KEMP could not continue without the generosity of fund-raisers, who organise events ranging from coffee mornings to black tie nights.

A sausage and mash evening and sponsored welly walk are among the more unusual events that have been run.

"Then we have got the support that we receive from the corporate sector," said John Fletcher.

Legacies provide a very important part of the income stream. In 2004, Kemp received the largest legacy ever for Kemp - about £700,000 - from a man who lived in Tenbury Wells.

"I don't use the term 'legacy' any more. I say if people think of leaving a 'gift' in their will to their local hospice that might not be any more than they have done during their life."