Hospices of Hope is hosting a lunch at Warren House Hotel, Kingston, and is delighted that Kate Adie has agreed to be the charity’s guest speaker. She will be talking about Unsung Heroines of World War 1 and describing the extraordinary and largely forgotten stories of British women who braved the battlefields of Eastern Europe.
With the 100th anniversary of the Armistice taking place just days before the lunch and the increasing awareness about the heroic contribution made by women to the war effort, the theme of this lunch is highly topical.
Hospices of Hope supports and promotes hospice care in South East Europe. Its pioneering work bringing hospice care to thousands in South East Europe and is reminiscent of the work these heroic women carried out in the First World War. Proceeds raised at this event will help adults and children suffering from terminal, rare or life-limiting illness.
The lunch is taking place on Wednesday 14th November at 12.30pm at the Warren House Hotel in Kingston-Upon-Thames. Warren House Hotel is a beautiful Victorian Grade 11 listed building which is set in four acres of peaceful landscaped gardens. Its address is Warren Rd, Kingston upon Thames KT2 7HY.
Tickets are £45 per person and include a welcome drink, two-course lunch, a glass of wine and tea or coffee with petit fours. They can be booked through Hospices of Hope’s website www.hospicesofhope.co.uk, by emailing events@hospicesofhope.co.uk or by phoning 01959 525110.