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The Port Alfred Baptist worship team leading picnickers in carols at a previous Carols by Candlelight service at the Hospice Tree of Lights

Carols by Candlelight and Hospice Tree of Lights

This popular holiday event will be held on December 16 at 6.30pm on the lawn in front of the Library and Civic Centre in Port Alfred. There will be singing of carols and all are invited to bring their picnic baskets, chairs, tables and…

A scene from Carols by Candlelight and the Hospice Tree of Lights in December 2019.

Pictures from Hospice Carols by Candlelight and Tree of Lights

The annual Sunshine Coast Hospice Carols by Candlelight and Tree of Lights, held at the hospital grounds on December 19, is always a popular event for both locals and holidaymakers. The Port Alfred Baptist Church worship band led the…

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End of an era as Manelec turns on Tree of Lights for last time

The annual Sunshine Coast Hospice Carols by Candlelight and Tree of Lights was held at the hospital grounds on December 19. It is the last year Manelec switched on the Tree of Lights, which they have done for the past 19 years. The…

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The ever popular Hospice Carols by Candlelight and Tree of Lights

Port Alfred Baptist Church pastor Josh de Wit presented a Christmas message at the Sunshine Coast Hospice Carols by Candlelight and Tree of Lights at the hospital grounds on Thursday December 19, a popular event for both locals and…

COMMUNITY CARE: Sunshine Coast Hospice was pleased to host a cancer awareness talk American MD Steve Kennedy, second from right, during the recent Hospice Week. With him, from left, are Hospice board chairman Terry Harris, Hospice director Trish Gillies and Hospice administrator Angela Hibbert Picture: JON HOUZET

An informative cancer awareness talk

In what was a first for Sunshine Coast Hospice, they hosted a cancer awareness talk by American MD Steve Kennedy at the Royal Port Alfred Golf Club during the recent Hospice Week. Kennedy said there were more than 200 kinds of cancer. In…

FEELING INSPIRED: Guest speaker at Sunshine Coast Hospice’s Breast Cancer Awareness lunch, Simone Blanckenberg, left, with Grahamstown Hospice director Trish Gillies, Red Apple Emporium co-owner Llewell Viljoen, Sunshine Coast Spar co-owner Lesley Theunissen, Con Viljoen, Zelda Elliott of Hospice and Sunshine Coast Hospice administrator Angela Hibbert Picture: JON HOUZET

Inspiring personal account of grief and healing

An emotional story of sickness, loss, grief, love and healing touched hearts at Sunshine Coast Hospice’s Breast Cancer Awareness lunch, at The Red Apple Emporium recently. Simone Blanckenberg, from Cape Town, shared her story of surviving…

ZEALOUS TO SERVE: Hospice members presented a fruitful annual report last Thursday for the year 2017/2018. From left are Phindiwe Mgoduka, Ntombisi Dumezweni, Angela Hibbert, Bettie Janse van Vuuren, Buyelwa Jikolo, Trish Gillies, Jeanne Blaker, Sylvia Lamani, Margie Waddington and Leanda Roberts Picture: TK MTIKI

Positive annual report accompanied by good turnout for Sunshine Coast Hospice

With zeal to show love and compassion to the neediest people in society, Sunshine Coast Hospice presented a positive annual report for the year 2017/2018 last Thursday morning. Stakeholders from different branches and departments…

DINING WITH WINNERS: This table of ladies enjoying a curry after the Hospice bridge drive at Settlers Park last Friday boasted two winners among them. From left are Trish Versfeld, Jenny Godley, Marion Konig, Mary McGhie and Margaret Summers. McGhie and Versfeld were the winners of the moving section of the bridge drive Picture: JON HOUZET

Successful annual bridge drive for Hospice

THE Brenda Lear bridge drive was a great success with 100 players participating in this annual event, many of whom travelled from Grahamstown and Kenton-on-Sea in support of Sunshine Coast Hospice. We have had rave reviews from many of…

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Bridge drive raises R14 591 for Hospice

Another very successful Brenda Lear bridge drive was held for Sunshine Coast Hospice at Settlers Park last Friday. About 100 bridge players gathered at Don Powis Hall, including 18 players who came from Grahamstown and 16 from…