Angie & Alan's Charity Evening & Grand Raffle

St Mary’s Hospice would like to thank Angie and Alan Kell of Bathrooms by Alan Kell for hosting a wonderful charity evening at Chetwynde Hotel on Saturday 8th January. The evening featured entertainment by Pete Kassell and ARC. Angie and Alan also hosted a Grand Raffle with many fabulous prizes, including a brand new Villeroy & Boch bathroom suit worth £1000 as first prize and a signed Everton shirt. Locals couldn’t wait to get their hands on the raffle tickets! All proceeds from the event and the raffle were in aid of St Mary’s.


The Raffle was drawn at the bathroom show room on Monday 10th January by Zoe Guest, Funding and Operations Manager at St Mary’s Hospice. The lucky winner of the bathroom suit was Ms Zoe Casson. A grand total total of £1237 was raised.

Angie Kell commented: “We took the decision to organise the Raffle and Charity Evening as we have both been very personally touched by cancer. I lost my first husband to cancer and Alan's mum passed away in St Mary's Hospice. We both feel that we have been really lucky and have both found happiness again – we recently got married. We just really wanted to give something back to the community and show how truly blessed we are.”

Alan and Angie would also like to say a big “THANK YOU” firstly to everyone at St Mary’s Hospice for the kindness and support offered while organising the event. Then of course, to all of the raffle prize donors, their friends and family and all who attended the event to help make it such a special evening with such a significant amount of money raised.

Many thanks to the following for donating prizes towards the grand raffle:
Bathrooms by Alan Kell
St Mary’s Hospice
Burgbad Bathroom Furniture
City Electrical Factors
P.T.S
Mr Mister, Barrow
Jade Fountain, Barrow
The Diamond Restaurant, Barrow
The Chetwynde Hotel, Barrow
Mo-Hair Hairdressers Barrow
Nevinson’s Carpets, Ulverston
Efflorescence Floral Studio, Barrow
Stable’s Furnishers Ulverston
Wax Lyrical, Lindal
Vado Bathroom Accessories
The Hair Lounge, Barrow
Heath’s Bookshop
Angie & Alan Kell
Dandy’s Furniture Store, Barrow

Pictured: Zoe Guest / Funding & Operations Manager of St Mary’s surrounded by the grand raffle prizes!

John Pickering & Partners present £1,4000

We would like to say a huge thank you to solicitors John Pickering & Partners for presenting St Mary's with a cheque for £1,400.00 from their charity account.

The charity account was set up to promote and protect the health of sufferers from Mesothelioma and other respiratory diseases and their carers. The money is to assist in the purchase of a defibrillator/ECG machine.

Neil Fisher, speaking on behalf of John Pickering & Partners commented: "We are pleased to be able to assist in the purchase of the equipment which will clearly benefit many patients suffering from Mesothelioma."

Pictured: Neil Fisher of John Pickering & Partners presenting a cheque to St Mary's Inpatient Unit Sister Cath Bate and nurses Sue Lewis and Angela Irwin.