Ramsdens, the popular currency exchange provider and financial services business, has launched a new initiative to encourage shoppers to transform their unwanted and unused foreign currency into much needed funds for local charities. The Loose Change initiative will see each of Ramsdens’s 157 stores across the country introduce an unwanted currency collection point. Throughout the …
We are thrilled with the response to our tree recycling scheme this year – with 500 trees and £5,450 donated, this is a huge increase from last year and a flying start to 2020’s fundraising efforts. It would not be possible without the support of our corporate and community volunteers that give up their time …
St Mary’s Hospice have some truly amazing supporters – but Claire Noble from Barrow is prepared to go to put herself though (some peoples’ idea of) hell in order to raise money for a cause close to her heart. In her own words, Claire shares her remarkable story here: “St Mary’s hospice is an awesome …
L to R – Paula, Helen, Adele, Rhonda, Kim, Carol This year the nurses at St Mary’s Hospice in Ulverston have chosen to donate food to the Barrow food bank rather than sending Christmas cards. The In-patient unit staff came up with the idea and shared it amongst staff who also added to the donations. …
We are delighted to welcome the lucky winner of our annual Christmas raffle – James Benson from Barrow. Congratulations James, what a lovely surprise just before Christmas! James is pictured with St Mary’s Clare Shields who added: “Thank you to everyone who took part in our Autumn raffle and helped us raise vital funds our …
The Hospice UK Awards – supported by The National Garden Scheme – and now in their ninth year, seek to recognise the huge contribution that both inspiring individuals and innovative programmes have made to hospice and end of life care in local communities across the UK. St Mary’s Hospice has been awarded the Innovation in …
While the Inpatient Unit has been temporarily suspended, St Mary’s clinical team have allocated more hours to increase the amount of care in the community, to be able to continue to meet people’s needs: Val Stangoe, St Mary’s Chief Exec: “The number of people in our community who need access to palliative and end of …
Trustees Week: 4-8th November 2019 It’s Trustees Week – a national week celebrating our trustees! “Trustees are the people in charge of a charity. They help to make the UK the sixth most giving country in the world. They play a vital role, volunteering their time and working together to make important decisions about the …
Since we announced the suspension of admission to our hospice beds St Mary’s Hospice has been continuing to deliver a wide range of services to support our community. Our commitment to reopening our hospice inpatient beds has led to an international recruitment campaign seeking medical staff with the skills we need. Here’s the latest update …
We are working hard to help fill the vital doctor role at St Mary’s to help re-open our temporarily suspended Inpatient Unit. Our senior management team shared on BBC Radio and in local media that we are ‘cautiously optimistic’ that we will be able to fill a senior palliative care position which will allow St …
