The Friends of WHH are a charity that raises money to by equipment and items for the benefit of patients, staff and visitors at WHH. We are independent, not NHS

Ashford, Kent, UK
Joined September 2014
Thank you to the lovely folk of South Ashford Baptist Church, who have made items for us to sell, and given us a very kind donation to support our charity. southashfordbaptist.org.uk/t… #communitysupport #kindness #supportyournhs
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Save your pennies (although you can pay by card in the shop!), we have our next cake sale incoming on Friday 8 September at 10am. All money taken benefits the Friends, who use it to buy equipment and items to benefit patients and staff. 🥞🧁🍰🥮
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See our Facebook page for the story about the Mayor of Ashford visiting us at WHH. We're one of the Mayor's Charity of the Year! facebook.com/FriendsofWHH
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See our FB post for further info on our @ChargeBox units at WHH, funded entirely by us. Users in the past 3 months: 3,536. S ince installation: 20,674 users. This equates to 8,839 hours of charging time and a whole lot of less-anxious, more-informed patients and families. 🩷
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Lovely email thanks for a £69k Panocam we purchased for our NICU - this equipment will make a real difference to the lives of our tiny WHH patients and their families, as it checks for sight-threatening NOP in babies. See our Facebook for more. #localcharitysupport #EKHUFT #nicu
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Come to the #KenningtonFayre on Saturday 24th June 12-4pm, behind TN24 9AG. We've a 'guess the name of the teds', 'lucky ducky', and a tuck shop! Come and say hello! #localfayre #helpinglocalcharities #testingthegazebo @galatent
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Holly cycled, and finished, the London to Brighton bike ride! Please consider sponsoring her, all money going to the Friends of WHH. Currently at £400! justgiving.com/fundraising/h…
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Continuing the @kindnessiscont4 Jed & Jill veg #guerillagardening at WHH solo this year🥹. Toms, marrow and pumpkin from Kennington Cottage Garden Plants and Friends staff. #waterthemplease @WHHNHS @EKHUFT @CEOEastKentHosp
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Making staff smile - makes children smile! These two lovelies are Lorraine and Ailish, Play Specialists from Padua Ward. This is the first part of £1500 of toys from funds raised by the Black family last Christmas in Littlestone! #communityfunded #localsupport #makeachildsmile
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Visiting or working at WHH on Friday 26 May? It's a CAKE SALE! 9.30am until sold out, outside the Friends Shop. (NB: No allergies can be catered for or guaranteed due to being homemade, so please buy pre-prepared goodies for special diets in the Shop.) #staffmorale #fundraising
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What do we spend our money on? An amazingly diverse set of funding approvals this week for over £33k, please see our facebook.com/FriendsofWHH for full list. @ekhuft @CEOEastKentHosp #hospitalcharity #localsupport #makeadifference #welovethenhs
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On yer bike! The wonderful Holly is fundraising for us in the London to Brighton Bike Ride on 18th June 2023! Please donate here; all funds are being donated to the Friends of WHH: justgiving.com/fundraising/h… Holly works in the NHS and is our famous Kimberley's daughter!
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This lovely woman is Margaret, one our valued volunteers who works in the Friends Shop in WHH. We are DESPERATE for new volunteers. Can you come and save us? Contact Kimberley on 01233 633 331 extension 723 8269, or speak to any of the shop staff. #volunteering #ekhuft
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Our Easter Raffle made: £562! Amazing effort by everyone! Huge thanks to contributors - @made_in_ashford Knit & Natter, @tesco Crooksfoot, suppliers, Faversham Stitchers, and many more. And more thanks to those who bought tix! #supportlocal #volunteering #supportyourlocalnhs
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Everyone loves a raffle! Our amazing annual Easter Raffle is ON! #easterraffle #cantbeatwinning
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Thank you to all the bakers and donators of goodies; including @tescocrooksfoot Thanks to you all we raised an amazing: £343.50! And a lot of smiles and happy visitors and staff. Thanks to Maggie, Catherine, and Pat for manning the stall. #fridayfundraising #communitycakes
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Cake Sale at Friends Shop on Friday 24th February at 9.30pm. All proceeds to the Friends to buy equipment for our hospital. (Don't pick cake to give up for Lent.) #cakesale #fridayboost #tastyfundraising
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Thank you to @wincantonplc for having our Friends of WHH charity collection box at their IBF office. Running a sweetie raffle with it is a great idea. Thanks Tallulah! #supportyourlocalhospital #fundraising #loveasmileypic
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Thank you to Helen and @Natwest Ashford and Tenterden staff for supplying us two massive bags of items for Kim's Boxes (boxes for emergency period supplies for staff). We're going to roll out to other wards soon. #kimsboxes #periodpoverty #valuenhsstaff #localsupport #natwest
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