East Lindsey Heart Support Group
Supporting Heart patients & their carers
Due to the current situation of the spread of Coronavirus we have been advised by the BHF to cancel our monthly meetings until further notice. So the AGM on 1st April is now cancelled. Also all our walks are cancelled until further notice.
The weekend of 7th/8th February, Tesco Stores allocated a national collection for the British Heart Foundation for volunteers to go into stores to do a collection. Jean, Stan, Ernie and Carol were in the Horncastle store on Friday morning collecting. Thank you to all the people who generously gave and the staff who made us …
Ernie & Carol went to visit Martin Brown in Skegness on Thursday where Martin gave them two cheques, one for the Heart Support group for £500 and one for the Cardiac Rehabilitation services for £650. Martin has been fundraising during 2019 for four charities. We are so grateful for his very generous donation to both …
Our last walk of the year was on Sunday the 15th of December. It was a cold breezy but dry and bright day. We walked along the promenade at Sutton On Sea towards Sandilands. After the walk we all went to the Sutton On Sea Social Club for a lovely meal. Heather presented Ernie & …
The group donned their glad rags and got into the Christmas spirit, it was our annual Christmas dinner at the Brackenborugh Hotel in Louth. Fifty seven members attended and a good evening was had by all.
Lincolnshire Community Health held their Celebrating Success Awards on Friday the 15th November to celebrate the fantastic work their staff and volunteers deliver. Ernie & Carol Wilkinson were shortlisted in the category Volunteer of the Year Award. They were very honoured and delighted to receive the Award for Volunteer of the Year. Glenn & Rosemary …
On Friday the 25th October Ernie & Carol and Maureen & Geoff were invited once again to the Spilsby Show presentation evening, where the committee handed out donations to local charities from money raised at the Spilsby Show. Once again our group were very fortunate to receive a donation. This will help towards coach trips …
Wednesday the 18th September saw our group having our last away day this year. This time to Peace Hall at Halifax, what a stunning place, lots of things to see and plenty of places to eat. Everyone enjoyed the day. Already thinking of places to visit next year.
Lincolnshire Co-op held their Lincolnshire Health Walks Celebration day on Friday the 6th September. A great success as ever a lovely place at Woodland waters Ancaster. Walk leaders attended from all over the County, all our 12 walk leaders were there and we had a great time. Thanks to the Lincolnshire Co-op for all their …
Saturday the 31st August saw us at Skegness having our annual Tombola stall at the Hildred centre in aid of the British Heart Foundation. People at Skegness didn’t disappoint us and they were there as soon as we set up and by 2.30pm all our 200 items were gone and we raised £347.16. Thank you …