Good Morning Early Birds!

[waterboatman]

Monday. I reckon this might be the wettest June on record! We're only a third of the way through it. More rain predicted for today. I hope it's dry Friday, the hospice Summer Walk is on, it would be a shame if it was rained off, it's a big money maker. It's also good fun, the two routes, 10K and 5K both go past Winstone's Ice Cream factory. They give every walker a free ice cream. Lovely people, they are good supporters of the hospice.
No idea what to do today, it depends on the weather.
Have a happy day everyone.

[vetuste_ennemi]

What is the hospice Summer Walk which goes by either of two routes past Winstone's Ice Cream factory, Waterboatman? And why is the walk on a Monday when many people are working, rather than on a Sunday?

[malagabob]

Morning Boaty vetuste.. Grey hear not raining though.

[malagabob]

Here even.

[dannyk13]

Good morning all,

[waterboatman]

Morning VE It's Longfield Hospice, which is on Minchinhampton Common, here in Gloucestershire. I'm an Ambassador for the hospice. The Summer Walk is on Friday evening. It's a good fundraiser for the hospice. It costs £10,000 a day to run the hospice, there is no government funding, so fundraisers are vital. The Summer Walk is one of the most popular.
We don't have a residential unit. We have a Hospice at Home service, where the patient is in their own home with their family around them. A dedicated nurse will visit every day, stay overnight if necessary, and will always be there at the end, to help make the passing as easy as possible, and to help the family at that difficult time. We get no government funding, so it's all financed by fundraising.
Patients do have some daytime at the hospice, where they can get a variety of treatments and do various activities. A free lunch too.
It's a lovely place. My Vera was a patient there twice, they looked after me too. So I will do all I can to help them to carry on with the wonderful work they do.

[waterboatman]

Morning bob and danny. Rain on the way here too.

[malagabob]

A worthy cause Boaty Hope the weather is good for them.

[waterboatman]

I should add that when the walkers get back to the hospice, there is a barbie, a bar and live music. Always a good evening. I'm the marshal on the first road crossing, stopping the traffic so that the walkers can cross safely. There are marshals on all the road crossings.

[waterboatman]

Thanks bob. :o}

[vetuste_ennemi]

Is Longfield Hospice on JustGiving or a similar site, Waterboatman? If so I will will certainly donate.

I'm sorry to hear that your wife or partner needed the hospice's help.

[waterboatman]

https://www.google.co.uk/search?ei=Qdb9XKWAMcGe1fAPlda9oA8&q=longfield+hospice+care+minchinhampton&oq=longfield+hospice+donations&gs_l=psy-ab.1.1.0i71l8.0.0..14282...0.0..0.0.0.......0......gws-wiz.kooZFbF-nag

[waterboatman]

Vera, My wife, was s patient twice as she had cancer twice. Those lovely people do a magnificent job.

[vetuste_ennemi]

Is Andrea Pearce an organiser ot the walk, Waterboatman?

[waterboatman]

Everyone is involved in one way or another! It really is a team effort.

[vetuste_ennemi]

OK, I've made a small donation to Andrea Pearces's "Walk for Longbridge" charitable project on JustGiving.

[waterboatman]

Thank you. every penny counts.

As an aside, there always plenty of children and dogs that raise funds too. Their owners register them and the dog wears a number, just as all the walkers do! :o}

[waterboatman]

https://www.longfield.org.uk/pages/events/category/whats-on

[waterboatman]

I did a skydive as a fundraiser. I made over £1000!

[rowanwitch]

Morning all,

[waterboatman]

Morning rowan xxx How are you this morning?