Dear Green Place

Episode 27 - Light up a Life

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 12:02:10 +0000

It’s the final episode of Dear Green Place which has been collecting stories and following the activities of The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice during this 40th anniversary year. Chaplain Leslie Edge talks about his role at Glasgow’s Hospice. After attending the annual Christmas Light up a Life service at St Andrew’s Cathedral Dawn Gough talks about how her husband Peter was cared for at the hospice. And Chief Executive Rhona Baillie talks about the highlights of this special year and the challenges ahead in 2024.

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Episode 26 - Adding Life to Days.

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 11:52:06 +0000

We’re definitely in the build up to the Christmas Season. The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice hosted their annual Christmas Fayre last Sunday. While the building was buzzing there was a quiet calmness in the inpatient unit. Dear Green Place caught up with Staff Nurse Joanne Noble during one of her shift breaks and Sheonad Laidlaw who is a Specialty Doctor in there. After the Christmas Fayre there was the annual lighting of the Christmas Tree in the grounds of the hospice - each light dedicated to the memory of someone who is missed but not forgotten.

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Episode 25 - Keeping the Hospice Running.

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 14:23:10 +0000

The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice is a beautiful award winning building. We’ve heard in previous episodes of Dear Green Place how it is like a 5 star hotel. As well as all the medical care and support that goes on at Glasgow’s Hospice there is a strong operations team keeping the place running smoothly. From the moment you are greeted as you walk through the front door by the reception team to housekeeping and maintenance it’s a constant job keeping everything running smoothly. In this episode we spend time with some of the people who work in these teams.

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EPISODE 24 - The 80's and The Magic

Fri, 03 Nov 2023 06:00:11 +0000

It was a week of celebration at the Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice. There was a big turn out at the Living Well Hub to go through the 1980s memory box brought along by Glasgow’s Open Museum to mark the 40th anniversary of Glasgow’s Hospice. In the middle of it all Susan Brolly who Dear Green Place spoke to in Episode 14 received her finished self illustrated poetry book. And the Young Adults we spoke to in Episode 18 launched their film and rap song We Are The Magic which they made with help from Braw Talent and Comedian, Actor and writer Karen Dunbar.

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EPISODE 23 - Community Outreach

Fri, 20 Oct 2023 09:55:01 +0000

One of the important roles at the Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice is to make people aware of the services provided and also to receive feedback from those who have used different services. Jacqui Fernie is the Community Engagement Officer. She tells Dear Green Place about this work and how she connects with different, sometimes hard to reach communities. Jacqui also leads the EASE online course (End of Life Skills for Everyone) which aims to help professionals and interested individuals be more comfortable and confident in talking about issues around death and dying. We also hear from psychotherapist and counsellor Tracy McHugh who talks about about how the course helped her in her work.

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https://www.palliativecarescotland.org.uk/

https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/counsellors/tracy-mchugh

Email for details on EASE course - jacqui.fernie@ppwh.org.uk

Episode 22 - Jean McCauley and Carol Smillie

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 08:29:39 +0000

As the days get colder it’s a great time to meet indoors with folks for a chat. Jean McCauley is an outpatient at the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice and Carol Smillie is an ambassador at Glasgow’s Hospice. We got chatting at the Eco Chic fashion event when Carol was putting us through our paces for the catwalk (episode 21). Carol Smillie used to be a model as well a TV presenter on shows such as Changing Rooms, Wheel of Fortune and the National Lottery. She is now a humanist celebrant. We arranged to meet the following week for a chat on Dear Green Place about their different experiences of being involved with the Hospice. It was a great eye opening discussion about what the hospice means to them both. And an invitation to come and visit. As part of Hospice Care Week you can pop in and find out more about the work here on Friday 13th October between 1-4pm.

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Episode 21 - Eco Chic

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 05:00:14 +0000

It’s Autumn and you may well be looking at your wardrobe and thinking it’s time to for a change in what to wear. Early on in September The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice organised it’s first ever fashion show - Eco Chic - involving the 17 Hospice shops. It was quite an event at the House of an Art Lover just beside Glasgow’s Hospice. Dear Green Place was there along with the 17 models many donning the catwalk for the very first time with their 40 for 40 challenge. The idea being to buy a complete outfit from your local Hospice Shop for under £40 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of hospice care.

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Episode 20 - Extreme Fundraising!

Fri, 08 Sep 2023 10:13:18 +0000

There are no limits to what you can do to raise money for The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice. As Summer turns to Autumn it would seem that an adventurous spirit is around. From a night time trek up Ben Nevis, cycling across Portugal to doing an ultra race through Romania, Dear Green Place talks to some of those who are embracing the extreme ends of fundraising for Glasgow’s Hospice.

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Episode 19 - The Battlefield Shop

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 16:00:57 +0000

The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice has just opened it’s 18th shop. It’s in Battlefield in the south side of the city. It’s a bit different to the other stores. It’s been designed as a high end boutique, the shop front and signage is black and white. Dear Green Place popped out as the final touches were being put in place before the official opening and the evening when all was revealed to the local neighbourhood who were keen to find out what was on offer from Glasgow’s Hospice

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Episode 18 - Braw Talent

Fri, 25 Aug 2023 10:45:48 +0000

The Young Adults at The Prince & Princess of Wales hospice may be living with life-limiting conditions but that doesn’t mean they don’t have ambitions to be rap and music performers, poets and filmmakers. Dear Green Place caught up with these amazing individuals at their creative sessions with social enterprise Braw Talent ….

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Episode 17 - Mary Lewis - Volunteering since the early 80's

Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:01:16 +0000

It’s the 40th anniversary of The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice. Mary Lewis has been volunteering since the beginning. She was involved in forming one of the first committees to raise money to open Glasgow’s Hospice.

Mary shared some of her memories including the official opening by the Prince and Princess of Wales with Dear Green Place. You can find Mary in the Hospice’s shop on Thursday mornings.

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Episode 16 - The Charity Supermarket

Fri, 28 Jul 2023 12:14:54 +0000

The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice is one of the partner charities in a brand new shopping experience for Scotland. The Charity Supermkt is a pop up shop at Glasgow’s Fort out of town shopping centre where you can get a new wardrobe and support a number of organisations. Dear Green Place popped along to meet Glasgow’s Hospice new retail ambassador Victoria Lee to get some guidance on how to shop on sustainably on a budget. And found out about some exciting new fundraising ventures. It’s open until 27th August so get yourselves along!

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https://www.charitysupermkt.com/

https://www.sustainablestylist.co.uk/about

Episode 15 - Glasgow’s Pride Mardi Gla

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 10:14:26 +0000

Fifty thousand people took part in Glasgow’s Pride Mardi Gla on July 15th and The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice was there in the parade. CEO Rhona Baillie said it was important to take part to make the point that Glasgow’s Hospice was open to everyone. Dear Green Place kept an eye on the preparations up to Saturday’s parade. Hospice chef Stuart McKeown and his alter ego Caron Tyne in a magnificent dress led the team..

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-66210703

Episode 14 - Tapping into Talents!

Fri, 14 Jul 2023 09:45:08 +0000

The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice has an impressive display of art around the building, much of this created by people who have an association with Glasgow’s Hospice. Susan Brolly attends the Living Well Hub and with the encouragement and support from the art team has been learning the skills to illustrate one of her poems and is now fulfilling a long ambition to publish her own book. Dear Green Place also has a bit of a chat with Chef Stuart McKeown who is helping some of the team to dress creatively for Glasgow’s Pride Parade.

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Episode 13 - A Blanket of Kindness

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 10:42:25 +0000

If you are a regular listener to Dear Green Place you’ll know that dogs are welcome visitors at the Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice, they can stay with their owners in the inpatient unit. Therapy pets also call in to the Living Well Hub and then there are the working dogs. In this week’s episode we meet Sandra Bell who brings her companion dog Bumble to Glasgow’s Hospice. We find out how this relationship with her canine partner works.

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https://caninepartners.org.uk/

Episode 12 - This Chairman is not bored…

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 11:34:33 +0000

This week’s Dear Green Place goes behind the everyday activity at The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice. In order for everything to run smoothly big discussions and decisions take place about setting priorities. This is the role of the Board which is responsible for the good governance of Glasgow’s Hospice. We hear from Ronnie Bowie who has been chair of the board for five years.’

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Episode 11 - How does your garden grow!

Fri, 23 Jun 2023 14:40:09 +0000

The gardens at The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice are glorious right now. Perfect for a stroll or for sitting a while. In this week’s Dear Green Place we hear about the plans for a market garden - and a bit more besides! At the moment it’s a bit of wasteland kindly gifted to Glasgow’s Hospice by Glasgow City Council. Clare Masteron the Hospice’s Business Development Manager outlines the vision of what this could become - once the site is cleared.

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Episode 10 - Feels Like Summer

Fri, 16 Jun 2023 08:49:09 +0000

Summer is in full flow at The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice.

Everyone pitched in to make the recent Summer Fayre a great success.

Dear Green Place spent the afternoon wandering around the stalls as well as having a cup of tea and strawberry tart. Have a listen to the chat and discover some of the great new treats like #Bargacree Gin and soap which are available and a great way to support Glasgows Hospice.

And then of course there were the visiting Alcapas from #Edenmill

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Episode 9 - EVER THOUGHT OF VOLUNTEERING?

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 11:46:40 +0000

There are 800 volunteers involved in all aspects of life at The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice. They are vital for the smooth running of Glasgow’s Hospice. Throughout this series Dear Green Place has been talking to many of the people who give some of their time, be it in the building, the community shops or at events. To mark the end of Volunteering Week in this episode we hear from Emily Carr - the Volunteer Services Manager as well as some of the volunteers in the busy Bargacree cafe and in the gardens. We also discover more about corporate volunteering - ‘out of the office today’ and helping out.

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Episode 8 - Hospice volunteers come in all forms and some are even furry!

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 17:48:10 +0000

It’s a rare day you’ll be in The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice and not see a dog. Some are with their owners getting a cuppa in the #Bargacree cafe. Some are visiting patients. And then there’s the Therapy Pets!

There are quite a few who have their days for visiting Glasgow’s Hospice. Dear Green Place catches up with Bailey and Twiggy and their owner Hazel Tomkins who is also a volunteer and fundraiser. And news of a date for your diary for the Summer Fayre on 11th June.

Episode 7 - Keep on Talking

Fri, 26 May 2023 11:33:11 +0000

Keeping the talk going is a vital part of what goes on at The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice. Following on from last Friday’s episode Jane Miller - an advanced clinical nurse specialist tells Dear Green Place how her team approach difficult conversations with patients. We hear how communication skills are vital when it comes to palliative care nursing at Glasgow’s Hospice. And how Scotland’s hospices have been talking to the Scottish Government about the need for more support to meet nursing costs.

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Episode 6 - Jane and Alison

Fri, 19 May 2023 06:00:06 +0000

The Hospice Community Team visit patients, their families and carers in their own homes. In this week’s Dear Green Place we join Jane Miller on her rounds. Jane is an advanced clinical nurse specialist, she’s also the team leader. We visit one of Jane’s patients, Alison who is receiving palliative care from The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice. There’s lots of chat and tea and buns! The service from Glasgow’s Hospice operates 24/7.

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Episode 5 - Gone Shopping

Fri, 12 May 2023 10:18:28 +0000

Everyone loves a bargain. And it’s even sweeter if you know the money is going to a good cause. In this week’s Dear Green Place we go to one of The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice charity shops. There are 17 shops throughout Glasgow and they make a significant contribution to the fundraising effort for Glasgow’s Hospice. Pauline Moore spends a morning at The Hospice Shop in Thornliebank which is the only charity shop in the area. And as she discovers it’s pretty much at the centre of the community.

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Episode 4 - on yer bike!

Fri, 05 May 2023 12:38:22 +0000

The big news is that Dear Green Place will be with you every Friday, just in time for the weekend. It’s a shorter weekly catch up on what’s been happening in the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice and out in the community. This week we’re on a trip round Bellahouston park on one of the Tri-shaws with Stan who comes to the Outpatients Department on a Wednesday. We are looked after by volunteers James and Martin. Pauline Moore also takes a break with some of the Kilt Walkers raising money for the hospice by doing the mighty 23 mile stride from Glasgow Green to Balloch.

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Episode 3 - March: Being and Doing..

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:35:20 +0000

In March’s episode of Dear Green Place - Pauline Moore finds out a bit more about what happens in the Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice’s outpatient department and Living Well Hub. The Peer Mentoring group’s art exhibition; A Common Bond opens at Cass Art in Glasgow City Centre. There’s a recruitment drive for nursing and social care staff. And it’s a month of parties with Gin and Jammies hosted by Edward Reid at the Voco Grand Central Hotel Glasgow. And (A Little Less) Strictly come dancing hosted by Carol Smillie and Bryan Burnett. Kurt Lee and Maria Oakes who we met in Ep2 take home the Glitter Ball after their jive wins top marks from the judges. And just to balance everything out this month there’s a bit of mindfulness.

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Episode 2 - FEBRUARY: Wintering Out.

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 15:21:12 +0000

In February’s episode of Dear Green Place - Pauline Moore talks to Azeem Ahmed, who’s been leading a campaign to set up a Learning Hub at The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice. Azeem has Muscular Dystrophy, and faced too many obstacles attending mainstream college and had to leave. He believes that there are many young adults with life-limiting conditions in his position. Rhona Baillie the Chief Executive of the hospice talked about Azeem at the Burns Supper (Episode 1) which raised the £10,000 needed to get this started. Fiona Wyle senior nurse (Strategy Implementation & Leadership Development) joins in the chat as well.

We also hear from university student Cameron Blythe who volunteers as a peer mentor for young people who’ve recently experienced a close bereavement and Janette McGarvey the young persons development worker.

As Pauline has been finding out there’s a lot of support for family and carers at the Living Well Hub in the hospice. She hears how it has helped Stephen Carmichael who cares for his wife.

There’s also a bit of glitz this month as contestants prepare for the annual (A Little Less) Strictly Come Dancing. We hear from Kurt Lee, who moved to Glasgow during the covid lockdown and went viral on TikTok learning Scottish dances. Kurt’s teamed up with Maria Oakes a former Ballroom professional, who also made his very fancy shirt! And there’s nothing better for a cold winter’s night than a roaring fire. But this one was outside in the carpark and people were raising money to walk barefoot on the embers with Firewalk Scotland.

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Episode 1 - JANUARY: Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow.

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 16:26:01 +0000

In the first episode of Dear Green Place, Pauline Moore hears about the first big local fundraising event of the year - The Burns Supper at Glasgow’s Double Tree by Hilton Hotel and we hear from Jackie Malloy the director of fundraising about the challenges and fun involved in raising £3.1 million a year. After a stroll up to the Bothy at the back of the hospice with architect Alastair Forbes and landscape designer Rolf Roscher, Pauline grabs a cuppa with Hilary Harris manager of the Bargacree cafe - the Hospice’s cafe which is open to the public. And Clinical Director Gillian Sherwood talks about her work in palliative care - which is specialised care given for physical and emotional problems related to a life limiting or life shortening illness for patients and those close to them. Gillian also talks about how the patient population getting support from the hospice is changing.

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Moment 2 - Spring is Blooming

Thu, 27 Apr 2023 10:08:03 +0000

This moment features just under a minute of March's episode: Being and Doing. Hear Pauline Moore describe the highlights of this episode, available wherever you get your podcasts.

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Moment 1 - Snow flakes of February

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 16:03:30 +0000

This moment features just under one minute of our February’s episode: Wintering Out. Hear Pauline Moore describe the highlights of this Episode, which is available wherever you get your podcast.

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Episode 0 - The Year Ahead, with Rhona Baillie

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 15:52:23 +0000

DEAR GREEN PLACE: 40 YEARS OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES HOSPICE

It’s the start of 2023 and the 40th anniversary year of the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice. Just after the festive season, Pauline Moore caught up with Chief Executive, Rhona Baillie to find out how they coped during the Covid pandemic, what has changed as a result of the past couple of years and how they plan to mark this special year. Episode 1 of Dear Green Place will be published in February.

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PILOT - The Front Door

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 15:50:46 +0000

In this pilot episode recorded 3 years ago, before Covid-19 struck, Pauline Moore meets the Chief Executive Rhona Baillie at their old home in the heart of the city. We hear stories about the transition to their new purpose built home in Bellahouston Park - and how they brought the old front door with them. Pauline meets the architects - Alastair Forbes who designed the building and Rolf Rosher who was responsible for the landscape. They both have a strong connection with the Hospice. And we meet Robert Dobbs and Andy Dickson who are planning their wedding - the first to be held since the Hospice moved.

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