Insurer’s support for Beaumond House Hospice Care helps build community resilience

An insurance agency has donated more than £6,000 to a Newark-based charity.

NFU Mutual Agents and their staff at the Newark agency recently nominated Beaumond House Hospice Care to receive a donation of £6,379 from NFU Mutual’s national £1.92million Agency Giving Fund.

Andrew Smith, senior agent at the NFU Mutual Newark Agency, said: “NFU Mutual has been a champion of rural communities the length and breadth of the UK for over 110 years, and the Agency Giving Fund champions local causes that are working day and night to change people’s lives and give hope for a better future.

"We are extremely proud to have nominated Beaumond House Hospice Care for this donation and are delighted to be able to support the vital contribution they make to our community.”

The leading rural insurer launched the fund, now in its third year, to help front line charities across the country.

The Agency Giving Fund forms part of NFU Mutual’s £3.25m funding pledge for both local and national charities in 2022, to help tackle the ongoing effects of the pandemic and assist with recovery.

To ensure these donations reach all corners of the UK and are directed where they’re needed most, NFU Mutual’s Agents, with over 295 offices nationwide, have been given the opportunity to nominate local charities to receive a share of the fund.

This donation has enabled Beaumond House Hospice Care to continue their vital work.

Beaumond House has been committed to providing supportive palliative care to patients and their families living in Newark and district since 1987. They have four in-patient beds for people with palliative care needs, day therapy, as well as the hospice at home service providing compassionate support in the community.

Cathy Lowe and Andrea Ward of Beaumond House said: “We want to thank the Newark agency of NFU Mutual so much for nominating our charity to receive a donation from the NFU Mutual Agency Giving Fund. Your contribution will make such a considerable difference to the care we can offer our patients ­— people facing very real health and emotional challenges.”