Intricately iced Christmas cakes of all shapes and sizes have been donated to a hospice to boost its festive fundraising.
Current and former members of the British Sugarcraft Guild poured hours into making and decorating 30 festive treats which were donated to St Richard’s Hospice in Worcester last week.
The cakes are available to buy to give as gifts or to auction, raffle or sell to raise funds for the hospice’s care of patients with an illness which cannot be cured, and support for their loved ones.
Ann Newton, who was Chairperson of the guild’s Droitwich branch before it closed in March 2024, said: “While our Droitwich branch is sadly no longer running, members are still keen to support the hospice and make Christmas cakes as usual.
“Along with members of the guild’s Stourport branch, we are proud to continue the tradition of baking, decorating and donating Christmas cakes to St Richard’s. This is our twenty-third year of doing so!
“It takes us hours of effort to craft the cakes but knowing they will help raise important funds for hospice patients and families makes it all worthwhile.”
Last year, 30 iced creations were donated by guild members and together the cakes raised £8,829.73 for the hospice’s care.
This year’s cake designs include gingerbread men, festive rabbits, mice, winter scenes and florals and much more.
Ria Simons, Corporate Fundraising Lead for the hospice, said: “Each year we are blown away by the creativity and generosity of this group of bakers, every cake is a work of art!
“While the majority of cakes have already been claimed, there is a selection left which would make a beautiful festive table centrepiece or gift for a loved one.
“We are so grateful to everyone who makes these beautiful creations to help us raise the funds we need to carry on our care.”
If you’d like to enquire about getting a cake to raise funds for St Richard’s, contact Ria Simons, Corporate Fundraiser, on rsimons@strichards.org.uk or 01905 958211.
St Richard’s Hospice is an independent charity offering free, expert care for adults with an illness that cannot be cured, and support for their loved ones and carers.
Each year the hospice team supports more than 3,100 patients, family members and bereaved people in Worcestershire.
It will cost in the region of £12m to run the hospice this year, which includes patient care and all the necessary support services.
St Richard’s relies on voluntary support, including from donations, gifts in Wills, retail and events for the majority of its income with the remainder funded by the NHS.
For more information about St Richard’s Hospice visit www.strichards.org.uk
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Photo Caption: Lydia Kelleher, Staff Nurse, St Richard’s Hospice; Ann Newton, who was Chairperson of the British Sugarcraft Guild’s former Droitwich branch and Beverly Knight, Healthcare Assistant, St Richard’s Hospice.
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More information about St Richard’s Hospice
Who does St Richard’s Hospice care for?
St Richard’s cares for people with an illness that cannot be cured, who have complex needs which cannot be met by other services. These include cancer, and neurological, respiratory, cardiac and renal conditions.
All its services are available to people registered with a South Worcestershire GP. The St Richard’s In-patient Unit cares for people across Worcestershire.
St Richard’s cares for people by:
- Supporting people, their loved ones and carers, to manage their illness and remain independent for as long as possible, giving emotional, social, practical and spiritual support
- Providing dedicated, individualised palliative and end of life support helping people to control their pain and other symptoms of concern
- Offering support to enable a person to live well through the course of their illness alongside other therapies that are intended to prolong life
- Supporting our patients, loved ones and carers before and through bereavement
- Working in collaboration with our communities to ensure we are inclusive, respect diversity and provide equitable access to meet the needs of our patients, their loved ones and carers
- Working in partnership with other health care providers and organisations
- Encouraging wider understanding that death and dying is a part of life
- Supporting the local community to be well informed about the care available to them
- Supporting the health and social care workforce through learning and development to provide high-quality, individualised palliative and end of life care
Where St Richard’s cares
St Richard’s offers free care and support for people in the hospice, in the community, in GP surgeries, by telephone or by digital options.
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