OM SS 2023 WEB 070623

Spring/Summer 2023
Husband and
wife volunteer team
Cathy and Paul Boynton have
been volunteering for Oakhaven for
over 12 years and are an integral
part of the volunteering family here
at Oakhaven.
So, what first made you think about
volunteering at Oakhaven Hospice?
Cathy: ‘When we retired to the New Forest, we
were both keen to do some volunteering, but
separately, so that we would have something
to talk about in the evenings! I have always
thought that the hospice movement has a
great philosophy which is why I approached
Oakhaven’.
Paul: ‘It was Cathy who first introduced me
to Oakhaven. She was already volunteering on
Reception and she mentioned a new scheme
called Neighbours and thought it would suit me’.
Cathy: ‘Yes, I suggested that Paul considered
volunteering for Oakhaven. I had found the
management, support and training offered to
be excellent, so that’s how we both became
Oakhaven volunteers – in separate roles, of
course!’
Cathy (right)
undertaking
her reception
duties on Day
Hospice reception
and Paul (above)
spending time as
a neighbour.
What is your role at Oakhaven and
what does it involve?
Paul: ‘All of my roles are completely
different. With the Neighbours I am
a Team Leader covering the north of
the New Forest. I match people who
have been referred to the scheme with
Neighbour volunteers. I also do a shift in
the Wellbeing Hub in the Coates Centre,
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