Category: General News
Longfield Hospice’s Run the Rainbow promises to be summer’s most colourful day out
Local charity, Longfield Community Hospice, is inviting people of all ages to celebrate life in full colour as its much-loved Run the Rainbow event returns to Frampton Court Estate on Saturday 4 July 2026. Taking place from 11am to 3pm, the vibrant 5k challenge promises a day packed with colour, music, foam, inflatable obstacles and…
Let’s talk about death and dying, says Longfield Community Hospice during Dying Matters Awareness Week
Let’s talk about death and dying, says Longfield Community Hospice during Dying Matters Awareness Week Longfield is inviting the community to get talking about death, dying, and bereavement during this year’s Dying Matters Awareness Week (4–10 May 2026) and beyond. Two colleagues from the Longfield counselling team came together for the difficult conversation over the similarities and differences in their individual cultures around rituals and traditions of dying…
Join a community walk and fete hosted by Longfield Community Hospice
Families, friends and community groups across Gloucestershire are encouraged to lace up their walking shoes and join the hospice’s annual Walk for Longfield event on Saturday 13 June 2026, followed by a Summer Fete in the hospice’s stunning grounds. Taking place from 10am to 4pm in the beautiful countryside surrounding Minchinhampton, the family-friendly sponsored walk…
Local woman to run London Marathon in support of Longfield Community Hospice.
A determined young hairdresser from Stonehouse will be taking on the London Marathon next month in memory of her Mum – and to raise vital funds for Longfield Hospice, the charity that supported her family during the most difficult time of their lives. For Molly Paskey, 20, who works at Vogue hairdressers in Stroud, the…
Longfield Community Hospice’s Christmas tree campaign raises its highest-ever total
Longfield is delighted to announce that its annual Christmas tree recycling campaign in partnership with JustHelping has raised an astonishing £92,360. Longfield will receive over 80% of the donations after costs, with the rest going to JustHelping and other local charities. The campaign, which took place during December and January, saw local residents register their…
Longfield Hospice Announce Painswick Shop Closure
Longfield Community Hospice have announced that the last day of trading for their Painswick shop will be this Friday 13th February. After many years serving the community in Painswick, the lease has come to a natural end and is not being renewed. Longfield Staff are being redeployed to work at other Longfield stores “Losing…
