Here are some of the milestone events that demonstrate how the money raised by and donated to Newbury Cancer Care has benefited West Berkshire
History
Fundraised for Cuddle Bed
for the Rainbow Rooms
July 2020
On Greenham Trust's Double-matched day, £29,500 was raised to buy two specialist double beds for the Rainbow Rooms. These cuddle beds allow a partner or family member to lie close to their loved one and provide comfort in their
last days.
The Rosemary Centre opens
June 2018
The new Cancer Care Centre is now open in The Greenham Wing of West Berkshire Community Hospital
Launch of
The Rosemary Appeal
October 2016
Launched The Rosemary Appeal jointly with the Newbury & Thatcham Hospital Building Trust to raise £5.4 million to build an Advanced Cancer Care Centre and Kidney Dialysis Unit at West Berkshire Community Hospital
Rainbow Rooms in Donnington Ward upgraded
November 2015
Funded further £30,000 upgrade to the Rainbow Rooms in the Donnington Ward of The West Berkshire Community Hospital
Hard-standing built for mobile chemotherapy
November 2015
A further £25,000 was donated to West Berkshire Community Hospital for a hard standing for the mobile chemotherapy unit
Rainbow Rooms in Highclere Ward upgraded
February 2015
Financed £30,000 upgrade to the Rainbow Rooms in the Highclere Ward of The West Berkshire Community Hospital
Funded new beds and infusion pumps
2014/5
Funded two new beds and infusion pumps for the Rainbow Rooms
Funded new benches
2014/5
Funded new benches for the Hospital Therapy Garden
Became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation
September 2014
Became parent charity for The Charles Clore Day Therapy Unit
May 2013
Became parent charity for The Charles Clore Day Therapy Unit at West Berkshire Community Hospital
Managed seminar ‘Decision Making at the End of Life’
March 2012
Organised and managed seminar ‘Decision Making at the End of Life’ for 120 delegates with speakers Baroness Ilora Finlay (Professor Palliative Care), Lord George Carey (Former Archbishop of Canterbury), Mr Henry Fryensen (Solicitor, Chair of ACTAPS), Mr Chris Larner (Playwright & Author) & Dr Paul Howard (Consultant Palliative Medicine, Reading)
Funded a new
Diagnostic Colonoscope
2009/10
Funded a New Diagnostic Colonoscope (£35,000) and the initial costs (£25,000) for new scanning unit in West Berkshire Community Hospital
Managed seminar ‘Advanced Illness - Care in the Community’
2006
Organised and managed seminar ‘Advanced Illness - Care in the Community’
Managed seminar ‘Palliative Care in the Community’
2004
Organised special project to create four Rainbow Rooms, two in Highclere Ward and two in Donnington Ward of West Berkshire Community Hospital. These rooms provide facilities combining the comfort of a private room with connecting doors through to an adjoining family room, each equipped with a kitchenette and a sofa bed to allow family members to stay at the hospital with their loved ones. The rooms provide a ‘Home from Home’ facility, combining all the comforts of a private room while still incorporating the necessary medical support facilities
Organised and managed seminar ‘Crossing Boundaries’
2000
Organised and managed seminar ‘Palliative Care in the Community’
1988
Incorporated The Louise Callow Cancer Help Centre
1987
Established two Rainbow Rooms at Newbury District Hospital
Organised and managed first seminar ‘Cancer Care in the Community’
1986
Established as a Trust
1984
Newbury Cancer Care was founded as Newbury and District Cancer Care Trust
