The brothers successfully navigated their way around Norfolk for 232 miles along sandy tracks, forest trails and tarmac roads, avoiding potholes and dehydration to raise a fantastic £2011 + gift aid to support the work of Hospice Ethiopia. Very many thanks to all who have made donations, it’s much appreciated!
On a wonderful summer’s afternoon, our dramatic readings from Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility took place at Cromer Hall. The audience were treated to a lively version of this classic novel with a script by long term supporter Margy Seale.
The play was directed by trustee Riel Karmy-Jones, starring a mixture of professional and amateur actors who gave their time for free.
Callum Morgan was in the audience and said, “it was a funny, well-paced take on a much-loved classic in a remarkable setting”.
We are enormously grateful to Dido and Benjie Cabbell Manners for giving over their wonderful home for this event which raised an amazing £2,100 to support the work of Hospice Ethiopia’s nurses.
Our annual Jane Austen event will be held at Cromer Hall on Sunday 2nd August, 3-5pm, by kind permission of Benje and Dido Cabbell Manners. This year’s dramatised readings will be from Austen’s much-loved novel Sense and Sensibility. Cromer Hall is privately owned and was built in a variant of the Gothic Revival style in 1829 and is not usually open to the public. It is an ideal venue, for dramatic readings from this much-loved novel – and the guests will be treated to a sumptuous cream tea along with a themed raffle.
Book your tickets now for this fabulous event at Cromer Hall NR27 9JG.
Tickets cost £25 each: please contact info@hospiceethiopia.org.uk or ring Sue 01263 768699.
Please tell Sue of any special dietary requirements when booking tickets
This year’s Big Give Christmas campaign is now live!
We are hoping to raise £10,200 to pay the salaries of 3 nurses at Hospice Ethiopia throughout 2026.
With your help we can reach our target. All donations large or small will be matched and will make a difference to supporting people who are approaching the end of life in Ethiopia. Many live in extreme poverty and without the care from Hospice Ethiopia’s nurses, may not have any help at all and suffer greatly.
If you are thinking of making a donation to support Hospice Ethiopia’s work, this is the week to do it. All donations made through the Big Give website will be doubled until noon on Tuesday 9th December.
One donation, twice the impact!
Please donate through Hospice Ethiopia UK’s Big Give page
Listen to Nurse Tsegay talk about working for Hospice Ethiopia. Last year’s Big Give appeal funded her and Rahel, a social worker to be trained in palliative care and work at Hospice Ethiopia:
On Sunday, 14 September 2025, Matt and Ian (Sue and Jamie Mumford’s sons-in-law) will take on the iconic London to Brighton Cycle Ride – a 55-mile journey from city streets to seaside views, with more than 3,200 ft of climbing. But this ride is more than a personal challenge – it’s a mission to raise vital funds for Hospice Ethiopia UK.
Matt and Ian have poured their hearts (and legs!) into training, and now they need your support. Every donation – big or small – helps make their ride truly meaningful. Please sponsor the ride and support Hospice Ethiopia UK here.
Mr Darcy helped a Norfolk-based charity raise nearly £2,500 for desperate patients in Ethiopia. Templewood, the privately-owned Palladian-style shooting lodge near Cromer, was the venue for a dramatic reading of Pride and Prejudice on July 27th 2025. The cast was a combination of professional actors and amateurs, and the audience was treated to live classical music and a cream tea as well as the drama.
Sue Mumford is chair of Hospice Ethiopia UK, the charity based in Aldborough, North Norfolk. She said, “What a fabulous venue Templewood is! We are so grateful to the owners, Eddie and Tina Anderson, for letting us use their beautiful home.”
This was the third annual Jane Austen event by Hospice Ethiopia, the previous ones being held at Little Barningham Hall and Cromer Hall, and it was another sell-out. Next year the team hopes to take on Sense and Sensibility – with the venue yet to be decided.
“The readings are a snapshot from a section of the books,” Sue says. “Our script writer, Margy Seale, delights in using the original language to create a truly authentic piece of theatre. They really are great fun – and it’s a brilliant cause.”
55 Miles to Make a Difference
On Sunday 14 September 2025, Matt and Ian will take on the iconic London to Brighton Cycle Ride – a 55-mile journey from city streets to seaside views, with more than 3,200 ft of climbing. But this ride is more than a personal challenge – it’s a mission to raise vital funds for Hospice Ethiopia UK. Matt and Ian have poured their hearts (and legs!) into training, and now they need your support. Every donation – big or small – helps make their ride truly meaningful.
Sue and Jamie held their annual coffee morning in Aldborough to raise funds for the Tewolde Medhane Comfort Fund. They are delighted to have raised £530 – more than in previous years which is a great boost for the fund which supports the poorest of Hospice Ethiopia’s patients.
Hospice Ethiopia UK is enormously grateful to Richard Dannatt for giving a fascinating talk about Churchill and his role in the D-Day landings of Normandy. Through documents and letters from the Churchill Archives Centre in Cambridge, Richard gave the audience a vivid sense of the huge risks involved in the planning and execution of Operation Overlord, the largest land, sea and air operation ever staged. It proved to be a major turning point in the Second World War.
Thank you also to the enormously supportive audience, who enabled us to raise £1,730 through ticket sales and a raffle to support the work of Hospice Ethiopia.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! We asked you to help us reach our target of £11,500 in the annual Big Give Christmas Challenge and we exceeded it! With 63 donations, £5,956 was given which means with our matching pot and Gift Aid an amazing £12,655 has been raised. This will enable Hospice Ethiopia to fund an additional nurse and a new Social Worker in 2025, thereby increasing their capacity to care for people approaching the end of their lives. Ephrem, the Director of Hospice Ethiopia said “Wow wow wow…congratulations! Thank you so much and thank you all the donors!”
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