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West Ham players bring the festive spirit to local children’s hospice
December 13, 2018West Ham players Andy Carroll, Javier Hernández, Felipe Anderson and Winston Reid joined mascots Bubbles and Hammerhead to bring festive cheer to the life-limited children at Richard House Children’s Hospice in Beckton. Each player took the time to speak to and get to know the families and have their photos taken with them, much to everyone’s delight.
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Our amazing volunteer gardener wins national awards
November 28, 2018 | VolunteersLast night it was announced that the Hospice UK Volunteer Gardener of the Year 2018 Award was won by Derek James, who has long been a volunteer gardener at East London’s Richard House Children’s Hospice. The Hospice UK Awards celebrate the innovative work and people in hospices and palliative care organisations across the UK.
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East London Radio broadcasts the all-time Top 100 favourite songs of East Londoners, while helping local Children’s Hospice
November 19, 2018East London Radio (ELR), the local online community radio station which recently celebrated its fifth birthday, is launching their first Charity Appeal, supporting the wonderful work of the Richard House Children’s Hospice in Beckton
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New mayor of Newham visits Richard House Children’s Hospice
November 15, 2018Councillor Rokhsana Fiaz said: “It was a valuable opportunity to visit Richard House Children’s Hospice, and find out more about the vital work they do to help support children with life limiting illnesses and their families. We are immensely privileged to have London’s only dedicated hospice for children and young people in Newham and we look forward to supporting their ongoing work where we can in the future.”
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Young Soles Announces Charity Partnership with London’s First Children’s Hospice, Richard House
November 8, 2018Young Soles, the award-winning luxury children’s footwear brand, has announced a charity partnership with Richard House Children’s Hospice. The partnership will see Young Soles donate shoes to the hospice twice a year, as well as providing support for fundraising and volunteering activities to help the hospice reach its £3.5 million fundraising target for 2018/19.
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Manage your carbon footprint by passing on your furniture and donating household goods to our Barking shop
November 7, 2018As households across the UK order new furniture before Christmas arrives, Richard House Children’s Hospice in Beckton’s latest initiative is encouraging locals in east London to go green by donating unwanted furniture to their store in Barking.
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Volunteers from HSBC found themselves bombarded in the ball pool!
October 30, 2018 | Care and Family Support | VolunteersHSBC Volunteers bank employees ensured that the children at Richard House Children’s Hospice had wonderful decorations and creative signs for the forthcoming ‘Richard House Got Talent’ production this month.
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Our charity shops in East London are supporting local job seekers into the workplace via national ‘Dress to Impress’ initiative
October 15, 2018Dress to Impress is being showcased at charity shops across the UK and will help improve job prospects for millions of individuals by providing access to interview outfits for only £10 and educate job seekers on correct interview attire. The initiative will give everyone access to interview attire on a budget whilst demystifying what candidates should wear to an interview today, after research undertaken by Debut revealed that 72 percent of career hopefuls aged 16-23 didn’t know where to start.[i]
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Keen golfers raise money for Beckton Children’s Hospice
October 4, 2018While Europe was winning the Ryder cup, keen golfers John Peter and Simon McCarthy raised £1500 for Richard House Children’s Hospice through the Metropolitan Grand Lodge
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Local girl, 7, sets trend for peers to donate birthday money to Beckton hospice
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A special tribute to Maureen Dudley
September 21, 2018When 84 year old Maureen Dudley passed away, her family decided to honour Maureen’s memory in a special way...
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Summer 2018 at Richard House
September 20, 2018More fun activities and trips are planned for October...
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Pearly King continues East End tradition and raises money for Beckton hospice
August 31, 2018Richard House gave a warm welcome to Forest Gate’s Pearly King, of the London Pearly Kings and Queens Society, when he visited to present a cheque for £300...
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Richard House garden nominated for an award!
August 28, 2018Derek said, "The flags in the garden hold a hidden message..."
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Local running club, Dockside Runners, raises money for Richard House!
August 26, 2018Kayes said, "Coming from 30st to 13st has enabled me to take control of my life and give back in ways I could never comprehend".
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Tasmea, 6, donates all her birthday money to Richard House!
August 22, 2018Tasmea's dad Bashar told us, "Her actions have made me the proudest dad in London!"
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To volunteer, or not to volunteer
August 6, 2018I would love to volunteer, but will I really gain anything in turn? Meet Joanne and Jacqueline, who both gained paid employment through volunteering at Richard House.
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Baker McKenzie re-select Richard House as their local charity of the year
July 26, 2018We're delighted that Baker McKenzie has re-selected us as their local charity of the year. Find out more about what this fantastic news means for our hospice...
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Volunteering, abseiling, running and cycling - thank you Carey Group!
July 19, 2018The Dagenham team at the Carey Group give up their Saturdays to work on our hospice grounds. They also take part in many fantastic challenge events for us.
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Valero Charity Golf Classic raises over £30,000 for Richard House
July 4, 2018Valero, one of our most supportive and longstanding charity partners, held a Charity Golf Classic, benefiting many children charities, including Richard House...
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Star students win an award for their fantastic fundraising
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A special friend for our children...
June 25, 2018Alfie is a Pets As Therapy dog who will provide therapeutic animal contact with our children. Therapy helps ensure that the emotional and social needs of our children are met.
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What a special treet!
June 15, 2018Our amazing volunteers from AJG planted 105 trees in our garden to help create a legacy for future children and their families...
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A tea party to honour our volunteers
June 14, 2018We said a big thank you to all our volunteers at a special tea party where staff turned volunteer to wait on them to show our appreciation.
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Say hello to Steve...
June 1, 2018This Volunteers Week, we're celebrating volunteers like Steve. Steve gives talks in the community and as a keen photographer has captured many memorable moments that are so precious to us all.
