The window for ordering memory stars for the event on Thursday, 28 November 2024, has now closed.
The “Light Up A Life” Service is a chance for staff, patients, families, friends and our community to come together to remember and celebrate the lives of lost loved ones.
Gateshead Health Charity will be holding its second “Light Up A Life” Service on Thursday 28 November 2024 at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead.
The event will start at 5.10pm.
Event schedule
5.10pm: Attendees gather for tea/coffee and cake/Trust Choir
5.20pm: Welcome by Trudie Davies, CEO, Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
5.25pm: Lights turn on
5.30pm: Trust Choir
5.35pm: Remembrance Service with reading from Gareth Rowlands, Lead Chaplain
5.40pm: Trust Choir
5.45pm: Reading by Paul Nicol, Chaplain
5.50pm: Trust Choir
5.55pm: Thank you from Kris Mackenzie, Director of Finance and Digital and Executive Lead for Gateshead Health Charity
6.00pm: Event closes
Thank you all for purchasing in memory stars which will be placed on our Christmas tree for the lights switch on and you will also have the opportunity to see our online memorial tribute on the night.
Please remember to wrap up warm as this is an outdoor event and we look forward to seeing you at this year’s Light Up A Life Remembrance Event.
Our aim is to continue this tradition of bringing together our Gateshead community by holding the service at our very own Christmas tree outside the Emergency Care Centre entrance at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital which is open to all of our community.
As part of the event, we will also light up the Trust festive decorations to symbolise the happiness our loved ones brought to us and help us to celebrate their lives.
All in attendance will be invited for a hot drink and cake prior to the service, and a chance to see an exhibition of work from the Gateshead Camera Club.
We look forward to seeing you there!