The hospice is one of many local charities and community groups across Cumbria to benefit from this special funding. With the money for St Mary’s being allocated to our much loved and respected Hospice at Home service. St Mary’s Hospice at Home team provides specialist end of life nursing care for adults in the last …
Barrow based fitness instructor Sinead Davey has long been a supporter of St Mary’s Hospice. Not satisfied with climbing mountains at night, she decided to use her on-line workout classes to raise funds for our much loved local charity. Sinead launched her innovative HIITSTEP classes when the country was emerging from the first national …
Amanda says “This is about my mate Kev. Kev is the same age as me. He has lived 9 lives, had some amazing jobs and done some amazing things. He is also a secret phenomenally talented artist at drawing and painting. He is a lovely, warm, funny, bear of a man, who …
We are overwhelmed with the response to the Christmas Tree Collection this year – all records have been broken. Just under 700 trees were registered for collection with over £10.3k given in donations. There has been amazing generosity from all corners of our wonderful community who never cease to amaze us with their kindness and …
St Mary’s Chief Exec Val Stangoe shares gratitude for everyone who has been there for our community and the moments of light in our darkness in 2020. And wishes all of us peace at Christmas and a new year filled with hope. Please don’t forget our services are here throughout the winter if you need …
Thank you to BBC Radio Cumbria and Gary for sharing his family’s story and with St Mary’s wonderful staff Donna and Linda talking through how they have worked to continue to provide our precious Family and Bereavement Support service to our community. This service is provided thanks to our community and funders including the Cumbria Community …
You are invited to join us from the comfort of your own home for our online Light up a Life service on Sunday 13th December from 7pm. For those of us who have lost loved one(s) we understand that Christmas can be a difficult time and although we may be physically apart our service will …
Please take a moment to listen to our much-loved Hospice nurse Solveig describe the difference hospice care will make to our families this Christmas, and if you are able to, join our Regular Giving campaign. Help us to be so much more than a nurse this Christmas and beyond. Thank you.
Thank you to Gary for bravely and beautifully sharing his story: “On becoming bereaved you will often hear it be said “I know how you must feel”; yet no one can as no one has lost the person you have lost nor can know what they meant to you. The St Mary’s Hospice Bereavement Support …
Safe Visiting on the In-Patient Unit (IPU) We have updated our visitors’ guide to the hospice: VISITORS GUIDE Prior to visiting IPU: Ask about visiting restrictions and how they apply to you and your family: If the person you are visiting is not approaching end of life, then you are allowed a bubble of 6 …
