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Page of the FSMR site.
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LOROS (The Leicestershire and Rutland
Organisation for the Relief of Suffering) is a local charity dedicated to
providing the highest standard of care and support for terminally ill patients
and their families.
This care involves not only
the Hospice but the Day Care Centre, The Counselling Service, Home Care Teams,
Voluntary Sitting Service, Clinics, Spiritual and Religious Care to mention but
some aspects of the work.
It costs LOROS well over £6million, to provide this
care and this amount rises annually, and although nearly half of this sum is
granted to them by by the Leicestershire Health
Authority, it still leaves a staggering £ 4 million
to be raised by the many supporters and volunteers who do so much for LOROS.
The FSMR has been associated
with LOROS ever since the railway first reopened to the public for the
first Stapleford Steam event in the summer of 1995.
As well as the two annual public events, the FSMR raises money in other
ways for LOROS. The occasional "great train robberies" which
sometimes can occur at the SMR, on private invitation days, are also
very entertaining as well as raising money.
Our President and SMR owner, Lady Jennifer Gretton is the current President of LOROS,
Since 1995, the events
which have been held at the SMR along with the many other generous donations
from the FSMR members and others have raised over £35,000 for this worthy cause which has been used
to pay for a dedicated room at the hospice including refurbishment, bed
purchase etc. In Spring 2006, we attended LOROS for the handover of a special electrical
reclining bed.
Lady Gretton feels this to be
"a wonderful achievement".
LOROS
Leicestershire Hospice & Counselling Service,
TEL 0116
2313771
LOROS
Appeals Office,
TEL 0116
2318431