The Trustees of Diana Princess of Wales Care at Home Trust have presented a cheque for ?10,000 to Hospice Isle of Man as their most recent contribution towards the cost of providing the hospice at home service. At an event which also marked the retirement of Dick Horsnell after eight years as a trustee, the cheque was handed over to Hospice Chairman Sir Miles Walker CBE. Settled in 1998 by Don & Ali Westacott in fond memory of the Princess to provide hospice at home services in the Isle of Man, Dick Horsnell volunteered to become involved in 2003. Chairman of the Trust Ron Spencer said: “Dick has been indefatigable in his efforts on behalf of the Trust, most notably holding ‘open house’ for the visits of the Red Arrows during TT as well as driving forward new fund-raising initiatives in efforts to help the Trust finance the hospice at home service.” Sir Miles, in thanking the Trust for the cheque, paid tribute to Dick and Anna Horsnell’s generosity of spirit and irrepressible good humour which had contributed so much towards many years’ financial support and he too wished to record the debt that Hospice Isle of Man owed to the Diana Care at Home Trust and to Dick and Anna. Dick fondly recalled meeting the Princess at a Hospice in Chelmsford, Essex which he himself had been instrumental in setting up and remembered how she had “lit up” the room and as a consequence he had been a fan ever since. He wished the Trust well in the future and noted that the Trust had an excellent team of honorary Trustees and was sure that they would continue to prove a valuable resource in helping to meet the cost of the care at home service. www.hospiceathome.im ENDS