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Hospice lottery flags up support for jubilee

- With Andrew Brown

QUEENSCOUR­T Lottery has launched a new campaign to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee.

This year, Her Majesty The Queen will become the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after 70 years of service.

‘Fly the Flag for Queenscour­t’ will encourage supporters to enter the hospice’s weekly lottery draw and highlight how the initiative helps to #KeepQueens­courtinSer­vice.

Did you know that by joining Queenscour­t lottery you are helping to provide Queenscour­t Hospice with a regular, sustainabl­e income which allows us to plan for the future - ensuring their specialist end of life care is available now and in the future.

On Saturday, June 11 2022, Queenscour­t will celebrate the 30th Anniversar­y of Princess Diana officially opening the hospice.

Myra Myers is one of Queenscour­t’s longest serving Volunteers

who had the privilege of meeting Diana, Princess of Wales, when she officially opened the Hospice in 1992.

“She was lovely and came over to speak with us,” said Myra.

“The atmosphere on that day was absolutely marvellous.”

She said: “I’m very fond of Queenscour­t.

“I never thought my family would use it, but my husband Jeff passed away nine-years-ago and two years before that he went into Queenscour­t for Day Therapy once a week which made a huge difference to him and to me.”

“Queenscour­t Lottery is a fantastic way to donate to Queenscour­t each week so that they can keep providing compassion­ate care to local people and their families - and you never know when you might win!”

As a small local charity with a big reach, Queenscour­t receives less than a fifth of their running costs from the NHS and the rest of the money comes from charitable donations.

With Queenscour­t Hospice lottery, you can win up to £1,500 each and every week – and, better still, you’ll be making a real difference to local people across West Lancashire, Southport and Formby each time you play.

Queenscour­t Hospice Lottery tickets cost £1 each and you can pre-pay for as many weeks as you like.

You can also double or triple your chances of scooping the jackpot by paying £2 each week to play with two numbers or £3 each week to play with three numbers instead of one.

You can sign up online by going to www.queenscour­t.org.uk/lottery or call the Queenscour­t Hospice Lottery office on: 01704 544645.

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Andrew Brown Media Staff at Queenscour­t Hospice launch the Fly The Flag For Queenscour­t campaign
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Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 70 years on the throne
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