I have been volunteering in the Orangery cafe on a Wednesday since September since I started sixth form college. I applied as I thought this would be a great opportunity to develop my skills of working as part of a team. I was particularly interested in working for the hospice as I am interested in …
How I became a volunteer with the family support team at St Mary’s Hospice … I became involved with St Mary’s Hospice because someone I know in the town (Grange-over-Sands) where I live, talked to me about her experience as a volunteer and about how happy she was to be able to help people who …
I have been a volunteer at St Mary’s Hospice for about a month now; however it is something I have wanted to do for many years. The reason I wanted to volunteer was to give something back to the Hospice for the wonderful, caring, medical and emotional support they gave my Mam in 2003. They …
Here’s Janet our Living Well Volunteer, sharing her story.
Here’s John and Otis the PAT dog sharing their volunteering story at St Mary’s
“Immediately after retiring I decided to volunteer for the Hospice without actually knowing the extent of wonderful services which provide to the community. The application process was extremely straight forward and the training and advice provided by the staff was excellent. I have now been driving over 2 years for Living Well sessions and love …
I have been volunteering at St Mary’s Hospice for several months now. Having some free time on my hands, I looked in to volunteering. I wanted to apply to St Mary’s Hospice as I was keen to support it as a charity which provides essential support and services to the local community. My role is …
This summer will be seven years since starting in my role and it has been such a privilege. My background as a teacher, minister, school and workplace chaplain has given me a lifetime experience of drawing alongside people, ideal for my role at St. Mary’s. I come in to visit patients, their relatives, staff and …
Jean spent all her working life, 42 years, nursing in the area. At one point she was a Ward Sister at High Carley for those of you who can remember it! After that Jean worked as a relief District Nurse working in Coniston, her home village, Broughton and then eventually getting a permanent job in …
I have been volunteering at St Mary’s for about 6 and a half years. I also volunteer in the night shelter in Kendal as it is local to me, I cook there, often soup and chocolate cake, if the recipe says 1 spoon of coca powder I always put 2, which seems very popular. I …
