Event Charities 

One of the main aims of the Regatta is to raise funds for and awareness of worthwhile local charities. 

Don’t forget if you are raising funds to take advantage of Gift Aid, which could increase every £10 you raise to £11.20.

You may raise funds to support your own or nominated charity or support the charity that we have chosen. We hope you will support them too.

Our Charity for this Year is:
 

About the Hospice

Cotswold Care Hospice is a registered charity, which cares for and supports people in Gloucestershire living with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses. The Hospice provides a flexible range of clinical services directed at meeting  the palliative care needs of patients and their families from diagnosis throughout the illness and into bereavement.

Lady Westmorland became the first President and Prince Charles, who officially opened the Day Hospice in December 1990, is the Patron. and he actively fund raises and makes regular visits to the Hospice to meet the patients.

Fundraising

Every year, they need to raise over £1 million in order to keep the Hospice in business and with less than a fifth of that money coming from the local NHS, so they have a lot of work to do.

The funds that they need for their Capital Appeal to redevelop the Hospice are in addition to those that they need for their day to day running. 

Redevelopment Project

After seventeen years of service to the local community Cotswold Care Hospice has realised that in order to continue to provide high quality care and support for their patients and families it needs  a new Hospice building fit for the 21st century. The building works are  nearly finished and are due to open in May. 

In the new building there will be double the number of therapy rooms, increased space for counselling, diversional therapies, plus an enhanced standard of patient accommodation and improved disabled access.