The Friends of Crowborough Hospital are delighted to announce that their volunteers, who give time and effort within the Friends have been recognised at the highest level by being awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS). This award is the MBE equivalent for volunteer groups. The Crowborough Hospital Fete which this year will take […]
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Volunteers Recognised with Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
The Friends of Crowborough Hospital are today delighted to announce that their volunteers, who give time and effort within the Friends have been recognised at the highest level by being awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS). This award is the MBE equivalent for volunteer groups. The Award itself will be formally presented in […]
Invitation to our Evening Reception and AGM
Please join us for the Friends of Crowborough Hospital Evening Reception & AGM 29th June. Dr Helen Tucker, Vice President of the Community Hospitals Association will give a presentation entitled ‘Community Hospitals Matter’.
February 2017 Newsletter
Friends of Crowborough Hospital win National – we have won the national innovation award of the Community Hospitals Association! More exciting news – FoCH has been nominated for a Queens Award. This is the equivalent of an MBE for charities and therefore very prestigious. We await the outcome. CBC are having an Open Day!! We […]
Waitrose Green Tokens – Please Support Us
Tokens of the green nature will soon be available at Waitrose to drop into the Crowborough Hospital collection box; so during the month of March if you were planning to shop elsewhere, please don’t and please collect as many green tokens at Waitrose even if you pop in there just to get a small carton of […]
November 2016 Newsletter
The Fete This year, the weather was kind to the fete and once again the people of Crowborough supported it fantastically. The sun shone and visitors took heed of the notice near the entrance, buying items from plants to toys, clothes, household items, bric-a-brac, cakes, books and almost everything you could want! In And Around […]
Hospital Fete profits to be boosted by end of summer sale
Boutique, clothing, collectables and bric-a-brac to be sold In the weeks that have passed since the enormously successful Crowborough Hospital Fete on August Bank Holiday Monday, stallholders have been busy sorting the highest quality items that remained unsold. These, and additional items that arrived too late for the fete, are to be sold at a […]
Community Wellbeing Events
We would like to let you know about the monthly Community Wellbeing Events that Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust are running. Please spread the word about these events as we want to be able to have a variety of different service providers and community voluntary sector organisations represented. The next dates are: Uckfield Community Hospital, Tuesday 27th September 12.30 […]
‘Silent auction’ bids to boost hospital fete takings
Bidding to take place on-line and on Bank Holiday Monday Crowborough Hospital Fete organisers hope to get the Bank Holiday Monday event off to a flyingstartfinanciallywitha‘silentauction’ofprizesdonatedbylocalbusinesses. People will be able to bid for them by email ahead of the fete and on the day itself, 29th August.The winning bids will be announced towards the end […]
August 2016 Newsletter
The AGM meeting and reception was held on Thursday 16th June After enjoying refreshments provided by Miriam Boobier, attendees were warmly welcomed by Chairman, Chantal Wilson. Trustees, who retire in turn, were all reappointed as was the Treasurer, Terry Moon. The co-option of Dr Cathryn Stokes as a trustee was ratified by the meeting and […]