A HOSPICE in need of updating has been given a makeover thanks to local housebuilder Wain Homes.
Willowbrook Hospice, a specialist palliative care unit on Portico Lane in Prescot opened 25 years ago and required some essential updates.
This prompted action from Warrington-based Wain Homes who worked with Panorama Kitchens to organise the supply and fitting of a brand new kitchen, with the developer also donating new integrated appliances.
To help ensure the hospice continues to provide comfort and solace to residents and their families, a team of 15 volunteers from Wain Homes visited the site recently to undertake landscape and grounds maintenance as part of the company’s ‘Helping Hands’ initiative.
A team from Wain Homes volunteered their time to landscape and maintain the grounds of Willowbrook Hospice as part of the company’s Helping Hands initiative
‘Helping Hands’ sees every Wain Homes employee given paid time out of the business to volunteer to support good causes in their local communities.
Willowbrook Hospice is Wain Homes North West’s charity of the year and the housebuilder’s efforts didn’t end there. Following the sale of a number of its north west show homes, the company auctioned appliances and goods which, along with a coffee morning and bake sale, raised £2,200. A further £2,000 was raised by Wain Homes’ senior architectural technologist, Lauren Balfour, with a daredevil skydive.
Bev Neilson, fundraising events facilitator at Willowbrook Hospice, said: “Thank you to Wain Homes for supporting us with our much needed renovation works.
“We now have a fantastic, modern kitchen area which will greatly add to the comfort of our staff, volunteers and visitors and the added financial donation will help us maintain the vital service we provide for our community.”
Ian Turnball, volunteer engagement manager at Willowbrook Hospice, said: “We also want to thank the team of Helping Hands volunteers from Wain who worked hard all day to make sure our grounds are clean, tidy and comforting for families and staff. They work together brilliantly as a team and nothing was too much trouble.”
Willowbrook Hospice is close to the hearts of the Wain Homes North West team, with some staff having personal experience of its support.
Richard Chamberlain, Wain Homes North West managing director, added: “Supporting Willowbrook throughout 2023 has really brought out the best in our dedicated team. Collaborating with our contractors, suppliers and the community is what we’re about and making a positive difference is what continues to motivate and drive our team. I am immensely proud of their commitment to help and support others.”
For more information on how to request support through Wain Homes’ Helping Hands scheme, visit https://www.wainhomes.co.uk/about/charities/
