St Mary’s is proud to share that the St Mary’s Living Well Centre, Barrow-in-Furness has won Charity of the Year in the 2019 E3 Business Awards, held at the University of Bolton Stadium on Thursday 11th July 2019. St Mary’s Living Well Centre has been thoughtfully designed to create a community space where people living …
As part of our 30th anniversary celebrations we wanted to show our appreciation to the people of Millom and district for their support by creating a ‘place to reflect’ in their town. Working with Millom Town Council we agreed to place a “Memory Stone” as a new addition to the existing standing stones at the …
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 …
The Joint Cumbrian Hospices conference is back on Friday 4th October. This year it focuses on Breathe More Easily: How to Manage Breathlessness in Palliative Care. To view the conference leaflet please click here Booking is via St Johns Hospice this year. booking forms are here
Ørsted’s ‘Love your Home’ ethos is put into full force for St Mary’s Hospice St Mary’s Hospice has teamed up with Ørsted, the global leader in offshore wind, to roll out fundraising activities to mark the hospice’s 30th anniversary. As the official sponsor of this milestone year, Ørsted will support a series of events over …
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 …
Inspired by the moving online video series ‘humans of New York’ where over the course of 3-4 years over 1200 people were interviewed on the streets of New York; last year we set out to capture the ‘humans of the hospice’. Our first video ‘tales from my holidays by Carole Pidduck’ released in April and …
Local charity St Mary’s Hospice will be celebrating the difference volunteers make to their organisation and thanking them for all their time and dedication during this year’s Volunteers’ Week, which runs from 1-7 June. Volunteers at St Mary’s Hospice will be celebrating along with staff at a celebratory afternoon tea and coffee morning to mark …
We have some new courses starting at our Living Well Centre in Barrow. If you’d like to find out more please ring the Living Well Centre on 01229 444407 and talk to Steph.
Gary Rushworth is an experienced long-distance walker and fundraiser, but he has set himself, and his nephew Andrew Thompson, a new challenge this summer. Having completed the Keswick to Barrow a grand total of 9 times, as well as several Wainwright routes, all for good causes, Gary has set his sights on a new goal. …
