WYRE Forest charity KEMP Hospice has been celebrating 55 years of providing care and support to those living with life-limiting illness and bereavement this year.

KEMP was originally formed in 1969 and has gone on to become a dedicated day hospice facility in Kidderminster, giving end-of-life care, counselling and emotional support free of charge to adults facing a life-limiting illness, their families, and carers across the Wyre Forest region.

Caroline Beech chief executive at KEMP Hospice said: “We are incredibly proud to be the Wyre Forest Hospice, and it’s wonderful that we can celebrate this exciting milestone as we reach our 55-year anniversary.

"Earlier in the Summer we got together with as many of the team as we could and enjoyed a delicious BBQ, the food for which was very generously donated by local supplier Sessions of Worcestershire. It was such a joy to take some time to share the occasion with the team and reflect on how our services have continually grown and developed to serve the needs of our community”.

Jayne Sargeant, Head of Fundraising and Communications said, “We’ve got a packed programme of events for the remainder of the year to help us celebrate with the community, including our very special Emerald Ball to mark the occasion.”

The Emerald Ball will be held at Hartlebury Castle on Saturday 19th October 2024 and has been kindly sponsored by Trueline Products Ltd.

Along with the Emerald Ball, KEMP is holding a variety of other events such as the Firewalk and Santa Skydive, and a Quiz night.

The flagship Santa Fun Run also returns on Sunday, December 1.

You can get involved with any of KEMP’s challenges and events by visiting their website www.kemphospice.org.uk/events.