Stars gather in support of children and young adults’ hospice

BRIT award winner Beverley Craven and pop sensation Go West will be performing at a special concert in aid of Helen & Douglas House, the local hospice for children and young adults. The charity hopes to raise £20,000 from the concert at The Swan Theatre in High Wycombe, which will also feature a special performance by local theatre group for children and young people, Shed@ThePark.

With a string of chart successes including Promise Me, Holding On, and Woman to Woman from Beverley and We Close our Eyes, Call Me and The King of Wishful Thinking from Go West, this promises to be a non-stop night of entertainment.

The concert takes place on Sunday 29^th May 2011 and tickets are available directly from the theatre on 01494 512 000 or wycombeswan.co.uk for £20 each. They will also be available to buy from Helen & Douglas House Charity shops in High Wycombe, Amersham, Chesham Marlow and Princes Risborough. Golden Tickets which include an invitation to a VIP drinks reception and goody bag, are also available from Helen & Douglas House on 01865 799150 for £40. 

 ‘An Evening with Beverley Craven, Go West and Friends’ is kindly supported by Wycombe District Council and Mr Craig Rennie.

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Notes to Editors

·         For more information or if you are interested in speaking to the stars please contact Laura McHale on 01865 799150 or email lmchale@helenanddouglas.org.uk

About Helen & Douglas House

·         Helen & Douglas House provides respite and end of life care for children and young adults from birth to 35 with life-shortening conditions, as well as support and friendship for their families

·         The two houses are bright, vibrant and positive places, focused on bringing some depth and enjoyment to life, even though that life may be short

·         Helen & Douglas House support families from Oxfordshire as well as the surrounding counties including Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire.

·         Helen House was the world’s first children’s hospice, built in 1982. Douglas House is the world’s first hospice for young adults and opened in 2004. Together they add “life to years” through rest and recuperation, treatment of distressing symptoms, end of life care, family support and education

·         It costs over £4.5 million to run Helen & Douglas House, the majority of which comes from voluntary sources

·         Please note the correct use of our name in full. Helen & Douglas House – with an ampersand not ‘and’

·         www.helenanddouglas.org.uk