Donations in memory of loved ones play a key role in supporting our care across our region.
Whilst flowers will fade with time, donations made in memory of loved ones will continue to benefit the lives of our patients and their families not only now, but in the future.
Discover ways you can donate in memory of your loved one below.
Our Memory Tree is located at the hospice in Ipswich and is a place dedicated in memory of loved ones who have received care from our St Elizabeth Hospice team.
Each leaf and rock is engraved with the name of a loved one who has died, making a poignant focal point within the hospice building, symbolising the many precious memories you have.
Throughout the year, we have opportunities to come together to remember loved ones.
Taking place on 21 June each year, tying in with Suffolk Day, we come together to mark Suffolk Remembers.
Open to all, regardless if you have had access to hospice services, the free event takes place at Felixstowe Seafront Gardens where you can dedicate a candle to celebrate the life of your loved one. All the candles are placed in letters spelling out ‘Suffolk Remembers’ in a poignant display.
Daisy Day is our In Memory event aimed for our supporters in the Great Yarmouth and Waveney area.
Taking place at Memoria, Waveney Memorial Park in Beccles, we first held in the event in August 2024.
Daisy Day is a chance to remember your loved one/s with special daisy markers in tribute to those who are sadly no longer with us.
We understand that the loss of a loved one can be felt more deeply during Christmas.
Our Light Up a Life services in December offer a chance to remember and to be supported by the hospice.
We offer a free church service at St Mary-le-Tower in Ipswich, usually taking place in the second weekend of December.
We also offer an intimate and informal service in the garden at St Elizabeth Hospice in Ipswich so we can remember together.
Our popular Midnight Walk event in May is a great way to remember your loved one whilst fundraising for St Elizabeth Hospice.
Open to all, many people dedicate their walks to loved ones who have been cared for by the hospice directly or simply in memory of their loved one, regardless if they have had care from the hospice. It is an event for the whole community.
Since 2023, our event, taking place in Ipswich, has seen photos of loved ones projected onto the University of Suffolk building, making an emotional focal point of the sponsored walk.
A Tribute Page is a permanent website page set up in memory of a loved one and is a wonderful way to honour the life of someone special. It is a great thing to share with your family and friends and anyone can contribute to it.
The page is a positive and simple way to keep their memory alive and at the same time supports St Elizabeth Hospice to provide care for patients and their families.
Watch this video on how easy it is to set up a Tribute Page with MuchLoved:
Seeing a Tribute Page grow can give such a sense of achievement and be a powerful and positive way to celebrate the life of someone special where you can add messages, photos and music.
If you would like donations made at a funeral to benefit the hospice, a Tribute Fund provides a simple way for people to donate in memory of a loved one.
Tribute Pages can also be adapted as a Funeral Tribute Page, where you can share practical information ahead of the funeral taking place. It means you can share this with friends and family to dedicate, leave messages and make a donation if they so wish.
If you would prefer to have paper donation envelopes for a funeral, please get in touch with our team so we can get these to you.
Material Memories is a unique way to remember a loved one.
Your loved one’s clothes are captured in a beautiful keepsake handmade bear to treasure every day & reminisce.
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