News from 2015
Christmas fundraisers add another £3,400 to the Appeal
The last fundraising events of the 2015 were held the week before Christmas.
St Cross Saver support increases
Thanks to the support of the many holders of the St Cross Saver account, the Friends of St Cross have received another massive donation from Coventry Building Society.
The Friends Blood Taking Unit is Open
Rugby’s brand new blood-taking unit is now open to patients, thanks to an outstanding appeal by the Friends of St Cross and the people of Rugby.
Hospital eyes new donation from the Friends
The Friends of St Cross has recently donated a video capture device for use in Ophthalmic Surgery at the hospital.
Sell-out crowd “Raised the Roof” at Gala Proms Charity Concert Night
Over six hundred people packed the Temple Speech Room of Rugby School on the evening of Thursday 29th October.
Coventry firm chips into the Appeal
Avon Timber of Coventry held a corporate golf day in aid of the Friends Diamond Jubilee Appeal and raised a magnificent £4,500.
Extra support for the Community Service!
Staff at the Orchard Centre have recently taken delivery of a hover mattress donated by the Friends of St Cross.
Major boost for the Appeal enables planning for future projects
The Rugby Group Benevolent Fund has donated a massive £20,000 to take the total received by the Appeal to over £108,000.
ASDA customers vote for the Friends
Another donation recently received was £200 from the Asda Foundation which resulted from the in-store ballot.
Rugby Rokeby Lions Club support the Appeal
Rugby Rokeby Lions Club raised £1,000 for the Appeal through a sponsored walk at Draycote Water and recently presented a cheque to representatives of the charity and the hospital.
Ladies of the Rugby Indian Association donate again!
Another example of community support was when the Ladies Prayer Group at the Rugby Indian Association in Edward Street recently invited Joan Jesson and Heather Green, the President and Chairperson of the Friends of St Cross, to one of their meetings
New portering chairs delivered
Volunteers at the Day Surgery Help Desk are often asked if they know where staff or patients can find a wheelchair to help patients get around the hospital.
Supporters beat the 3 Peaks Challenge for the Friends
In April Jo Tyler, 42 year old mother of twins, a boy and a girl, committed to take on the 3 Peaks Challenge with the aim of raising £500 for the Diamond Jubilee Appeal.
ASDA donates a trolley!
ASDA have donated a shopping trolley for use by the Book Sales Team at St Cross.
Birthday party raises £800
Tony Mann, a long standing Vice President of Rugby Town Football Club, recently held his 70th birthday party at the Club’s VS Bar.
More community support
The Friends Diamond Jubilee Appeal continues to draw amazing support from the community through a variety of fund raising events and donations.
New measure for Children's Out Patients
Children’s Outpatients have a new location in part of the former Hawthorn Ward and the Friends were delighted to be asked to support the move
Legacy boost for the Appeal
The late Ken Chandler recently left a legacy to the Rokeby Lodge with instructions that the Lodge distribute the funds to charitable causes.
Diamond Jubilee Ball raises the roof!
The Charity’s fund raising team held their annual Black Tie Dinner on 11th July 2015.
Rugby Male Voice Choir Spring Concert raises £750
Over one hundred supporters enjoyed a superb a Spring Concert given by Rugby Male Voice Choir in St Andrews Parish Church on the 18th of April.
Friends equipment donations top £3m
We have published our Gift List for 2014 on this link and, with that, have recorded that a grand total of £3,111,523 has been spent, since the charity was founded in 1955, on equipment donations and support for projects at the Hospital of St Cross and the Community and Mental Health Services in Rugby.
Sixth Form Students support the Appeal
Three sixth form students from Lawrence Sheriff School got together recently to raise £187 for the Friends of St Cross Diamond Jubilee Appeal.
Rugby Hindu Temple supports the Appeal
On the 13th of March the Mayor invited members of Shree Kalyan Mandal (Rugby Hindu Temple) to the Mayor’s Parlour and to view the Council Chambers where the group presented him with a cheque for £501 for the Mayor’s Charity which is the Friends of St Cross.
The Friends presents RMVC Spring Concert
Two pillars of the community have announced that they are combining to give the Appeal another boost with a Spring Concert to be held in the St Andrews Parish Church at 7:30pm on Saturday the 18th of April.
Out of town businesses support the friends
The main contractors for the re-development of the Elliott’s Field retail park have donated £100 and the Circus supported the Appeal.
Local Pub and businesses support the Appeal
Staff and customers of the Merchants Inn have been supporting the Charity since the launch of the Appeal last June. Since then they have raised over £500 through a mixture of activities including Quiz Nights, raffles and collecting tins on the bar!
Long distance runners support the appeal
Father and son Les and Lee-Anthony New have teamed up to raise money for the Friends Diamond Jubilee Appeal.
Thurlaston Ladies Club support the appeal
Members of Thurlaston Ladies Club invited Tony Cousins from the Friends of St Cross Roadshow team to their village church hall to be presented with a cheque for £400 towards the Diamond Jubilee Appeal.
New diagnostic service for St Cross
The Friends have donated a new piece of diagnostic equipment that brings a service for patients with some sleeping disorders to the Hospital of St Cross.
Friends support extension of elective surgery at St Cross
Surgeons and theatre staff at St Cross have taken delivery of specialist patient supports for use in hip operations.
The Rotary Club makes another large donation
At the Rugby Dunsmore Rotary Club Burns Night on 27th January the Friends of St Cross was presented with a cheque for £2,700 for the Diamond Jubilee Appeal to add to the £2,000 which had already been donated last June.
Friends help patients return home
The Friends of St Cross have donated two new patient supports for use in Oak Ward.
Friends donate new angles for Physiotherapy
Members of the physiotherapy team at Out Patients in St Cross are pictured trying out one of three new goniometers donated by the Friends of St Cross.
Local church and businesses help the appeal pass £40k
On 12th January the Appeal total received reached £40,034 thanks to recent donations made by Bilton Methodist Church, and Aphrodite Beauty and Spa.