Programme Action: Pendleside Hospice

Photo: Barbara Murray with our donation.

The Pendleside Hospice has been supported by members of SI Burnley since its inception.  Our longest serving and Honorary member, Miss Muriel Jobling MBE, was the leading light for many years and laid the foundation stone in 1996.  Miss Jobling is now the President of Hospice Care for Burnley and Pendle.  

A number of SI Burnley club members besides Miss Jobling have given and some continue to give voluntary service at Pendleside Hospice – among them Kathleen Ashworth; Sheila Clay; Valorie Halstead; Margaret Monckton and Nora Simpson MBE.

Every SI Burnley club president has held at least one fund-raising event for the Pendleside Hospice and some club members or relatives have had need of the palliative care it provides.

It was the main charity of Past President Barbara Murray -  who had always known of the vital service the hospice provided but saw at first hand the immediate, unconditional and impeccable service given to a neighbour.

Besides the fund-raising events in aid of the hospice during the past twelve months, every club member was given a yellow Piggy Bank to collect loose change throughout the year and President Lyn continued it in her year.  As a result of their efforts, Burnley Soroptimists were proud to present Pendleside Hospice with a cheque for over £6000 in May 2008 and over £600 in May 2009. 

Pendleside Hospice is a continuing project wholeheartedly supported by SI Burnley.