St Luke’s hosting 35th anniversary garden parties

St Luke’s Hospice are hosting two garden parties which are being held on Saturday 14th June at their Thurrock site in Farriers Way, Bulphan, RM14 3EB and on Saturday 5th July at their Basildon site in Nethermayne, Basildon, SS16 5BA.

Hosted in each of our much-loved Hospice gardens during the summer of 2025, they look forward to welcoming friends from across our community from the past 35 years to celebrate our milestone of care and support. 

Entrance is FREE with a delightful afternoon of celebrations to include:

• Ceremonial activities to mark the 35th anniversary
• A film detailing ’35 Years of St. Luke’s Hospice’
• A beautiful Sunflower Meadow of ironwork sunflowers 
• Catering by our Luke’s Sunflower Café  
• Shopping village with a variety of stalls
• Essex Police Thurrock Community Team with Police vehicles
• Face painting
• Donkey petting
• Entertainment including live music and dancing

arking for blue badge holders is available on site at each Garden Party with offsite parking available as per the details above. Well behaved dogs are welcome on a lead and toilet facilities are available. Each Garden Party is accessible for wheelchair users. 

The Thurrock Garden Party will feature a very special Sunflower Meadow, displaying hundreds of ironwork sunflowers celebrating our 35th Anniversary. Purchase your sunflower before the 12th June to ensure it is included in the display until Monday 30th June, after which you will have the option to keep and enjoy in your own garden.

Funds raised from our Garden Parties and Sunflower Meadow will help us ensure the continued provision of specialist palliative and end of life care, so that patients and families can rely on us for generations to come.

Ari spoke to Kerry Chambers, community and events fundraising manager at St Luke’s Hospice and Eileen Marshall, CEO of St Luke’s Hospice.