Hospice News
May 2012
1 Man 4 huge challenges
Pete Sowerby is taking on 4 huge challenges throughout the year to raise money for his local charity in appreciation for the care given to his grandmother at the Hospice.
Apr 2012
London to Rome Cycling Challenge
A team of local cyclists are taking on a huge challenge this year to raise money for St. John's Hospice.
Mar 2012
Groundhop 100
Four friends are visiting 100 sports grounds in 100 hours to raise money for St John's Hospice.
Feb 2012
Walking for Dad
In honour of his father Chris, who was cared for at St. John’s, Toby Trueman has decided to give something back and set himself up a series of challenges to try and raise funds for the Hospice.
Jan 2012
Complementary Therapy Volunteering
The patients at St. John's Hospice are able to benefit from gentle complementary therapy sessions to help them relieve their anxiety and stress as well as assisting them to cope with some of the physical symptoms of their illnesses.
Jan 2012
St. John's Hospice Official DVD
BBC Reporter Dave Guest kindly donated his time to film a promotional DVD for St. John's Hospice, which we hope will offer information to those who may not know about what we do here at the hospice.
Jan 2012
2012 Calendar now HALF PRICE
Our exclusive 2012 hospice calendar featuring stunning local scenes from local budding photographers is now HALF PRICE!
Dec 2011
Hayton Winkley Casino Night
Hayton Winkley Solicitors upped the stakes at their annual Casino Night at the Castle Green Hotel held on Thursday 17th November by introducing a Charity Raffle in aid of St. John’s Hospice.
Dec 2011
Butterflies Pre School in Heysham
Butterflies Pre School in Heysham raised a fantastic £1781.55 for St. John’s Hospice and the community Macmillan team.
Dec 2011
Lancaster and District Group
Jim Wilson and Tony Harris from the Lancaster and District group making the groups annual donation. This year they raised nearly £4000 for the Hospice.
Dec 2011
The Big Give
Thank you to all our supporters who donated via the Big Give between 5th and 9th December.
Nov 2011
HSBC bank sponsored walk
Thank you to Glenda at HSBC who did a sponsored walk from Lancaster to Galgate with colleagues along the canal and back, stopping at The Plough at Galgate for lunch, who even kindly gave 10% off the food bill as they were doing such a good deed for Charity!
So far, Glenda has raised £130, which will be match funded by HSBC bank.
Thank you Glenda for your support!
Nov 2011
'Team Jane Tagney' raises £13,000!
Team Jane Tagney have now raised an impressive £13,000 for the hospice. Thank you on behalf of everyone here at the hospice for you fantastic fundraising effort!
Nov 2011
Zipped DVD coming soon!
Congratulations to everybody who took part in 'Zipped' on Saturday 5th November in support of St. John's Hospice.
Nov 2011
Bike ride for St. John's!
12 year old Bailey Johnson has raised a fantastic £251 by completing a 57 mile bike ride on 18th September!
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Nov 2011
Bumper Draw Winners Announced!
Check your numbers here to see if you are one of our lucky winners!
Nov 2011
St. John's Hospice Launches its Lottery!
St. John's Hospice is launching a brand new lottery, with prizes of up to £750 to be won every week!
Oct 2011
View our Christmas Cards and Calendars
We now have a fantastic selection of cards and calendars for sale at the hospice.
Sep 2011
LZ Boutique raises £680!
LZ Boutique in Morecambe raised £680 from the fashion show at Barbar Elephant on Friday 29th July!
Sep 2011
Gymnastic Club Raises £653.44!
A big thank you to 'City of Lancaster Gymnastic & Trampoline Club' for raising a FANTASTIC £653.44 for St. John's Hospice.
Sep 2011
Songs of Praise A Great Success
A big thanks goes out to everyone involved in our Songs of Praise this September
Sep 2011
The institute of quarrying donation
The institute of quarrying raises £750 for the hospice.
Aug 2011
Moonlight Walk Raises £100,000!
We have reached our fundraising target of £100,000 thanks to support from our 1250 walkers
Aug 2011
Marina Caravan Park Raise £2,320!
Marina Caravan Park Raised £2,320 for St. John's Hospice and presented their cheque to the Hospice at Home Nurses.
Aug 2011
Kicking off a Winning Partnership!
First match of the season kicks off a winning partnership with Morecambe FC!
Aug 2011
Hospice At Home Receives Grant
The Hospice at Home team has received a grant for £9,626.24 from St. James's Place Foundation.
Aug 2011
We are Mitchells Charity of the Year
Mitchells pubs have chosen St. John's Hospice as their charity of the Year, and will be collecting for us in their pubs throughout the area!
Aug 2011
Pub raises £14,338.49 in a bottle!
Many thanks to the Boot and Shoe Pub in Scotforth for their ongoing support as they have collected in a whiskey bottle for St. John's Hospice for three years!
Jul 2011
Open Gardens at Gresgarth Hall
Sir Mark & Lady Arabella Lennox Boyd very kindly opened their beautiful grounds to the public in aid of St. John’s Hospice & the Motor Neurones Disease Association
Jul 2011
Sainsbury's local Charity of the Year!
St. John's Hospice has won the public vote as customers of the Lancaster store have voted us as their local charity of the Year!
Jul 2011
Enterprise Car Hire Donation
Enterprise Car Hire Kindly donated a very generous £1500
Jul 2011
AxA Hearts in Action Challenge
Staff from AxA Insurance kindly helped paint the inside of our Eden Vale building
Jul 2011
Cannon Hygiene Fun Day
Taste of Sweet Success for Charity!
Jul 2011
The Hospice @ Windermere Air Show
St. John’s Hospice enjoyed a beautiful summers day at the Windermere Air Show on Saturday 23rd July.
Jul 2011
Morecambe FC visit the Hospice
As part of the Help the Hospices and Football League partnership, Morecambe FC paid a visit to the Hospice!
Jul 2011
Hamming it Up for the Hospice!
Warton Drama Group raised £1320 for St. John's Hospice with their hugely succesful Shakespeare evening!
Jun 2011
Summer Fayre
The St. John’s Hospice Summer Fayre was a great success this year, bringing in £3,996 for St. John’s Hospice.
Jun 2011
Whitby to Walney Island Coast to Coast
A big congratulations to Paul Winstanley who completed Coast-to-Coast from Whitby to Walney Island
Jun 2011
Morecambe & Heysham Scout Group
The 16th Morecambe & Heysham Scout Group supported St. John's Hospice by riding the Coast to Coast cycle challenge.
Jun 2011
Adrian Burrows LeJog
Adrian Burrows completes LeJog for St. John's Hospice!
May 2011
Manchester 10k
Our head of Fundraising Catherine Butterworth ran the Manchester 10k to raise funds for St. John's Hospice!
May 2011
Scarecrows at Wray
The Lune Valley Voices sang at The Wray Scarecrow Festival over the May Day weekend.
May 2011
AFCO Coast to Coast
RAF Cycle Ride raises £680 for charity!
May 2011
West Highland Way
June Addinall is taking part in the West Highland Way on 8th May 2011 to raise sponsorship money for St John's Hospice.
May 2011
Karl Werner runs Edinburgh marathon
A big thank you to Karl Werner who ran the Edinburgh Marathon!
Apr 2011
Royal Visit 2011
The 25th anniversary of St John’s Hospice in Lancaster was crowned with a royal visit.
Mar 2011
Tesco express store opening
On Friday 25th March, our head of fundraising Catherine opened the brand new Tesco Express on Kings street in Lancaster.
