Millom shop led by manager June Mckeown and her fantastic volunteers hosted an extremely successful coffee morning on Saturday 23rd November in the guide hall in Millom. Included in the items for sale were Christmas decorations, new goods, cakes and a tombola. Ahead of the event a cake made by Wendy Newton which was raffled …
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 …
Don’t miss out on your chance to win £2,500 in our anniversary raffle. Tickets are only £1 each. 1st Prize £2,500 2nd Prize £1,000 3rd Prize Our Rollover 4th Prize £200 5th Prize £100 Plus 10 cash prizes of £20 Closing date Friday 22nd November 2019 Draw Date Friday 29th November 2019 Players must be …
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 …
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, …
‘This is what it takes to provide hospice care, and this is what it takes to pay for it all.’ Hospice Care Week is an annual week of activity to raise the profile of hospice care across the UK. Each year we hold a week of celebration and action, which helps to change people’s perceptions …
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 …
