The charity will also have use of the community space during the peak month of December, with opportunities for the Bluewater team members to volunteer to raise money for the cause.
ellenor, a much-loved local hospice charity, provides specialist palliative care to adults and children living with life-limiting illnesses across Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley and Bexley. From diagnosis onwards, its services include an inpatient ward, hospice-at-home care, and extensive wellbeing support for adults, as well as clinical nursing and respite care for children at home.
Bluewater’s announcement of ellenor as its Charity of the Year coincides with its role as official partner and sponsor of ellenor’s We’re Going on a Bear Hunt Art Trail, set to take place across Dartford in summer 2026. Bluewater will host 20 bears on-site, encouraging guests to explore both the shopping centre’s interior spaces and its 50 acres of award-winning parkland.