Island Life Magazine Ltd October/November 2011 | Page 40

ISLAND LIFE

Is it time to update your will?
It is so easy to make a Will and
then forget about it, even though it
probably needs updating from time
to time.
Lives and circumstances
change; people move homes, new
grandchildren arrive, and charities
that are supported may change.
Solicitors recommend Wills are
updated every five years or so to
ensure they reflect exactly what
people want to happen after they
have gone.
So throughout October the Earl
Mountbatten Hospice has arranged
for a panel of solicitors on the
Island to write or update Wills and
give £100 of their fees for free, in
return for anyone making a £50
donation to help patient care at
the Hospice - so a saving of at least
£50.

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There is absolutely no condition
that anyone has to leave anything
in their Will to the Hospice. They
are free to decide how they want
to share their estate. Obviously the
Hospice is dependent on everyone’s
generosity to keep providing care to
the Island now and in the years to
come. Indeed, in the years ahead,
there will be more elderly people on
the Island and the Hospice will not
just be looking after cancer-sufferers
but a variety of other life-shortening
conditions.
If anyone is interested in taking
advantage of this offer to make or
update their Will during ‘Hospice
Make a Will’ month this October,
they should contact Hospice
Fundraising on 01983 528989 and
they will be sent a leaflet with all
the details.