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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sculpture trail creates buzz in city
Giant sculptures of bees will be on display in a city's streets and parks for the next two months as it hosts its first art trail. Buzz in the City has swarmed into Chelmsford, Essex, amid hopes it will raise more than £100,000 for the local Farleigh Hospice. Thirty bee sculptures decorated by artists and 15 smaller bee models, painted by schools, care homes and community groups, make up the 6.2-mile (10-km) trail. "We chose bees for their hard-working nature, they are very community spirited - much like the hospice - and their importance to the natural world," said art trail organiser Caroline Smith. More than 20 artists have painted the 6-ft (1.8-m) high sculptures, with designs ranging from abstract to traditional. They went on display across the city on 5 July and will be in place until Tuesday 9 September, when they will be moved to Farleigh Hospice's for a farewell weekend event on 13 and 14 September. The sculptures will be auctioned off on 17 September to raise money for the hospice. The charity provides free hospice care for adults with life-limiting illnesses across mid-Essex and also offers bereavement services to children and adults. Hospice commercial director Pauline Harvey-Jones said: "We decided to do an art trail in Chelmsford as we wanted to raise awareness of Farleigh Hospice in our community, to actually have a really fantastic community event and also to highlight the plight of bees. "We hope when people do the trail, they'll enjoy all the experiences they can have within the city and parks in Chelmsford." Printed maps of the trail are available or visitors can download an app to their phones. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Christmas tree scheme raises thousands for hospice Hospice staff 'utterly gutted' after break-in Buzz in the City Farleigh Hospice
BBC News
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Chelmsford art trail creates buzz for Farleigh Hospice
Giant sculptures of bees will be on display in a city's streets and parks for the next two months as it hosts its first art in the City has swarmed into Chelmsford, Essex, amid hopes it will raise more than £100,000 for the local Farleigh Hospice. Thirty bee sculptures decorated by artists and 15 smaller bee models, painted by schools, care homes and community groups, make up the 6.2-mile (10-km) trail."We chose bees for their hard-working nature, they are very community spirited - much like the hospice - and their importance to the natural world," said art trail organiser Caroline Smith. More than 20 artists have painted the 6-ft (1.8-m) high sculptures, with designs ranging from abstract to went on display across the city on 5 July and will be in place until Tuesday 9 September, when they will be moved to Farleigh Hospice's for a farewell weekend event on 13 and 14 September. The sculptures will be auctioned off on 17 September to raise money for the charity provides free hospice care for adults with life-limiting illnesses across mid-Essex and also offers bereavement services to children and adults. Hospice commercial director Pauline Harvey-Jones said: "We decided to do an art trail in Chelmsford as we wanted to raise awareness of Farleigh Hospice in our community, to actually have a really fantastic community event and also to highlight the plight of bees."We hope when people do the trail, they'll enjoy all the experiences they can have within the city and parks in Chelmsford."Printed maps of the trail are available or visitors can download an app to their phones. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
The Independent
09-05-2025
- Health
- The Independent
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch speaks with patients and staff on visit to hospice
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch was told on a visit to a hospice that the centre needed to find £250,000 of additional money 'just to stand still' due to increased national insurance (NI) contributions. Michelle Kabia, interim chief executive of Farleigh Hospice in Chelmsford, Essex, said during a roundtable discussion on Friday that the 'NI cost absolutely has an impact'. 'Even just to stand still, we need to find £250,000 of additional money,' she said. Mrs Badenoch asked 'just for here?', and when told that it was, she replied 'extraordinary'. Ms Kabia said there was a 'value in having reliance on not just one stream of income'. 'We have a lot of independence to do innovative, groundbreaking work as an independent charity organisation,' she said. 'I don't think we're ever thinking we would be fully-funded 100% from the NHS.' Mrs Badenoch spoke with patients about how the hospice helps them and with healthcare staff about the emotional toll. In a conversation with a group of staff, she described how she lost her father three years ago. 'He had a brain tumour diagnosis and within three months he was gone,' she said. 'The surgeon basically said no-one he's seen with this has ever lived another year and so that just gave me a clock which I didn't know when the alarm would go. 'It is very confusing. 'It's something you never want to think about and then suddenly having to manage that is a big challenge. 'End-of-life care is something we don't talk about.' Speaking to broadcasters outside the hospice after the visit, Mrs Badenoch said staff were 'very interested in the legislation going through parliament about assisted dying, but they're also concerned about the impact that the jobs tax is having on them'. 'They have a £250,000 increase in national insurance to pay to the Treasury,' Mrs Badenoch said. 'It's putting a real strain on their budget. 'Hospices do a really phenomenal job looking after people especially when it comes to end-of-life care. 'They need more resources, not less.'
