YOU?
Fancy letting someone else do the cooking? Lot 1 in our Narnia Charity Ball auction is a three-course set meal for two at Post, Newnham, a lovely treat to look forward to while supporting Great Oaks Hospice. ✨
A huge thank you to everyone at Post for generously donating this prize. Your kindness helps us continue providing care and support to local people and their families, free of charge. 💚
Our Narnia Charity Ball takes place tomorrow, Saturday 10th October, at The Speech House Hotel, but you don’t need to attend to bid.
Email events@great-oaks.org.uk by 10pm TONIGHT, Friday 9th October, with Lot 1, your bid amount, name and contact details.
Your bid will be taken into tomorrow’s live auction, where a higher bid may win. We’ll use the amount you submit; if you’d like to increase it, email your revised bid before tonight’s deadline. The successful bidder will be contacted to arrange payment.
Who would you take along for those three courses? Get your bid in—and leave the washing-up to someone else!
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Thank you to Longhope Women's Institute for choosing Great Oaks Hospice as their charity of the year 💚October 2026 update….. Part 1
Last year, we decided it was time to look for another charity to support, and after a very short discussion, we chose Great Oaks Hospice.
The reasons were simple. At the time, five families in Longhope village were being supported by Great Oaks, and some had connections to the WI. In fact, when we suggested the idea to our members, the response was a swift and resounding YES! Both publicly and privately, stories soon emerged of how Great Oaks had helped our members and their families over the years.
So, last night, at our October meeting, we were proud to present a cheque for £250 to Chloe and Michelle from Great Oaks Hospice.
We had invited them to come along and give us a talk so we could learn more about the work of the hospice. And the answer? Quite a lot! In fact, we were amazed at just how much they do, and at the range of support they offer to people living with a life-limiting illness in the Forest.
When we handed over our cheque, Chloe mentioned that £250 could fund two overnight nursing visits, providing pain relief and comfort to patients at their bedsides during the quiet hours of the night. What a wonderful way to help make a real difference to someone and their family when they need it most.
A huge thank you to all our members who have popped their spare change into the collecting tin, donated money they might otherwise have spent on Christmas cards or bought raffle tickets. Every little bit has helped us reach this fantastic total!
We’re already looking forward to doing more next year… watch this space!
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☕🍰 ENGINEERING A LITTLE KINDNESS FOR GREAT OAKS! 💚
From precision engineering to perfectly baked cakes — the team at Grail Engineering & Laser have been putting their skills to a slightly different use today, all in support of Great Oaks Hospice!
Based in Steam Mills, Cinderford, Grail is a fantastic family-run business with over 55 years of experience in engineering and manufacturing.
Specialising in everything from precision laser cutting and CNC machining to metal fabrication and welding, they’re a brilliant example of the expertise we have right here in the Forest of Dean.
But today, it’s been less about cutting metal and more about cutting cake! 🎂
Their coffee morning has brought people together for delicious homemade treats, a cuppa, some wonderful raffle prizes and, most importantly, the chance to raise funds for Great Oaks Hospice.
A huge thank you to everyone at Grail Engineering & Laser for organising such a lovely event, to those who baked and donated goodies, everyone who contributed prizes, and all who came along, bought a cake, purchased raffle tickets or made a donation.
It’s businesses and people like you who make our local community so special.
Your kindness and generosity help Great Oaks continue supporting people and families across the Forest of Dean when they need it most. 💚
Thank you, Team Grail — you're absolute stars! 🌟
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