Dame Judi Dench paints watercolour to aid hospice
The award-winning actress is raising money for a hospice that helps people in Sussex and Surrey
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A watercolour painted by Dame Judi Dench has helped raise funds for a local hospice that is struggling financially.
The Oscar-winning actress' painting of a Scottish landscape - titled Early Sunset Wester Ross - was used to create 拢150 hand-signed prints.
The artworks are being sold in aid of the St Catherine's Hospice in Crawley, which provides end-of-life care in Sussex and Surrey.
"I am thrilled," said Dame Judi. "All the money raised from these limited-edition prints will help provide care for local people."
The hospice recently announced it needed to save 拢1.5 million and may have to cut jobs in order to secure its future due to a funding shortfall.
Dame Judi is a long-term resident of Outwood in Surrey, which sits in the hospice's catchment area.
The centre cares for around 2,500 people living with a terminal or life-limiting illness every year.
It costs around 拢12.4 million a year to run the facility, of which less than a third comes from the NHS.
The rest is raised through the support and donations of the local community.
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