Charity of the Year 2020 announced as Acorns Children’s Hospice

31 January 2020

With great excitement, we announce that our ‘Charity of the Year 2020’ will be Acorns Children’s Hospice.

Charity of the Year Programme

Running for the 4th year in 2020, our Charity of the Year programme allows us to pledge support to a local charity in a number of ways including the use of the castle for a fundraising dinner, the use of the grounds for a family fun day, complimentary tickets, collection boxes at the Visitor Entrance and an open invitation to be present on any day we are open to visitors.

Acorns Children's Hospice

We were keen to support Acorns Children’s Hospice after a chance visit to the hospice in Worcester last April when a visitor to Eastnor Castle’s Easter Treasure Hunt asked if she could donate the giant Easter Egg she had won to a local Children’s Hospice. Happy to oblige, the giant chocolate egg was dropped into Acorns for the Three Counties on the Bath Road in Worcester.

Becky Williams, Head of Marketing at Eastnor Castle said: “From the first chance visit to Acorns last April, it was clear that Acorns was a very special place indeed and we were keen to discuss our Charity of the Year programme with them as soon as possible.”

She continued: “Acorns Children’s Hospice provides specialist palliative care for life-limited and life-threatened babies, children and young people, and support for their families. They need £27,000 per day to run their services and rely on donations and fundraising by the community and local businesses for 70% of this amount. We hope that we can contribute towards this amount and also raise the profile of Acorns Children’s Hospice amongst our visitors. We’ve already met with the team and are looking forward to working together on a number of events throughout the year.”

Mel Hall, Area Fundraiser for Acorns Children’s Hospice adds: “We are thrilled to be chosen as Eastnor Castle’s Charity of the Year. We rely on the generosity of supporters to continue providing our vital services to children and families – so this partnership is really important”

 “We’re excited to see what the year brings, not just in terms of fundraising, but the awareness this will help bring Acorns as we aim to deliver the best possible care and support to all the families across Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and Worcestershire that need us”

Charity Event

Details of the events being arranged at Eastnor Castle by Acorns Children’s Hospice are being finalised and will be announced soon… stay tuned to our social channels!

Photograph Left to right: Becky Williams, Head of Marketing and Sarah Littlewood, Head of Visitor Services from Eastnor Castle meet with Janine Warner, Deputy Head Nurse and Susan Hayward, Head of Care from Acorns Children’s Hospice. 

Eastnor Castle visits Acorns Children's Hospice