July 13th 2010: Claire Perry fighting our corner in Westminster Hall: Click here to see.

July 8th 2010: Staff crisis forces Marlborough hospital to shut half its beds … Follow story in Gazette & Herald

July 7th 2010: The first Friends Coffee Morning in The Sun Inn was a great success. Brian and Jenny Ward get the prize for travelling the furthest – they came all the way from Chingford by train and bus – that’s real dedication!  Brian had a great time talking to other Friends about his memories of being a patient in Savernake in 1954 – he was admitted the same month as Deirdre Rix started working at the hospital so the two had plenty to talk about!

Thanks to Sarah at The Sun for baking such delicious cakes for us – next Coffee Morning is the first Tuesday in August and we’ll take along some History Files again for anyone who would like to have a read or indeed add to the memories as Brian has done – click here to see his story

March 1st 2010: Shop now open

January 14th 2010: The ashes of Matron Blackwell have today been laid to rest in the grounds of the hospital she served and loved so well.  A Magnolia tree was planted in remembrance of her by the Friends and a Camellia by the name of “Mabel Blackwell” will also be planted in Spring.

January 8th 2010: Space was set aside for a shop when the hospital was rebuilt in 2005 but the Friends of Savernake Hospital held back until the result was known of a judicial review in the High Court last summer which upheld the closure of the Minor Injuries Unit and day hospital. Click here to read more >