Francis House: Big congratulations for turning 30!
![Came across this Francis House booklet sent to me by @FrancisHouseCH because of my involvement over the last eighteen years of fundraising, with my good friend Jim Nicholas. The Hospice was first conceived by Sister Aloysius and Fr Mulheran, now run by the architect and Pastor David Ireland.](https://www.jimmycricket.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/francis_house.jpg)
Sister Aloysius and Fr Thomas Mulheran set up the Rainbow Family Trust in the early 1990s as a charity.
They were concerned about the lack of palliative care for the families of children with a short-life expectancy.
The late Diana, Princess of Wales, officially opened the seven-bedroom Francis House in November 1991.
Read a timeline of the history of the hospice’s history here
Also see: Francis House benefits from Rochdale ‘jam’ night
To celebrate its anniversary, the hospice is asking supporters, staff, volunteers and families to share their favourite memory.
Also read: Francis House: 18 years of fundraising for hospice