FAMILIES are being invited to mark the lives of their loved ones through Wigan and Leigh Hospice’s annual Light for a Life appeal.

On November 30 glittering lights representing the lives of people loved and lost will be switched on on a 30-ft tall Christmas Tree in the hospice’s Hindley grounds.

The annual appeal invites people to make a dedication to someone they love as a way of remembering them at Christmas time.

Dedications can also be made in hope or in celebration, such as thanks for a birth, or other special occasion.

 

): Doctor Alex Rusby and Doctor Kate Smith

(l to r) Doctor Alex Rusby and Doctor Kate Smith

 

Christine Edwardson, community fundraiser for Wigan and Leigh Hospice, said: “Light for a Life is the most special time of the year for us. It is an opportunity to remember, to reflect and to keep memories alive.

“Light for a Life dedications are meaningful for so many local people and every dedication made leaves an important legacy in helping us to keep on supporting our patients and their loved ones.”

In 2020 the hospice held a virtual Light for a Life ceremony which was viewed online more than 30,000 times. The hospice will once again be holding a virtual ceremony – this time at 6.30pm on Tuesday, November 30.

The ceremony will feature music and readings and will be available to watch both on YouTube and Facebook as well as on the hospice’s website wlh.org.uk

Light for a Life runs until the 12th day after Christmas. Up until then anyone can make a dedication whether or not their loved one has a direct link to the hospice.

All names are also entered into a Book of Dedications as a permanent tribute.

Dedications can be made online at www.wlh.org.uk. Forms will shortly be available from Wigan and Leigh Hospice shops. Dedications can also be taken over the phone on 01942 525566. A separate form should be completed for each dedication.