St Peter's Hospice Awarded £75,000 thanks to players of People's Postcode Lottery
St Peter’s Hospice in Bristol has been awarded £75,000, thanks to funding raised by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.
The funding was awarded through Postcode Community Trust after eight neighbours in Westerleigh, South Gloucestershire, won the Millionaire Street prize in December last year.
Each month, Millionaire Street prizes benefit local communities, with local charities near the winning postcodes receiving a share of £1 million in unrestricted grant funding for their causes.
"We’re absolutely delighted to receive such a substantial sum of money thanks to players of People’s Postcode Lottery,” said Sarah Allen-Gunn, Director of Fundraising and Communications at St Peter’s Hospice.
"The grant will have a significant impact on the Hospice, helping us reach more individuals, and support more families."
It costs Brentry-based St Peter’s Hospice around £27,000 a day to provide care with just 20 per cent of its services paid for by the NHS.
“Support like this can help us address a person's medical needs as well as their emotional, social, practical, psychological and spiritual well-being. Or, it could help us grow our core services, such as the Hospice at Home programme or our 24-hour clinical advice line.”
St Peter’s Hospice cares for adults with incurable conditions in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire as well as providing support for their families.
All care is provided free of charge, but the charity relies on gifts in wills, donations, fundraising and money raised through its retail shops to deliver its services.
For more information visit St Peter's Hospice.
