St Ann’s Hospice is delighted to announce that a total of £1.5m has been raised by the Build it Together appeal for the continued construction of the new hospice building in Heald Green.

The £1.5m milestone has been reached thanks to the generosity and support from individuals and organisations. St Ann’s is now three quarters of the way to reaching its goal of £2m from fundraising from the community.

The hospice is now well and truly taking shape, with the roof of the new inpatient unit currently being fitted.

St Ann’s is now entering the next phase of its public appeal and is asking the community for help funding the cost of the furnishings and decorations that will make the new hospice a comfortable and welcoming environment for patients and their loved ones. This will make up the final quarter of the £2m Build it Together appeal.

Anne-Marie Wynne, Head of Fundraising and Capital Campaign commented.

“The outpouring of generosity and support from individuals and communities means the world to all of us here at St Ann’s. The structural bones of the new hospice building are edging closer and closer to completion, a feat which would not be possible without your kind and thoughtful donations.

“All of these donations are bringing us closer to completion and the opening of a state-of-the-art facility fitting for the patients who need to avail of our services,” Anne-Marie said. 

Chief Executive of St Ann’s Hospice, Rachel McMillan also commented. 

“The current St Ann’s hospice building in Heald Green has been standing for over 150 years and was never intended to be a hospice prior to our takeover of the building in 1971. It has served us wonderfully over the past five decades, but it is time for something fresh and modern, a facility that the patients and families we care for deserve. 

“You can see the building coming together more and more with every passing day at Heald Green and I am so excited for what’s to come in the near future,” she added. 

The new hospice will include private bedrooms for patients so they and their loved ones can have the privacy they deserve at this important time.  

St Ann’s are taking care to build the new hospice into the existing landscape – meaning there will be much bigger gardens, and lovely mature trees surrounding the hospice building. A suitable environment is such an important part of feeling comfortable and that is why we at St Ann’s are working so hard to make the new hospice a reality.