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Some of the activities planned at the Dove Cottage Hospice fete and dog show

Summer fete and dog show set to raise funds for Dove Cottage Hospice

Melton Mowbray town centre

Melton community groups and charities celebrate vital new funding

Rupert Brooke (7) pictured during his fundraising cycling effort to support Dove Cottage Day Hospice EMN-220413-122109001

Rupert (7) uses pedal power to support Dove Cottage Hospice

Martin Scholes, of Scholes Wealth Management, presents a cheque to Jenny Hendry, of Dove Cottage Hospice, as a charity donation EMN-220221-102331001

Cash boost for hospice’s wellbeing services

Pictured receiving a cheque for £1,500 is Ruth Johnson of Headway together with the 2021 captains, Margaret Samways and David Hirst.

Melton Mowbray Golf Club captains hand over charity cash

Nicola Alderson, winner of the £500 first prize in Dove Cottage Hospice's first lottery draw EMN-210411-160446001

Hospice gives out first £500 prize in new lottery

The Graham Tranfield Jazz Band performing at the Dove Cottage Hospice garden party and family fun day EMN-210917-122704001

Hospice garden party raises vital £4,000 for its upkeep

Dove Cottage Day Hospice, at Stathern, is hosting a Garden Party & Family Fun Day on Sunday September 12 EMN-210209-174819001

Dove Cottage Hospice to host family fun day fundraising garden party

Staff at Dove Cottage Hospice, at Stathern, from left, back row - Ingrid (chef), Dora (fundraiser), Nicola (retail manager), Gordon (volunteer), Chris (chief executive); front row - Natasha (admin), Nicola (nurse manager) EMN-210723-120634001

A grand boost for hospice’s dementia support service

Judith Neale, who has retired as manager of the tearoom at Dove Cottage Hospice after 12 years EMN-210207-125832001

End of an era as Judith hangs up her apron at hospice tearoom

Staff at Dove Cottage Hospice, at Stathern, prepare to reopen, from left, back row - Ingrid (chef), Dora (fundraiser), Nicola (retail manager), Gordon (volunteer), Chris (chief executive); front row - Natasha (admin), Nicola (nurse manager) EMN-210521-104130001

Hospice staff can’t wait to welcome guests back soon
Staff at Stathern’s Dove Cottage Hospice can’t wait ‘to hear the sound of chatting and laughing coming from our lounge again’ as they prepare to reopen for people with life-limiting illnesses for the first time in 15 months.

The first shoppers at Melton's Dove Cottage Hospice charity shop when it reopened on Saturday EMN-210505-084534001

A grand day as rebranded Melton charity shop reopens

The Dove Cottage charity shop in Melton which is to be converted into a children's shop to raise funds for the cause EMN-210319-123358001

Melton charity shop to reopen as a children’s store

Dove Cottage Day Hospice at Stathern PHOTO: Tim Williams EMN-200323-181710001

Coronavirus: Hospice suspends activities and closes its charity shops

Staff outside the new Dove Cottage Hospice charity shop with cafe at Asfordby which opens on Saturday EMN-190321-120753001

New charity shop with coffee bar set to open at Asfordby

Waltham School pupils and their headteacher Julie Hopkins deliver harvest boxes to Dove Cottage Day Hospice in Stathern, following their church service PHOTO: Supplied

Melton borough schools' harvest festivals support important causes