A team of 6 from the National Nuclear Laboratory are set to tackle the National Three Peaks Challenge in aid of St Mary’s this September Chris Warren, Steven Fisher, David Roberts, Peter Strong, Scott Hillier and Nick Hannon aim to complete climbing the National Three (highest) Peaks within 24hours, self-supported over the 11th / …
Our beautiful 2021 glass heart bauble is now available online, in our shops and also at the The Orangery Cafe & Gift Shop at St Mary’s Hospice Each one is individually handpainted on the inside of the glass. Just imagine painting all of those tiny intricate details! With Forget-me Not flowers on a Wedgewood blue …
The HIIT Company are coming to Barrow to takeover on Sunday 19th of September 11am-2pm! It is going to be AMAZING and all to raise funds for St Mary’s Hospice Local personal trainer Sally Craig has organised this fitness fundraiser with the support of The HIIT Company, fellow instructors and Life Leisure Barrow Park. What …
Kath’s Story St Mary’s Hospice is made up of so many incredible stories and is here for and thanks to our community. Here’s Kath’s story … Shared and movingly written by daughter Claire: Harry was from Barrow, but after training as a draughtsman at Vickers and then attending teacher training college, he spent most of his …
Tour de Furness is back and better than ever! After a virtual event in 2019, we are pleased to announce that the Tour de Furness will be back in full swing this year. The Tour de Furness charity cycle event is organised by the Rotary Club of Furness to raise money for St Mary’s Hospice …
We are excited to see you too Connie! We are delighted to welcome everyone back to our Day Services. If you or someone you know would like to find out more about our Day Services please call our team on 01229 444407 How to make a referral
On Sunday 4th July the UK will hold its first ever thank you day in recognition of the support and care shown across the country during the pandemic. St Mary’s wants to extend this to our supporters and say a huge thank you to all those who have supported us during these unprecedented times. Helen …
Princess Diana, Queen of Hearts💙would have celebrated her 60th Birthday today. We are proud that she is part of St Mary’s story. And a letter following her visit in October 1990 said: “The happy and caring atmosphere of the Hospice did not go unnoticed by the Princess and she was very impressed by all that …
As part of #dyingmattersweek we’ve been asking what matters most to you when you die? In partnership with Barrow Borough Council we’ve been out in Barrow and Ulverston asking people on the streets. It was not a surprise that lots of people we spoke to hadn’t really thought about it. Thinking and talking about death …
TRIGGER WARNING: Death, dying, cancer We’d like to introduce you to Kevin Cookmead. Kev is only 49 and, sadly, he’s dying. He has terminal cancer and his doctors have given him 6-9 months to live. He’d like to end his days here at St Mary’s Hospice. But before that, he wants to share his final …
