News release
21 Aug 2024

Halton Haven Hospice benefits from Mersey Gateway Time Bank initiative

The innovative support scheme developed as part of the Mersey Gateway Project is back boosting local community charities in Halton.

Halton Haven Hospice is one of the organisations that has benefitted from the 2024 Mersey Gateway Time Bank initiative. It has received support to give its Memory Garden some much-needed TLC with weeding and cleaning as well as help with sprucing up areas around the hospice with a new coat of paint.

Time Bank is a way for Merseylink and Merseyflow to demonstrate their commitment to the local area and provide help and support to various charities and community groups in Halton.

The scheme offers a commitment of time, expertise and resources from Merseylink and Merseyflow staff. Applicants benefit from ‘deposits’ of time and resources, which can then be used to provide long-lasting benefits to community life in Halton.

Tina Gill, Fundraising Manager at Halton Haven Hospice said: “We’re incredibly grateful for all of the project volunteers who have given up their time to help give our Memory Garden and training room some much-needed TLC. We would like to thank the Mersey Gateway team for all they have done for us through the Time Bank initiative.”

Karen Atherton, Merseylink Network Steward and Time Bank Lead, said: “Time Bank is designed to provide long-term benefits to the people of Halton and we are delighted to support Halton Haven Hospice this year. We look forward to welcoming even more projects on board in the new year.”

Neil Conway, Chief Executive of merseyflow, said: “We are proud to support the work of Halton Haven Hospice through the Time Bank initiative. This is a great opportunity for us to engage with the local community and other volunteers, to help those in need in the area.”

Time Bank has already gifted over 20,000 hours of support locally across a variety of projects in Runcorn and Widnes since 2014.