The first Hospice of St Francis shop opens in Abbots Langley on 27th February 1999 and sets a precedent for more shops in Bovingdon, Highfield in Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted, Chesham and St Albans The Hospice of St Francis was founded in 1979, and employed its first nurse in 1980 We are a member of the Association of Charity Shops and operate under their Code of Charity Retailing so you are assured that we maximise the value from any donations you make and undertake to meet our statutory obligations We work every day to make this mission a reality Many of our patients have cancer but we also look after patients with heart disease, lung disease, kidney disease and neurological disease, as well as cancer