Reuse Charity Shop Aston Clinton

A lovely selection of refurnished bikes just arrived at High Heavens Reuse South Bucks Hospice Charity Shop - why not pay them a visit.

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Come join us at bucks county show today we are raffling a snow bike £5 a ticket

Bucks county show

Come join us at bucks county show today we are raffling a snow bike £5 a ticket

Do you need more summer holiday ideas for the kids yet? Our shops and reuse sites are treasure troves of ideas. Here are just some of the things you might find to keep the kids busy until school is open again:

• Bikes - thanks to the refurbishment project we run with Aylesbury Prison, we have a range of high-quality, cost-effective bikes available.
• Sporting equipment – we regularly have a wide range of equipment including golf clubs, rackets and swimming floats.
• Games – all our games have all the pieces intact, a fun way to pass summer hours.
• Furniture – would your child like an item of furniture to match their bedroom colour scheme? Summer is a great time to go at an upcycling project, and there are plenty of ‘how-to’ videos available to provide guidance.
• Musical instruments – what better time to give a new instrument a go? We regularly have a great range of preloved instruments in excellent condition.
• Craft – we have wool available and lots of clothing – learn knitting or crochet skills or alter existing items to create your own outfit.
• Creativity—we have toys to set your child’s imagination free, including; cars, train sets, and dolls' prams.

Ours shops are in Bourne End, Hazlemere, Amersham and Chalfont St Peter. We also have shops at the reuse sites in Aston Clinton and High Wycombe.

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We are excited to be opening a new superstore in Waddesdon and launching a collection service across Bucks. You can read all about it on our website. We will keep everyone updated on timings and contact details.

https://sbh.org.uk/news

Mimi Harker OBE Takes Her Support Of South Bucks Hospice To New Heights! Our long-term Parton Mimi Harker OBE (Chairman of Buckinghamshire Council and local Councillor), is raising the stakes in her latest endeavour to support our vital community services in South Bucks.

Waddesdon Superstore Vacancies!

Four amazing new roles! Come and Join our Team!

1. Superstore Manager: Salary £30,160 per annum. Plus, pension. Full-time role, 40 hours per week, rota basis 5 out of 7 days.

2. Charity Shop Manager: Salary £27,000 per annum. Plus, pension. Full-time role, 40 hours per week, rota basis 5 out of 7 days.

3. Retail Assistant Manager: Full-time role, Salary £24,270 per annum. Plus, pension. 40 hours per week, rota basis 5 out of 7 days.

4. Retail Assistant Manager Part-Time: Salary £14,563 per annum. Plus, pension. 24 hours per week, rota basis 3 out of 7 days.

For more details about the above roles please go to https://sbh.org.uk/vacancies

To apply please send your CV and covering letter to [email protected]

Prompt applications are encouraged as the advert will be withdrawn when we have a shortlist of candidates.

South Bucks Hospice South Bucks Hospice is a charity offering holistic palliative and lymphoedema care.

We love hearing about our patients' positive experiences with us. Christine found her "haven of peace' at South Bucks Hospice. Perhaps we have services to support you or a loved one?

Read Christine's story here:

Christine:

Christine Parker, 77, a retired PA from Hazlemere, says the hospice, based at Butterfly House in High Wycombe, aided her recovery as it provided somewhere for her to go to meet others in a similar position.

She feels it is vital for patients to talk openly about their emotions with either fellow cancer sufferers or trained counsellors, and it was at South Bucks Hospice she was able to do this.

Christine was diagnosed on February 13 2023 with low-grade non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Her consultant told her the disease was not curable but ‘very treatable’. She began a six-month programme of chemotherapy later that month at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.

In April of that year, she was referred to the HOPE course run by Macmillan Cancer Support which was held at South Bucks Hospice. She says she benefited hugely from attending this course. It was here she met a group of fellow sufferers who were able to share their experiences, and they have now become friends and support each other.

Christine said: “I found that when I was with other cancer sufferers, it was much easier for me to talk about how I was feeling and exchange stories. I didn’t feel alone. Bottling things up doesn’t do any good and the only time I felt I could openly talk about how I felt was by talking with fellow patients as they can completely empathise with you.

"My partner, family and friends, who I love dearly, were very supportive but I couldn’t really open up as I felt it would be upsetting for them and I didn’t want to put them through this.
"When I first walked through the door of South Bucks Hospice I had a feeling of calmness. Even though the staff may be very busy, I never felt they hadn't time for me. There’s no hustle and bustle and people rushing around."

It was during Christine’s visits when attending the Macmillan course that she found out how many South Bucks Hospice services were available to her at Butterfly House. She was able to get a referral and after an initial session with one of the nurses, she was able to join the waiting list for all the sessions they run.

She recalled: “They offered massage, counselling, tai-chai, chair yoga, painting, flower arranging and support groups – and I thought my goodness this is amazing, and I said put me down for everything.

“I was offered a 12-week counselling course which was amazing. It was a life-saver for me in terms of handling my diagnosis and coping with living with cancer. I was able to talk to my counsellor about things I couldn’t talk to with anyone else about. When I first met my counsellor, halfway through my chemo, she said we would have 12 weeks and I replied I won’t need 12 weeks as thought I'd only need this when I was going through chemo. On the 12th week when we had finished, I said what if I need more? She laughed and said: ‘I remember you said you wouldn’t need 12’.”

Thanks to the chemotherapy, Christine’s spleen – which had doubled in size – returned to normal but Christine said she felt especially needful of the hospice’s services after her chemotherapy ended in August 2023 because she felt ‘exposed and vulnerable’.

“When I was having chemo, it was like a comfort blanket. When you are going through the treatment, you feel it is healing you - but when that’s finished, you think what do I do now? My comfort blanket has gone and I feel vulnerable.

“I will always have lymphoma – it’s a very slow progressive cancer which can spread. Once you have been diagnosed with cancer you learn to live with it because it never goes away and it is always at the back of your mind," she said.

She reserved special praise for the staff at the hospice, saying: “South Bucks Hospice is caring, it’s somewhere I feel I can come at any time and am always made welcome. It’s like therapy walking through the door – I know I don’t have to explain my presence to anyone, I know I can have a coffee and can chill. I will be forever grateful that South Bucks Hospice, with its wonderful caring staff, exists.”

Thank you to Kendall, his team, and everyone who supported this Beaconsfield local. Kendall finished his 207-mile coast-to-coast walk yesterday in the pouring rain having also climbed 26,053 feet.

It's not too late to support Kendall's effort to raise vital funds for our services.

https://bit.ly/3Vh59FA

If anyone else feels like taking on a challenge to raise funds for us, please contact [email protected].

Another batch of refurbished bikes 🚲 🚲 

We couldn't provide our services without or volunteers, thank you.



To find out more about volunteering with us, get in touch [email protected].

South Bucks Hospice South Bucks Hospice is a charity offering holistic palliative and lymphoedema care.

Last week, we had the pleasure of marking the 20th anniversary of our popular Senior Lymphoedema Therapist, Frances Wallington. Here's what Frances said about celebrating 20 years at South Bucks Hospice.

"I enjoy working as part of the team at SBH and love the fact that every day in our Lymph clinic is different. I get real job satisfaction from working with our lovely patients and seeing that we have made a difference to their condition."

Congratulations Frances.

Can you help us by volunteering?

Calling all new volunteers! Here at South Bucks Hospice, we depend heavily on the generous support of our local volunteers to deliver our much-needed services.

We are looking for enthusiastic local people to fill our current volunteer vacancies. These are across retail (online sales and in our shops), van driving, catering for our in-house bistro, fundraising, social media and a hospice community champion.

If you’d like to see more information, and how to apply, then please take a look at the Vacancies page on our website (https://sbh.org.uk/vacancies).

We’d love to welcome you to our friendly volunteering team.

Volunteers are central to the services we provide. We are looking for a paid volunteer coordinator to help coordinate our current volunteers and recruit new members to our team. Perfect for a people-person looking for a varied role.

Full-time or part-time considered.

Full details:
https://sbh.org.uk/vacancies/volunteer-coordinator-1

Community Impact Bucks

Could you help us teach others how to upcycle? If so, please get in touch 🙏🪚