SOUTH Tees Hospitals NHS Foundations Trust’s palliative care team has once again teamed up Our Hospitals Charity to offer people the opportunity to remember a loved one by hanging a personalised bauble on their Christmas trees.

Each year, the trust’s Christmas trees at The James Cook University Hospital and the Friarage Hospital are decorated with beautiful baubles that people have dedicated to a friend or family member.

Each bauble has a feather inside it along with a heartfelt personalised tribute for someone who has died in James Cook or the Friarage.

As well as paying tribute to their loved ones, people who hang a bauble on the trees are also helping other families going through similar experiences.

All the money raised from the baubles goes towards buying items for the palliative care team’s Dragonfly Scheme.

This scheme allows the team to provide comfort bags and memory boxes, which are given to the relatives of patients receiving end of life care to help them cope at such a difficult time.

Laura Devereux, Macmillan palliative support sister, said: “This Christmas if you’re missing someone special who died at James Cook or the Friarage our dedicated memorial trees give you the opportunity to pay tribute for a small contribution.

“We know all too well that a lot of families lose someone close to their heart every day.

“We hope it gives those who add a tribute to our trees comfort in knowing that the money raised from the baubles helps other families experiencing the heartache of saying goodbye to their loved one.”

Make your dedication online today

If you would like to pay tribute to a loved one you can do this via our JustGiving page – www.justgiving.com/campaign/OHCMemorialChristmasTree

The team ask for a minimum donation of £2.50 per bauble.

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Katherine Ryan: Missus European Tour 2021-22

 
‘A comic in supreme command of her shtick’ – The Guardian

‘One of the stand-out stand-ups of her generation’ – The Times ****

"Poised, uncompromising and often savagely hilarious" – The Scotsman ****

‘Flawlessly delivered... this is stand-up comedy that slaps you countless times around the face and leaves you aching with laughter. Be in no doubt, Ryan is among the very best out there’ – The Telegraph ****

Star of Netflix smash-hit series The Duchess (along with two global Netflix comedy specials: In Trouble and Glitter Room), comedian and TV’s Katherine Ryan makes a hugely welcome return to the stage with her brand-new show Missus. Having previously denounced partnership, Katherine has since married her first love… accidentally! From October, the tour will take in incredible venues all over Europe – and last well into 2022. Further shows have also been added at the London Palladium (5 th -7 th May), after the first three dates sold out, and at The Regent in LA (30 th April) as part of the Netflix is a Joke festival, to satisfy phenomenal demand. A lot has changed for everyone, and we can look forward to hearing Katherine’s always-hilarious new perspectives on life, love,and what it means to be Missus.

Award-winning comedian, writer, presenter and actress Katherine Ryan is currently dominating the television and live comedy scenes, both in the UK and abroad. She will soon be seen as the host of the highly-anticipated comedy series Backstage with Katherine Ryan for Amazon. Katherine starred in, wrote and executive-produced her sitcom The Duchess, which was released in 2020 and leapt to the top of the Netflix UK chart. She has filmed two critically-acclaimed Netflix Global stand-up specials – Glitter Room and In Trouble. Katherine can currently be seen hosting primetime BBC Two jewellery-making competition series All That Glitters – which returns soon for a second series, and recently hosted ITV2’s marquee show Ready to Mingle. She has been a stalwart on all the UK’s major panel shows, and has co-hosted six series of Your Face or Mine alongside judging four series of Roast Battle for Comedy Central – as well as being a judge on Netflix’s first panel show The Fix. Outside of television, Katherine has sold-out venues across the world with her unique shows and she has also written a book – The Audacity – which will be published by Bonnier on 30th September as a super lead title. Her podcast Telling Everybody Everything frequently tops the podcast charts, and is hosted by market-leader Acast.

Katherine Ryan will perform live at the Globe Theatre in Stockton on Thursday the 10th of November - so don't miss out!

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A community member with an interest in reducing crime is being sought by the Unit responsible for tackling violent crime in Cleveland.

The Cleveland Unit for the Reduction of Violence (CURV) is seeking a community representative to sit on its Governance Group, alongside the Police and Crime Commissioner, the Chief Constable and other local leaders.

CURV was established earlier this year after the Home Office confirmed in March that Cleveland was set to receive £3.5m over the next three years for its own violence reduction unit.

The Unit is tasked with leading and coordinating the local response to serious violence, delivering a ‘whole system’ and preventative approach to violence reduction. This aims to address the key drivers of violent crime at their source.

CURV is overseen by the Governance Group which includes senior colleagues from the PCC’s office, the police, local authorities, the NHS, the voluntary sector and others.

The community representative does not need to be someone with experience of policing, crime or justice. They will have the opportunity to attend Governance Group meetings every month and give their honest views about what CURV is doing on behalf of Cleveland residents.

Chair of the CURV Governance Group, Police and Crime Commissioner Steve Turner, said: “This a great opportunity for someone to be at the heart of decisions being made to reduce levels of violent crime in Cleveland.

“CURV is one of the most exciting things that have happened in policing and community safety in Cleveland in the last 10 years and someone will have the opportunity to be in the thick of it.”

Nominations will be considered by the Tees Valley Infrastructure Partnership, a group of leading voluntary sector organisations, who will make a shortlist of nominees for PCC Steve Turner.

Jon Carling, Chief Executive of Catalyst, will be leading on the shortlisting process. Jon said “It’s really important that an authentic voice from the local community is able to contribute to decisions about tackling serious violence in Cleveland.”

To nominate yourself, or to nominate another person, applicants are asked to complete a one-page letter with the details of the nominee and why they should be the CURV community representative.

Completed letters must be sent to Jon Carling, Chief Executive of Catalyst Stockton on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

DEADLINE: MONDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2022