The Prince & Princess

The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice (PPWH) currently provides specialist care for around 1,200 terminally ill people in Glasgow from its city-centre premises. The existing facility is operating at full capacity and there is no room to expand or enhance the services provided, or to meet increasing demand. The Brick by Brick Appeal, which was laun... ched in September 2012, aims to raise £15 million of the £21 million needed to build a new modern hospice fit for the 21st century in Bellahouston Park. PPWH hopes the new facility will be ready within the next three to four years. City Legacy's donation of £60,000 could provide - for example - one full patient bedroom, three ward kitchens, or six fully accessible toilet and shower rooms for the new facility. Calum Murray, Director of CCG and part of the City Legacy consortium said: "We are delighted to be able to present this substantial donation to The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice. We felt it was important that City Legacy gave something back to the people of Glasgow by contributing to a charity which directly makes a huge difference for hundreds of Glasgow families every single day, and PPWH certainly does that. "Homes at The Village are selling faster than we could ever have imagined, with sell-out expected by Christmas, so we hope to be able to present a further £30,000 to this wonderful cause in the very near future." Rhona Baillie, Chief Executive of the Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice said: "City Legacy has been a fantastic supporter and we are very grateful to them. This is a significant donation which will help our team to provide quality care to the people of Glasgow for generations to come. The new hospice will be purpose-built to give our patients and families privacy, compassion and the very best end-of-life care." The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice is one of three nominated charities which have benefitted from cash donations from City Legacy.Read More