DonatePatient Present Appeal
For many, Christmas is a time of celebration. However, for patients, it can be a lonely time, spent away from family and friends.
Portsmouth Hospitals Charity wants to make sure every patient at the hospital feels special this Christmas.
Support our patient present appeal and help spread joy this holiday season! Visit the website below.
Paediatrics Amazon Wishlist
You can help spread some joy this Christmas by purchasing a present for our littlest patients!
Presents purchased through our Amazon Wishlist will be delivered directly to the hospital and will be given to our younger patients to help brighten up their Christmas.
Purchase something from the wishlist below.
Reindeer Relay
Join us for our first ever Reindeer Relay this December! Grab your colleagues and take on a lap each (2.4km) to complete nearly 10km in total!
When: Thursday 12th December - 12:00 until 14:00
Where: Lakeside North Harbour
What: Reindeer Relay
Who: Teams of 4
How much: £50 per team of 4 - No minimum sponsorship, please just raise as much as you can!
Important Information:
- Entry fee includes a medal and reindeer headwear
- There is no minimum sponsorship for this event, we would just like to ask you to raise as much as you can, as a team
- Free parking on site
There will be a prize and trophy for the quickest team of reindeers, as well as a free charity t-shirt for each team member of any team that raises over £200 in sponsorship.
Christmas Raffle
Take part in our Christmas Raffle this year and be in for a chance to win yourself some fantastic prizes!
Click the button below to find out more about the prizes up for grabs and to get your hands on some
raffle tickets!
Christmas Wreath Workshop
Join us for some festive fun, creating your very own, unique wreath from scratch, along with festive tunes, hot drinks and mince pies!
Our tutor, Mary, from "Hand Made by the Mad Potter", will guide you through the whole process, from building the base wreath on the moss ring and adding flourishes of your choosing (using mostly all naturally made materials).
All materials are provided.
**If you have a colour scheme for your home, you are welcome to bring your own ribbons!**
Book for a group of friends, team building exercise or come on your own - everyone is welcome!
When: Tuesday 10th December between 12pm and 2pm
Where: Lakeside North Harbour - Building 2000 in the Auditorium
How much: £50 per person
Important information:
- Full tuition is given as well as everything needed to create your masterpiece
- The event will also incorporate some networking for all attendees
- Free parking on site
- Festive decorations and gifts provided by Hand Made by the Mad Potter as well as cakes and chutney provided by Portsmouth Hospitals Charity will be available to purchase on the day
Christmas Bake Off
Bake the hospital a better place - one cake at a time!
Show off your baking skills and enter our Festive Bake Off this December!
All cakes will then be part of a cake sale, to raise funds for the charity!
**All cakes that are entering the competition or being donated to sell need a full list of ingredients
and are not to include fresh cream**
What: Festive Bake Off followed by a cake sale
When: Thursday 5th December
Where: The Atrium at QA Hospital
Please bring your cakes to the Atrium by 9am Thursday morning.
The competition will start at 09:30, with the cake sale starting when the competition is finished!
Festive Day
Take part in our Festive Day this year!
Celebrate the festive season while making a difference! This Festive Day, let’s spread some holiday cheer and support our charity's mission.
Happening a little earlier than the national event, take part by decorating your offices and dressing up in Christmas jumpers on Tuesday 10th December.
Together, let’s make this Festive Day unforgettable for those who need it most! Click the button below to donate!
Make sure to send us your photos to beth.grenfell@porthosp.nhs.uk or tag us on social media:
Facebook & LinkedIn: Portsmouth Hospitals Charity
Twitter: PorthospCharity
Instagram: portsmouthhospitalscharity
Christmas Choirs
We have many choirs coming to visit Queen Alexandra Hospital and Lakeside North Harbour over the festive period! We invite you to experience the joy of music while helping your local hospital!
Find the times and dates below:
Queen Alexandra Hospital
- Bubbles Choir - Tuesday 3rd Dec @ 5pm
- UVG - Wednesday 4th Dec @ 6:30pm
- Royal Military School of Music - Friday 6th Dec @ 11am
- Purbrook Community Choir - Friday 6th Dec @ 4pm
- Spinnaker Choir - Saturday 7th Dec @ 2pm
- Fine Voice Choir - Thursday 12th Dec @ 12pm
- Pompey Pluckers - Thursday 19th Dec @ 2pm
Lakeside North Harbour - Building 1000
- Fine Voice Choir - Tuesday 10th Dec @ 12pm
- Pompey Pluckers - Tuesday 10th Dec @ 1pm