Father’s plea amid Huddersfield Forget Me Not Hospice financial deficit

He continued: “The thought of all the good stuff that’s left being snatched away because someone can’t see the benefit of not looking after places like this is heartbreaking.

“If this place isn’t here when the time comes I don’t know what we’re going to do.”

The hospice said the planned redundancies amounted to about a tenth of its workforce.

Gareth Pierce, its chief executive, said: “As a result of rising staff and energy costs, uncertainty over future statutory funding and a tough year for fundraising and in our shops, we face a real term gap in our finances of £1m.

“We need to take action now to protect our future and ensure we can continue to be here for the local families who need us.”