Littlehampton mayor approaches the question of dying to help St Barnabas House hospice raise awareness
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St Barnabas House hospice, which covers Worthing, Adur, Arun and Henfield, has been touring the area with its Hospice Outreach Project and visited Littlehampton this morning.
Billy Blanchard-Cooper, on his penultimate day as mayor of Littlehampton, wrote ‘I would like to go skydiving’ on the Before I die... board.
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Hide AdHe said: “I’ve got my plans underway for when I do die and I think it’s important that people choose what they want, rather than leaving it for other people to decide.”
The Dying Matters awareness week runs until Sunday and the theme for the national campaign this year is Are We Ready.
Expanding on the theme, Hospice UK said: “Are We Ready for our own deaths, or the deaths of those we care about? This is a practical question – wills, funeral planning and more – but of course it’s also emotional, even spiritual for some of us.”
The St Barnabas House team has been encouraging people to talk about death, dying and bereavement. The mobile Hospice Outreach Project unit will continue to visit various locations until the end of the month.
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Hide AdAs well as adding a message to the board, people can write an anonymous message on Things left unsaid… tags.
The full list of locations is:
May 16 – Rustington Churchill Parade
May 21 – Southlands hospital
May 22 – Worthing promenade
May 23 – Sainsbury’s Lyons Farm
May 28 – Littlehampton town centre
May 29 – Rustington Churchill Parade
May 30 – Haskins Roundstone Garden Centre