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    Light Up A Life

    This moving event is an opportunity for you to honour someone special. Please join us as we switch on the lights of our tree with each one shining in memory and celebration of those we have loved.
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    Light up a Life

    Light Up A Life is one of our main memorial events of the year. It also raises thousands of pounds to fund end-of-life patient care and family support in our community.

    It is an opportunity to celebrate the lives of those we want to remember together. Each year our beautiful memorial tree outside North London Hospice in Finchley is lit up with a thousand lights, each one sponsored in celebration of someone special.

    Details for 2027's event will be announced later in the year. Keep an eye on this page for further information.

    Young North London Hospice patient Jake with his mum Bal and nurses at his bedside hi res image

    Light up a Life donations help us care for more patients like Jake, a 22-year-old Arsenal superfan and sports enthusiast, who was staying on our Inpatient Unit during last year’s Light Up A Life and watched the event alongside his family and friends.

    Jake’s mum, Bal, told us: "Jake’s favourite time of year was Christmas and even though there was so much sadness at what ended up being his last with us, it felt incredibly important to come together and appreciate the camaraderie and warmth of everyone around us.".

    While everyone’s grief is their own, events such as Light Up A Life are a reminder that not only are you not alone, but that in the hospice there is a connection built from loss, but sustained by compassion. Bal - Mum of Jake

    Contact our team

    For additional information about our Light Up A Life event or to find out more about the service we provide at North London Hospice, please email lightupalife@northlondonhospice.co.uk or call 020 8446 2288.

    We look forward to sharing this special event with you.