Black Country Brighter Lives

We want to say a heartfelt thank you to all the supporters of our ‘Give a Bostin gift this Christmas!’ fundraising appeal! 💜

Through generous donations and support, we’ve been able to purchase a gift for each one of our patients in our care on Christmas Day! We’ve also been able to purchase activity packs to keep our patients entertained during the festive season 🎄

We are running our Just Giving campaign until 31 December, so if you haven’t yet made a donation, but would like to support our Christmas campaign this year, there is still time
https://justgiving.com/campaign/giveabostingiftofjoy 🎁

Season Greetings to you all!

Happy Christmas Jumper Day everyone! 🎅🏻

Across the country, there will be lots of people taking part in to raise money for a charity close to their hearts! 💜

If your chosen charity is Black Country Brighter Lives, you could make a £2 donation to our Christmas appeal at https://justgiving.com/campaign/giveabostingiftofjoy and help us bring joy to our patients this Christmas! 🎁

Don’t forget to share your festive pics, as we’d love to see them! 😀 [email protected]

There will be patients in our care this Christmas, away from their family, friends and neighbours, which could be a difficult time for them.

We want to sprinkle some festive joy and kindness to all our patients over this festive period 🎄🎅🏻

Could you help us give a bostin gift this Christmas, by making a donation to our Black Country Brighter Lives just giving appeal or donating a gift from our wish list 🎁

Your support and kindness would mean so much to our patients. Seeing a smile on their faces would just be amazing! 💜

To find out more about our appeal and how you can support, go to https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/support-our-charity/our-christmas-appeal

Did you know that you can support your favourite charity every time you shop at no extra cost to you? 🛍 🛒

If you shop on Amazon, why not register with AmazonSmile who will automatically donate to your chosen charity!

Why not also check out easyfundraising.org.uk and Give as you Live to see what retailers are supporting charities.

Help us raise that bit extra by choosing Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Charity Fund as your chosen charity 💜

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust🎄🎅🏻.

We are excited to launch our Give a Bostin gift this Christmas, our Christmas fundraising appeal for 2021!

We want to sprinkle some festive joy and kindness to all of our patients this Christmas by giving them a gift to show that we care, that we are thinking of them and that they are not alone. We also want to give the gift of festive fun to each of our hospital wards; purchasing activity packs, puzzles, games and more.

Can you help us give a bostin gift of joy and kindness this Christmas? 💜

Find out more about how to make a donation at https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/support-our-charity/our-christmas-appeal

Thank you 🙏

Happy 73rd birthday !

Are you having an party to celebrate and still undecided on which charity to make your donation to?

You could support our charity Black Country Brighter Lives to help us achieve healthier, happier lives for our staff and the people that use our services, their carers and families.

Get in touch with us at [email protected]

Your donation could really make a difference!

🗓 EVENT HAPPENING TOMORROW

Don’t forget at 1.30pm tomorrow our mindfulness team (who recently won an award at our staff BAFTA awards) will be sharing mindfulness tips and techniques we can all incorporate into our daily lives. They will also go through various mindfulness practices to help you feel a sense of calm and relaxation paying attention to your thoughts, feelings and body sensations, such as your breathing!

As the event is taking place tomorrow, there is no need to register. Just use Meeting ID: 969 3689 8071 and Passcode: 7d4fuL

This event is in support of our ‘shine a light on dementia’ appeal, so donations are welcome. To make a donation go to justgiving.com/campaign/shinealightondementia

The invite is open to everyone, so please share with your family and friends or anyone that you think may be interested in joining us!

Thank you to everyone that took part in our ‘shine a light on dementia’ quiz last night. It was so much fun!

All our quizzers deserve to receive a prize, but we can only have one winner!🥇

Congratulations to our winner Gemma Lockley for taking away the star prize ⭐️ - a family ticket to The Black Country Living Museum! So well deserved as she was top of the leader board most of the night.

There were a few quizzers that kept popping up on the leader board during the night and close to claiming first place, but Gemma was too quick on the mark for anyone to claim top spot on the leader board!

In the end, Katie Pritchard took a well-deserved second place 🥈 followed closely by Sarah Bennett who took third place on the podium 🥉

Well done to everyone - it really was an enjoyable night 😀

All funds raised from the event will go towards supporting our dementia patients!

Don’t forget our ‘shine a light on dementia’ virtual quiz is happening tonight at 7.30pm on Zoom!

As it’s taking place tonight, there is no need to register, just use Meeting ID: 936 6430 4775 and Passcode: 0HNh7K

You don’t want to miss it! If you win, you’ll receive a family ticket to The Black Country Living Museum! 🧡

By joining in on the fun, you’ll also be supporting a good cause. All funds raised will go towards supporting our dementia patients.

The invite is open to everyone, so feel free to share the joining details with your family, friends and colleagues!

If you’d prefer to simply make donation to our ‘shine a light on dementia’ appeal, go to justgiving.com/campaign/shinealightondementia

To shine a light on dementia some of our staff are taking part in a sponsored 30 mile walk between now and 31 May! 👟

Are you interested in getting involved by setting up your own challenge and supporting a good cause?

You may want to consider setting up a challenge that involves being outdoors and surrounded by nature, as it has so many positive benefits on your mental health.

Check out below some of the inspirational messages that we captured during last week. It’s amazing how being around nature can make you feel! 💜

If this gives you the inspiration to get involved, why not set up your own just giving page today or even show your support by sponsoring some of our staff that are taking part in the sponsored walk.

Visit justgiving.com/campaign/shinealightondementia for details.

All funds raised will go directly towards supporting our dementia patients 😀

Have you registered your place on our virtual quiz night yet?

If not, there is still time! Register at shinealightondementiaquiz.eventbrite.co.uk

Don’t forget the winner will receive a family ticket to The Black Country Living Museum 💜

By joining in on the fun, you’ll be helping us to raise money for a good cause!

There is no set entry free, so the amount you donate is up to you.

To make a donation, go to justgiving.com/campaign/shinealightondementia

Today marks the beginning of and throughout the week we will be shining a light on dementia.

Don’t miss out! We have two virtual events happening today!

Join us on Zoom at 10.30am, where we will be talking more about dementia and the signs to look out for. To join use Meeting ID: 982 7996 4842B and Passcode: iA6Ba2

If you would like to find out more about what support there is available across the Black Country for those living with dementia, their carers and families, join us at 2.30pm using Meeting ID: 914 3293 1151 and Passcode: gk4nv4

Both webinars are free to join, but donations to our shine a light on dementia appeal are welcome.

To make a donation, go to justgiving.com/campaign/shinealightondementia

Check out below how you can help make difference to our patients with dementia!👇🏻

Also, why not join our virtual events on Monday and find out more about dementia and how your support can help us put a smile on our patients’ faces 😀

Register at dementiawebinaram.eventbrite.co.uk and dementiawebinarpm.eventbrite.co.uk

To make a donation, go to justgiving.com/campaign/shinealightondementia

Do you enjoy a good quiz? If so, come and join our virtual quiz night next week - we have some bostin questions lined up for you!

You’ll get to meet others and sit back and have fun in the comfort of your own home.

If quizzes aren’t your thing, don’t forget it is the taking part that counts and you’ll also be helping us shine a light on dementia for the benefit of our patients!

There is no set entry free, so the amount you donate is up to you.

To register your place, go to shinealightondementiaquiz.eventbrite.co.uk

To make a donation, go to justgiving.com/campaign/shinealightondementia

It’s next week and we will be raising awareness of the condition by hosting two webinars on Monday 17 May.

The morning session will give you the opportunity to meet others, find out the signs to look out for and how we can all keep ourselves well. Register at dementiawebinaram.eventbrite.co.uk

The second session you will get to find out more about our dementia services and other support available across the Black Country for those living with dementia, their carers and families. Register at dementiawebinarpm.eventbrite.co.uk

Both webinars are free for anyone to join, however donations to our ‘shine a light on dementia’ appeal are welcome.

To find out more about our appeal, visit blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/support-our-charity/shine-light-dementia-appeal

We are excited to launch our second charity appeal, which we are calling shine a light on dementia! 💡🧡

Our appeal will help us enhance the amazing services we already provide to the patients we care for with dementia. We want to do all we can to put a smile on their faces and provide them with the best possible experience whilst they are in our care.

To make this happen, we would really like your support. We have a number of events planned next week for you to get involved in and make a donation to our appeal.

You could show your support by taking part in our fun and engaging quiz night on Wednesday 19th or by joining our mindfulness retreat on Friday 21st, where you’ll get to learn about various mindfulness tips and practices to get yourself relaxed and ready for the weekend.

You could even organise your own sponsored event or just make a donation to our appeal at justgiving.com/campaign/shinealightondementia

However you decide to support will really make a difference.

To find out more about the events we’ve got planned or how your donation could make a difference, visit www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/support-our-charity/shine-light-dementia-appeal

💛A massive thank you to Asda for kindly donating some self care wash kits and lovely body products to our patients on the male and female wards at Penn Hospital!

They are very much appreciated and have made a positive difference - thank you!😊

Today is blue Monday, but our charity are here to make it brighter! It may be dull outside and your New Year’s resolutions haven’t really got off to a flying start, but don’t worry, there is still time. Why not take that first step in reaching your personal goals today and fundraise at the same time! Get in touch with us if you’d like some inspiration to get started!

🧡 What a year this has been! Though we only relaunched our charity this month, the overwhelming amount of support, generous donations and charity from kind individuals across the Black Country has been wonderful!

Your generosity has not only enabled our patients to have a fantastic Christmas, but also a positive outlook for 2021, and we couldn't have done it without you.

So from all of us at Brighter Lives, we wish you all a Happy New Year, and we look forward to working together and being kind to one another again in the new year

Massive you and well done to everyone who helped and supported us in wrapping up gifts and presents for all the patients in our care. 😊

Our inpatients will be receiving on a variety of fantastic presents, including wash kits, activity games, books, skin care products and more, and we couldn’t have done it without the generous help and kind donations from individuals across the Black Country made to our appeal! 🧡

Our appeal will continue throughout the month, so if you wish to make any donations to our charity, you can do so at https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/BCBrighterLives and we will continue to deliver presents to our patients and ultimately make their Christmas one to remember!

🎄🎁 Our magical Christmas appeal is currently underway, with our amazing staff all working incredibly hard and carefully wrapping up the gifts and presents we have for all our patients in our care!

There is still time to support our festive appeal so that all our patients can open up a present on Christmas Day - donate £2 or more today at https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/BCBrighterLives

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There is still time to help us make this Christmas special for the patients in our care by making a donation, however big or small, to our Christmas appeal!

We’d really like to put a smile on each and every one of our patients by giving them a special gift to show that we care, that we are thinking of them and most importantly, they are not alone this Christmas.

Your donation would really make a difference in making this happen!

To find out more about our appeal or to make a donation, visit https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/BCBrighterLives

Bring joy to our patients this Christmas! Our Black Country Brighter Lives charity wants to bring joy to all the patients in our care this festive season, but to make this happen, we need your support!

We are pleased to announce that our charity, alongside Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, NHS Dumfries & Galloway, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Charity - Charity No. 1059467, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust - Walsall Manor Hospital and Community Health and Officialwmas charities have been awarded a cash boost of more than £600,000 from NHS Charities Together to help deliver projects that will improve end of life care, education for children and reduce loneliness across the area.

This generous funding from NHS Charities Together will allow us and Trusts across the Black Country region to tackle loneliness earlier on and prevent it from causing people to develop complex mental health illnesses.

To read more about this, visit here: http://ow.ly/XYCW50COduA

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Our patients are bringing magic, sparkle and festive joy to their area, and you can too by supporting our Christmas appeal!

Help us make their Christmas one to remember and donate today at https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/BCBrighterLives

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Our staff and patients on Chance Ward, Edward Street Hospital have been very busy these past few days and have brought some sparkle and magic to the area with their fantastic, winter wonderland-inspired festive display.

Every design and feature has been beautifully and diligently handcrafted, and the tremendous hard work, intricacy and care truly does show.

A massive thank you and well done to everyone involved with this amazing, festive display! 🎄 💙

👏💖 Massive thank you to everyone who joined in on the festive fun yesterday for and donated towards our appeal! We absolutely loved some of the amazing jumpers and festive gear on display! 😊

If you haven’t done so yet and would still like to make a difference to our patients this Christmas, then donate £2 or more today here: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/BCBrighterLives

🎄 is in full swing at Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, with so many of our staff kitted our in their best, colourful, festive apparel! 😊

Send in your photos today of your and don’t forget to donate £2 to our appeal here: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/BCBrighterLives - your creative garments can really make a difference!

🎄 👕 Time to get that wacky, colourful, festive jumper out of the closet and dust off the cobwebs because today is !

So join in on the fun - wear something , donate £2 to our Christmas appeal at https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/BCBrighterLives and spread the joy! 😊

£2 or more could help us buy a multitude of items such as treat selection boxes, activity books, pens and colouring items for our elderly patients, and even fund bigger projects such as more electronics to help keep our patients connected with their loved ones during their stay, or improve the facilities on the wards to better enhance their experience.

Make sure you send in a photo/video of your wonderful jumper or festive gear to us as at [email protected] as we would love to feature it on our social media channels and website!

💛🎄 Did you know that it's Jumper Day tomorrow (Friday 11 December?) We do and we couldn't be any more excited!

You can purchase a jumper online or from most retailers, or if you want to do something completely different, why not upscale an old one with some Christmas items, such as glitter, tinsel, baubles and felt! If you and your team/friends are super organised, why not get matching or co-ordinating jumpers!

So why not get involved? Wear something festive, donate £2 to our Christmas appeal at https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/BCBrighterLives and spread the joy!

£2 or more can do so much - it could help us buy treat selection boxes, activity books, pens and colouring items for our elderly patients or even fund items such as DVDs, board games, portable radios, headphones and more for individuals to enjoy during their stay.

Make sure you send in a photo/video of your wonderful jumper to us as at [email protected] as we would love to feature it on our social media channels and website! 😊

🎄🎁 Our Christmas appeal is now live!

This Christmas will be difficult for our patients, their families, friends and loved ones due to the restrictions on visiting.

We need your help in order to bring festive joy and magic to all the patients in our care this Christmas by giving each and every one of them a gift to show that we care, that we are thinking of them and most importantly, they are not alone this .

Whether it be funds for treats and gifts for our patients on the wards to enjoy on Christmas Day (such as hampers, food, activity books, refreshments and more), or donations that could aid our bigger projects such as more electronics to help keep our patients connected with their loved ones during their stay, or improve the facilities on the wards to better enhance their experience, any support (no matter how big or small) will make a world of difference.

Our JustGiving page is now live and accepting donations. Please share this page with anyone you think can help us in making our patients Christmas one to remember.

Bring joy to our patients this Christmas! Our Black Country Brighter Lives charity wants to bring joy to all the patients in our care this festive season, but to make this happen, we need your support!