A brand new branch of St Mary’s Hospice Shops will have its official opening on Tuesday 8th September at 10am! We are excited to share that the shop will be opening on the site of the former Store 21 in a prime position at Portland Walk, Barrow Town centre, in the heart of our community. …
Just to let you know that our Lottery canvassers will be out and about! Peter will be door to door in the LA13 postcode area from Saturday and Graham is back out in local shops and supermarkets, they have had safe Covid 19 training and are keen to support St Mary’s. Each Lottery player helps …
It is great to see our volunteers coming back to our reception and provide a warm and friendly welcome to St Mary’s. Our volunteer Norma shares her experience: “After weeks of hibernation, the options of daily walks, mask making, reading, Whatsapp chats, decluttering, new recipes, or not, was fairly exhausted. Returning to volunteering felt good, …
If you are looking for a socially distanced and safe way to celebrate the bank holiday weekend in style, FUDSTOCK@HOME 20 have got the answer – you favourite homegrown festival from the comfort of your own home, all to support St Mary’s Hospice! This brilliant and fun packed festival is coming to homes on Saturday …
St Mary’s Hospice is inviting supporters to take part in a virtual Balloons to Remember race. Mel Dixon, St Mary’s Hospice: “Covid-19 has regrettably meant the cancellation of our much loved ‘Walk to Remember’ event this year. We are aware that so many of you join us year on year to have the opportunity to …
From Monday 3rd August, you’ll be able to take advantage of the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme at our Orangery cafe! Every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday throughout August you can receive a fantastic 50% off your bill up to the value of £10 per person. Thanks Boris! So have a treat and fundraise while …
We understand that the current extraordinary circumstances may mean many people are unable to say goodbye to family and friends as they would wish to. We have just held July’s online Remembrance and Reflection service in a hope to provide a space to remember and reflect. This is shared live through our closed facebook group. …
Walking is a great way to move more and can help boost energy, your fitness and mood. We are holding a walk every Monday at 10.30am setting off from our Living Well Centre on Duke Street in Barrow. Discover more of your local area, meet new people and enjoy being outdoors! Just call Anne to …
COVID has brought unexpected death across our community leaving many grieving. This series of videos from St Mary’s Hospice aims to help you support those you know who have lost someone. Being bereaved can be a lonely time, and isolation can make it more difficult. St Mary’s is here for our community. Here’s how you …
This is Cath enjoying her challenge this week to take part in 20 minutes of exercise. She joined the chair based yoga session accessed through our online Living well and staying connected group and is staying active! Lockdown meant she was not moving as much and Cath said she was starting to notice the effects. …
