St Mary’s Hospice supporters have generated almost £80,000 this year by saving in the charity’s account with Furness Building Society. The building society makes an annual payment to St Mary’s from its own funds – not the savers’ money – which is based on the total balances in the accounts; so the more supporters save, …
St Mary’s relies on the community it serves – we can’t exist without it. Local businesses play a vital role in supporting St Mary’s, including Stollers Furniture World. Stollers selected St Mary’s Hospice as its Charity of the Year to benefit from an inspiring range of community initiatives and events. Trading since 1905, Stollers is …
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A HOSPICE chief who last week announced the temporary suspension of inpatient unit admissions is to hit the road for a series of public consultation sessions. Val Stangoe said that a shortage of senior doctors in palliative care had forced the senior team at St Mary’s Hospice in Ulverston to make the difficult decision. Now …
Hospice announces the temporary suspension of inpatient admissions THE chief executive of St Mary’s Hospice in Ulverston, Cumbria, has today announced a temporary suspension of admissions to inpatient beds. Val Stangoe delivered the news to staff this morning, explaining the reason for the decision, which was driven by a shortage of specialist doctors. The hospice …
A group of hard working and talented NCS students have worked with our Community Engagement Manager Anne Atkinson and Fundraising Team to create a video. The students called: Team Sunflower – the sunflower a symbol of hospice care – donated their time, skills and creating to share the challenge of how much St Mary’s needs …
More than 850 people joined St Mary’s Walk to Remember on Friday night and their efforts look set to raise more than £45,000! We are celebrating our 30th anniversary year with our biggest ever number of supporters taking part in the Walk to Remember, with a whopping 850+ taking part!! On Friday 5th July, hundreds …
HRH The Earl of Wessex visited staff, volunteers and community groups on Thursday 13th June at St Mary’s Living Well Centre, Barrow-in-Furness to officially open the vital centre. St Mary’s Living Well Centre provides a space for the hospice and other local organisations to provide a range of free activities and services, enabling more people …
We are excited to share that St Mary’s Walk to Remember is back on Friday 5th July in our anniversary year! The Walk to Remember event is open to everyone aged 8 and up and is a ten mile fundraising walk that starts at Ulverston Leisure Centre at 8pm and finishes at Furness Academy. The …
St Mary’s continues to look forward, delivering our vision of unsurpassed care to patients and families across South Cumbria. But it’s important never to lose sight of our past. Here we remember the hard work, generosity and dedication of those who came before, generations handing on the Hospice stronger than they found it. This is …
