{"id":86902,"date":"2025-08-23T07:22:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T07:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/86902\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T07:22:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T07:22:15","slug":"bakers-tea-drinkers-and-coffee-lovers-urged-to-join-month-long-hospice-fundraiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/86902\/","title":{"rendered":"Bakers, tea-drinkers and coffee lovers urged to join month-long hospice fundraiser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.severnhospice.org.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Severn Hospice\u2019s<\/a> Communi-tea Time event is a brand-new initiative from the charity, which has to raise \u00a32 for every \u00a33 it spends and is facing ever-rising costs.<\/p>\n<p>The aim is to bring local people together and connect over tea and cake while raising vital funds for patient care. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>From cosy coffee mornings, fancy afternoon teas or tempting cake sales, community groups, friends, families, workplaces and care homes can host their own event in support of the hospice.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/807dcbae-2b17-438a-b224-24d136e9e706.JPG\"   alt=\"Severn Hospice Health Care Assistants Sharon Pugh and Barbara Hyne.\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full max-w-none\"\/>Severn Hospice Health Care Assistants Sharon Pugh and Barbara Hyne.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone knows the power of a cuppa, cake and a good chat with friends,\u201d said Nicky Green, Senior Community Fundraiser for Severn Hospice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCommuni-tea Time is all about bringing local people together to make a real difference in their own community. Our amazing supporters have always been at the heart of everything we do, and this is a chance to do something simple, sociable and fun, all for a cause that touches so many people across our region.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7209d25f-40d6-4d7d-9a4a-0c6b29b1d7c0.JPG\"   alt=\"Susie Foster and Nicky Green from the fundraising team.\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full max-w-none\"\/>Susie Foster and Nicky Green from the fundraising team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter how big or small your event is, every penny raised will help local families when they need it most. Whether you host at home, in a community hall, at work or even virtually online, it\u2019s a heartwarming way to show your support \u2013 and let\u2019s be honest, who doesn\u2019t love a good slice of cake?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Communi-tea hosts will each receive a free fundraising pack filled with everything needed to host a successful event including recipes, invitations, posters, bunting, a fun \u2018sweet-stake\u2019 game and more.<\/p>\n<p>Communi-tea Time events can take place any day throughout October \u2013 the same month as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hospiceuk.org\/our-campaigns\/hospice-care-week\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hospice Care Week<\/a>, a national celebration of the care hospices provide to thousands of people every day.<\/p>\n<p>Each year, Severn Hospice provides free, specialist care and support to 3,000 people living with incurable illness across Shropshire, Telford &amp; Wrekin, and Mid Wales.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To sign up and receive your free fundraising pack, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/events.severnhospice.org.uk\/events\/details?eid=CFRCOMT2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">severnhospice.org.uk\/communi-tea<\/a> or contact 01952 221351.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Severn Hospice\u2019s Communi-tea Time event is a brand-new initiative from the charity, which has to raise \u00a32 for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":86903,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[33834,102,2960,2652,9502,50,43716,43717,25009,34661,16975,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-86902","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-healthcare","8":"tag-bridgnorth","9":"tag-health","10":"tag-healthcare","11":"tag-local-hubs","12":"tag-mid-wales","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-north-shropshire","15":"tag-oswestry","16":"tag-shrewsbury","17":"tag-south-shropshire","18":"tag-telford","19":"tag-uk","20":"tag-united-kingdom","21":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86902"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86902\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}