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Category: Shooting Star Children’s Hospices

Shop & Support

With Christmas shopping moving more online this year there are some wonderful supporters offering donations  to Shooting Star Children's Hospices when you purchase their

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Fireworks night excitement

Shooting Star Children's Hospices made sure the 5th of November was a night to remember for the children currently staying at the hospice with lots of firework and autumnal fun! The

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Nicholas’ Story – Supported by Shooting Star Children’s Hospices

Nicholas was born eight weeks premature, with a chromosomal abnormality. He was later diagnosed with lymphoedema, a chronic condition that causes swelling in the body’s tissues. It develops

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Spooktacular Halloween hospice fun

Some supported children who have been at the hospice for respite care have been getting into the Halloween spirit recently with some fab-boo-lously fun and sensory activities. The

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Pumpkin decoration competition

The hampers are ready for the winners of the Shooting Star Children's Hospices Prize Pumpkin competition. All you need to do to get your hands on a hamper is purchase an entry online,

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Lorea’s Story – Supported by Shooting Star Children’s Hospices

When Lorea was a baby she hardly ate, was always crying and slept all the time. Already having a healthy two-year-old girl, Amaia, parents Maite and Adrian just felt something wasn’t

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This is what is takes!

Shooting Star Children's Hospice have produced this short video to show the support they gave families over the first six months of lockdown. This is what it takes to deliver hospice care to

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We all scream for Ice Cream!

Even though it’s cold and wet now, a bit of summer is here to stay at Shooting Star Children's Hospices thanks to this amazing giant ice cream van. The children staying at the hospice for

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We’re going on a bear hunt (sensory version)

We're going on a bear hunt, we're going to catch a big one... The children staying at Shooting Star Children's Hospcies for emergency respite have been taking advantage of the nice weather to hunt

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A day in the life of a hospice nurse

The COVID-19 pandemic has meant having to change how Shooting Star Children's Hospices provide care to the vulnerable children they support. The care team have filmed parts from Jess's day, to

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