Friday 27 July 2012

Discover what the aims of the appeal are for people affected by life-limiting illnesses


If you want to have a look back at what the aims of the Louise Hamilton Centre and Palliative Care East appeal are all about, it's useful to watch this video from 2008.

http://www.youtube.com/user/LouiseHamiltonCentre

Thursday 26 July 2012

Loved ones lost to be remembered at Louise Hamilton Centre


The lives of loved ones lost will be remembered by generous donations made by local people, businesses and charities in the new Louise Hamilton Centre.

Great Yarmouth and Waveney’s new palliative information and supportive care centre at the James Paget University Hospital will be complete in December.

The Louise Hamilton Centre, funded by the Palliative Care East appeal, will give local people access to information, advice and support about life-limiting illnesses. The centre is being named after Gorleston woman Louise Hamilton, who tragically died aged 28 of breast cancer.


Advice about clinical information, complementary therapies and money matters will be provided in a calm and comforting centre. The rooms and communal spaces in the Louise Hamilton Centre have also been generously sponsored and will carry the following names:

Rooms:

  • Lowestoft Charities Board
  • Maggie Watson – in memory of Tom Watson
  • Maggie Watson – in memory of Tom Watson
  • Bob and Joan Ship/Snowdrop
  • Louise Hamilton Trust
  • George Darling/Gardline – in memory of George Darling
  • Zoiyar Cole and Janet Ellis – in memory of Paul Cole
  • Jazos – in memory of Paul Cole
  • Louise Hamilton Trust
  • Julia Bolch – in memory of Richard Bolch
  • The Buzz Team   

Communal spaces have been supported by the following:

  • Garden – Tremaine Kent – in memory of Carla Saunders
  • Lounge - Potters Leisure Resort 
  • Kitchen - Friends Charity Shop

The centre will also have a beautiful Butterfly artwork wall that was funded by generous donations. 

Fundraising co-ordinator Jenny Watson said: “We couldn’t have got here without a real community spirit and without local people really taking this appeal to their hearts.

We are truly grateful to each and every person who has donated. The appeal will keep going to support the Louise Hamilton Centre when we open and the many people who will benefit from its services.”

Louise Hamilton Centre shortlisted for top public relations award


Great Yarmouth and Waveney's new palliative information and supportive care centre at the James Paget University Hospital has also been shortlisted for a prestigious public relations award.

The Palliative Care East appeal is funding the £1.5 million Louise Hamilton Centre. The centre is due to open in December and will be used by around 10,000 people a year.

The Louise Hamilton Centre is shortlisted by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) in the category of Best Not for Profit campaign for work done by Andrew Stronach Communications.



The CIPR East Anglia finals take place on October 11, 2012 at Ickworth House, near Bury St Edmunds.



Thursday 19 July 2012

Louise Hamilton Centre features on Pinterest



Norfolk’s new palliative information and support centre can now be found one of the world’s fastest growing social media websites.

The Louise Hamilton Centre at the James Paget University Hospital now has a board on Pinterest - a pinboard-style social media website that allows users to create and manage pictures.

The Pinterest board tells the story of the Palliative Care East appeal and shows in pictures the design and construction of the Louise Hamilton Centre.


The new £1.5 million centre, based at the James Paget University Hospital, will be finished in December. The appeal is providing Great Yarmouth and Waveney with a stunning information centre that will help people with life-limiting illnesses such as cancer, respiratory, neurological, and cardiac diseases.

 The centre will host a range of information and supportive care services provided by a wide range of organisations working in partnership: from the NHS, to local cancer charities, patient support groups, and bereavement groups.

 You can find the Louise Hamilton Centre on Pinterest at http://bit.ly/lhcentre


Thursday 5 July 2012

July and the brickwork's going up

Work continues apace on the new Louise Hamilton Centre. The brickwork is going up and the structure of the main living space in the centre has taken shape.