# Hospice launches free online & telephone Wills service

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/05/26/hospice-launches-free-online-telephone-wills-service/
- Published: 2020-05-26T07:59:57+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Lincolnshire based St Barnabas Hospice is running its annual Make a Will Month
scheme virtually this May, to help supporters plan for the future during the pandemic
and while isolating.**

Statistics show that Will enquiries in the UK have increased during the coronavirus
pandemic, with The Law Society reporting a 30% increase on the usual requests to
create Wills at the end of March. Legal firms have also reported a rise in enquiries
as more people seek to ensure their affairs are in order.

This month’s [St Barnabas Hospice’s](https://stbarnabashospice.co.uk/) ‘Make a Will
Month’ enables St Barnabas supporters to make a basic Will virtually and free of
charge. Local solicitors from Dale & Co., Roythornes, and Sills & Betteridge are
helping supporters make their Will via telephone appointments and providing answers
to any questions they might have.

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For online Wills, the hospice has teamed up with [Guardian Angel](https://guardianangel.network/)
to give supporters the chance to make their Will online in around 15-30 minutes.

 

> As a part of Make a Will Month this May, we are offering you a FREE online and
> telephone Will service. 📱📞
> It's quick, easy and as secure as a face-to-face solicitor appointment. [@DaleAndCoLaw](https://twitter.com/DaleAndCoLaw?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw),
> [@roythornes](https://twitter.com/roythornes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw), [@sillslegal](https://twitter.com/sillslegal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw),
> [@GAngel_Network](https://twitter.com/GAngel_Network?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [https://t.co/mqN7ut8xBP](https://t.co/mqN7ut8xBP)
> [pic.twitter.com/J71WGfP1yZ](https://t.co/J71WGfP1yZ)
> — St Barnabas Hospice (@StBarnabasLinc) [May 11, 2020](https://twitter.com/StBarnabasLinc/status/1259800527744970752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

Jenny Peake, Supporter Engagement Manager at St Barnabas Hospice, said:

> “Since we re-launched our Make a Will Month scheme in 2018, it has supported so
> many people to start planning for the future. Although we are in the middle of
> a pandemic, we recognise that it is now more important than ever for our supporters
> to sort out their life admin and make sure things are in place for their family,
> friends and even beloved pets.
> “Normally we would offer face-to-face appointments with local solicitor firms,
> but this just isn’t possible because of lockdown. We would like to thank our three
> solicitor partners for adapting to help us keep the scheme running.
> “I am also really excited that the Hospice will be providing free online Wills
> for the first time in history. This opens up the service to those who struggle
> to attend appointments during working hours, and particularly our incredible key
> workers with varying shift patterns.”

When the Make a Will Month scheme re-launched in 2018 with new branding, it saw 
a 300% increase in people signing up to make their Will and leave a gift to the 
hospice. The success led to it winning Digital Campaign of the Year at the 2019 
Lincolnshire Technology and Innovation Awards.

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