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The Pear Tree Fund

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The Pear Tree Fund's vision

The Pear Tree Fund, formerly known as Halesworth Community Nursing Care Fund (HCNCF), was set up to support people who are registered with Cutlers Hill Surgery in Halesworth and wish to die in the comfort and security of their own homes.

The charity works alongside the NHS and social services to provide extra equipment and 24-hour care in the last days of life. Our aim is to offer emotional, physical and practical support at the time when people need it the most.

We pride ourselves on helping to meet the individual needs of our patients and their families while also giving them a choice of where they receive their care as they near the end of their lives.

In 2011, we identified a need to expand the services we provide and began developing plans for the Pear Tree Centre. It opened its doors in early 2020 thanks to the generosity of local people, who whole-heartedly backed a drive to raised funds for the facility.

The centre provides information and advice to people who have been diagnosed with a life-limiting illness, as well as their families, and welcomes visitors from across north east Suffolk and south Norfolk.

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The Pear Tree Fund's latest news

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Welcoming our new MP

We were delighted to welcome Adrian Ramsay, the new MP for the Waveney Valley, to the Pear Tree Centre shortly after the election. Mr Ramsay was holding surgeries in Halesworth and found the time to pop in between talking to ... Read More

Popular pub smashes through £10k target

Staff at the Queen’s Head at Bramfield are celebrating after smashing through an ambitious target to raise more than £10,000 for a much-loved local charity. The popular pub chose the Pear Tree Fund as its charity of the year in ... Read More

Pub pins hopes on charity bookshop takeover

A pub restaurant in Bramfield is set to convert its restaurant into a full-size pop-up charity book shop to raise funds for the Pear Tree Fund. The Queen’s Head selected the Pear Tree Fund as its chosen charity just under ... Read More

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