St Cuthbert's Hospice

We're devastated to share the news that St Cuthbert's Hospice is announcing the possibility of significant redundancies, meaning the potential reduction of some of our services to make sure our In-Patient beds can remain open. Hospices up and down the country are facing the same financial crisis, with many already forced to take the same drastic action to protect their end-of-life services. We are not alone in reporting soaring pressures due to central government funding not growing in line with inflation. We have seen huge increases in the cost of energy, food and clinical supplies. The upcoming rise in National Insurance has been an unwelcome additional bill while we are already on our knees. Whilst this action has been unbelievably difficult to propose, the long-term future of St Cuthbert’s Hospice is at its heart. This is a deeply unsettling prospect for our dedicated staff and volunteers, and most importantly the countless patients and families who rely on our care. At present all of our services continue to operate as usual. We remain fully committed to providing end of life care to local people, and their loved ones, where and when they need it. Please read the full statement here: https://lnkd.in/emGtjH2b If you’d like to support St Cuthbert’s Hospice at this difficult time, please visit our website: https://bit.ly/SCH-Donate 💚

Help us to care this Christmas. Could you donate this December to help us raise funds to care for families spending time with us this festive season? This Christmas, just like all the Christmases before, will be a very special day for all who spend it with us at St Cuthbert's Hospice. Decorations will be hung, trees will be trimmed, presents will be exchanged, crackers will be pulled, and our nurses will do all of the little things they can to make sure it is a day filled with treasured memories. Many families are aware that this will sadly be the last Christmas that they share with their loved ones, be that with us at St Cuthbert’s or with our support to get them home once again. We are determined to do all we can, to make this festive season memorable and full of love. To do this, we need your help. Any donation this December will make a difference. Thank you 💚 You can donate on this post using the button below or head to Just Giving via this link: https://lnkd.in/erWY2xAh

What an amazing amount raised by our friends at believe housing ❤️🎄🦌🎅🏻

What a day! Our St Cuthbert's Hospice Christmas Fair saw so many people battle the snow to make the day a success! ❄️ We welcomed around 1000 people to New College Durham and are delighted to let you know that we have raised over £7,300! We really couldn’t do what we do without the support of so many dedicated Hospice volunteers, supporters and donors. A huge thank you to New College Durham for hosting us and for the kind support of their staff and students who volunteered their time. We'd also like to thank Stephenson College, Durham University, Durham University Student Volunteering and Outreach, Denise Brooksbank, Stuart Wright Funeral Service, Keeeeep Rocking for St.Cuthbert's Hospice, Durham Merryoaks WI, Belmont Knitters and Natter, Croxdale Community Centre, Ian Watt, Ramside Hall, Bowburn Hall Hotel, The Croft Hotel, Julie Dobson, Mortons Law, Malcolm Rolling, Imagine a cake, The Durham Brewery Ltd, True North Emporium, Diane Phoroah, Bespoke Tea Rooms, Market Hall Wines, BAKO Group, Yvonne Walker, The Canny Chocolate Company, Catherine Hall, Hilda Birch, Durham Art Club, Margaret Rose Events, Elizabeth English, Greggs, Barclays UK Community Social, Sainsbury’s Newcastle Road & Maggies Made. Thanks to Rock Choir North East for their fantastic musical performances! A big thanks to all of the local businesses who acted as ‘donation drop off stations’ before the fair: Newcastle Building Society, Bako, New College Durham, Bespoke, Luxe Hair Salon Witton Gilbert, London Hair Company, Durham University ACS Department and The Woodman Inn Durham, plus all of our charity shops. A massive thank you to all those who kindly and skillfully crafted hand-made gifts and sweet treats for sale at the fair and to all of our stallholders for coming along to join us ❤️ And finally, a big thanks to our fantastic Santa, elves and reindeer and our Community and Events Team, plus Hospice Volunteers for all of their hard work in making the day such an enjoyable day! Photography by Lewis Burnham and the Hospice Communications and Marketing Team.

Our Christmas Tree Collectors are dusting off their High-Vis and Gardening Gloves and will be back out on our roads in January collecting your Christmas trees! Bookings are now open, so tick one thing off your to-do list and register your collection today! https://lnkd.in/eHQcCpN5 Collections are taking place in DH1, DH2, DH3, DH4, DH5, DH6, DH7 & DH8. Thanks so much to our headline sponsor MGL Group. We'd also like to thank Poplar Tree Garden Centre & Brambles Coffee Shop, Caddick Construction Limited, Lanchester Garden Centre, East Grange - PYO Pumpkins & Christmas Trees, Durham Christmas Trees, Congburn Garden Centre & Moorside Farm for supporting our Christmas Tree Recycling and spreading the word to their customers! We're on the lookout for other local businesses who might be selling Christmas Trees this festive season and could display a poster for us - tag anyone in the comments who might be able to help!

Incredible dedication from team SES Engineering Services to pull up their socks and get involved in our gardens on a frosty day in November. Painting such a large area inside to warm up has been an amazing help to us too. Thank you so much 💚

Still need to use up your employer-supported volunteering hours? We're looking for coin collection volunteers to help us! If you could spare an hour or two, we'd love to welcome you to join us: 💚Tuesday 3rd December 2024, 9am – 5pm at Asda, Spennymoor Superstore, St Andrews Lane, Spennymoor, England, DL16 6NE. 💚Tuesday 10th December 2024, 9am – 5pm at Asda, Spennymoor Superstore, St Andrews Lane, Spennymoor, England, DL16 6NE. Email [email protected] or send us a private message if you'd be up for helping out! 😃

If you're looking for something to do this weekend, look no further! We're absolutely thrilled to be hosting our much loved St Cuthbert's Hospice Christmas Fair at New College Durham this Saturday 23rd November from 11am - 4pm. There'll be fun for all the family with: 🎅Loads of free parking 🎅Over 40 stalls including local businesses from across County Durham 🎅Santa's Grotto (£5 per child) 🎅Hot food vans including doughnuts, hog roast & burgers 🎅Mobile bar with alcoholic and non-alcoholic options 🎅Performances by Rock Choir North East and Stuart Wright Funeral Service LTD's Gavioli Fairground Organ 🎅Facepainting, crafts and games 🎅Fundraising stalls raising money for St Cuthbert's Hospice including our raffle, bottle and chocolate tombola, teddy tombola, Hospice cake stall, Win Win Lottery team, and our popular Christmas Cards and Calendars plus items from our charity shops! We’ve been out and about this week meeting so many kind businesses who have donated items to the fair - from raffle prizes to mince pies - we’re blown away by the generosity of our community ❤️ Entry is by donation with every penny donated to the Hospice 💚

It's never too early for some festive fundraising 😉 If you have a minute to spare please nominate us to win £1,000 from the good folk at Movement for Good! These funds would mean so much to us and those who we care for each and every day 💚

We need your help! We're looking for donations of the following items for our Christmas Fair on Saturday 23rd November at New College Durham: 🧡 Bottles - any drink so long as it's in date and in a bottle! 🧡 Chocolates - bars, boxes, packs, single ones - if it's a chocolate, we'll gladly accept it! 🧡 Cakes 🧡 Raffle and tombola prizes If you can help please let us know in the comments or email us at [email protected]. We're accepting donations up until Friday 22nd November. A HUGE thank you to the local businesses around the area who have said they will act as drop off points for any lovely Christmas Fair donations: St Cuthbert's Hospice St Cuthbert's Hospice Langley Moor Shop St Cuthbert's Hospice Prince Bishops St Cuthbert's Hospice Durham Shop St Cuthbert's Hospice Chester-le-Street Shop St Cuthbert's Hospice Crook Shop St Cuthbert's Hospice Langley Park Shop St Cuthbert's Hospice Meadowfield Furniture and Homeware Store St Cuthbert's Hospice Spennymoor Shop St Cuthbert's Hospice Houghton-le-Spring Shop Little London Hair Boutique Framwellgate Moor New College Durham Durham Branch - Newcastle Building Society Bespoke Sacriston Luxe Hair & Beauty Witton Gilbert Alex Clark Lime Tree Gallery Stanhope The Woodman Inn Durham Gilesgate