10 pence fare benefits Hospice |
| Thursday, 15 May 2008 |
| Arriva buses have donated £500 to the Peace Hospice following a recent 10 pence promotional day on one of their bus routes. Passengers using the number 10 bus service that passes through Woodside, Holywell, the town centre and hospital were able to travel on the route for just 10 pence.  Depot Manager Sean Smales at Arriva said ‘The number 10 bus service around Watford is one of our most popular routes. We have bought new buses for this service and we were delighted to use the promotional day as an opportunity to support the Hospice’.
The Hospice’s Director of Fundraising Jim Swindells said ‘We are delighted that Arriva have shown their support to us in this way. The Hospice relies heavily on voluntary contributions so that we can continue to provide a high standard of care for our patients across South West Hertfordshire. Arriva have shown us great support over the years’. The Peace Hospice provides specialist palliative care for people from across South West Hertfordshire with cancer or other terminal illness. The care that the Hospice provides is holistic and looks after the whole person, and their family/carers, helping with emotional and spiritual issues as well as physical symptoms. The Peace Hospice focuses on enabling patients to live their lives to the full and providing the best quality of life when a cure is not possible. It costs £3.1m a year to provide these services and over 75% of this is supported through charitable donations. All the care that the Hospice provides to its patients is free.
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