HRH The Duchess of Cornwall has officially opened Trinity Hospice’s £10 million state-of-the-art 28-bed inpatient centre.

As well as touring the new inpatient centre, The Duchess also met with patients, staff, volunteers, trustees and the architects of the building.

Trinity Hospice was founded in 1891 by William Hoare of the Hoare banking family. Alexander Hoare commented: ‘My family’s connection with Trinity – the UK’s oldest hospice – goes back over 100 years to the time when it was just a small organisation run by nuns. Now, with the opening of the inpatient centre, it is also the most modern hospice in the UK and able to offer the most up-to-date care and support to the terminally ill in the community.’

Anne Hooper, chief executive at Trinity Hospice, added: ‘The new inpatient centre, designed to be as comfortable and non-institutional as possible, is light, bright, airy and spacious, and allows Trinity to match the excellence of its clinical care to its environment. We are very proud that Her Royal Highness, who viewed the architect’s plans and models in November 2006 before the two-year rebuilding programme began, was able to join us today and officially open the inpatient centre.’

The Duchess commemorated her visit – the second since she became Royal Patron in July 2006 – by planting a weeping cherry tree in the middle of the Hospice’s lawn.

Trinity Hospice has a proud tradition of Royal support. HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother was Patron for 76 years and took an active interest in the Hospice’s work. Viscount Linley is also a Patron.

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Trinity Hospice are delighted to partner with Innovation Sports; a team of sporting enthusiasts who run a series of both 10k and 5k runs on Clapham Common throughout the year! The runs take place on the following dates this year. Race dates are as follows:

Sunday 9th August – 5K

Sunday 6th September – 10K

Sunday 25th October – 10K

We would love Trinity supporters to sign up and take part, and raise money for Trinity Hospice! You can very easily sign up here, or for more information on Innovation Sports, visit http://www.innovationsports.co.uk/

We’d like to thank Innovation Sports for choosing us to be their beneficiary charity of 2009!

To get started, just click on your chosen amount to download your ‘How 2′ fundraising guide, an A – Z of fundraising ideas and a fundraising materials order form for collection boxes, balloons and other free Trinity merchandise:

Now you’re ready to go!

Each fundraiser will be entered into a prize draw and could win a range of cool stuff including free Fitness First gym passes, sports memorabilia and sports equipment!

Just Giving – to set up a just giving fundraising page or to donate to Trinity Hospice click here

For more information about Trinity Hospice or to receive a comprehensive ‘Team Trinity’ fundraising pack, please visit our Events Page, or contact Ibbie Omideyi, Community Fundraiser by email or on 020 7787 1085

Several groups of singers will be raising their voices – and funds for Trinity Hospice – during the festive season and we hope you will be able to go along and support one or all of them.

On Monday, December 15 around 30 members of The Fulham & Hammersmith Choral Society will be singing Christmas carols at Hammersmith tube station, between 5.30pm and 7.30pm.

On the same day, the ‘Fun Raisers’ – a group of London ladies –  will be singing traditional Christmas Carols in the ticket office area of Clapham Junction station from 5.45pm until 7.15pm.

A little later in the week, on December 17, Trinity Hospice will benefit from a concert, featuring Laura Mayhew (soprano) and Julius Drake (piano), at St. Olave’s Church, Hart Street, London EC3. Starting at 7.30pm, the concert will include works by Brahms, Hugo Wolf, Donizetti and Villa-Lobos.

Tickets, costing £10 each, are available on the door or, in advance, by contacting Laura Morgan on 020 8255 7262 or lauramorgan@talktalk.net

Trinity were the lucky beneficiaries of a beautiful evening held at The Gallery in Cork Street recently. Artwork from the ‘Sisters & Sirens’ was on display and a percentage of sales on the evening was kindly donated to Trinity.

The artists were three sisters – Annabel Ridley, Olivia Pethybridge and Cecilia Scott, and the Sirens were Julia Timewell and Minnie MacHale. You can find out more about Cecilia, who paints commissioned portraits, and Julia by visiting their websites:

Cecilia Scott – www.ceciliascott.com

Julia Timewell - www.juliatimewell.com

For information on the other artists, please call Laura Williams on 020 7787 1054. Trinity would like to thank the Sisters & Sirens for their support.