We would like to take a moment to shine a spotlight on another one of the schools taking part in this year’s Battle To Succeed programme: We are so excited to present the amazing pieces of furniture made by George Hastwell School students as part of our entrepreneurial Battle to Succeed initiative! They are taking …
We would like to take a moment to shine a spotlight on one of the schools taking part in this year’s Battle To Succeed programme. Six groups at Furness Academy are working hard on devising and implementing various fundraising initiatives, using the £30 seed funding from their corporate partner Ørsted. These ideas include selling Lego …
St Mary’s Hospice is delighted to receive a very generous donation of £1000 from the talented Bay Community Singers, a community choir group based in Grange-Over-Sands. The money donated, raised from a concert in December, will pay for the equivalent of 50 bereavement sessions, 40 Hospice at Home night sits or 100 homecooked meals for …
We would like to introduce you to our two Area Fundraisers: Annabelle and Heidi. Annabelle covers the Ulverston, Grange-Over-Sands and South Lakes area and Heidi covers the Barrow, Dalton and Millom area. Their job is to support the incredibly kind individuals, businesses and community groups who choose to spend their time and efforts raising funds …
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. …
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. …
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, …
Following news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, we gave careful consideration to whether this year’s Walk to Remember, should go ahead. At its heart our Walk to Remember is an event where people from across our community come together to remember those who are no longer with us. While the event …
In light of yesterday’s news of death of the Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, we’ve given careful consideration to our plans for Walk to Remember, which is due to take place this evening. Our Walk to Remember is an event at which people from across our region come together to remember those who are no …
Off-shore wind-farm operators Ørsted have pledged another £20k to support St Mary’s Hospice, by sponsoring their events and challenges again for 2022. This is the third successive year the Danish-owned green energy company, which has a base in Barrow, has backed the charity, who provide a range of services throughout Furness and South Lakes. And …
