UPDATE MARCH 2022
The Friends Office is open Monday-Thursday from 9.00am to 4.30pm. Our Shop and Library trolleys are running as normal and our Grants Scheme is still operating (see Grants Scheme page for further details). The Friends Library is open for browsing on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 12.00pm to 2.00pm. We do not yet have a date for the resumption of our book/bric à brac sales and traders, but will post this information on our website as soon as we have it.
UPDATE OCTOBER 2021
The Friends Office is now open Monday-Thursday from 9.00am to 4.30pm. Most of our normal activities remain suspended, but our Shop and Library trolley services have resumed on a limited basis, and our Grants Scheme is still operating (see Grants Scheme page for further details). We do not yet have a date for the resumption of our book/bric à brac sales and traders, but will post this information on our website as soon as we have it.
UPDATE JULY 2021
The Friends Office is now open Tuesday-Thursday from 9.00am to 4.30pm. Most of our normal activities remain suspended, but our Grants Scheme is still operating (see Grants Scheme page for further details). We do not yet have a date for the resumption of our book/bric à brac sales and traders, but will post this information on our website as soon as we have it.
UPDATE APRIL 2021
The Friends Office is now open Tuesday-Thursday from 10am to 4pm. Most of our normal activities remain suspended, but our Grants Scheme is still operating (see Grants Scheme page for further details). We hope to resume our book/bric à brac sales, traders, and trolley rounds from 21st June.
UPDATE MARCH 2021
The Friends Office is closed, with staff working from home. Most of our normal activities remain suspended, but our Grants Scheme is still operating (see Grants Scheme page for further details). We hope to resume our book/bric à brac sales and traders from 21st June.
To get in touch with the Friends during lockdown please email friends.office@chelwest.nhs.uk.
UPDATE NOVEMBER 2020
The Friends Office will be closed during lockdown, with staff working from home on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. To get in touch during this time please email lucy.doig@chelwest.nhs.uk.
UPDATE OCTOBER 2020
The Friends Office remains open Tuesday-Thursday. We are still unable to run our sales or traders. The Shop Trolley is operating on a very limited basis (one round per week on Tuesday) and is not going onto the wards. We will update the site and our Twitter account with any further changes.
UPDATE JULY 2020
The Friends Office is now open on a part-time basis. Current opening hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10am to 4pm. We are still not able to offer most of our usual activities, but will give a further update when this changes. Please keep an eye on our website and Twitter account.
30th MARCH 2020
Dear Friends,
I wanted to update you on the Friends’ position at the hospital due to the spread of the Covid-19 virus.
Lucy Doig, our Charity Manager, has been keeping all our volunteers updated on a regular basis. After consultation with the hospital it was decided that all our services such as the Shop and Library Trolley ward rounds will cease. There will be no Book or Bric à Brac sales for the foreseeable future. Our Traders have been stood down.
The Friends Office is closed until further notice. From Wednesday 1st April, Lucy will be on furlough. If you have an urgent enquiry please email lucy.doig@chelwest.nhs.uk and we will aim to respond within 48 hours. Lucy will not be able to respond herself but will pass emails to me.
Please can you note that we will not be accepting Bric à Brac and Book donations until further notice.
The health and welfare of our volunteers is of great concern to us and we thank them all for their unwavering support.
We truly hope this is only a temporary situation, but the Trust has a huge task ahead and we don’t want to hinder them.
In line with Public Health guidelines the Trustees have agreed to the postponement of the AGM on May 2oth until the health position has improved and guidance is made clearer.
We will of course keep you updated on any changes to our arrangements.
Thank you for your understanding.
With very best wishes
Hilary O’Neill
Chairman, Friends of Chelsea & Westminster Hospital