LOROS Hospice, Groby Road, Leicester (2026)

29/05/2026

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28/05/2026

A huge to Coles Nurseries and Coles Plant Centre for their recent support in helping refresh the gardens at LOROS🌿💚

This spring, Coles generously donated a beautiful selection of shrubs, roses and groundcover plants as part of a project to improve the landscaping at the front of the hospice building, helping us create an even more welcoming and peaceful environment for our patients, visitors and staff.

The project began in autumn 2025, when a dedicated volunteer team carefully lifted and divided herbaceous plants from the existing beds, preparing them for replanting in the spring. The empty beds were then improved with organic material and mushroom compost to enrich the soil ahead of planting season.

In March 2026, Coles delivered their donated plants to the hospice and volunteers came together once again to complete the planting, transforming the entrance with fresh colour and new life.

Their support is part of a longstanding relationship with LOROS and have contributed to a number of projects over the years.

Isabelle Coles from Coles Nurseries said: "We were more than happy to donate plants to LOROS. We believe it’s important that ‘charity begins at home’. Whilst no one wishes to spend time at LOROS, the work they do is incredibly important helping patients and their loved ones with hospice and end of life care, and if the inclusion of our plants in the gardens can make their time at LOROS slightly more pleasant then, it is the least we can do!7

Thank you so much for your generosity!🌹🌼🌺🌷

27/05/2026

We had another fantastic day on Friday 15th May at our annual LOROS Golf Day, hosted at Rothley Park Golf Club. 🏌️⛳

We had some great teams, friendly competition, delicious food and a brilliant live auction. It was a day to remember from start to finish!

We're thrilled to share that this year's event raised an incredible £29,000 for LOROS. Thank you to all of our amazing sponsors, teams, volunteers and supporters who helped make the day such a huge success.

A special thank you to our event partners: SJ Events, Rothley Park Golf Club and Danny Spillane Golf Retail Ltd.

26/05/2026

Each day before lunch on our inpatient ward patients are able to enjoy a small alcoholic drink if they wish. From a modest sherry to a favourite tipple (Baileys is proving very popular!), these little moments can make a big difference. 🥂

Our nurses say a modest drink can help stimulate appetite and encourage patients to eat. More importantly, it turns mealtimes into a sociable occasion — something many of our patients really miss. Pete’s "Booze Cruise" trolley brings smiles, conversation and a sense of normality to the ward each day.

A huge thank you as well to our Beaumont Leys shop who kindly donated the glasses used on the trolley!

25/05/2026

Look at these cuties!

Our Enablement, Discharge and Social Work teams have been busy crocheting fruit to help with a fundraiser!

Fiona, young person’s and transition key worker, and therapy assistant Kirsty are raising funds for LOROS with their ‘human fruit machine’ game, where volunteers randomly pick actual fruit. If 3 fruit match, the players wins a prize. It’s proved a hit, but they did seem to be getting through a lot of fruit says Kirsty, so they decided to swap to a textile version.

Kirsty said: “It all started when some of our team started a crochet club. We started admiring some of the team’s skills and Fiona mentioned our fruit machine. Michelle, the LOROS matron, went home and crocheted a couple of really cute lemons. She inspired everyone.”

Fiona adds: “Our discharge liaison nurse, Penny, made a pineapple, and then bought a pattern book which lit the fuse and we were away – watermelon, oranges, cherries, apples, bananas, avocado – every fruit you can imagine! The whole team joined in, it was just lovely.”

Not everyone is an expert at crochet, Kirsty admits: “I tried to make an apple but it turned into a pea…it’s not as easy as it looks!”

There’s no doubt that the cheeky, smiley fruit has spread joy to everyone who enters the team’s office. “If someone’s having a bad day, they come and have a cuddle from our fruit bowl – it makes everyone smile”, says Kirsty.

Look out for Kirsty and Fiona’s human fruit machine raising money for LOROS this summer. If you’re enchanted by LOROS’s answer to Jellycats, watch this space – Kirsty and Fiona are branching out to sell smiling cupcakes, lollipops and ice creams very soon!

24/05/2026

What started as a “mad idea” between a mother and daughter became a 208-mile journey honouring two very close friends. From 2nd to 16th May, Demi, aged 33, and her mum, Julie aged 49, walked from Coalville to Bournemouth Pier in memory of friends Kate and George. Originally planning to walk 190 miles, they ended up completing an incredible 208 miles across 13 days of walking. Here is Demi’s .

“My friend Kate, aged 52, was cared for at LOROS in March 2025. She’d been diagnosed with breast cancer a few years before and was in remission but in November 2024 she started to get bad back ache so went to get it checked out. They did some scans and had seen that the cancer was now in her brain and had spread throughout her body. After that she was in hospital until she moved to LOROS in March.

She was only at LOROS for three days. As soon as she went to LOROS, my friends and I visited right away. It was some little things that made such a difference. Since being in hospital she was wearing hospital clothes, but when she arrived at LOROS she could wear her comfy pyjamas. She also loved a glass of red wine so the nurses let her and our group of friends sit and have a glass with her whilst chatting, laughing and crying. Anyone visiting Kate just didn’t have to worry. Her being cared for at LOROS was like a weight lifted off everyone’s shoulders. The nurses looked after us all too, all 7 of us.

When Kate passed we were all given crochet hearts to keep. They originally gave us green ones but then one of the nurses said, “Kate wasn’t a green person was she?”. They then replaced them with rainbow hearts, to match Kate’s personality. They understood her even in just a few days. It was so nice to know they took the time to get to know her.

I was watching Sam Thompson’s Match Ball Mission for Soccer Aid last year. I said to my Mum that we really need to do something. We came up with this mad idea of walking from Coalville to Bournemouth. At the time I thought it would be easy to do, it’s just walking right? We decided we wanted to raise money for both LOROS and Macmillan in memory of both Kate and George who accessed their care.

The walk was a big challenge. The last three days were particularly hard and I was exhausted but I knew the end was in sight. We’d also left a lot of miles until the end with the last day being 16 miles. It took its toll on me and I just hit a wall. I had to keep reminding myself why I was doing it. I knew I would recover from this pain but unfortunately people that have cancer don’t always recover.

The end was really overwhelming. We had friends and family waiting for us at Bournemouth Pier. Finishing in Bournemouth meant a lot as Kate always talked about it so it felt so fitting. I was really overwhelmed with emotion.

The whole experience was bittersweet. This challenge has given me something to focus on during my grief so far. It’s nice to know we’ve given something back in Kate’s name to LOROS. She always wanted to be at LOROS and didn’t want to die in hospital. The achievement of being able to give something back to somewhere that Kate was so passionate about means a lot.

Until Kate was at LOROS, I hadn’t personally experienced it. I’ve never heard a bad word said about the place though. You always just hear how amazing the care is and now I know it for myself.”

Demi and Julie set a target of £10,000 to raise for both LOROS and Macmillan and they have just hit over £9,000 which is just an incredible amount. Thank you so much both for raising vital funds for LOROS.

23/05/2026

Who will you be walking for at this year’s LOROS Twilight Walk? ✨💛

Whether you’re remembering someone special, celebrating a loved one, or supporting the incredible care provided by LOROS, we’d love to hear your story.

Don’t forget — book your tickets before 12th June to sign up in advance and be part of this unforgettable evening. Sign up at loros.co.uk/twilight

22/05/2026

Today’s sunshine brought some smiles to our patients ☀️💛

Kevin and Carol are making the most of the beautiful weather today by spending some time sitting outside and enjoying the fresh air together with a slice of cake.

Sunshine, conversation and being outdoors can make such a difference. 🌞

21/05/2026

A big goes out to the brilliant team from health and safety at work body NEBOSH who took on the challenge of a sponsored trek up Moel Hebog (the “Hill of the Hawk”) in support of LOROS. 🥾⛰️

The 12km route took in three summits and wound through the stunning Welsh National Park. A total of 20 colleagues took part, many of whom shared personal connections to LOROS through friends and family who have benefited from hospice care—making every step even more meaningful.

The NEBOSH Social team, Janna North, Jess Orton and Kate Bokor, said:
“We love organising a challenging hike each year—bringing colleagues together to push themselves while raising money for a fantastic charity. One of the most rewarding parts is seeing the sponsorship come in and knowing how much it will help LOROS.”

Leigh Palmer added: “It really was a team effort. Raising awareness and funds for LOROS was so important to us. It was challenging, but incredibly rewarding knowing it was for such a meaningful cause.”

The team have raised over £2600 so far and we are also delighted to have been chosen as their charity of the year for 2026. A huge thank you to everyone at NEBOSH who took part, donated, and supported the trek and for your continued support to LOROS—you're making a real difference. 💛

20/05/2026

Day one of Annual Lunch was just fantastic! 👏😍

What a wonderful day we had today at Winstanley House, Leicester for the first day of our Annual Lunch! Kate Bottley had us all smiling and laughing as she reflected on her road to faith, her philosophy on life and how this made her a household name.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us today. We hope you enjoyed the event as much as we did!

To those who will be joining us today for day two, we can't wait!🥳

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