People being offered the chance to make a will in return for a donation to Eden Valley Hospice and Jigsaw, Cumbria’s Children’s Hospice.
The charity’s Make a Will Month starts tomorrow and people can visit a participating solicitor to help back the charity.
It is up to each individual how much to donate but as a guide the charity suggests £130 for a single basic will, £200 for a pair of basic mirror wills and £40 for a codicil.
Gifts in wills, often referred to as legacies, are important to the hospice and are a major source of income for the charity each year.
In 2020, 32 per cent of the charity’s income came from gifts in wills.
Clare Sweeney, the charity’s interim individual giving and legacies manager, said: “This is your opportunity to secure your family’s future whilst also helping the incredible team here at the hospice to continue to provide care, love and support to adults and young people with life limiting illnesses in our community. No matter how large or small your gift is, it will help support local people with life limiting illnesses.
“We’d like to thank all the solicitors who are taking part this year, without whom important initiatives like this could not happen.”
To take part, choose from the list of participating solicitors, call the number provided and ask to book an appointment as part of Eden Valley Hospice and Jigsaw’s Make a Will Month. Legal professionals will guide people through the process, following their wishes and provide them with a new will or codicil. Appointments will be allocated by each firm on a first-come-first-served basis.
The full list of participating solicitors are:
- Atkinson Ritson – Carlisle 01228 525221
- Atkinson Ritson- Wigton 01697 343241
- Kilvington Solicitors – Kirkby Stephen 01768 371495
- Wragg Mark-Bell Ltd – Carlisle 01228 510077
- Arnold Greenwood Solicitors – Kendal 01539 751646
- Bendles Solicitors – Carlisle 01228 522215
- Bendles Solicitors – Wigton 016973 42121
