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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 💗
When people hear the word hospice, they often think of end-of-life care.
But at Great Oaks Hospice, we're here to support people through diagnosis, treatment and beyond, helping them navigate the challenges they may face and continue living life to the full.
A breast cancer diagnosis can affect so much more than physical health. It can impact emotional wellbeing, confidence, relationships, daily routines and the ability to do the things that matter most.
Through our wellbeing services, therapeutic support, exercise programmes and opportunities to connect with others, we're here to help people rebuild confidence, stay active, improve wellbeing and find the support they need.
Whether you're newly diagnosed, undergoing treatment, adjusting to life after treatment, or supporting someone you love, you don't have to face it alone.
This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we're helping to raise awareness that hospice care is about more than end-of-life care. It's about supporting people to live as well as possible, for as long as possible, and ensuring they have access to the care, guidance and encouragement they need at every stage of their journey.
💚 To find out more about the support available through Great Oaks Hospice, please get in touch with our team.
☎️01594 811910
📨wellbeing.centre@great-oaks.org.uk
#BreastCancerAwarenessMonth
#GreatOaksHospice
#LivingWell
#CancerSupport
#CommunitySupport
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💗 Breast Cancer Awareness Month 💗
When people hear the word hospice, they often think of end-of-life care.
But at Great Oaks Hospice, we're here to support people through diagnosis, treatment and beyond, helping them navigate the challenges they may face and continue living life to the full.
A breast cancer diagnosis can affect so much more than physical health. It can impact emotional wellbeing, confidence, relationships, daily routines and the ability to do the things that matter most.
Through our wellbeing services, therapeutic support, exercise programmes and opportunities to connect with others, we're here to help people rebuild confidence, stay active, improve wellbeing and find the support they need.
Whether you're newly diagnosed, undergoing treatment, adjusting to life after treatment, or supporting someone you love, you don't have to face it alone.
This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we're helping to raise awareness that hospice care is about more than end-of-life care. It's about supporting people to live as well as possible, for as long as possible, and ensuring they have access to the care, guidance and encouragement they need at every stage of their journey.
💚 To find out more about the support available through Great Oaks Hospice, please get in touch with our team.
☎️01594 811910
📨wellbeing.centre@great-oaks.org.uk
#BreastCancerAwarenessMonth
#GreatOaksHospice
#LivingWell
#CancerSupport
#CommunitySupport
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💚Today is World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, a day to recognise the difference that compassionate care can make to people and families facing some of life's most challenging times.
💚At Great Oaks Hospice, we're proud to support people across the Forest of Dean with specialist care, practical help and emotional support, whether that's at home, through our wellbeing services, or here at the hospice.
💚Every day, we see how kindness, expertise and human connection can help people live well and feel supported through difficult times.
💚We're incredibly grateful to our amazing staff, volunteers, supporters and healthcare partners who make this possible.
💚Together, we're helping people live well, for as long as possible, and ensuring that nobody has to face a life-limiting illness alone.💚#WorldHospiceAndPalliativeCareDay #ThisIsHospiceCare #greatoakshospice #MakeADifference #hospiceheroes
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DON’T MISS OUT ON HOSPICE EVENTS
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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.
💚 What a lovely show of support from Dockham Surgery and its patients—£465.33 raised for Great Oaks Hospice!
A heartfelt thank you to the surgery team and everyone who donated on Saturday.
Your kindness will help us continue providing free care and support to local people and their families. A wonderful example of our community caring for one another. 🍰💚💚 THANK YOU to everyone who donated 💚
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💚 MAKE IT A SUNDAY TO SHARE 💚
Four towns, four walks and one lovely reason to come together—supporting Great Oaks Hospice and the care it provides in our community.
On Sunday 18th October at 10.30am, join us for The Great Oaks Walk. Bring the family, round up your friends or invite someone you’ve been meaning to catch up with.
A Sunday stroll, a proper chat and time together can mean so much—and your steps will help support local hospice care.
Choose your walk, with each route starting and finishing at Cinderford RFC, Great Oaks Hospice in Coleford, Lydney Town AFC (three loops of route) or Newent Lake. Take a look through the four posters to find your route. 🌿
You might be walking in memory of someone special, alongside someone special, or simply because you want to make a difference.
Whatever brings you along, we’d love you to be part of it. Well-behaved dogs are welcome too, on a lead! 🐾
Entry is £5 per person, with under-15s free. Book your place by calling 01594 811910 or emailing events@great-oaks.org.uk, and let us know which walk you’re joining.
You can get some sponsors or pay your entry via our JustGiving page www.justgiving.com/campaign/great-great-oaks-walk
Who’s sharing your Sunday? Tag your walking companions and share this post—let’s bring our four towns together for Great Oaks. 💚
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Last night we held our Narnia-themed Charity Ball at The Speech House Hotel, and what a magical evening it was!
The room looked absolutely stunning. A huge thank you to Sue for her incredible creative flair, and to O'Flynn Legal for sponsoring the event and making the purchase of the décor possible. Forest belles Event Hire completed the look with their beautiful chair sashes. Each table was uniquely named after a part of the Narnia story, creating a truly enchanting atmosphere.
Guests were welcomed with a drink kindly sponsored by LWC Drinks, Hereford before enjoying canapés followed by a sit down meal, raffle, auction and dancing through to midnight.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended, bought raffle tickets, bid in the auction and donated prizes. Thanks to your generosity, we raised approximately £3,400, which will help support our patients and their families.
Special thanks also go to the team at Speech House Hotel, who went above and beyond throughout the evening, Pete for the fantastic music, Andy for stepping in at the last minute to capture the event photographs, and Claire and Anne for their invaluable help with the raffle and auction.
We simply couldn't do it without the support of our amazing community. Thank you all 💚
📸 We've shared some photos from the evening, but we'd love to see more! If you took any pictures on the night and are happy for us to share them, please send them through to us. We'd be delighted to add them to our collection and relive the magic of a wonderful evening. 💚✨
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