Sally Stretton

Sally's big swim for Clare

Fundraising for Nottingham University Hospitals Charity
£1,370
raised of £2,000 target
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
In memory of Clare Doran

Story

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Clare spent her final days at Hayward House where she and her family were shown so much care, love and support. Clare really valued the gentle soothing massages given to her by the occupational therapist which helped to relax her and ease her pain.

That is why I am raising vital funds to keep this service going so that our loved ones can also benefit from this service in their time of need. I aim to raise £2000 in Clare's memory to fund massage oils and aromatherapy oils for the next 2 years or so.

I have known beautiful Clare since school. She was an amazing teacher and used to tutor my daughter Elsie which as you can imagine was a huge challenge! Clare used to come to me for massage and so I know how much she would have loved and benefitted from massage in her final days. 

It will mean so much to me if you can help me raise this vital funding to keep this service going. In return, I will get truly out of my comfort zone by swimming 6.9km in Colwick lake on Saturday 3rd September. This is equivalent to swimming Haweswater in the Lake District. I have a love/hate relationship with open water swimming and often have a panic attack! but I WILL complete this challenge in loving memory of my friend Clare x

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

Share this story

Help Sally Stretton

Sharing this page with your friends could help raise up to 3x more in donations

You can also help by sharing this link on

About the charity

Nottingham Hospitals Charity enhances patient care at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust’s Queen’s Medical Centre & City Hospital. Donations help provide added extras such as improved facilities, equipment, research & staff development.Our website is www.nottinghamhospitalscharity.org.uk

Donation summary

Total raised
£1,370.00
+ £297.50 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,370.00
Offline donations
£0.00

* Charities pay a small fee for our service. Find out how much it is and what we do for it.