


Faith in human nature
St Elizabeth Hospice is always a creative hive of industry with everyone working towards the same goal.
Adaptability
Musings on adaptability following a visit to FolkEast
Puffins, photos, patience…
A holiday in Iceland has given me time for reflection
Great job Wednesday (and all other days)
Two years on after working in a variety of hospice jobs, I am now proud to be the St Elizabeth Hospice writer.
Annie Bowen – volunteer healthcare assistant
What does a volunteer HCA do?
Pippa Beard Pigs Gone Wild project assistant
I began working for St Elizabeth Hospice in August 2015 as a fundraising intern on the Pigs Gone Wild special...
Hospice Care Week – Connecting Care
I have worked at St Elizabeth Hospice for 15 years now. My role is to support the therapists with home...
Hospice Care Week – Connecting Care
I have worked at the hospice as an art therapist for the past eight years. Before I worked at the...
Hospice Care Week – Connecting Care
Julie Harris, Service Development Manager I have worked at the hospice for seven or eight years in a number of...
Two weeks to go… (deux semaines pour aller…)
It’s hard to believe that there are now just 14 days to go until we head to London to start...
This is a real challenge (ceci est un réel défi)
This post marks a number of milestones. I have now ridden well over 2000 miles training for my L2P challenge...
I’m a lady…! – (Je suis une dame…!)
They say that regular exercise will change your body and I have certainly seen that. In my last post –...
1,000 miles under the (slightly smaller) belt
On my morning ride last Sunday I passed a significant milestone in my training with over 1000 miles cycled since...
Back in the saddle with sadly a heavier load
My name is Adrian and it’s 90 days since my last post… Yes my friends it is 90 whole days...With a little help from my friends
A couple of weeks ago I was taking photographs at a book signing and talk by Anthony Horowitz. Having both...
Why eating cake is good for your company
It’s Christmas! The time of goodwill, eating and giving to charity. What if there was a way to combine all...
Warning – may cause a good mood
Training ride 25 – distance: 12.3 miles Training ride 26 – distance: 11.3 miles Training ride 27 – distance: 8.2...
Hedgehogs and milestones
Training ride 22 – distance: 12.3 miles Training ride 23 – distance: 7.5 miles Training ride 24 – distance: 9.5...
Shout, shout, let it all out
Training ride 18 – distance: 16.9 miles Training ride 19 – distance: 18.3 miles Training ride 20 – distance: 32.1...
The Last Ferry
Training ride 16 – distance: 16.9 miles Training ride 17 – distance: 18.3 miles Total training miles: 235.3 Days left...
Time to sharpen your saw?
Training ride 13 – distance: 31.5 miles Training ride 14 – distance: 23 miles Training ride 15 – distance: 8.5...
XXL? Really?
Training ride ten: distance – 1.2 miles Training ride eleven: distance – 3.8 miles Training ride twelve: distance – 9.1...
Fundraising – it’s not all about the money!
Hello, my name is Sarah and I am the Fundraising Partnerships Manager for St Elizabeth Hospice. I joined the Hospice...
A big ride, a little ride, and very stiff legs
Training ride eight: distance – 31 miles Training ride nine: distance – 6 miles Total training miles: 124 Days left...
Shhh, don’t tell the wife…
Training ride seven: distance – 7.5 miles Total training miles: 87 Days left to challenge: 347 I am not one...
Red sky at night, cyclist’s delight
Training ride six: distance – 11 miles Total training miles: 79.5 Days left to challenge: 349 Well today didn’t really...
Where to put my pumpkin?
Training ride five: distance – 29 miles Total training miles: 68.5 Days left to challenge: 351 This weekend I went...
Cash from a bank job!
Training ride four: distance – 10.5 miles Total training miles: 39.5 Days left until challenge: 354 A shortish evening ride...
Soyez grand, être vu
Training ride three: distance – 11 miles Total training miles: 29 Days left until challenge: 354 Managed to get out...
With the wind at my back
Training ride two: distance – nine miles Total training miles: 18 Days left until challenge: 358 Yesterday I went out...