Richard House Children's Hospice

Parent gives profits from Christmas eCards cards to Richard House as a tribute to the staff who looked after his daughter

December 16, 2018

Sujay Jayaram, Founder of LeavingCard.com, asks that you consider using LeavingCard.com to send your eCards this Christmas. LeavingCard.com takes no money from this process whatsoever and all of the profits from this activity go to Richard House as a tribute to the staff who looked after his daughter who died at Richard House 13 years ago. In 2005 Sujay’s family was blessed with a little girl. Sadly, their daughter was very ill when she was born and fo

West Ham players bring the festive spirit to local children’s hospice

December 13, 2018

West 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.

Our amazing volunteer gardener wins national awards

November 28, 2018 | Volunteers

Last 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.

East London Radio broadcasts the all-time Top 100 favourite songs of East Londoners, while helping local Children’s Hospice

November 19, 2018

East 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

New mayor of Newham visits Richard House Children’s Hospice

November 15, 2018

Councillor 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.”

Young Soles Announces Charity Partnership with London’s First Children’s Hospice, Richard House

November 8, 2018

Young 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.

Manage your carbon footprint by passing on your furniture and donating household goods to our Barking shop

November 7, 2018

As 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.

Volunteers from HSBC found themselves bombarded in the ball pool!

October 30, 2018 | Care and Family Support | Volunteers

HSBC 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.

Our charity shops in East London are supporting local job seekers into the workplace via national ‘Dress to Impress’ initiative

October 15, 2018

Dress 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]