A popular Christmas event returns to Darlington this weekend – and one local woman has shared her deeply personal reasons for taking part. Anna Bonner will be running for the third time in the St Teresa’s Hospice Festive Fun Run, raising money for the charity that supported her family when they needed it most. She […]
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Six members of staff from Woodlands Hospital, in Darlington, tackled the Great North Run this year, and have raised £3,090 for the town’s St Teresa’s Hospice. They were further delighted when Circle Health Group, which manages the hospital, boosted the total to more than £6,000 by matching what they raised. Debbie Dobbs, Executive Director of
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This October, Michelle Thompson will lace up her hiking boots once again and return to the Inca Trail in Peru; 21 years after completing the same challenge for the first time. “This year marks 30 years since we lost my beautiful 18-year-old little sister Jeanette (Jinny) to bone cancer. It also marks 21 years since
Throughout the UK, hospices like St Teresa’s Hospice are there for people who need palliative and end-of-life care, day in, day out. At St Teresa’s Hospice, our staff and volunteers work tirelessly to ensure that our patients are comfortable and can live well in the time they have left. However, hospice care is about so
Newly released data from Hospice UK reveals that almost 6,000 hospice nurses are paid for by legacy gifts in Wills per year across the UK. This comes as a coalition of 143 British hospices, led by Hospice UK, continues its landmark ‘This is Hospice Care’ campaign, highlighting the impact that hospices have on the people
St Teresa’s Hospice, Darlington, is celebrating the power of collaboration and community support after three local businesses came together to update the hospice’s iconic giant collection tin. Thanks to the skills and cooperation of Paul Dyke from Cummins, Andrew Fisher from Fab Shop, and Keiran Bayley from Intake VHQ, the tin has been restored and
Nigel’s journey with St Teresa’s began in the mid-1980s when an extraordinary woman named Yvonne Rowe called the community to action.
St Teresa’s Hospice is committed to ‘Caring about Equality’ this Carers Week 2025, running from 9th-15th June. This year’s theme, ‘Caring about Equality’, will focus on highlighting the challenges and inequalities faced by unpaid carers across the UK, calling for a fairer society where they have access to greater support. As part of this year’s Carers Week,
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Our HR Trustee Steve started volunteering at the hospice last year – we spoke to him about his journey to volunteering for St Teresa’s Hospice: “After spending most of my career working long hours, I knew I would need something meaningful to focus on once I retired. I wanted to strike a balance—spending more time
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Lisa is a volunteer on the IPU, and her journey with St Teresa’s Hospice began when she came along to the Creative Café one morning to take part in a flower arranging class. She was overwhelmed by how beautiful St Teresa’s Hospice was. That was the moment Lisa realised that, after having volunteered at Butterwick Children’s Hospice for over twenty years,
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