Risley News
16/08/2023: A sculptor and garden designer from Melbourne in South Derbyshire has completed a 113-mile run through the Lake District in memory of his late wife, Jacqui. Through his challenge, he has raised £2,000 for Treetops Hospice who helped the couple with counselling support.
11/07/2023: Local charity Treetops Hospice has become the first adult hospice in the country to train up its own Makaton tutor to help staff and volunteers better communicate with patients and families.
28/06/2023: A brother and sister receiving support following a diagnosis of Huntington’s Disease, and a woman whose daughter and husband died within a few months of each other, have come together to help ice over 3,000 cakes being given away to celebrate a charity’s 40th birthday
24/05/2023: Leading adult hospice, Treetops, is celebrating 40 years of caring for people in the local community.
10/05/2023: A Derby mum has shared her inspiring experience of her daughter’s Juvenile Huntington’s Disease diagnosis within a new book.
17/04/2023: Treetops Lottery player John Bull had only ever won a game of bingo on holiday before scooping the £2,000 jackpot prize in the recent Treetops Lottery Super Draw.
03/04/2023: Following the unexpected deaths of her daughter and husband, Rosemary Wright has learned to live with her grief thanks to bereavement support from Treetops Hospice.
29/03/2023: Over 3,500 children from primary schools and community groups across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire have helped raise over £17,200 for local charity Treetops Hospice.
27/03/2023: A weekly café offering support to people living with a life-limiting condition or who’ve been bereaved, has welcomed over 1,000 visitors through its doors since all covid restrictions were finally lifted last March.
20/03/2023: Beeston artist, Matthew Lyons is painting a series of large artworks featuring Treetops Hospice staff and volunteers to help the local charity celebrate their 40th anniversary.