Important changes to the charity’s status

Stroud Hospitals League of Friends is changing from an ‘unincorporated charity’ into a ‘Charitable Incorporated Organisation’ (CIO), following the unanimous approval to do so from members at the EGM on November 27, 2019. The necessary documentation is presently being...

Cashes Green Ward Official Reopening

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Patron of the League of Friends, officially reopened the Cashes Green Ward after its comprehensive refurbishment. During her visit in April this year, the Princess Royal met trustees and conversed with several nursing and...

Cashes Green ward refurbishment

Stroud General Hospital’s Cashes Green ward has reopened, having undergone four months of major refurbishment. The ambitious renovation programme has seen the 22-bed ward undergo a major upgrade, including the introduction of additional en suite bedrooms and...

Christmas around the wards

Our wonderful group of volunteers put up and decorate Christmas trees around Stroud General Hospital and the Maternity Hospital. They also spend time buying and wrapping gifts which they give to each patient when they tour wards, singing carols, on the Sunday before...

Expenditure on Equipment and Refurbishment in 2018

League of Friends Expenditure on Equipment and Refurbishment in 2018 Cashes Green Ward                                                 £351,923 Uplands Care Service                                              £ 40,000 Horsfall...

Volunteer Coffee Morning

On the 5th December 40+ volunteers gathered in the Post Grad room for a Christmas coffee morning where they enjoyed a lovely range of drinks, mince pies and cakes. Sue Russell, volunteer administrator welcomed everybody and presented all the volunteers with Christmas...

Respite Care

Stroud Hospitals League of Friends fund FREE respite care at Horsfall House, Minchinhampton. If you are registered with a GP in the five valleys area we can help by providing a free weeks break. Giving a period of freedom for the carer, safe in the knowledge their...

Annual Church Service

The annual Stroud Hospital service was held at Holy Trinity Church at 6.30pm on Sunday 14th October and was led by the Chaplaincy Coordinator, Revd. Dr. Alison Evans. A welcome was given by Revd. Simon Howell, Vicar of Holy Trinity. During the service Sr. Helen Acock...

Annual General Meeting

Many thanks to everyone who came along to the Stroud Hospitals League of Friends Annual General Meeting at the Subscription Rooms on Wednesday 19th September. Dr Roma Walker, Chair of the League of Friends, presented the Trustees Annual Report which outlined some of...

Annual General Meeting

Stroud Hospitals League of Friends are holding an Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 19th September 2018 at the Subscription Rooms, Stroud. The meeting begins at 7.30 p.m. with our guest speaker Dr Roy Lamb, M.B.B.S. D.A. D.Obs.R.C.O.G. whose talk is entitled...

Pregnancy and Postnatal Yoga

Free pregnancy and postnatal yoga sessions for pregnant women and mothers with newborns are being held at Stroud Maternity Hospital and Rodborough. The pregnancy yoga has been successfully running 4 groups since January 2018. The courses are aimed at supporting the...

Celebrations

A tea party was held on 5th July to celebrate the 70th birthday of the NHS. The tea party was held in the main reception area of the hospital. The event was very well attended and everyone enjoyed a cup of tea with a piece of cake. The cakes were very kindly made or...