This Trustees’ Week, we celebrate the people who give their time, skills, and experience to help make a difference for patients, staff, and our local community.
There is a team of people behind every very funded project, supported service, and opportunity to improve care at Teddington Memorial Hospital making it happen. At the League of Friends of Teddington Memorial Hospital, our trustees play a vital role in turning our charitable mission into meaningful action.
As we celebrate Trustees’ Week, 9–13 November 2026, we want to thank our trustees for their commitment, expertise and belief in the difference the League can make. Trustees’ Week is an opportunity to recognise trustees’ contributions all over the UK and the important role they play in helping charities thrive.
More Than a Board Meeting
Being a charity trustee involves much more than attending meetings. Our trustees volunteer their time to help guide the League’s future, make responsible decisions about our resources and ensure that the money entrusted to us is used to achieve the greatest possible benefit for our community.
They bring a wide range of professional knowledge, personal experience and viewpoints to the table: finance, legal, people management, digital development, fundraising, healthcare and community partnerships. These skills help us respond to changing needs and make informed decisions about where our support can have the greatest impact.
Trustees also provide oversight, ask challenging questions, help manage risks and ensure that the League remains accountable to its supporters and the people it exists to serve. Much of this work happens behind the scenes, but it is essential to everything we do.
Helping to Mould the Future of Local Healthcare
The League has a long history of supporting Teddington Memorial Hospital, helping fund equipment, facilities and services that improve the experience of patients and staff.
Today, our work remains evolving. Alongside supporting the hospital, we are increasingly looking at how we can contribute to the wider health and wellbeing of our local community, including projects that help people remain independent, access care closer to home and maintain their health.
Our trustees help us guide this changing healthcare landscape. They consider how League of Friends’ funds can be invested wisely, how we can forge stronger relationships with healthcare providers and community organisations, and how we can motivate more people, businesses and groups to support our work.
Improvements to hospital facilities, such as the Woodland Suite Pain Clinic, or community initiatives which promote physical activity and wellbeing, our trustees help ensure the League’s resources support projects with meaningful, lasting benefits.
Bringing Different Skills Together
A strong board benefits from people who bring different strengths, experiences and ideas. Our trustees contribute their individual expertise while working together towards a common purpose: helping the League make a positive difference to local healthcare.
Their duties include:
- Providing strategic direction: helping set the League’s priorities and plan for the future.
- Stewarding charitable funds: ensuring donations and fundraising income are administered responsibly and directed towards worthwhile projects.
- Supporting good governance: making sure the charity operates ethically, transparently, and in line with its responsibilities.
- Building relationships: helping develop connections with the hospital, healthcare professionals, local businesses, community groups and supporters.
- Encouraging fundraising and membership: helping the League reach more people and generate the support needed to fund future projects.
- Championing our mission: keeping patients, hospital staff and the wellbeing of our community at the heart of our decisions.
This shared responsibility requires commitment, thoughtful discussion, and a sincere wish to make a difference.
A Personal Thank You
Trustees give their time voluntarily, balancing their responsibilities to the League with their own professional and individual commitments. We are thankful for the time they devote to meetings, preparation, planning, conversations and the many decisions that help keep our charity moving forward.
We would also like to recognise the trustees who bring fresh ideas and specialist knowledge to the board, helping us strengthen our organisation and pursue new opportunities to work with our community.
To all our trustees, past and present, thank you for your generosity, effort and belief in the League of Friends of Teddington Memorial Hospital. Your contribution assists us to build on our heritage as we look ahead to how we can continue supporting local patients, hospital staff and community health.
Could You Make a Difference as a Trustee?
Trustees’ Week is also a chance to encourage more people to consider becoming a charity trustee. You don’t need previous trustee experience to offer a valuable contribution. What matters is a willingness to get involved, share your skills, ask questions and work jointly towards a common goal.
Whether your experience lies in finance, healthcare, HR, marketing, digital technology, fundraising, business or community engagement, your knowledge could help the League make an even greater difference.
We welcome conversations with people who share our commitment to local healthcare and would like to explore how they could contribute to our future.
Interested in getting involved? Find out more about the League of Friends of Teddington Memorial Hospital and the different ways you can support our work.
This Trustees’ Week, let’s celebrate the people who help turn goodwill into action. Thank you to our trustees for everything you do.