Heatherwood Hospital 1922-2023

Fundraising For A Brighter Future

League of Friends Heatherwood

The League of Friends was established at Heatherwood in 1958. In 1990 the Heatherwood league was registered as a charity( No 900282 ). The League celebrated 61 years of voluntary service at Heatherwood hospital Ascot 1958 - 2019.

The League was a dedicated group of local people, who aimed to improve the facilities for patients and staff of Heatherwood hospital. Generous public donations, income from capital investments and ambitious fund-raising activities, have made possible the purchase of much needed equipment and services.

Gift Allocation Through the Decades

 
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Chapel Entrance Plaque
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1960's £10,610

The league was created in 1958, it wasn't until the 1960's they got into their stride and were undertaking many different fund raising projects.The 1960's the league was concentrating it's fund raising efforts on building the chapel for the hospital.The chapel opened in 1966.

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Gift Allocation 1960's 
 
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Admin Building
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1970's £10,219

This decade saw the creation of the trolley , Radio Heatherwood, funding for the nurses swimming pool, plus funding for re-decoration of nurses rooms.

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Gift Allocation 1970's 
 
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Nanette Newman
1986 Opens Fete
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1980's £42,320

The league spent a large proportion of their income in providing kings fund beds,support for the staff laundry,and investment in the new radio transmission system.

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Gift Allocation 1980's 
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Garden Court
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1990's £70,446

Over a hundred items were supported during this decade, including ECG machine, furniture, support for the staff laundry, and support for the loan radio service.

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Gift Allocation 1990's 
 
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Gift Allocation 2006
Ward 10 Discharge Lounge Opening
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2000's £157,485

The most successful decade of the league as 127 items were funded including the move of the radio station, home discharge lounge, support for physio department, and continued funding for the staff laundry.

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Gifts for
2000 - 2001   Gifts for
2002 - 2003   Gifts for
2004 - 2005   Gifts for
2006 - 2007   Gifts for
2008 - 2009
 
 
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Speech Therapy 2011
Stroke Assist Gift
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2010's £184,111

The hospital was undergoing many changes and the threat of closure for most of decade had a knock on effect for the league only 73 items are funded and the league is forced to call it a day.

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Gifts for
2010 - 2011   Gifts for
2012 - 2013   Christmas
Gifts 2013   Christmas
Gifts 2014   Gifts for
2014 - 2015   Christmas
Gifts 2015   Christmas
Gifts 2016   Christmas
Gifts 2017   Gifts for
2016 - 2019
 
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Total £475,194 in over 472 Projects

 

The above figures do not include the contribution the Radio Heatherwood volunteers contributed to the hospital through forty years of fundraising and maintaining the hospital radio service.

 

 

League Gifts
Bi-Annual Sample

 

Just some of the gifts the league of friends has provided to Heatherwood hospital:-

 
  • Adjustable Examination Couch
  • Annual Christmas Gifts to Wards
  • Aromatherapy Room
  • Cardiograph Trolley
  • Hospital Chapel
  • Kings Fund Beds 
  • Nurses Rooms Re-decoration
  • Oxygen Tents 
  • Rehabilitation Equipment
  • Repairs to Equipment
  • Support for Nurses Association
  • Tapes & Records for Music Therapy
  • Two Pocket Foetal Heart Detectors
  • Various Medical Items
  • Various Types of Orthopaedic Chairs
  • Washing Machines

 

 

League Gifts
Long Term

 

In addition to the bi annual gifts the league continued to fund other projects:-

 
  • Washing Machine Repairs
  • Washing Machine Staff Laundry
  • Garden Seat
  • Radio Annual Running Grant
  • TV Ward 8
  • Computer For Rhapsody Service ( Radio Heatherwood ) 2002
  • Link To Hospicom Service ( Radio Heatherwood ) 2004
  • Home Discharge Lounge Provision Ward 10 ( 2006 )
  • Cardiac Monitoring Equipment Ward 10 ( 2006 )
  • Emergency Support For Damaged Radio Equipment ( 2006 )
  • New Staff Laundry New Nurses Accommodation Funding ( 2007 )
  • Christmas Gifts throughout it's history

 

League Major Services

 

League Gifts and Achievement Records

 

On the following pages there is a more detailed list of the gifts recorded and presented to the hospital. The lists show a total of 472 but in reality it's likely this figure would be a lot higher. The early records of the league which were available to compile this web site were very sketchy and we feel sure some deeds have probably not been recorded for posterity.

PJ Davidson-Smith Webmaster

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