Derwentside Hospice Care Foundation
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Registered address: Willow Burn Hospice, Howden Bank, Lanchester, County Durham, DH7 0QS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the charity will be held at Willow Burn Hospice on Wednesday 12 November 2025 at 6pm to transact the business of the organisation.
Please RSVP by 5 November 2025 to jcrisp@willowburnhospice.org.uk
AGENDA
Welcome – Jane Robinson, Chair of the Board of Trustees
Guest speaker (via TEAMS) – Carol Edward is the Vice President of Hospice
Palliative Care at Better Living Health and Community Service in Ontario, Canada. She joins us to share her thoughts on Assisted Dying since its legalisation in Canada in 2016.Apologies for absence
Minutes of the previous meeting (held on 6 November 2024)
Retirement and Appointment of Trustees:
o Re-election of Mark McArdle (for a one year term)
Approval of audited accounts to 31 March 2025
Appointment of Auditors (proposal to appoint Evelyn Partners)
Any other business (of which notice has been given by 5.11.25)
By order of the Chair of the Board of Trustee
Jane Robinson - 15 October 2025