The Keswick to Barrow and Coniston to Barrow walks are back on Saturday 13th May! Keswick to Barrow (K2B) The K2B is a 40 mile walk from Legburthwaite Keswick, and traveling through Thirlmere, Dunmail Raise, Grasmere, Elterwater, The Langdales, Coniston, Nibthwaite, Lowick, Kirkby Moor, Marton, Dalton-in-Furness to the finishes at Hawcoat Park Sports Club Barrow-in-Furness. …
Ghouls just wanna have fun! Stollers’ spook-tacular soiree smashes £20k for St Mary’s Hospice A Halloween party organised by Barrow-based furniture store Stollers’ raised more than £20k for St Mary’s Hospice. The event, which took place in Ulverston’s Coronation Hall, welcomed more than 200 guests, with a huge array of costumes. Lee Stoller, who leads …
Thank you to everyone that contributed to this years Light Up A Life services. This year we held our services at St Mary’s Parish Church, Church Walk, Ulverston, St Paul’s C of E Church Hawcoat Lane, Barrow-In-Furness, Cartmel Priory Priest Lane, Grange-Over-Sands. We would like to thank the venues for allowing us to host our …
Unfortunately due to a Covid outbreak at St Mary’s Hospice we have had to cancel the last of our Light up a Life services scheduled to take place at Cartmel Priory this Sunday. We never like to cancel any of our events, but in this instance the safety of our participants and staff is paramount. …
A tree-mendous way to raise funds. As people around the region prepare for Christmas, St Mary’s Hospice is offering a way to ensure the gift giving doesn’t end on the big day. They’ve launched their annual tree recycling scheme, which helps local people get rid of their trees and has the added benefit of generating …
You could win £2,500 in our Autumn Raffle! Or you could win one of 14 other cash prizes in our hospice’s Autumn Raffle. Every year, St Mary’s Hospice cares for patients and their loved ones across our community. Did you know that 8 out of every 10 patients we care for are funded via voluntary …
Well done to Ricky who has just successfully completed the Lands’ End to John O’ Groats Challenge, by walking 874 miles this year. Ricky has timed this challenge to finish on 16th October which is his late wife – Marie’s birthday, and marks 2 years since Marie was admitted to St Mary’s on her birthday, …
“WE only get one chance to get it right…you need to do the best for them” is the mantra Lauren McKenny, a sister at St Mary’s Hospice, lives by. And for the hundreds of families who’ve been fortunate to have Lauren take care of a loved one in their final days, her approach and dedication …
Brogan is part of our fantastic team on St Mary’s In-Patient Unit. Brogan, 26, recently graduated from University after completing her FdSc Nursing Associate Degree, having started at St Mary’s as a health care assistant. She said: “It was really hard work, but I’m proud of myself. I wouldn’t have got through it without the …
We believe that everyone, no matter who they are, where they are, and why they are ill, gets the quality end of life care they deserve. Hospice Care Week runs from 10 – 14 October. It’s a chance to celebrate the value of support, of care and of what matters to us at the end …
