Supporters of Demelza Hospice Care for Children have a rare opportunity to bid for one of his iconic butterfly grid prints with diamond dust.

On Saturday April 28^th at a reception at Turner Contemporary Gallery in Margate the print will be auctioned.

For anyone interested but not able to attend bids will be accepted up to 2pm on Saturday April 28th.  For bids contact Sarah Kemsley on sarah.kemsley@demelza.org.uk.

Businessman Colin Thacker who raised £60,000 for Demelza from Music on the Hill was among those to win an award on Friday (March 16^th).

ITN newsreader Julie Etchingham was the host for the fifth annual Demelza Business Awards at the Marriott Tudor Park in Maidstone.

Over 700 people came through the doors of our Sittingbourne hospice on Saturday (March 17^th) to see Demelza’s new facilities as well as browse stalls and enjoy entertainment.

Visitors toured the new facilities including a brand new hydrotherapy pool, teenage bedrooms and ensuite bathrooms as well as existing facilities including the hospice sensory room and soft play area.

TV presenter and Capital Radio breakfast DJ Dave Berry cut a ribbon in the hydrotherapy pool to officially open the new facilities.

He said: "It was a wonderful day, full of happy faces and the shiniest new facilities. It was an honour to cut the ribbon on a day that was only possible due to so much great work from so many great people."

Olympic gold medalist skater and Demelza Vice President Robin Cousins paid a visit to the charity’s hospice in Sittingbourne to see the new facilities.

Robin was taken on a tour of the hospice to see the new hydrotherapy pool, two extra teenage bedrooms and ensuite bathrooms.

A huge thank you to all of our supporters who donated to the Bricks and Water appeal. We are delighted to announce that the appeal is now complete and the building works finished!

We launched our £1.3m appeal back in November 2010 with building works starting in January 2011.

The aim of the project was to update the existing bedrooms used by our young people, add in ensuite bathrooms and create two specific teenage bedrooms.