The session offers guidance and understanding to help you navigate your thoughts and feelings in these difficult early moments of grief.

Losing a loved one often brings distress with intense, overwhelming thoughts and feelings and often a sense that we are not coping.

We offer a short presentation about grief and how it may manifest within you and your daily living, along with some guidance on how to care for yourself.

It is a safe space where you may also feel able to share your experiences with others who are on a similar journey.

Sessions are offered bi-monthly at Priscilla Bacon Lodge. It is free to attend and you do not need to have had previous contact with the hospice.

To help us to plan for numbers, please book your free place at the link below:

The session offers guidance and understanding to help you navigate your thoughts and feelings in these difficult early moments of grief.

Losing a loved one often brings distress with intense, overwhelming thoughts and feelings and often a sense that we are not coping.

We offer a short presentation about grief and how it may manifest within you and your daily living, along with some guidance on how to care for yourself.

It is a safe space where you may also feel able to share your experiences with others who are on a similar journey.

Sessions are offered bi-monthly at Priscilla Bacon Lodge. It is free to attend and you do not need to have had previous contact with the hospice.

To help us to plan for numbers, please book your free place at the link below:

Our monthly drop-in sessions are available to all adults, at any point in your bereavement journey. Held at Priscilla Bacon Lodge, these gatherings provide a supportive space to connect with others in your community who are also navigating grief. It’s a safe and understanding environment in which you can share your experiences.

Clinically led, with the assistance of trained volunteers, these two-hour sessions offer support rather than therapy, and are not suitable for children.

You are most welcome to attend even if you have not had previous contact with the hospice.

It is free to attend, and refreshments will be available.

To help us to plan for numbers, please book your free place at the link below:

Our monthly drop-in sessions are available to all adults, at any point in your bereavement journey. Held at Priscilla Bacon Lodge, these gatherings provide a supportive space to connect with others in your community who are also navigating grief. It’s a safe and understanding environment in which you can share your experiences.

Clinically led, with the assistance of trained volunteers, these two-hour sessions offer support rather than therapy, and are not suitable for children.

You are most welcome to attend even if you have not had previous contact with the hospice.

It is free to attend, and refreshments will be available.

To help us to plan for numbers, please book your free place at the link below:

Our monthly drop-in sessions are available to all adults, at any point in your bereavement journey. Held at Priscilla Bacon Lodge, these gatherings provide a supportive space to connect with others in your community who are also navigating grief. It’s a safe and understanding environment in which you can share your experiences.

Clinically led, with the assistance of trained volunteers, these two-hour sessions offer support rather than therapy, and are not suitable for children.

You are most welcome to attend even if you have not had previous contact with the hospice.

It is free to attend, and refreshments will be available.

To help us to plan for numbers, please book your free place at the link below:

Our monthly drop-in sessions are available to all adults, at any point in your bereavement journey. Held at Priscilla Bacon Lodge, these gatherings provide a supportive space to connect with others in your community who are also navigating grief. It’s a safe and understanding environment in which you can share your experiences.

Clinically led, with the assistance of trained volunteers, these two-hour sessions offer support rather than therapy, and are not suitable for children.

You are most welcome to attend even if you have not had previous contact with the hospice.

It is free to attend, and refreshments will be available.

To help us to plan for numbers, please book your free place at the link below:

Our monthly drop-in sessions are available to all adults, at any point in your bereavement journey. Held at Priscilla Bacon Lodge, these gatherings provide a supportive space to connect with others in your community who are also navigating grief. It’s a safe and understanding environment in which you can share your experiences.

Clinically led, with the assistance of trained volunteers, these two-hour sessions offer support rather than therapy, and are not suitable for children.

You are most welcome to attend even if you have not had previous contact with the hospice.

It is free to attend, and refreshments will be available.

To help us to plan for numbers, please book your free place at the link below:

Our monthly drop-in sessions are available to all adults, at any point in your bereavement journey. Held at Priscilla Bacon Lodge, these gatherings provide a supportive space to connect with others in your community who are also navigating grief. It’s a safe and understanding environment in which you can share your experiences.

Clinically led, with the assistance of trained volunteers, these two-hour sessions offer support rather than therapy, and are not suitable for children.

You are most welcome to attend even if you have not had previous contact with the hospice.

It is free to attend, and refreshments will be available.

To help us to plan for numbers, please book your free place at the link below:

Join us as we celebrate the season with a free festive gathering for our 500 Business Club!

We’re excited to host our members for an afternoon in The Friends Café at Priscilla Bacon Lodge, filled with complimentary delicious festive food and drinks, and we’d love for you to be a part of it.

This is the perfect opportunity to:

• Mingle with fellow 500 Club members
• Connect with our team
• Enjoy a relaxed and festive atmosphere

There’s no formal agenda – just drop in when it’s convenient, and stay for as long, (or as short!), as you like. We’re looking forward to celebrating with everyone who makes our community so special.

Please wear a Christmas jumper if you can!

To help us to plan for numbers, please book your free place at the link below:

We are thrilled to collaborate with colleagues across Norfolk and Waveney on the Zest programme, which brings together children’s and adult services to create a pathway for smoother transitions into adult care.

Monthly drop-in sessions are taking place at either Priscilla Bacon Lodge, Tapping House, or the Louise Hamilton Centre, designed to give young people and their families a chance to meet those who may be involved in their care as they transition from East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) to adult services. EACH staff will be there to offer support throughout.

During these sessions, you can connect with other families, join in some fun activities, and enjoy a chat over a cuppa. This pilot programme will run for 12-18 months, and we hope to expand transition support services based on the feedback we receive.

The sessions also give young people and their families an opportunity to help shape future services. There will be multiple ways for you to share your thoughts on how we can best support your journey.

Please note, these are self-care sessions, meaning that each family is responsible for their young person.

We look forward to welcoming you and working together on this transition journey!

Please click below to book onto this session, or an alternative date/location:

We are thrilled to collaborate with colleagues across Norfolk and Waveney on the Zest programme, which brings together children’s and adult services to create a pathway for smoother transitions into adult care.

Monthly drop-in sessions are taking place at either Priscilla Bacon Lodge, Tapping House, or the Louise Hamilton Centre, designed to give young people and their families a chance to meet those who may be involved in their care as they transition from East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) to adult services. EACH staff will be there to offer support throughout.

During these sessions, you can connect with other families, join in some fun activities, and enjoy a chat over a cuppa. This pilot programme will run for 12-18 months, and we hope to expand transition support services based on the feedback we receive.

The sessions also give young people and their families an opportunity to help shape future services. There will be multiple ways for you to share your thoughts on how we can best support your journey.

Please note, these are self-care sessions, meaning that each family is responsible for their young person.

We look forward to welcoming you and working together on this transition journey!

Please click below to book onto this session, or an alternative date/location:

Are you interested in research? We would like to hear your views!

Researchers from the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and the UEA are looking for people to join a discussion group to find out their opinions on developing research into the use of genetic testing to improve pain management.

We are looking to talk to people who have experience of palliative care; which could be as a patient, or as a current or former carer.

Please register at the link below:

This workshop is now fully booked.

Back by popular demand, we are delighted that Adele Kent has kindly agreed to hold two festive wreath-making workshops at Priscilla Bacon Lodge this November.

There are 15 spaces per workshop and booking is essential.

Cost: £38.00 per person.

Includes mulled wine or soft drink, a mince pie, and all display materials. All you will need to bring is gloves.

Back by popular demand, we are delighted that Adele Kent has kindly agreed to hold two festive wreath-making workshops at Priscilla Bacon Lodge this November.

There are 15 spaces per workshop and booking is essential.

Cost: £38.00 per person.

Includes mulled wine or soft drink, a mince pie, and all display materials. All you will need to bring is gloves.

To book, please email events@priscillabaconhospice.org.uk, or call 01603 331166 – choose option 3 for Fundraising.

We have limited FREE places available in this event, for anyone who pledges to raise a minimum of £125.00 in sponsorship. We will also provide you with a FREE branded t-shirt to run in.

Please email events@priscillabaconhospice.org.uk to request your place, or click below:

We are thrilled to have a stand at The Royal Norfolk Show this year. Working in collaboration with the Norfolk Chambers of Commerce, we will have a stand in the Business Hub. This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with the business community, and we can’t wait to see you there!

Amy Wright and other members of the Fundraising Team will be available for a coffee and the chance to discuss your 500 Club membership. Whether you’re already a member, or interested in learning more, it’s a great chance to engage with our team. You’ll also have the opportunity to meet other incredible 500 Club members and see firsthand the positive impact we are making together.

Join us in the Norfolk Business Hub and exhibit alongside some of Norfolk’s finest SMEs.

1,000 visitors are expected over the two-day event.

The Norfolk Business Hub will be located next to the Grand Ring, a prime avenue at the show.

We are delighted to be hosting the August BLN networking event at Priscilla Bacon Lodge.

Join us for an early afternoon garden get together and tour of our amazing new premises at Colney. Meet likeminded professionals and connect with other local Norfolk businesses.

If you’re looking for Networking opportunities in Norfolk, BLN is a very welcoming community. Members, guests and anyone else with an interest in buying local are all welcome.

BLN members can attend for free, while tickets for non-members costs just £5 per person.

Places are limited, so to book your place, please purchase your ticket at the link below prior to the event to help us confirm numbers and easily sign you in on arrival. If tickets run out and you wish to attend, please email office@buylocalnorfolk.org.uk.

Indulge in a Tapas Evening at the Friends Café!

Join us for an evening of culinary delights created by our talented chefs, Jamie and Martin.

Prepare your taste buds for a sensational Spanish journey through our delicious tapas menu, perfect for sharing with friends and family.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to enjoy a delightful evening filled with exquisite food, refreshing drinks, and wonderful company.

Arrival from 7.00pm, with tapas served at 7.30pm.

1 dish £4.50
3 dishes £12
5 dishes £19
Order all 9 and enjoy a free jug of Sangria

Download the menu below.

To secure your place, pre-booking is essential. Call us on 01603 331171 or email events@priscillabaconhospice.org.uk to reserve your table.

Yare Valley and Norwich Rotary Clubs are very proud to present the London Welsh Male Voice Choir.

The Choir is delighted to be performing in Norwich again, after a long gap. They will perform many well known Male Voice Choir pieces and will be joined by the Waterbeach Brass from Cambridge.

In the past few years, the Choir has performed in Canterbury, Ely, Stonehenge, The Principality Stadium, and in concerts in Germany.

The Choir will be led by Dr Edward Rhys-Harry, Principal Conductor and Musical Director, and be accompanied renowned accompanist, Annabel Thwaite.

All proceeds from the evening will go to the Priscilla Bacon Hospice Charity.

Ticket prices:
£30.00 – Central Nave
£15.00 – Side Aisle (Restricted view, but full sound experience)

Please book at the link below.

If you would prefer to discuss your booking, please call Chris on 01603 702281.

Join our Head Gardener for monthly art workshops in the garden, celebrating the positive effects that gardening, creativity, and the natural environment can have on personal well-being.

The November workshop has a Christmas theme. Participants will make Christmas cards and decorations using locally sourced items from our garden and surrounding areas.

Our workshops are inclusive and open to all, offering the opportunity to discover and engage with nature in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Our Head Gardener will guide you through the gardens at Priscilla Bacon Lodge through a series of unique, creative workshops focusing on colour, light, texture, movement, and perspective.

The events will cover a range of activities including drawing, painting, writing, printmaking, and photography, through the use of simple resources that can be taken away to continue work in your own time.

Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear, as most sessions will be outdoors.

The Friends Café will be open for any refreshments and toilet facilities are available.

To help us to plan for numbers, please book your free place at the link below:

Join our Head Gardener for monthly art workshops in the garden, celebrating the positive effects that gardening, creativity, and the natural environment can have on personal well-being.

Our workshops are inclusive and open to all, offering the opportunity to discover and engage with nature in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Our Head Gardener will guide you through the gardens at Priscilla Bacon Lodge through a series of unique, creative workshops focusing on colour, light, texture, movement, and perspective.

The events will cover a range of activities including drawing, painting, writing, printmaking, and photography, through the use of simple resources that can be taken away to continue work in your own time.

Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear, as most sessions will be outdoors.

The Friends Café will be open for any refreshments and toilet facilities are available.

To help us to plan for numbers, please book your free place at the link below:

Join our Head Gardener for monthly art workshops in the garden, celebrating the positive effects that gardening, creativity, and the natural environment can have on personal well-being.

Our workshops are inclusive and open to all, offering the opportunity to discover and engage with nature in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Our Head Gardener will guide you through the gardens at Priscilla Bacon Lodge through a series of unique, creative workshops focusing on colour, light, texture, movement, and perspective.

The events will cover a range of activities including drawing, painting, writing, printmaking, and photography, through the use of simple resources that can be taken away to continue work in your own time.

Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear, as most sessions will be outdoors.

The Friends Café will be open for any refreshments and toilet facilities are available.

To help us to plan for numbers, please book your free place at the link below:

Join our Head Gardener for monthly art workshops in the garden, celebrating the positive effects that gardening, creativity, and the natural environment can have on personal well-being.

Our workshops are inclusive and open to all, offering the opportunity to discover and engage with nature in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Our Head Gardener will guide you through the gardens at Priscilla Bacon Lodge through a series of unique, creative workshops focusing on colour, light, texture, movement, and perspective.

The events will cover a range of activities including drawing, painting, writing, printmaking, and photography, through the use of simple resources that can be taken away to continue work in your own time.

Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear, as most sessions will be outdoors.

The Friends Café will be open for any refreshments and toilet facilities are available.

To help us to plan for numbers, please book your free place at the link below:

Join our Head Gardener for monthly art workshops in the garden, celebrating the positive effects that gardening, creativity, and the natural environment can have on personal well-being.

Our workshops are inclusive and open to all, offering the opportunity to discover and engage with nature in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Our Head Gardener will guide you through the gardens at Priscilla Bacon Lodge through a series of unique, creative workshops focusing on colour, light, texture, movement, and perspective.

The events will cover a range of activities including drawing, painting, writing, printmaking, and photography, through the use of simple resources that can be taken away to continue work in your own time.

Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear, as most sessions will be outdoors.

The Friends Café will be open for any refreshments and toilet facilities are available.

To help us to plan for numbers, please book your free place at the link below:

Our monthly drop-in sessions are available to all adults, at any point in your bereavement journey. Held at Priscilla Bacon Lodge, these gatherings provide a supportive space to connect with others in your community who are also navigating grief. It’s a safe and understanding environment in which you can share your experiences.

Clinically led, with the assistance of trained volunteers, these two-hour sessions offer support rather than therapy, and are not suitable for children.

You are most welcome to attend even if you have not had previous contact with the hospice.

It is free to attend, and refreshments will be available.

To help us to plan for numbers, please book your free place at the link below:

Join our Head Gardener for monthly art workshops in the garden, celebrating the positive effects that gardening, creativity, and the natural environment can have on personal well-being.

Our workshops are inclusive and open to all, offering the opportunity to discover and engage with nature in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Our Head Gardener will guide you through the gardens at Priscilla Bacon Lodge through a series of unique, creative workshops focusing on colour, light, texture, movement, and perspective.

The events will cover a range of activities including drawing, painting, writing, printmaking, and photography, through the use of simple resources that can be taken away to continue work in your own time.

Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear, as most sessions will be outdoors.

The Friends Café will be open for any refreshments and toilet facilities are available.

To help us to plan for numbers, please book your free place at the link below:

We are delighted to have been chosen to benefit from funds raised with the sale of refreshments on the green next to 1 Woodside Cottages at this NGS open gardens event. We will be there selling teas, coffees and a selection of delicious homemade cakes.

Entry to the gardens costs £7.00 for adults and children are free.

1 Woodside Cottages is a small white painted Victorian cottage and its garden is packed with colourful cottage garden plants which grow side by side with fruit and vegetables. A pond fits neatly into the design and supports many frogs each spring. Even the resident chickens are decorative!

18 Conesford Drive This garden lies behind a 1960s architect designed modernist house and is an oasis of calm and tranquility. A pool with white water lilies, herbaceous plants, climbers, shrubs and trees have been chosen to give the space a Japanese feel.

14 Conesford Drive Cottage garden style borders with plants specifically chosen for dry shade (under silver birch trees) and dry sun on the steeply sloping banks. Terraced vegetable borders constructed from sleepers. Drifts of plants to create interest and contrast.

• Newly opened this year.
• Cashless payment available.
• Town garden.
• Wildlife garden.

Book ahead at the link below, or just turn up on the day.

We are delighted to have been chosen to benefit from funds raised with the sale of refreshments at this NGS open garden event. We will be there selling teas, coffees and a selection of delicious homemade cakes.

Entry to the garden costs £6.00 for adults and children are free.

A two acre tranquil garden surrounding Manor House (not open) that has been developed by the owners for over 30 years. Mature trees, colourful herbaceous borders, dell garden, potager style vegetable plot, pond, a 15 acre wild meadow walk and wonderful thatched C18 barn.

Wheelchair access to teas and terrace overlooking garden.

Book ahead at the link below, or just turn up on the day.

We are delighted to be returning to the beautiful Stody Lodge Gardens for a second year to raise funds by selling teas, coffees and a selection of delicious homemade cakes at their open garden event.

This year, Stody Lodge Gardens has teamed up with local auction house and antique valuers, Bishop & Miller, to host an “Antiques Roadshow” style affair. The team of specialists will offer free valuations of small, portable items such as paintings, jewellery, watches, silverware, medals, coins, ceramics and textiles. Anyone curious for a valuation is encouraged to bring portable items to see what they might be worth – treasures are sure to be discovered!

Entry to the garden costs £9.00 for adults and children under 12 are free. Advance tickets can be purchased at the link below, or you can pay on the gate by cash or card.

The full 14-acres of Stody Lodge’s renowned rhododendron gardens are at visitors’ disposal, alongside admiring the wonderful antiques that are being valued on the main lawn.

• Free car park
• Dogs on leads welcome
• Plants for sale (cash only)
• Toilets on-site

We are delighted to have been chosen to benefit from funds raised with the sale of refreshments at this NGS open garden event. We will be there selling teas, coffees and a selection of delicious homemade cakes.

Entry to the garden costs £5.00 for adults and children are free.

The garden at Bishop’s House is a four acre walled garden dating back to the 12th Century. Extensive lawns with specimen trees. Borders with many rare and unusual shrubs. Spectacular herbaceous borders flanked by yew hedges. Rose beds underplanted with hosts, meadow labyrinth, organic kitchen garden, herb garden and bamboo walk.

• Plants for sale.
• Cashless payment available.
• Wheelchair accessible over gravel paths and some slopes.

Book ahead at the link below, or just turn up on the day.

We are looking for brave “soles” to take on our fundraising firewalk to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their loved ones, while also transforming your own.

While firewalking barefoot over hot coals, feeling the heat and power of the flames, you’ll learn to overcome fear, self-doubt, and limiting beliefs. This symbolic act represents the ability to overcome any obstacle and achieve anything you set your mind to.

7:30pm Arrive and join your co-walkers.
8:00pm The hot coals are lit, ready to heat up for your walk.
8:30pm Take part in the “Empowerment Talk” ready to face the walk.
9:30pm Time to brave the coals and walk the fire!

Spectators are welcome.

You must be aged 18 or over to take part in the firewalk.

£15 registration fee and a pledge to raise a minimum sponsorship of £100.
Or:
£115 to walk without raising sponsorship.

Imagine how you will feel after Firewalking – if you can walk on fire, what else can you achieve if you put your mind to it?

Benefits of taking part in a firewalk
At first, the idea of walking through fire might seem daunting. However, the positive results experienced by our participants are living proof of the amazing effects of this experience.

1. Firewalks shatter comfort zones.
We’re all living inside tiny bubbles of comfort that prevent us from experiencing all life has to offer. Firewalks have the ability to improve our willingness to expand those boundaries.

2. They establish strong connections.
Going through challenging experiences has the power to build bridges between people, making firewalks the perfect solution for team building within charities.

3. Firewalks build character.
There’s something that sticks with participants after a firewalk. They walk taller, stand firmer, and talk more confidently. This undeniable change is the result of the strong character formation that happens in such a short period of time during these events.

4. They shift perspectives.
Nobody goes into a firewalk completely confident of their ability to walk through the flames. By the end, however, everybody is instilled with the knowledge that they’re capable of so much more. This shift in perspective is transferrable to other endeavours within your charity which leads to greater performance and achievement overall.

Incentive
As an incentive, each year our event hosts, Charity Firewalk, offer an award to the individual that raises the most money for the Charity. Just send us your details after your walk and let us know how much you raised, and we will let them know.

All are welcome to a service to connect, sing, give thanks and to remember, as our annual event in the beautiful Norwich Cathedral returns.

There will be contributions from staff members, volunteers and Trustees from the Priscilla Bacon ‘Family’ and Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust. The Chamber Choir of Norwich Lower School will lead the music. Dr David Jeffrey will give the address.

As we reflect, remember and look to the future, please join us to pay tribute to Priscilla Bacon Lodge and to support our work to improve hospice care for the people of Norfolk.

Complimentary drinks and mince pies will be available after the service.

This event is free of charge and no ticket is required, however it would be extremely helpful for catering purposes and the smooth running of the event if you could complete the RSVP form below to let us know you will be attending.

There will be a collection for the Priscilla Bacon Hospice Charity during the evening.

Get ready for the Inflatable 5K – a fun-filled, action-packed run like no other!

Imagine bouncing, sliding, and jumping your way through 30 massive inflatables, all while raising funds for the Priscilla Bacon Hospice Charity.

Grab your friends, family, and colleagues for a day of laughter and fun. Whether you’re a seasoned runner or a first-timer, this epic event is designed for everyone. There is no pressure – run, walk, or bounce your way around the course.

Finishers receive a medal and goody bag.

Our group start time is 11:30am, but if this doesn’t suit you, please just let us know and you are welcome to set off separately at a different time.

If you can raise at least £125 in sponsorship, we can offer you a FREE place and branded t-shirt or vest!

If you would like children’s places, we can discuss this with you when you enquire.

Please e-mail events@priscillabaconhospice.org.uk to book your place.