The Peace Hospice recognised the key role of volunteers from the outset. There were hardly any paid staff in the early days, and every penny raised was needed for getting the Hospice up and running.
Peace Hospice Care’s tenth and final Starlight Walk took place on 9th July 2016.
This year Peace Hospice Care, based in Watford, celebrated its 25th anniversary.
HRH Princess Michael of Kent is the Royal President of Peace Hospice Care.
The West Herts and Watford Observer has had a prominent place in the community since 1863. It prides itself on reflecting and shaping local opinion and lends its support to worthy causes.
By 1993, the Hospice appeal had raised enough money to start a temporary Day Care Centre in a portacabin alongside the Peace Memorial Hospital.
The first Watford Peace Hospice shop opened in July 1991 at 174 High Street.
As part of Government reforms after World War II, The National Health Service Act 1946 promised free and improved health care for all.
The Peace Memorial Hospital closed in 1985 marking the end of a significant era in Watford’s health services.
During the Second World War, the Peace Memorial Hospital became part of the Emergency Medical Scheme (EMS) under the control of University College Hospital (UCH).
The Watford and District Peace Memorial Hospital was extended in 1937, when a new three story block with six wards and a Nurses’ Home, Knutsford House, were added.
The War Memorial Statues were created by local sculptor, Mary Pownall Bromet, who was a pupil of August Rodin