Oakhaven News

Matt Le Tissier and the Teddy Bear Ladies to open Oakhaven’s new craft shop Exciting news! Oakhaven Hospice will be opening its new Home & Craft charity shop at 27a St Thomas’ Street in Lymington on Wednesday 2nd April. Everyone is welcome to come along to the new shop, which will be opened at 10am […]

Pennyfarthing to sponsor The Oakhaven Walk for three years Oakhaven Hospice is delighted to announce Pennyfarthing Homes as the sponsor of its annual fundraising walk for the next three years. Pennyfarthing has been a long-time supporter of Oakhaven Hospice, sponsoring the charity’s fundraising walk since 2018. By committing to a further three-year sponsorship, the company […]

Oakhaven’s allocation of government funding Today, Oakhaven has received details of its initial allocation of the funding for hospices recently announced by the government. Oakhaven Hospice has been allocated £157,402 from the overall national release of £25million. This funding is restricted to capital expenditure, meaning it can only be used for upgrades and refurbishments. Andrew […]

Oakhaven joins national ‘This is Hospice Care’ campaign Oakhaven Hospice is joining forces with 143 other hospices across England, Scotland and Wales, as part of a Hospice UK-led campaign to encourage you to leave a gift in your will. A national television advert will hit our screens on 17 February and it will run for […]

Donate tax-free to Oakhaven with Payroll Giving! Payroll Giving – also known as ‘Give as you Earn’ – enables employees to make regular donations to a charity, such as Oakhaven Hospice, from their pay, tax-free. Both employees and employers benefit from offering a payroll-giving scheme and research shows that donating to charity helps staff morale, […]

Schoolboy’s Christmas Show raises £1,000 for Oakhaven A year 11 student has raised £1,000 for Oakhaven Hospice by organising a Christmas Show in memory of his grandfather. Archie Kitcher, a year 11 student at Priestlands School, put on the first-ever East Boldre Christmas Show with the support of his local community, at East Boldre Village […]

New Year, New Challenge: Register Now For The 2025 Oakhaven Walk Looking for a challenge for 2025? Get set for The Oakhaven Walk! Taking place on Saturday 17th May, this fundraising promenade along the spectacular Dorset and Hampshire coast is the perfect challenge for the New Year, providing the opportunity to get out and enjoy our beautiful […]

Over £12,000 raised for Oakhaven Hospice in memory of Garry Nuth The son of a man who passed away has honoured his father’s final wish by raising funds for Oakhaven Hospice, where he received compassionate care in his final days. Joe Nuth set himself a fundraising challenge in memory of his father, Garry Nuth, and […]

Over a thousand Santas took part in the 15th Oakhaven Santa Dash On Sunday 8th December 2024, over a thousand Santas braved Storm Darragh to take part in the 15th Oakhaven ‘Santa Dash’, which, so far, has raised over £20,000 for the charity, with sponsorship still being sent in. Oakhaven Hospice’s much-loved festive fundraiser is known […]

Oakhaven wins Charity of the Year 2024 Award Everyone at Oakhaven is thrilled to be awarded the New Milton Advertiser and Lymington Times Award for Charity of the Year 2024, one of nineteen annual New Forest Business Partnership ‘Brilliance in Business’ Awards. Both Oakhaven Hospice and Oakhaven Care Ltd were nominated for the Award for not-for-profit […]

Local schools raised £2,379 during ‘Oaktober’ During the month of October, a number of local schools held fundraising events for Oakhaven Hospice, as part of ‘Oaktober’, raising in total a fabulous £2,379.09. Children across our New Forest, Totton and Waterside communities wore green to school in exchange for a donation, with some schools also holding […]

Lymington Christmas Shopping event that helps Oakhaven Hospice! On Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st November, everyone is welcome to do their ‘Christmas Shopping at Delawarr’. Generously hosted and organised by Jo Broadway, Sarah Branson and Helen Lennox, the popular event brings together over twenty carefully curated stalls, featuring local crafters, producers and suppliers for a […]