Willen Hospice and MK Dons offer free Valentine’s Day tickets to support local care

We have come together with MK Dons to create the perfect match this Valentine’s Day. Alongside the Dons we are offering fans free tickets to the their home game, with the chance to donate to our life-changing care for the community. 

This special matchday on Saturday 14 February, when the Dons take on Newport County, invites everyone in Milton Keynes to show their love for their football club and their local hospice. It also marks the start of a new partnership between us and the Dons this season.  

Complimentary seats in Community Corner are available now through our website for supporters and up to three loved ones. While booking tickets, you will have the opportunity to make a voluntary donation to support our care for local people affected by life-limiting illness. 

Nigel Birch, our Commercial Manager, said,

“We’re incredibly grateful to MK Dons for choosing Willen Hospice as one of their charity partners for the 2025/26 season. Partnerships like this are crucial in helping us raise funds and raise awareness of our care and the difference it makes to our patients and their families. This matchday is a fantastic opportunity for the community to come together for a fun day out, cheer on the Dons and make a real difference to local hospice care.” 

Just before Christmas, Dons players and coaching staff visited our Hospice to understand more about how our expert teams support local people. Head Coach Paul Warne and players including Aaron Collins and Kane Wilson met several of those receiving round-the-clock care in the In-Patient Unit. During the visit, the Dons also joined staff for an interactive ball game in our state-of-the-art Immersive room.   

Tickets are available to book now and we encourage you to book early to avoid disappointment. Information on how to donate is provided at the point of booking. 

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Each entry costs just £1.

You must be 18 years or over to play our Lottery. If you are buying tickets as a gift, the recipient must also be over 18.

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You will be sent your own unique Willen Hospice Lottery draw number(s). These are the numbers that are entered into the draw each week. Every Friday, (or closest working day if it’s a bank holiday) the winning numbers are selected at random by computer and prizes are mailed to winners automatically. You can also check the winning numbers each week on our website or see the winning numbers displayed in our retail shops.

If paying for a set number of weeks, we will send you a reminder two weeks before your subscription expires, so that you can renew if you wish. When renewing, please quote your Membership Number.

If you selected to make a recurring payment this will keep running until cancelled and will keep your lottery membership in credit, so that you don’t have to worry about renewing. You can cancel your recurring payment at any time by contacting your card provider or bank accordingly. If you choose to cancel your recurring payment we would be grateful if you could also notify the Lottery office so that we can amend our records.

If you purchased a Lottery subscription as a gift we will send the gift card to you, or directly to the recipient (as specified in your order). The gift card will give details of the unique number(s) entered into the draw and the number of weeks entered.

You and your recipient must be 18 years or over.

You will be given an opportunity to supply your own address as well as the named recipient’s details and to choose when and how they receive the tickets as a gift.

You can purchase a gift as a one off or as a subscription.

You can choose the start date of the gift.

We have a selection of gift cards for you to choose from. There is no additional cost for the gift cards.

Prizes available:

1st prize: £1,000, 2nd prize: £100, 3rd prize: £50, 4th prize: £50, plus 20 prizes of £10, rollover increases by £200 weekly to a maximum prize of £5,000.

Chances of winning: in 2019/20 there were, on average, 8,152 lottery players per week

If you win the main prize, we will try to contact you by phone to let you know. Always be sure to check your numbers on our Results page each week or in one of our shops. If you have bought your ticket in a shop, please get in contact. You will have six months to claim your prize.

If you have any queries, please speak to a member of the Willen Hospice Lottery team on 01908 303065 or email lottery@willen-hospice.org.uk   Address: Lottery Office, The Well, Newport Road, Willen, Milton Keynes, MK15 9AA

The regular donations we receive from our loyal Lottery players help us to future-proof our Hospice, whilst also giving us a chance to give back to you, our amazing supporters.

When the pandemic hit, we had to cancel or postpone our fundraising events and close our shops for months on end, but alongside our regular givers, our Lottery gave us the financial security we needed.

A huge THANK YOU to all of our Lottery players, past, present and future, for helping us to be there for local families.

Responsible Person: Nigel Birch.

Effective from 17 May 2024, Nigel Birch will be the name responsible person for Willen Hospice Lottery, and is registered with the Gambling Commission.

The responsible person from 17 February 2022 to 17 May 24 was Mark Rawlins and will therefore remain on all pre-exisiting printed stock until the expiry date or stock levels have depleted. All other information remains the same.

Promoter: Willen Hospice Ventures Ltd, Milton Road, Willen Village, Milton Keynes, MK15 9AB.

All net proceeds donated by deed of covenant to Willen Hospice (registered charity number 270194).

Registered with the Gambling Commission (www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk) under the Gambling Act 2005.

Willen Hospice is a member of the Hospice Lotteries Association.

We are committed to using Lotteries to fundraise in a responsible way, encourage responsible gambling and access to support if needed. Gambleaware and Gamcare provide support if required.

Willen Hospice Ventures Limited is licensed and regulated in Great Britain by the Gambling Commission under account number 4988

Before placing your entry, please read our Lottery Terms And Conditions 2021

On average our Lottery gives Willen Hospice around £263,000. You can feel good knowing that in 2019/2020 52% of every £1 went directly towards providing patient care. The remaining 48% went towards direct and indirect running costs, including the prizes. In 2019/2020 we gave out over £95,000 in prizes across our weekly Lottery, Grand Draws and Scratchcards. We consistently review our costs to keep them as low as possible.

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