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Events

7th July

Eddie the Eagle to join LOROS at Ladies Lunch event

Returning for the first time since 2019, the LOROS’ much-loved Ladies Lunch is scheduled to take place over two days on Wednesday 7th and Thursday 8th September 2022.

News

1st July

Have your say on Leicestershire and Rutland bereavement services

Leicestershire and Rutland County Councils are seeking your views to help assess end of life and bereavement services as part of their joint strategic needs assessment.

LOROS opens its gardens this summer

23rd June

LOROS opens its gardens this summer

LOROS are giving you an opportunity to enjoy our gardens as they are being opened up through the National Garden Scheme, and you can visit on three dates: 28th June, 27th July and 25th August, from 9am-5pm.

Raffle Winner Stories

15th June

Diane from Countesthorpe won the LOROS Spring into Summer Raffle 2022 2nd prize.

I support LOROS Hospice by playing the raffle every year. I have seen first-hand the amazing work they do for the local community.

Volunteer

8th June

Faizal's story: Working in a LOROS Shop

Within our shops team, we have over 500 incredible volunteers that are key to the day-to-day operations of our 29 shops across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. It goes without saying that we couldn’t do what we do without them! Here's Faizal's LOROS volunteering story.

Fundraising

Events

23rd May

Jumping in the LOROS skydive in-memory of Grandad - Ellie's story

Ellie, a member of our Marketing team at LOROS, will be taking the leap of a lifetime on Sunday 11th September for LOROS Hospice in memory of her Grandad, Harry Thornton. Harry was a patient at LOROS following a mesothelioma cancer diagnosis in late 2005. The cancer was aggressive and Harry died in August 2006. Here is Ellie’s story about her family’s fond memories of her Grandad.

Fundraising

Events

19th May

LOROS Hospice announces Rocket Round Leicester raised more than £315,000 for patient care

LOROS Hospice has shared the impact of their 2021 flagship fundraising event, Rocket Round Leicester. Throughout the summer of 2021, LOROS presented the city’s biggest art trail and today have announced that a total profit of £317,141 was raised for specialist patient care.

Fundraising

Events

16th May

A record-breaking 2022 Golf Day!

We had a tee-riffic day Friday 13th May with our annual LOROS Golf Day, hosted at the beautiful Rothley Park Golf Club. As a result, we are thrilled to announce that together, we have raised over £25,000 making it our most successful Golf Day yet - incredible!

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