FOREST Holme Hospice have been providing specialist palliative care in Poole for 25 years and have marked the occasion with a host of fundraising activities.

Forest Holme is part of Poole Hospital and is located just a short distance away from the main building.

The centre got its name from the Victorian house that originally stood on the site.

The unit was dedicated by the late Roy Castle OBE on July 3. 1993, and then officially opened by the Lady Romsey on January 9, 1995.