A Scunthorpe hospice shares memories of the Queen
In 2002 Lindsey Lodge Hospice welcomed Queen Elizabeth II accompanied by Prince Philip to officially open a new unit
Last updated 15th Sep 2022
Staff at a hospice is Scunthorpe are feeling the sadness of the Queen's passing as they recall her unveiling - a now thriving - Inpatient Unit there. Lindsey Lodge Hospice welcomed her majesty accompanied by Prince Philip in 2002, to officially open a new unit and reveal a plaque to mark the occasion.
Lindsey Lodge Hospice welcomed the Queen to the official opening of as new Inpatient Unit. After having only been open for 10 years, her majesty arrived in 2002 accompanied by Prince Philip to the Scunthorpe area. Whilst there, she unveiled- the now thriving - Inpatient Care Unit and revealed a plaque to mark the occasion.
The Deputy Chief Executive, Tom Moody says it will forever be cherished:
"It'll never be removed. It's pride of place in our Inpatient Unit. I think it's a conversation piece on every single tour that I do, because, you know, it's a significant thing, and probably even more now than ever before, that a part of her service, a very very small part of it was spent making a very big part of our history."
Further, Mr Moody added that some staff members still recall the events on the day including what the Queen wore:
"We have got a couple members of staff that are still here, one of them is our matron Karen, who has been here 23-24 years. She remembers that, remembers it well and she was sharing some stories with me, about little things, like they had a little sweepstake about what colours she was gonna wear and stuff like that.
"So I think they all remember it very fondly, and I think what they've all said is… How interested. Genuine. Down to earth she was, for the Queen. I think you all have this illusion that this person is gonna be, you know, you're not sure what you're gonna get, but I think they all said, they were just amazed by how humble and interested and well informed she was.
"She knew what she was doing and she knew why she was there, and the importance and significance of that moment, and she took it very seriously. I think that's why she's been held in such high regard for so long now, because I think that sentiment really stayed with the organisation."
The hospice will be screening the funeral for those in the Inpatient Unit that require 24 hour care, but the rest of the hospice will be closed out of respect of her majesty'd funeral. A window display at the shop can be seen however.
The organisation has also published an announcement online that their Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving has been postponed:
"In respect of the national mourning period following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, we have taken the decision to postpone our Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving which was set to take place on Sunday 18 September. We apologise to anyone who was planning to attend the service and will share further details of the rescheduled date soon. Thank you for your understanding."