We’re proud to announce the launch of the “This is Hospice Care” campaign, a groundbreaking collaboration between 143 hospices across Wales, England and Scotland, brought together by Hospice UK.

Hospices like ours are at the very heart of communities, offering compassionate care and support when it’s needed most. For many of us, a hospice will touch our lives, whether for ourselves, a loved one, or a friend, providing comfort, dignity, and expert care through life’s most challenging times.

But just as this incredible support wouldn’t exist without hospices, hospice care wouldn’t exist without you.

We rely heavily on charitable donations to keep our doors open. That’s why we’ve come together to shine a light on the essential role hospices play in our communities and protect our futures.

Including a gift in your Will to Hospice of the Valleys will help ensure the people in your local community, will be looked after now and for generations to come.

We’re asking everyone to consider leaving a Gift in their Will to Hospice of the Valleys.

Together, we can make sure that hospice care lives on for all, for now, forever.

Every gift big or small will make a difference and ensure the people in your local community are looked after. We realize your priority is likely to be your family, friends and loved ones, but you also have the opportunity to make a difference to future generations.

How to support future patients and their families in your Will

If you don’t have a Will already, you can take advantage of our free Will campaign, which is happening during the months of February and March. Whereby local solicitors will write a basic or mirror Will for free (with a suggested donation back to the Hospice)

Or you can contact your own solicitor to arrange you’re Will. You will need to ensure your solicitor has our full name, registered charity number and address (this can be found below) together with the details of the gift you would like to leave to the Hospice, and they will do the rest.

Alternatively if you already have a Will and would now like to include a gift to the Hospice you can simply update your existing Will and your solicitor can advise you on how to do this.

Why should I write a Will?

An up to date Will is the only way to ensure that your wishes are carried out and that loved ones and causes that are important to you benefit from your Will. Otherwise the government can decide how your estate is divided.

It is important to remember when writing your Will that it may need to be updated if your circumstances change.

What are the different types of gifts I can leave a charity?

What if I can only leave a small gift?

Every gift is very much appreciated, big or small they all add up to making a difference when the people within your local community need it.

Next steps 

We know that a Will is a deeply personal and private document, so if you are considering remembering Hospice of the Valleys in this special way, then we cannot thank you enough.

Whether you are writing a new Will or you have one already, it’s easy to include a gift to Hospice of the Valleys.

We recommend that you use a solicitor to make or amend your Will as they will ensure that you’re Will is valid and that your wishes will be met. All they will need to know is the details of the gift you would like to leave together with our name, address and registered charity number. Then they will do the rest.

Name: Hospice of the Valleys

Address: Festival Drive, Ebbw Vale NP23 8XF

Registered Charity No: 517724

• You are not bound to your decision and are free to change your mind at any time. • We know that family and loved ones come first. • We will never pressure you. • You are under no obligation to tell us, although if you do choose to we would love the opportunity to thank you and keep you updated on our work, as well as our hopes and ambitions for the future – that your gift might one day help to fund. • If you have asked to fund something specific in your Will we will allocate the funds in line with your wish, unless it is not possible because that project or programme is no longer running. • We will spend any gift you leave carefully to ensure that it has the greatest possible impact.

Contact us

If you are considering leaving a gift in your Will and you would like some further information please contact our Gift in Wills team at GiftsinWillsteam@hospiceofthevalleys.com or call 01495 717277 option 2

If you have already included a gift in your Will then you can also let us know using the contact information above. You are under no obligation to tell us but, should you choose to do so, we would love the opportunity to thank you and to keep you updated on the sort of work that your gift might one day help to fund.

Raymond’s lasting gift

“He wanted to say thank you and also help the Hospice keep going in the future”

Raymond left a gift of £2,000 to the Hospice in his Will when he passed away in March 2023, because he wanted to give something back following the care and support given to his late partner, Amy, when she had bowel cancer.

Raymond’s grand-daughter Helen states:

“I’m glad that Raymond left a gift to the Hospice in his will as I know how grateful he was for the way they looked after my grandmother Amy over sixteen years ago. He wanted to say thank you and also help the Hospice keep going in the future”