Publish date: 5 July 2023
On the 5 July the NHS marks its 75th birthday, to mark the occasion up and down the country NHS organisations, clubs and supported will be celebrating by hosting an NHS Big Tea.
The Big Tea is an occasion to celebrate our NHS and a way of saying thank you. It is also a fundraising opportunity for all par-tea-cipants to support the West London NHS Charity, so it can continue to support projects to improve patient environments and staff wellbeing outside of traditional NHS funding.
Do you live or work in West London? Would you like to host a Big Tea party for family, friends, neighbours or colleagues?
The NHS Big Tea
- Decide a place and time on the 5 July
- Bring your brew crew together – family, friends, children, colleagues, pets and host a tea par-tea
- Invi-teas are encouraged to bring tea, cake, scones and sandwiches together for an afternoon tea
- To make it more fun why not arrange a raffle, bake sale, quiz or in keeping with the theme, guess the number of tea bags in the tea pot?
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Take part in the 75 for NHS 75 Challenge
Celebrate your NHS by taking on a challenge! Pick an activity:
- 75 mins of walking
- 75 press ups
- 75 star jumps
- 75 knitting stitches
- 75 skips
You decide!
Pledge to complete it every day for one month. Whether you make it a solo, family/friends or team challenge. Ask your family, friends and colleagues to sponsor you and help raise vital funds for the West London NHS Charity.
Got another fundraising idea? We’d love to hear from you, get in touch by emailing: wl.charity@westlondon.nhs.uk.
Donations
Once you have completed your event you can donate through our just giving page. We've set a fundraising target of £7,500 for our charity.
So what are you waiting for, let’s put the kettle on, bring out the teapots and cake stands, lay out the gingham and let’s make this one memorable afternoon tea party!
Share your tea party stories
Tell us about your lovely tea party and do share your photographs (with consent of course) and email to: communications@westlondon.nhs.uk and we will share them on our social media channels.
Alternatively, you can post on social media with the hashtag #NHSBigTea #teamwestlondon and tagging in @WLCharity on Twitter or @westlondonnhstrust on Instagram and West London NHS Trust on Facebook
Last but not least, don’t forget the teapot!