We are thrilled to have been selected as one of the charities to host an Open Garden event at the Bishop’s House this year. We are excited to bring you live music, craft stalls, a tombola, games, refreshments and homemade cakes – all in aid of the appeal to build the new Priscilla Bacon Lodge!
The garden will be open between 1:00pm and 4:30pm, with last entry at 4:00pm.
Entry costs £5.00 per adult. Accompanied children under 16 and wheelchair users are free of charge. Assistance dogs only please.
There will be plants from the garden for sale, with proceeds going towards the running of the garden.
Please note: There will be no parking available at the house. There is a small car park just outside the main gate and a large pay-and-display adjacent to the Adam and Eve pub.
We still have a couple of spaces for stalls at the event and are asking a £20 donation to our appeal for this. Stallholders must have their own Public Liability Insurance. There is also some space for choirs/musical performances. If you are interested in either of these, please contact us at fundraising@priscillabaconhospice.org.uk as soon as possible.
Priscilla Bacon Hospice are delighted to have been chosen to benefit from funds raised at this open garden event. We will be there selling teas, coffees and a selection of homemade cakes.
Entry to the garden costs £4.00 for adults and children are free – these funds go to the National Garden Scheme’s chosen charities.
This is a relaxed garden in an historic part of the city. There is a small lawned area, shrubs and perennial borders with a wide variety of plants, terraces and steep slopes leading to an elevated summerhouse with wonderful views of the cathedrals and city.
The garden is approached via a steep gravelled drive and there are steep steps in the garden, which means it is only suitable for the able bodied.
Dogs are welcome. Plants for sale. Cashless payment available.
***UPDATE 20/12/2021 – UNFORTUNATELY THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND ALL TICKET HOLDERS WILL AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE A REFUND***
The Phil’s Family Christmas
We are delighted to have been chosen as Norwich Philharmonic’s Christmas Charity. There will be a collection in aid of our new hospice appeal during the course of this concert.
Including Carols for choir and audience –
Norwich Philharmonic Chorus plus Special Guests, conducted by David Dunnett.
Tickets for this concert will be standard Christmas Concert prices, but seats will be unreserved within all auditorium areas, including Stalls and West Gallery.
The Phil’s 100-strong chorus and special guests celebrate the festive season with a sparkling selection of old favourites, new arrangements, sing-along carols and a few surprises. This concert is always a sell-out, so book now for one of the hottest dates on the Christmas calendar!
Subject to any changes in Government guidelines regarding COVID-19, mulled wine, coffee and snacks will be available in the Cloisters, as well as at the main bar in the concert interval, to help reduce waiting times. The bar will also remain open after the concert.
We are very pleased to have been selected to receive the proceeds from this festive concert in St Michael’s Church, Swanton Abbott.
Entry is free, but all donations will be most gratefully received.
Local professional duo Jane Everard (pianist) and Zaira Palumbo (vocalist) bring you some delightful festive favourites. More info at www.zairaandjane.com
Also featuring The Village Singers Community Choir.
Includes mulled wine and a mince pie.
Do something amazing this Christmas – come and join us to help raise funds for 2 local charities, spread some festive cheer and have fun! Lace up your trainers and take part in our Festive 5K Family Fun Run!
This brand new event will take place on Sunday 5th December, around the grounds at Pensthorpe Natural Park. Proceeds will be split between Priscilla Bacon Hospice and the Pensthorpe Conservation Trust.
This is a Fun Run and not a race, so it is not timed. Whilst there are medals for all finishers, there are no prizes for being first across the line.
There will however, be a prize of a free family day out to Pensthorpe for the best fancy dress! We encourage all participants to wear something festive – this could be a Santa hat, antlers, Christmas jumper, tinsel, or whatever you fancy!
The 5K route is a single lap around areas of Pensthorpe Natural Park which are not normally open to the public.
Entry costs £15 per adult (16 years+), children aged 5-15 years £7.50 and under 5s free.
All participants will receive:
- A medal
- A soft drink/water voucher to redeem in the café
- Reduced entry to Pensthorpe Natural Park on the day of the event – half price entry for participating adults and 20% off for family/friends who come to support the runners
Facilities at the event:
- Free Wi-Fi
- Free parking
- Toilets
Please note:
- We will ensure that this event takes place in line with any Covid-19 regulations in place at the time. Please do not attend the event if you are showing any symptoms attributable to Covid-19.
- Sections of the trail can get muddy with puddles and will accumulate leaves, so may not be suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs. Please contact us ahead of signing up if you have any questions, or would like to discuss this and we will do our very best to advise you.
- Due to nesting wildlife, unfortunately no dogs are permitted at the event.
Priscilla Bacon Hospice are delighted to have been chosen to benefit from funds raised at this open garden event. We will be there selling teas, coffees and a selection of homemade cakes.
The garden is open from 10:00am until 5:00pm. Entry costs £5.00 for adults and is free for children.
This is an imaginative, informal 2-acre garden, developed over the past 25 years with orchard, working potager, herbaceous borders, themed beds, ‘white’ courtyard, Piet Oudolf-style perennial & grass border, wildflower meadow and woodland walk.
Priscilla Bacon Hospice are delighted to have been chosen to benefit from funds raised at this open garden weekend. We will be there selling teas, coffees and a selection of homemade cakes.
The garden is open from 10:00am until 5:00pm. Entry costs £5.00 for adults and is free for children.
This is an imaginative, informal 2-acre garden, developed over the past 25 years with orchard, working potager, herbaceous borders, themed beds, ‘white’ courtyard, Piet Oudolf-style perennial & grass border, wildflower meadow and woodland walk.
Following on from previous successful events The Stalham Area Business Forum is holding its 4th Vintage Street Market on Sunday 15th August.
There will be over 60 stalls selling all things vintage and our Stalham charity shop will be taking part!
The High Street will be closed to traffic. Free parking is available.
Refreshments available.
For queries call 01692 670754 or 07760 115153.
Priscilla Bacon Hospice are delighted to have been chosen to benefit from funds raised at this open garden event. We will be there selling teas, coffees and a selection of homemade cakes.
The garden is open on both Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th June, from 11:00am until 4:00pm. Entry costs £5.00 for adults and is free for children under 12.
The Georgian house, with extensive views of the Yare Valley, is set in over 2 acres of land. This provides the space for formal gardens, with an elaborate stilted double hornbeam hedge and fine mature trees, as well as the informal gardens with an enormous cloud-pruned box tree. Visitors both young and old will enjoy finding a variety of animal sculptures set within the gardens. A kitchen garden is flanked by a cruciform pond, with a bullrush inspired fountain and a series of harmonious ‘garden rooms’ with a variety of themes are revealed during a visit.
Priscilla Bacon Hospice are delighted to have been chosen to benefit from funds raised at this open garden weekend. We will be there selling teas, coffees and a selection of homemade cakes.
The garden is open from 10:00am until 5:00pm. Entry costs £5.00 for adults and is free for children.
This is an imaginative, informal 2-acre garden, developed over the past 25 years with orchard, working potager, herbaceous borders, themed beds, ‘white’ courtyard, Piet Oudolf-style perennial & grass border, wildflower meadow and woodland walk.
We will be attending this event as one of over 20 local charity stalls. There will also be lots of local craft stalls and many attractions for all the family, including:
- Live music
- Vintage tractor display
- Cookery and flower arranging demonstrations
- China smashing stall
- Tombola
- Birds of prey
- Treasure hunt
- Family dog show
- Ethiopian craft activities
- Story telling
- Face painting
There is a picnic area, and a café serving food and drinks all day (NB: cash payments only).
Walks include boardwalk for pushchair and wheelchair users. Dogs are permitted.
Entry costs £6 per adult and children under 16 are free. There is an additional charge of £3 per adult for entry to the medieval hall.
This event is organised by, and in aid of, Hospice Ethopia UK. Many thanks to them for inviting us along.
Norfolk HarFest is a one-day autumn festival to celebrate Norfolk’s harvest!
Throughout the day, live musical entertainment will provide the festival spirit with the added attraction of the Norfolk Holstein Club Calf Show, Morrisons with their Wonky Veg, machinery demonstrations and The Starting Handle Club vintage tractors.
Visitors will experience amazing tastes in the Forager’s Market, sample a variety of delights from our Street Food Hub and get up close to some of our special rare breeds in Mr Mawkin’s Farm.
The spectacular mix of displays, performances, crafts and food and drink will ensure HarFest warms the soul and feeds the imagination this October.
This event is being planned within the current government guidelines and will be amended accordingly.
Tickets will be on sale soon and are £6 per person with under 16’s and RNAA members free.
We will be there with an information stand, selling Baking for Bacon cookbooks, poetry books, “Guess the name of the teddy” and more. We would love to see you, so please come and say hello!
All proceeds to the new Priscilla Bacon Hospice appeal.
Depending on Government legislation, social distancing may be required at the event.
Performances at 4:00pm and 7:00pm.
Tickets £5.00 each.
To book please call 01508 538234 or 07767 770477.
***THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT***
Tickets £55.00pp (Early bird £49.50 if paid by 31st October 2021)
Includes:
Welcome drink
3 course meal
Free draw and casino chips
Live auction and raffle
Music from Ignite Party Band
Dress code is Black Tie.
Ticket-only event, tables seat 10.
Please contact Frances Addington for further details, or to book tickets: 01603 866232 or 07747 752350.
PalliFest, (formerly known as PBL Fest), is an all day music festival at The Brickmakers pub in Sprowston, celebrating local talent whilst raising funds for Palliative Care charities in Norwich.
Funds will be split between the new Priscilla Bacon Hospice appeal, the Priscilla Bacon Lodge Support Group and the Pink Poppy Fund at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
More details coming soon!
Priscilla Bacon Hospice are delighted to have been chosen to benefit from funds raised at this open garden event. We will be there selling teas, coffees and a selection of homemade cakes. Entry to the garden costs £3.50 for adults and children are free.
This is no ordinary garden! Only half a mile from Norwich City centre, this half acre garden is dedicated to sustainability and biodiversity. Organic and wildlife friendly, there are resident chickens, bees, a large wildlife pond, fish pond, vegetables and ornamental plants. The owner is a Master Composter, composting advice available. There is a home-made system of water conservation and storage.
Access to rear garden is via a gravel area and may be difficult for some wheelchairs.
Update 22nd March 2022 – due to some of our runners having to drop out of the event, we now have 3 spare places.
The first 3 people to e-mail fundraising@priscillabaconhospice.org.uk can secure a place, so please be quick if you are interested!
If all of our places are allocated, we would still love to have you on board and you can run for us using your own purchased place. We will provide you with fundraising support, a free branded t-shirt/vest, iron-on letters for your shirt, and a pin badge.
You can join our JustGiving fundraising team page by clicking here.
Please e-mail fundraising@priscillabaconhospice.org.uk to let us know you would like to join our team of runners. We look forward to hearing from you!
All are welcome to a service to remember those known to us who have received hospice care and to commend the remarkable work of the Priscilla Bacon ‘Family’. This includes the staff and volunteers of Priscilla Bacon Lodge, the Priscilla Bacon Lodge Support Group, and the volunteers, supporters, donors and fundraisers for the Priscilla Bacon Norfolk Hospice Care Charity.
We are delighted that Dr Caroline Barry, Palliative Care Consultant at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, will deliver the address. She will reflect on her experiences leading a hospital palliative care team during the pandemic, and how our new facility will improve hospice care for patients across Norfolk.
There will be contributions from staff members, volunteers and Trustees from the Priscilla Bacon ‘Family’ and from Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust. The Chamber Choir of Norwich Lower School will lead the music.
As we reflect, remember and look to the future, please do join us to pay tribute to Priscilla Bacon Lodge and to support our work to improve the availability of hospice care for the people of Norfolk and Waveney.
Complimentary refreshments will be available after the service.
This event is free of charge and no ticket is required. It would be extremely helpful for catering purposes and to ensure the event takes place in accordance with any Covid-19 legislation if you could drop an e-mail to events@priscillabaconhospice.org.uk to let us know you will be attending.
After a really successful VW FAB Fest in 2019, where over £3,000 was raised for the new hospice, we are delighted to have become their permanent chosen charity!
The festival is organised by Terriann and Mark Vincent, and the FAB Family Crew. They are a family-based weekend VW festival and describe themselves as “back to basics, one big old school family festival”. They do say if partying until the early hours is your thing, it may not be your cup of tea!
Sadly the event could not take place in 2020, or 2021 due to the pandemic, so 2022 will see the very popular “Retro Pushbike Show” and “Shine & Show” return, along with a “Scrufts” Dub dog show. A “Dub Tucker Trial” will see contestants take on the FAB v Food trial.
There will be a raffle in aid of our appeal and we will be there on the Saturday and Sunday with a tombola and some other fun and games!
Camping pitches are now SOLD OUT. Advance day tickets can be purchased at a discount here, or you can pay on the gate.
For more info on the event, please see the VW Fab Fest Facebook page.