A CELEBRATION garden made up of 1,000 hand-made flowers has raised £40,000 for St Richard’s Hospice.
The stunning sea of ‘forget-me-nots’, which were secured by supporters through donations, helped create the garden around the base of St Andrew’s Spire in the city.
Residents were encouraged to secure their own flower and celebrate someone or something special with one of the forget-me-not clusters, which were posted or collected from the hospice and taken home as a keepsake or a gift.
St Richard’s community fundraiser, Charlie Homer, said: “We’ve been bowled over by the fantastic and generous support of our community who took our Celebration Garden to their hearts.
“The flowers looked stunning and we’ve had so many people tell us how much they have enjoyed seeing them and creating a wonderful place to stop and reflect, celebrate or remember someone special.
“We are proud of the Worcester community for respecting and celebrating the flowers during the display and also loved people sharing their photos and comments on what the Garden meant to them. On behalf of our patients and families, thank you.”
The donations will go towards funding a St Richard’s Nurse Specialist for ten months, four months of day hospice or five days of round-the-clock care for up to 17 patients in the in-patient Unit.
Dawn Hussey said on Facebook: “My forget-me-not now sits proudly in my garden as a remembrance of my wonderful mum.”
Roy Buffery added: “It should be a big ‘Thank You’ to St Richard’s for finding such a magnificent way for us to celebrate the lives and our love for those who have passed away.”
The Celebration Garden was sponsored by Open GI and Mr Homer also thanked Worcester Festival and Worcester City Council for their support.
