1978: Public meeting held - 'Why a Hospice?'
1978: Olive Martel was the first community nurse appointed, with four on the team by the end of the year
1980: St Peter's Lodge took in its first patient, with beds for a further six patients
1981: First shop opened on Wells Road in Knowle
1986: Official opening of new building at Knowle
1988: Education centre opened
1990: 600 patients treated per year
1992: Fundraising office was set up by Mrs Pat Davis
1995: Hospice at Home service starts
1998: 20 shops across Bristol
1998: New purpose-built hospice at Brentry opened by John Pool MBE
1999: First occupational therapist appointed
2002: Appointment of additional community nurse specialists
2004: 25th Anniversary marked by a visit from HRH The Earl of Wessex
2011: Department of Health grant awarded and used to create new reception, coffee shop and ambulance entrance
2012: 2,675 patients treated per year
2013: Department of Health grant awarded for the building of the Garden Rooms
2016: Room to Care Appeal launched by actress Caroline Quentin to fund a new Hospice building fit for the 21st century. Major support secured from the John James Foundation
2017: Public fundraising appeal launched and building work starts
2018: New Hospice building complete, with 15 individual inpatient rooms. Actress Caroline Quentin announces the success of the appeal. Patients move in
2019: HRH The Duke of Kent officially opens the new Inpatient Unit
2019: 50 shops open across the Bristol area
2020: The Hospice responds rapidly to the COVID-19 pandemic to continue caring for patients and families across the Bristol area
2021: 40th Anniversary of our charity shops
2022: Day services delivered in the community at The Park Centre in Knowle
2024: Our first superstore opens on the Clifton Triangle
