Ears at the ready! – Join the Midnight Walk in support of Woking & Sam Beare Hospices
Midnight Walk 2019 – Going Back To The 80’s
Come and join us on 21 June as we walk together to raise the vital funds we need to continue our free of charge hospice care in 2019 and beyond
This year our annual fundraising memory walk has an 80’s theme so pull on your leg warmers and enjoy some disco fever as we light up the eight mile route.
We are encouraging all our walkers to dress in their best 80’s gear and there will be prizes for the best dressed team and individuals but if you prefer you can also wear our Midnight Walk t-shirt.
Pre-event orders for t-shirts have now closed but we will have a limited amount of t-shirts available to purchase on the night for £8.
Registration For WSB Midnight Walk
Our Midnight Walk starts at 10pm. It is open to ladies age 11 and up (11- 17 years must walk with an adult who is also registered). So gather all your family, friends, colleagues, neighbours and walk together on what will be a memorable evening.
Registration is £18 per entrant and £22 on the night.
The Midnight Walk aims to raise essential funds to help us provide patient care free of charge, we do ask you to pledge to raise sponsorship or make an instant donation of your choice to help support our care.
Volunteers – We Need More Marshals & Helpers Please!
Although our walkers are ladies only we would love to have men (and more ladies too) supporting our participants as marshals on the route or with roles inside Woking Leisure Centre. Your help will enable this event to run and be a success.
Please contact Rachelle on r.barnett@wsbhospices.co.uk or 01483 881 752 to find out more.
Date
Friday 21st June 2019
Time
The Midnight Walk will start at 8pm with a welcome and registration session, leaving Woking Leisure Centre at 10pm and following an eight mile route back to the centre.
Location
Woking Leisure Centre, Woking Park, Kingfield Road, Woking, Surrey, GU22 9BA
Woking Leisure Centre
Just one example of that 24-hour care provided by our ‘Night Owls’ is the hospice’s award-winning CoSI team (Co-ordinated, Safe & Integrated Care at Home), which is a partnership in care provision with Princess Alice Hospice, Marie Curie and Central Surrey Health.
As the lead provider of CoSI, the hospice coordinates and delivers skilled personal and nursing care in patient’s homes as their illness progresses and they require additional support to remain in their preferred place of care, typically in the patient’s last 6-8 weeks of life.
The CoSI team delivers high quality end-of-life care and support to patients with a life-limiting illness, their families, carers and those close to them at home, working with the community nursing teams and GPs across North West Surrey. Care is provided during the day and at night seven days a week, with a single point of access, which dovetails with out-of-hours community nursing to provide assistance, reassurance and support. This coordinated service has led to a significant reduction in unplanned, emergency admissions to acute hospitals, helping to avoid unnecessary distress to those needing care and to their families.
Video of previous year’s event:
All funds raised from the Midnight Walk will go towards the £8 million+ the hospice spends supporting and caring for some 1,400 people each year across North West Surrey, and their families. More information about the Hospice lower on this page.
The Midnight Walk is again generously sponsored by Trident Honda and supported by Freedom Leisure at Woking Leisure Centre.
Girls and women aged from 11 and up can register online from £18 at wsbhospices.co.uk for further information contact the Events Team: fundraising@wsbhospices.co.uk or call 01483 881 752.
Health Benefits From The Midnight Walk
* Improves cardio vascular fitness and health.
* Can help to maintain bone density and prevent against osteoporosis.
* Increases calorie expenditure aiding in weight management.
* Can help to de-stress and improve psychological well-being.
About Woking & Sam Beare Hospices
• We deliver 8,760 hours of care and support each year
• Our team of specialist healthcare professionals care for our patients 24 hours per day, seven days per week
• We care for approximately 1,400 patients each year
• Over 70% of our care is delivered in patient homes or care or nursing homes
• We receive referrals from Spelthorne, West Elmbridge, Woking, North Guildford, Surrey Heath and Runnymede but we can take patients outside of our region if required
• We are specialists in care for patients with advanced progressive complex needs
• We care for patients with, for example, advance dementia, heart disease, cancer, degenerative conditions and kidney disease
• We care for adults of all ages (18 – 85+)
• Our services are completely FREE of charge
• We offer support services for carers and family members
• We provide child and teenage bereavement counselling
• Our Wellbeing Centre offers a range of treatments and therapies
• We have 816 fabulous volunteers, without whom we could not deliver all that we do
• We work closely with GPs and other clinicians to share knowledge and expertise
• For every £5 of costs incurred we need to raise £4 from voluntary income
• We need to raise in excess of £8 million a year to continue to deliver our services
For more information please see the Woking & Sam Beare Hospices page
or visit www.wsbhospices.co.uk
