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We're a Hospice charity providing free specialist palliative & end of life care for local people. We need to raise over £14,632 every day to keep these running.

Strathcarron Hospice is here today for and because of the people of Forth Valley, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth. Every year, we provide care and support to over 1,400 people with a life-limiting illness or condition, at a time when both they and their family need it most. Our philosophy is about living until you die and we ensure people have every opportunity to achieve their goals right up until the last moment. Strathcarron is an independent hospice and all of our care is provided free of charge. Our services include a 24-bed inpatient unit, Day Care, Hospice@Home, Community Nurse Specialists and Lymphoedema clinic.

10/01/2026

🤩 Check out the first Saturday hot retail picks of 2026!

😍 Which is your favourite? Autographed football shirt....or fine china teaset?

💨 They are out on our shop floors today - be fast before they are gone!

☎️ Please contact the store directly for availability and any further info about the items.

👗 We have a fantastic range of quality preloved and new with tags items in our Strathcarron Shops.

❤️ By shopping with us, you help us to continue our vital work - every pound makes a difference.

Tag us in a photo if you buy one of our hot picks we would love to see how you dress them.

09/01/2026

🐦‍⬛ A Stirling RSPB Scotland group has quietly been bringing joy for over a decade to patients at Strathcarron Hospice through in-kind donations.

The group, which has been running for over 20 years, meets in monthly Bannockburn Community Centre, where they fill bird feeders between autumn and spring to be placed in the hospice grounds outside patients’ windows, when the birds can't get their food from the natural environment.

The bird food made up of seeds, peanuts and suet balls is funded through the group’s monthly raffles and a collection bucket at each meeting.

🚴 The group has also fundraised for the Hospice in the past, with one of the members cycling from John O'Groats to Tullibody to raise funds for a shed to store bird feed in at the Hospice.

There are many ways people in our community can contribute to support the lives of patients at Strathcarron Hospice.

🐦‍⬛This shows how in-kind donations, like this gesture by the RSPB group, helps to enrich the lives of patients and their loved ones during their time here.

We are grateful to be in a beautiful location with stunning grounds and our visiting birds can bring joy to those we support.

If you would like to support the work of Strathcarron Hospice visit buff.ly/UpSOX8A to find out more.

08/01/2026

Are you living with, or caring for someone with a life limiting illness?

Our LIVE YOUR LIFE team can help you navigate uncertainty, chat through challenges and together find ways for you to get on with living your life.

🔵Are you struggling to think about what the future might look like and how you can live your life as well as you can?

🔵Would you like to have a conversation about the type of support you might need in the next wee while?

Anyone living with a life limiting illness can speak directly to the team to discuss their individual needs, at any stage in their journey. Our hope is to increase access and reach people earlier in their illness.

All the support we offer is free.

📞 Call us 10am-4pm Monday to Friday 01324 827383

💻 fv.scliveyourlife@nhs.scot

Visit our website for more info ➡️ https://buff.ly/wca9oRi

07/01/2026

🎉 2026 is the year we’re celebrating 45 years of Strathcarron care...made possible by you - our wonderful Hospice community!

Join our birthday celebrations by taking on a fun 45 challenge and share your Strathcarron stories, photos, and memories with us online to raise awareness.

Embark on a swim challenge like our HR Manager Nicola who is completing 45 lengths a day for 45 days, brave the Strathcarron Firewalk Event like the team from , or donate a service or skill in kind to the Hospice like Brian from who designed our fantastic 'Celebrate 45' logo!

ℹ️ Visit our website for more ideas on how you can get involved - or come up with your own! ➡️ https://buff.ly/7Kxy4iX

With your amazing support, we hope to provide hospice care across our local communities for another 45 years!

Good luck with your fundraising efforts and don’t forget to let us know what you get up
to by contacting: Fundraising@strathcarronhospice.net.

We’d love to hear from you!

06/01/2026

CREATIVE HOMECARE IS HIRING - Homecare Support Workers - Stirling

🔵 Monday – Friday
🔵 1 x 30 hours per week
🔵 1 x 16 hours per week

Join Creative Homecare and make a real difference in your local community. Join our team!

We’re looking for compassionate Homecare Support Workers to join our dedicated team, helping people live independently and with dignity in their own homes.

What makes Creative Homecare different?

We are a social enterprise — every penny of profit goes directly to Strathcarron Hospice, supporting vital care across our community.

👉 Full job details & apply online:
https://buff.ly/RGLgjIl

📞 01324 827394
📧 administrator@creativehomecare.co.uk

05/01/2026

Landmarks across Forth Valley are bathed in blue this week to mark the 45th anniversary of Strathcarron Hospice - kick starting a year of celebrations of vital hospice care within our communities 💙

The Wallace Monument, Stirling Castle, The Kelpies, The Falkirk Wheel, Alloa Speirs Centre, Clackmannan Tower and Falkirk Stadium are amongst locations taking part in the event, displaying the blue colours of Strathcarron in tribute to the hospice 💙

Strathcarron Hospice CEO Mags McCarthy said: “We would like to thank these iconic local landmarks for lighting up in tribute to Strathcarron, which is itself a beacon of light in the darkness for many people we care for.

“This local show of support kick starts a year of celebrations for us marking 45 years within the communities we serve. Everything we do in our community, is for our community, and with our community, to enable people to live and die well. We want to ensure we will be able to provide hospice care and support for a further 45 years, and for the generations to come.”

Mags added: “We were unable to mark our 40th celebrations as we hoped due to COVID19 so aim to make this a special year of shared memories. We would like to invite individuals, businesses, schools and groups to get involved and mark their memories and celebrations of the work of Strathcarron in their own special way.

“We invite any landmarks or buildings to join us and light up in blue this week in a show of support for their local Hospice if they can.”

⭐ As part of the 45th anniversary celebrations, Strathcarron has a year of events and activities planned. Teams within the Hospice will be taking on their own fundraising challenges and individuals and groups can get involved is by taking on a special 45-themed challenge to help us raise a £45,000 fundraising target.

From doing a sponsored 45 length swim or a bake sale with cakes for 45p each, we have 45 fundraising ideas for you to try here, where you can also find out more about our 45th celebrations ℹ️ https://buff.ly/2QgGZ5U

⭐ Strathcarron Hospice would like to thank the generosity and kindness of the and for their assistance and support for the Light Up For Strathcarron event.

02/01/2026

🎄Would you like to help raise vital funds for Strathcarron Hospice and dispose of your real Christmas tree in an eco-friendly way?

We would welcome a donation to Strathcarron for your tree collection, with every penny raised going directly towards patient care across Forth Valley, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth.

🎄The trees are taken to Sustainable Thinking Scotland CIC, in Bo,ness, for recycling into environmentally-friendly products such as Biochar, with the process capturing 95% of the carbon in the wood.

No hassle, no waste and no pine needles in your car!

Our team of amazing hospice volunteers will be collecting in your area between Thursday 8 January and Monday 12 January 2026.

🚚 To arrange a collection register here: https://buff.ly/KD9rRS9

Registration closes Sunday 4January 2026.

We are also keen to hear from individuals/businesses who have their own vans who can help on our collection day - register your interest via our website: https://buff.ly/2kBtZRH

If you would like to get involved with the collection, volunteer your time or help in any way to help please get in contact with us on trees@strathcarronhospice.net

01/01/2026

🥳 Wishing a happy new year to all our Strathcarron communities!

Kick start 2026 with us by setting yourself positive goals – it’s a great way to plan for the year ahead....

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🎯 Break goals smaller targets so the bigger one might not seem so daunting!

🚴 Get active! For motivation set a target to work towards - sign up to one of our events …run, cycle, swim, trek, abseil or golf – you choose!

🙏 Practice gratitude – it’s a great habit to form allowing you to focus on the good things rather than the negative.

🧑🤝🧑 Volunteer - feel connected and part of your community.

📖 Self-care – allow yourself to take time out as needed, read a book, listen to your favourite song or practice mindfulness or mediation.

🤗 Help others in need - set yourself a fundraising goal with Strathcarron.

👚 Start the year afresh – if looking to de-clutter great quality items consider donating it to one of our shops*. Don’t forget to Gift Aid!

*Please call ahead to your local shop to ensure they have immediate capacity to accept. For info on any of the above please visit our website (link in bio)

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31/12/2025

As 2025 draws to a close, we want to say a heartfelt thank you to you - our incredible Strathcarron community 💙

To our supporters, donors, fundraisers, partners, staff and volunteers: your commitment, kindness and generosity make everything we do possible. We simply couldn’t be here without you.

Every day, our amazing teams goes the extra mile to care for people and families when they need it most - and that care is only possible because of the support that surrounds us.

You are truly amazing ⭐

From all of us at Strathcarron Hospice, we wish you a happy New Year and a hopeful 2026.
Thank you 💙

30/12/2025

Looking for a new challenge for 2026?
Something to help you shift your mindset and kickstart the new year with a bang?
Take on our 5K per day - your way challenge and aim to raise £1 for every kilometre that you complete in January.

You can walk, run, cycle or swim this challenge - the beauty of the challenge is that it's up to you to decide how you cover your daily 5k!

Sign up today and help us continue to make every moment count for our patients and their families in 2026.
https://buff.ly/WQv3mZZ

29/12/2025

Having a post Christmas clear out?

Did you know that around 140 tonnes of the donations we received to our charity shops last year were actually unfit for sale!

Used clothing which is not of a quality for resale has in the past been sold on for ‘rags’.

But due to the deterioration in the value of the rag industry due to global wars, labour shortages, a rise in fast fashion and a drop in the quality of second hand garments, Strathcarron Hospice in the future will have to pay to landfill the unsellable items you donate.

Before you donate, take a moment to check the following:

✅ Condition: Is it in good enough shape that you’d be happy to receive it from a friend?

✅ Drop-offs: If the shop is closed, please don’t leave donations outside. This counts as fly-tipping and puts extra pressure on shop teams.

✅ Disposal costs: Unsellable items often cost charities money to dispose of. Giving good means giving thoughtfully.

✅ Remember to Gift Aid: If you’re eligible, sign up to make your donation go even further.

Your donations make a real impact! Thank you for helping to keep the cycle of giving going ♻️

When you donate to our retail shops you’re supporting vital charity work, reducing waste, and helping preloved goods find new homes.

Every item checked, cleaned and donated with care helps us to do more for the communities we serve.

FESTIVE OPENING HOURS

Over the festive period, our shops will be closed 25-26th of December and 1st-2nd of January, please check with our shops for specific opening days and hours over this time. Contact details can be found here ➡️ https://buff.ly/a0Dgj3g

Address

Randolph Hill, Fankerton
Denny
FK65HJ

Telephone

+441324826222

Website

http://www.strathcarronhospice.net/

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