Developer donates funds to Cransley Hospice in North Northamptonshire.

Persimmon Homes Midlands donated £5,000 to Cransley Hospice Trust through its Community Champions initiative, supporting the hospice's care and bereavement and memory projects.

Persimmon Homes Midlands has donated £5,000 to Cransley Hospice Trust through its Community Champions initiative. Cransley Hospice is a Kettering-based charity that provides specialist palliative and end-of-life care for people across North Northamptonshire. The hospice launched the Hummingbird Bereavement Service in summer 2025 and began the Memory Box project in 2022. Those services aim to support patients, families and children dealing with loss and to help create positive memories. Key details: - Donor: Persimmon Homes Midlands donated £5,000 under its Community Champions initiative. - Recipient: Cransley Hospice Trust, based in Kettering, which provides specialist palliative and end-of-life care in North Northamptonshire. - Bereavement and memory work: The Hummingbird Bereavement Service launched in summer 2025 and the Memory Box project began in 2022 to help children process grief. - Local responses: Olivia Bonner, the hospice's Trusts and Foundation Community Fundraiser, said the donation will boost support for patients, families and friends. - Donor statement: Guy Summerill, Deputy Managing Director at Persimmon Homes Midlands, said the gift reflects the company’s interest in supporting communities where it builds. Summary: The £5,000 donation will support Cransley Hospice Trust’s care and its bereavement and memory initiatives, helping patients and families served by the hospice. Undetermined at this time.