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Event Theme: Community

St Ann’s Hospice Festival Choir Christmas concert

Location
Stockport Town Hall

Tickets

Tickets available from choir members, on the night (subject to availability) and you can buy tickets online here.

Children under 16, £8

Tickets £15 or £16 if bought online.

 

Get into the Christmas spirit by joining St Ann’s Hospice Festival Choir and their guests for an exciting evening of seasonal music that all the family will enjoy. Including Christmas is coming, The Twelve Days of Christmas, Silent Night, Away in a manger and Carol of the Bells.

Enjoying a night of Christmas music and carols in aid of St Ann’s Hospice, conducted by John Pomphrey featuring Margaret Ferguson, Soprano and Christoper Ellis on piano.

Stockport Frog auction

The 21 gigantic frogs that made up Stockport’s Gigantic Leap Frog Art Trail throughout the summer and seven of the One Stockport frogs that took up residence across the borough have hopped out of Stockport to prepare to go under the hammer before hopping of for pastures and ponds new!

Taking place at Stockport County’s Edgeley Park ground, this is your chance to net yourself your very own frog. Did you have a favourite frog? With 28 vibrant frogs to choose from, you’ll be spoilt for choice.

The auction, conducted by Simon Charles Auctioneers, will take place at Edgeley Park on Wednesday 10th November from 6pm. A welcome drink and canapés will be served as visitors have the chance to see all the frogs together in one place for the last time before they go under the hammer at 8pm.

This year, we’re so grateful that all proceeds of the auction are being donated to St Ann’s Hospice as we celebrate our 50th birthday year.

Secure your place at the auction at www.frogauction.co.uk

To view all the frogs and to place your online BID, visit www.netthefrogs.live

Trafford Palazzo Abseil

Put yourself outside your comfort zone and raise money for local patient care.

Location: Trafford Palazzo, Trafford City, Greater, Manchester, M17 8AS

Date: Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th June 2023

Cost: Discounted price of £30

Minimum sponsorship: £250

If you’re looking for your next exhilarating fundraising event then join us at one of the largest abseil events in the North West. The Trafford Palazzo abseil is great for a team building day or your next challenge, you will be abseiling 170 feet down the side of Barton Square Tower.

We have limited places, so sign up today by filling out the form below.

Training will be provided on the day, and all safety equipment and guidance is included in the discounted ticket price of £30. We do ask you to raise a minimum of £250 sponsorship to help support our patients. You can set up your fundraising page here and we will support you along the way.

Once you have booked your place, we will be in touch closer to the time to confirm your allocated time slot.

You cannot participate if you are:

  • Under 11 years old
  • Pregnant
  • Under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs

If any of the following apply, you must seek professional medical advice before abseiling and sign a non-standard waiver:

  • High blood pressure
  • Heart condition
  • Suffer from dizziness or epilepsy
  • Damage to neck, back, spinal column, legs or eyes
  • Asthma
  • Medication – if you are taking any form of prescribed medication, please inform us of how this may affect you
  • Aged 50 years or above: we strongly advise that you seek medical advice prior to taking part.


 

Fundraising Tips

Worried about reaching your target? Don’t worry we’ve got a Fundraising Guide with all the ideas and tips you need for successful fundraising and are here to help you create a fundraising plan and get you on your way!

By joining #TeamStAnns you’ll get loads of fantastic perks, including:

  • A friendly events team who will support you every step of the way
  • A #TeamStAnns t-shirt or running vest 
  • Fundraising support plus a fundraising pack full of inspiration and ideas

For more information on how to join Team St Ann’s contact our Events Team at events@sah.org.uk or call us on 0161 498 3631. 

Distribution Centre Sale

Bargain hunters are in for a treat as we host another of our popular sales at our Distribution Centre.

We’ll have a range of clothing and bric a brac (homeware, toys, games, books, DVDs, CDs and more) on sale! 

Our Distribution Centre is located at Unit A1, Bankfield Industrial Estate, Coronation Street, Reddish, SK5 7SE. On the day social distancing measures will be in place, along with a hand sanitising station at the door. 

Shop with St Ann’s and help raise vital funds for your local hospice whilst grabbing a bargain from our selection of pre-loved and new goods.

For more information about our Distribution Centre Sale, please contact our Trading Team by emailing tradingadmin@sah.org.uk. 

Stockport’s Gigantic Leap Frog Art Trail 2021

This year at St Ann’s we’re celebrating our 50th anniversary and there’s been so much going on already to mark our magnificent milestone but now we’re very excited to be part of this frog-tastic art trail!

We’re proud to be the beneficiary of Stockport’s Gigantic Leap Frog Art Trail 2021 that will see 21 gigantic frogs hopping into Stockport town centre from 24th July until 26th September.

In 2019, Stockport’s first frog trail attracted thousands and thousands of new visitors, residents and families of all ages to the town centre, so we’re thrilled to be involved this year.

We hope that lots of excited children (and big children) seek out all 21 giant frogs on the trail and have a ribbiting adventure!

We’re really grateful to Totally Stockport, Stockport’s Business Improvement District, for choosing us to benefit from the proceeds of the trail.

Giant One Stockport frogs will be hopping out across the borough too, so keep your eyes peeled to see how many you can spot!

For more information go to: https://stockportsgiganticleap.co.uk/

If you join the trail and would like to make a donation to St Ann’s, you can donate here: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/frogs21 – thanks for your support.

Download your map here and have a totally ribbiting adventure!

A Slice of History at The Trafford Centre

Artist Lindi Kirwin stand behind a giant 3D triangular cake slice, covered with blue metal forget-me-not flowers.

To celebrate 50 years of care for local people, St Ann’s have partnered with Manchester artist Lindi Kirwin and The Trafford Centre on a special art installation this summer, created with a thousand metal forget-me-not flowers. 

Come with family and friends to see the flowers in a unique installation in the Dome at The Trafford Centre between 16th – 30th June.

Visit: The Trafford Centre, Trafford Park, Stretford, Manchester M17 8AA

You can also buy one of the limited edition forget-me-nots from the installation to honour someone you love or to celebrate a milestone.

Our installation has kindly been supported by Lindi Kirwin, The Trafford Centre, British Ironwork Centre, B&Q, Wickes, Zeroflame and Envirograph.

Buy a flower

Every flower sold will help us continue to provide the best care for patients and their loved ones for the next 50 years and beyond. 

After the exhibition, you’ll have the opportunity to collect your handcrafted forget-me-not to keep and display in your garden, home or special place of remembrance. 

Buy a flower

Who will you be remembering this summer with your forget-me-not flower?

Buy a flower




St Ann’s garden at The Manchester Flower Show

A woman wearing a St Ann's white t-shirt looking up at handmade forget-me-nots which are strung above her from the garden.

St Ann’s Hospice is one of the oldest and largest adult hospices in the UK. This year, we’re celebrating 50 years of caring for patients and their families in Greater Manchester.  

Manchester leads the way in so many areas – and as a hospice we are proud to lead the way too, providing world-class care from right here in this amazing city.  

Our garden in The Manchester Flower Show has been created by a team of our volunteer gardeners, creative therapists and Girlguiding volunteers under the direction of hospice supporter and garden designer Maria Stripling, and visual artist and designer, Lynne Duric. 

Come and see us in King’s Street, Manchester

Set amongst perennial planting in raised beds crafted from the pallets used to deliver PPE in the past year, the garden also reveals some little-known aspects of hospice care. This is a garden that shows the depth of the care provided to all who pass through the hospice’s doors. 

Come and see us at The Manchester Flower Show

Our garden is only made possible thanks to our generous supporters:

St Ann’s volunteer gardeners

Maria Stripling, www.leapingfrog.co.uk

Lynne Duric (@mywatercolours) 

Golden Days Garden Centre, Cheadle 

Didsbury Open Gardens 

Support St Ann’s in your garden

Buy a handcrafted metal forget-me-not to keep in your own garden, home or special place of remembrance.

Buy a flower




Virtual Balloon Race

Buy a balloon

Buy a balloon as a class, community group, for your children or the little ones in your life.

End the summer term on a high by setting your balloons off flying in a virtual race. You’ll be able to track how far your online balloon flies over the week-long race. 

Balloons cost £3 and you can personalise the balloons with a name, colour and a message of good luck or dedication to someone. 

Balloons from charities across the UK will be entered into the race. The lucky balloon that travels the furthest will win £500, with the second place balloon winning an Apple iPad. Ten runners up will also win a £10 book token, and there will also be a prize specifically for the St Ann’s balloon which travels the furthest. 

Help us fill the sky with virtual St Ann’s balloons to celebrate our big birthday!

You can enter balloons into the race until 11.30am on Saturday 17th July. The balloons will be released on Saturday 17th July, and you can track them as they travel virtually through the skies until the race ends at 12 noon on Saturday 24th July. 

To buy or track a balloon, please visit the St Ann’s balloon page on the ecoracing website. 

Buy a balloon

Your data

The legal basis for processing the information submitted on the ecoracing form is that it is necessary for the performance of the contract between St Ann’s and you (the data subject), in this case to ensure smooth running of the campaign. It will be retained for one year for this purpose and in line with our privacy policy for other purposes. You can see our full privacy policy on our website: www.sah.org.uk. The data may also be shared with campaign support providers for the smooth running of the campaign only. You have the right to correct, erase, have access to, object or restrict our use of your information, as well as the right to data portability. In order to exercise any of these rights, please contact dataprotectionofficer@sah.org.uk. If you are unhappy about the way in which your information is processed you have the right to contact the Information Commissioners Office: https://ico.org.uk/global/contactus