Fundraising Hub makeover

A popular Fundraising Hub within Walsall Manor Hospital is having a makeover – ready to start spring with a new look for the Well Wishers charity. The hub, which sells handmade cards, books, jigsaws, games and knitted baby items,  will close its doors at 5pm this Friday 10 February. It is due to re-open around […]

New playroom will make it all better

Young patients will be able to have fun and games on their road to recovery thanks to a revamped playroom being created on the Children’s Ward at Walsall Manor Hospital. The makeover, costing around £23,000 is being funded by Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Well Wishers charity and will see the tired play space transformed into […]

Showcasing support and opportunities at Palfrey event

From research opportunities to fundraising activities and support available through Walsall Palliative Care Centre – visitors to a Palfrey health and wellbeing event this Saturday will be able to access a wealth of information. Staff from Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust will attend the event organised by One Palfrey Big Local at the Hub in Dale […]

Christmas time, Mistletoe and …George in Walsall!

Fresh from Lapland (or somewhere similar) reindeer Mistletoe and George will be joining Santa Claus in Walsall next month to help spread some festive cheer at the Manor Hospital’s lights switch-on event. And these special guests will be joined by cast members from Wyrley Pretenders’ Jack and the Beanstalk pantomime to create a real feelgood […]

Michelle’s run raises £500 for appeal

A healthcare worker went on the run and raised £500 from her first half marathon to help recovering stroke patients. Michelle Awale, 50, completed the Mizuno Amsterdam Half Marathon to raise money for Well Wishers’ Hollybank House Rehabilitation Unit garden appeal. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s charity is trying to raise £20,000 needed to transform the […]

Festive fundraising at its best – Oh Yes It Is!

Local actors are hoping their popular pantomime proves a festive fundraiser for Walsall Healthcare’s Well Wishers charity this year. Wyrley Pretenders, who perform at Great Wyrley Academy, have teamed up with the charity for the first time as they crack on with rehearsals for their Jack and the Beanstalk festive show. Director Shaun Malpass said: […]

Making patients comfortable on their onward journey

Patients can now relax in greater comfort as they prepare to leave hospital after Walsall Healthcare’s charity Well Wishers funded five luxury chairs. Five recliners costing around £5,000 are now taking pride of place in the Discharge Lounge for patients at Walsall Manor Hospital, thanks to the efforts of the charity. Patients visit the Discharge […]

Well Wishers knocked out by £7,500 donation

Walsall Healthcare’s Well Wishers charity has been knocked out by a heavyweight donation of £7,500 from construction firm Tilbury Douglas Engineering. A black tie dinner boxing show hosted by the national building contractor featured appearances from former world champions Richie Woodall and Steve Collins, as well as surprise guest appearances from Team England’s Birmingham Commonwealth […]

Chief Nurse’s blog

It’s not often you get to visit the place where laws of the country are made and shaped, which I why I want to use my latest blog to tell you about a memorable trip to London I made recently. I was fortunate to be invited to the House of Lords as a guest of […]

Another smash hit for Well Wishers

A sell-out boxing match proved to be another smash hit for Walsall Healthcare’s Well Wishers charity – chalking up just over £3,500 for patients and families who use Goscote Hospice. After a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event came back bigger and better than ever to enjoy a fifth year of fundraising. […]

Cheers! Festival raises £500 for Well Wishers

Well Wishers is toasting a generous donation after Cannock Beer Festival raised £500 for Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s charity. Money was raised from the sale of unused beer and cider tokens and donations after more than 1,000 real ale fans attended the three-day festival at Prince of Wales Theatre in Cannock. Organiser Malcolm Pearson said: […]

Charities score as £700 raised from football match

Charity was the big winner as staff from Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust tackled each other on the football pitch for the first time, with nearly £700 raised. Spectators paid £5 to watch, while every player, including substitutes, paid £10 each to play and there was a raffle, which all […]