'Buy A Brick' - a poem by Vera Biddle

WE have received this wonderful poem from Vera Biddle, whose family has bought several bricks for our walkway of memories as part of our 'Raise the Roof' appeal, and wanted to share it.  Thank you to the Biddle family for your continuing support.  Pictured is Barrie Biddle with one of their personalised bricks.

If you would like more information on our 'Buy-a-Brick' campaign, please click here.

'Buy A Brick'

Down at Compton Hospice one day,

There is going to be a Walkway,

Where people can donate a brick,

On which they can write something nice to say,

It's going to be a lovely Walkway,

Where you can stroll down memory lane,

Have a quiet time to reflect,

On happier times again,

Many thanks to all the Doctors,

Nurses, and all the hospice staff,

We will all take a walk,

Down the Compton Hospice path.

 

Competitors scale tree tops in Compton Hospice Business challenge

  
A day of daring challenges including flying through the tree tops on a zip wire resulted in a team from Tata Steel being crowned Compton Hospice Business Challenge 2010 winners.

The Hel’s Raisers team, pictured, made up of members of the Tata management team, saw off competition from nine other teams after a day of obstacles and adventure at Kinver Edge outdoor activity centre.

Another Tata Steel team, Sally’s Army, were runners-up with Team Supreme from Wolverhampton letting agents Lawsons coming third.

Teams took on a range of challenges throughout the day, on Thursday October 14, including dropping objects into targets while descending on a zip wire, balance on rising columns of crates, grappling up a climbing wall, archery and rifle shooting.

Expert guidance and safety was provided by trained instructors from outdoor activity company Closer to the Edge, who organised the day.

The day raised more than £5,000 for Compton Hospice which will go toward the charity’s Raise the Roof Appeal, to help pay for the £3.5m redevelopment of the main patient unit at the Compton Road West site.

Banger to Barcelona starts with a bang

We're putting all our support behind the boys from Beacon Radio who've set off on a 2,000 mile round trip driving a banger from Wolverhampton to Barcelona and back to raise money for Compton Hospice.  

Beacon presenters Fresh and Jon have hit the road for the Catalan capital raising money for the hospice's Raise the Roof appeal, to raise £1m to pay for the redevelopment of patient services at the Compton Road West site. Fresh is pictured at the wheel.

You can watch video of the pair leaving Beacon here. More details and how to donate on the Beacon website.

The best of luck boys, judging by the state of the heap you're driving you're going to need it.