St Mary's Hospice

24/11/2025

This year marks a special moment for us. After 36 years of caring for patients and supporting families, we are gently extending our reach and bringing our Light Up a Life service to Grasmere for the very first time.

This beautiful service is a chance to come together, pause, and honour the memory of someone special. Whether you have a personal connection with St Mary’s Hospice or not, everyone is welcome. Light Up a Life has always been about community, love, and remembrance — and we are so proud to share this with the Grasmere community.

Join us next Wednesday, December 3rd
Let’s gather, reflect, and light up the evening in tribute to the people who continue to live on in our hearts.

We hope to see you there.

24/11/2025

It was such a pleasure to received a cheque for a fabulous £1,000 last week at St Marys in memory of Steffs (Stephen Stefforrd) The Angling and Hiking Open Beach Competition was organised in collaboration with the Cumbria Sea Anglers Club and despite the weather being absolutely dreadful, over 41 anglers took part from near and far. Steffs was a very well known and very well respected man to so many people. No wonder this fabulous donation was made in his memory. Thank you to Claire Errington from Angling & Hiking Centre Ltd Barrow, Sheralyne Stamp from Cumbria Sea Anglers Club and Mark Strefford, Steffs brother for meeting Heidi, our Area Fundraiser, It was so lovely to hear that all St Marys Hospice will be their Charity of the Year next year. Thank you so much 💜 💜 💜

23/11/2025

Are you picking your tree this weekend? If you're putting up your Christmas Tree this weekend, remember that our Christmas Tree Recycling is open to register! Please register before 5th January for your tree to be collected either 9th - 10th January. 🎄 🎄 🎄

Just click the link below to register now!
www.just-helping.org.uk/register-tree

23/11/2025

These are just a few of the extraordinary moments that hospice care makes possible for patients and their loved ones.

Our team goes above and beyond every day to create meaningful, lasting memories for families. If you have any special moments from hospice care that you’d like to share, please feel free to leave them in the comments below — we truly love reading them.

This video also sheds light on how little government funding hospices receive, and how deeply we rely on the generosity of our wonderful community. Your support ensures we can continue providing compassionate care for you and your loved ones.

Michael Palin talks about the hospice where his wife of 57 years passed away, and why he thinks Rachel Reeves needs to prioritise their funding in the budget...

22/11/2025

We held two drop in sessions for breast cancer awareness this week, for men and women!

Which were put in place for everyone to learn how to check their breasts and to get to know the symptoms and signs to be aware of! It was great to see people come together and be so open and willing to learn, remember to coppa feel! 💗

21/11/2025

Light up a Life is back for another amazing year, in our usual area - Barrow, Ulverston, Cartmel and will also be holding it in Grasmere for the first year!
Everyone is welcome to come along to this service, to come together to remember and reflect
We look forward to seeing you there!

21/11/2025

Wow! We are absolutely delighted to announce that Heidi, our Area Fundraiser, received a fabulous donation at the Keswick to Barrow Walk presentation night for £51,000. 😀 We are so grateful to all our walkers who participated in the K2B and the C2B walks earlier this year. Your tremendous support enables to to provide dignity, care and support to our patients and their families during such difficult times.

A BIG thank you to everyone involved in organising this wonderful event. This donation will go directly to help and support our local community.

Please keep your eyes peeled for updates and mark your calendars for Saturday 9 May 2026 when we would be thrilled if you would join our team. Thank you all so much.💜 💜 💜

21/11/2025

Today we celebrate the incredible Health Care Assistants whose compassion, strength, and dedication bring comfort and dignity to those who need it most. Your patience, hard work, and unwavering support make you an essential part of every health care team.

You are the helping hands, the listening ears, and the caring hearts that make a real difference in countless lives each day.
To all Health Care Assistants — we see you, we appreciate you, and today we honor everything you do.

20/11/2025

✨ Thank You Thursday ✨

This week, we’re celebrating two groups of fantastic fundraisers who have gone above and beyond for St Mary’s Hospice! 💙

What a pleasure it was to meet the lovely ladies from Barrow WI earlier this week. Lots of coffee, delicious cakes, raffle tickets, must have been sold to raise a staggering £1,500!
We really appreciate the support this wonderful group gives St Mary’s — and we’re delighted that they have chosen us as their Charity of the Year for 2025 🌼

And more amazing news…
A HUGE thank you to The Laurel and Hardy Museum and everyone who joined the celebrations for the grand unveiling of the new plaque marking Stan Laurel’s birthplace! 🎭
During the event’s auction, an incredible £259 was raised in support of St Mary’s Hospice — how brilliant is that?!

Your generosity means so much, and it’s wonderful to see our community come together to honour a comedy legend while supporting vital local hospice care 💙

8 out of 10 patients have their care funded by our community — meaning every donation, every coffee at the Orangery Café, every purchase from our shops, every lottery player, and every gift in a will truly keeps St Mary’s here for local families.

🌼 Join our community and help provide care, comfort and compassion.
Please visit our website to find out more

20/11/2025

🎬🎉 MOVIE NIGHT, BINGO & DISCO! 🎉🎬
Friday 21st November, 6:30pm at The Soccer Bar.

Get ready for a fun-packed night for all ages! Bingo, dancing, movies and more... it’s all happening, and it’s happening very soon!

Be quick, tickets are going fast! Grab yours from the Community Hub or call the number on the poster.

Every ticket helps support the amazing work of St Mary’s Hospice Community Hub and the Barrow Army Cadets. Thank you for helping keep our community connected and thriving 💜

19/11/2025

Exciting news!

Salvana’s Restaurant in Barrow is now serving Invisible Chips in aid of St Mary's — available to add to your order for a donation of £3.

Pop in to their restaurant on Cavendish Street in Barrow for your favourite Italian dishes and enjoy a side of feel-good giving. No chips will appear on your table and 100% of your donation will go to St Mary's!

No calories, just compassion 💜