So what did Retail ever do for the hospice?

Working in the hospice building it’s easy to think it’s all about care. Whether you’re in the Ulverston building or the Living Well Centre every day there are patients and families coming and going, receiving our support. The lovely Facebook comments focus on the quality of care, so do the comments over coffee at the …

Hospice debut anniversary video series

Celebrating a life on film Your legacy is so much more than the home you own, your valuables and physical assets. Your legacy can be a way of reflecting on life and sharing unique experiences, observations and beliefs and feelings. Every person who uses St Mary’s Hospice services is different and we believe in caring …

New Bereavement Craft group starting

We are delighted to be holding our first 6 week bereavement craft group at our Living Well Centre in Barrow. The group aims to give people the chance to meet other people in a similar position to themselves through being creative. The aims of the craft group are to: • Restore self-esteem • Develop a …

Hospice apprentice recognised as best by Love Barrow

Louise Tucker won ‘Love Barrow’s’ apprentice of the year award. She said “I feel amazing, it’s been nice that people appreciate what I’ve done and how far I’ve come”. Louise started at St Mary’s Hospice as a clinical apprentice. Working with our In-Patient Unit team she has shown motivation, commitment and support in her role. Louise …

St Mary’s 30th Anniversary

St Mary’s Hospice has reached an exciting milestone of 30 years of providing care, comfort and support. This year we celebrate the extraordinary spirit of the hospice as shown by its staff, volunteers, patients and their loved ones and our community. We want to use this year to thank as many supporters as possible and …

Thank you for an incredible 2018!

Thanks to incredible people like you we have been able to expand our services this year and offer more people, more ways to be supported. Due to the generosity of the Sir John Fisher Foundation we were able to adapt our premises on Duke Street to not only house our Furniture Warehouse but to also …

Barrow man wins big with our Autumn raffle!

A huge thank you to everyone who entered our Autumn raffle 2018. We raised the amazing total of £23,411.40 which includes some extremely generous donations. The draw took place on Friday 30th November 2018. Our lucky 1st prize winner of £2,500 was a gentleman from Barrow, who has also supported our lottery since 2001 and …