Epic challenge for charity fundraisers

Nine fundraisers are banking on team spirit – and good weather – to help them take on an epic 31-mile challenge in the Peak District to benefit Walsall patients. They will be doing the 2025 Peak District Ultra Challenge which takes place 28-29 June to bring in funds to Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Well Wishers […]

Ex-boxer’s going on the run

Black Country boxing hero Martin Gethin is getting set to run wild to pull in funds for Walsall Healthcare’s Well Wishers charity. The former British Lightweight Champion is the charity’s patron, and he is taking part in the Wolf Run challenge on the Stanford Hall estate in Leicestershire next weekend (7 and 8 June). The […]

Charity begins at the hub!

Generous supporters of Walsall Healthcare’s Well Wishers charity have helped raise more than £60,000 through sales in its Fundraising Hub. The hub, in the main atrium of Walsall Manor Hospital, sells books, jigsaws, clothes, handmade cards and knitted baby clothes and blankets, alongside good quality bric-a-brac, and is open five days a week. All items […]

A £5,000 Mayoral boost

A Mayoral fundraising year has ended in a £5,000 boost to Walsall Healthcare’s Well Wishers charity. Councillor Chris Towe, along with daughter Louisa Hughes as Mayoress, worked closely with the charity during their term which finished in May, and they recently handed over the proceeds. Well Wishers was one of the Mayor’s chosen charities and […]

Raising funds to boost dementia care

Patients living with dementia who are being cared for at Walsall Manor Hospital will benefit from the proceeds of a recent charity boxing match. Funds were raised through the popular annual event, organised by Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Well Wishers charity in partnership with its patron Martin Gethin, former British lightweight boxing champion. The £2,500 […]

Charity tunes in to patients’ experience

Better patient experience is being channelled across five wards at the Manor Hospital – thanks to a charity-funded project. Walsall Healthcare’s Well Wishers charity has bought 30 new televisions for Wards 1, 2, 3, 4 and 29. They have been installed in all the bays and the charity funded the full installation included new wiring, […]

Providing comfortable respite for staff

Staff who need some respite from their busy ward or department can now recharge in comfort after Walsall Healthcare’s Well Wishers charity bought new chairs and sofas for their “haven.” The new furniture has been installed in The Haven at Walsall Manor Hospital – a room which allows staff to spend some time in a […]

Joy at fundraising hat trick

It’s a Mayoral hat trick for Walsall Healthcare’s Well Wishers as the borough’s First Citizen has selected the charity to benefit from his fundraising year. Walsall Mayor Councillor Anthony Harris, and Mayoress Christina, are keen to support projects involving children and young people through the Manor Hospital and its community services and delighted patients and […]

Charity garden opening

Fundraisers are being invited to see a blooming brilliant garden and help Walsall patients at the same time thanks to a green-fingered charity supporter. Michael Carter is hosting a charity garden opening at his home at 25 Wolverhampton Road, Bloxwich, WS3 2HB. The event will take place on Sunday 4 August from 11am-3pm. Everyone is […]

Kind-hearted donation for Breast Care Team

A grandmother has returned to Walsall Manor Hospital with a generous donation, including a selection of hand-made purses and ‘worry worms’, as a thank you to her “incredible” nursing team. Patricia Tidman was diagnosed with breast cancer in March this year after finding a lump. She has just finished her radiotherapy treatment. Following her diagnosis […]

A fundraiser ‘Kam would be proud of’

Colleagues and loved ones have raised £3,325 in memory of a former Walsall patient. Martin Quinn hosted a fundraising walk to honour his late colleague Kamaljit Singh Bains, who died at Goscote Hospice on 12 July, following a short battle with lung cancer. The three-mile walk took place in the British Camp location in the […]

Charity fundraiser goes back in time

Three loyal fundraisers took people back in time at an 80s disco event in aid of Walsall Healthcare’s Well Wishers charity. Michael Gough, Craig Timmins and Barry Tipper raised £1,701 from the Kick up the 80s charity fundraiser held at Bloxwich Memorial club in October. The money was split three ways with £566 going to […]