WHAT WE DO
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Teddington Memorial Hospital’s 20th-century history
Read more: Teddington Memorial Hospital’s 20th-century historyTeddington Memorial Hospital’s 20th-century history shows how the hospital developed from a 24-bed cottage hospital in 1914 to the modern Teddington Memorial Hospital and Community NHS Trust of 1999. Teddington Memorial Hospital’s 20th-century history: The early years 1914 The number of hospital beds was increased to 24, but the existing Elfin Grove site was too small for the growing population, and there was no more space for expansion. 1919 The Medical Committee began to look for possible sites where a new hospital and health centre could be built as a living war memorial with an obelisk outside. The old nursery…
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Visit our excellent hospital shop
Read more: Visit our excellent hospital shopThe Friends of Teddington Memorial hospital runs the hospital shop to benefit patients, staff and visitors. The shop also contributes much-needed funds to our projects to enhance hospital provision. What we sell The hospital shop sells various items, including sandwiches, healthy snacks and drinks, toys, and stationery. We also sell our beautiful Christmas cards and other Yuletide items during the festive season. Here’s a list of some of the excellent merchandise for sale. Do send us your ideas for other items you’d like to see in the shop. Activity fun packs Bananas and other fruit Cavan Bakery sandwiches Christmas cards…
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Seven great reasons to volunteer for the Friends of Teddington Memorial
Read more: Seven great reasons to volunteer for the Friends of Teddington MemorialBecome a volunteer for The Friends of TMH and meet friendly new people, contribute to a worthwhile local cause, or learn new skills. Why volunteer for The Friends? Make a difference in your local community. Volunteering for The Friends means you can positively impact people’s lives in your local community. Meet friendly people. Becoming a volunteer for The Friends means meeting people of all ages from various backgrounds and quickly and easily making new friends through shared experiences. Be part of the Teddington and surrounding community. Volunteering with The Friends can help you feel connected and part of our vibrant community beyond your…
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Offer member reward to help Teddington Memorial
Read more: Offer member reward to help Teddington MemorialWe seek local businesses willing to provide a member reward or special offer. This will help you boost sales and our local economy while supporting Teddington Memorial Hospital. Are you interested in providing over 400 local people with a unique reward or offer they can use when they purchase from your business? If so, we’d like to hear from you. Launch of local offers As a community charity, we are considering a ‘local offers’ programme for our 400+ members and volunteers. We are seeking expressions of interest from local businesses. Your business would appear on our website and be promoted…
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Volunteer Bookkeeper Required
Read more: Volunteer Bookkeeper RequiredWe are looking to recruit a new Volunteer Bookkeeper who wants to get more involved in their local community. The League of Friends of Teddington Memorial Hospital is a respected local charity offering community support to help our local hospital be its very best. The role of Volunteer Bookkeeper is to assist our Treasurer Board Trustee with financial record keeping and reporting. The Volunteer Bookkeeper will receive experience and insight into an independent local charity’s work through. Journals, nominal ledgers, and bank Processing receipts and payments Year-end accounts preparation This role will suit a person who. Has a knowledge of…
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Making a will | Why it’s vital to write or update your will
Read more: Making a will | Why it’s vital to write or update your willMaking a will can comfort you and your family, knowing that your wishes will be understood and fulfilled. With a busy life, you may still need to get around to it, or you’ve deliberately put it off. Don’t leave your loved ones with uncertainty at a time which is stressful enough for them. Why write a will? Many assume that all their property and money will automatically pass to their spouse or partner; however, if you don’t make a will, the law deems you to have ‘died intestate’, which may not be the case. Intestacy can be upsetting for your…
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500 Recipes and Household Hints Tested and Found Good still on sale
Read more: 500 Recipes and Household Hints Tested and Found Good still on saleAround 1938 an unusual but highly successful fundraiser – a cookery book compiled by enterprising Teddington Ladies entitled 500 Recipes and Household Hints Tested and Found Good, was published and sold to help raise funds for an up-to-date Children’s Ward. The book sold for 1 shilling, and the first edition of 4,000 copies quickly sold out. It’s been reproduced as a modern fundraiser and is on sale in the hospital shop – make sure you pick up a copy; it is a fascinating part of our local social history. The Preface The book’s preface gives an excellent insight into the…
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The Friends of Teddington Memorial Hospital named The Lensbury Charity of the Year
Read more: The Friends of Teddington Memorial Hospital named The Lensbury Charity of the YearThe Friends of Teddington Memorial Hospital, a local community charity supporting the staff and patients of Teddington Memorial Hospital, has been named The Lensbury Charity of the Year. Set on 25 beautiful acres at Teddington Lock, The Lensbury premium leisure club will fundraise for the Charity to raise as much as possible to provide additional services and facilities for Teddington Memorial Hospital. Get involved with Lensbury events. Money raised will fund The Friends’ vital new projects to improve life for staff, patients, and the local community. The Friends of Teddington Memorial Hospital enables and enhances the quality and quantity of…
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How you can support The Friends in 2023
Read more: How you can support The Friends in 2023There are many ways you can support The Friends in 2023 – here are six of the best ways to make a difference. Let’s support our local community hospital and help ensure its long-term survival for the benefit of our children and grandchildren. Volunteer It’s fun and rewarding to volunteer with The Friends. Meet friendly new people, contribute to a worthwhile local cause, and learn new skills. We are looking for people with book-keeping, gardening and IT skills and those willing to collect donations or work in the shop. Contact us for more information. Become a Member Without the support…
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The Lensbury Charity of The Year 2023
Read more: The Lensbury Charity of The Year 2023Following hundreds of votes from members, The Lensbury announced on 1st January their Charity of the Year for 2023 – The Friends of Teddington Memorial Hospital! Thank you to The Lensbury Members We would like to say a big thank you to all The Lensbury Members who voted for us – we are excited to begin our partnership to support our local community and help ensure the long-term future of Teddington Memorial Hospital. Our New Projects The Lensbury support will help fundraising for our exciting new projects for 2023; refurbishment of the waiting area for relatives of patients to provide…