60's Night Success!

On Friday 4th March, St Mary’s Hospice hosted its first ever 60’s evening at Chequer’s Hotel in Dalton. The event was a great success and a crowd of 140 people were treated to the sound of the sixties as they were brought back to life by Pete Kassells, Second Edition, Biggles and DJ Billy.

The event raised £1200 for St Mary’s, which was a wonderful achievement and is thanks to the generosity of all those who attended and supported the raffle.

Attendees had a fantastic time as they travelled back to the time of peace signs, free love and flower power as the entertainers offered a retrospective of the songs that revolutionized the music industry. To add to the atmosphere, lots of people had taken the time to don their favourite bell bottoms, tie-dye shirts and love beads to put them in the mood for "grooving" to the very best tunes of the times. A prize was awarded for the best male and female fancy dress costume.

A big thank you goes to all the performers who gave up their time for FREE to make the evening so special, to all those who generously provided raffle prizes and to Chequers for hosting the event.

Morrisons staff take a fresh look at hospice care on visit to St Mary’s

After Morrisons stores raised more than £1.3 million for hospices across the UK, staff from the Barrow in Furness store visited St Mary’s Hospice to take a fresh look at hospice care in their local community.

The visit marked the end of the supermarket’s national Charity of the Year partnership with Help the Hospices, the leading charity supporting hospice care in the UK.

The Morrisons store in Barrow in Furness was twinned with St Mary’s hospice in Ulverston for 10 months, raising more than £6350.53 from collections, and events, which will help to provide care and support to people with life-limiting and terminal illnesses and their families in South Cumbria.

Staff from the Barrow in Furness Morrisons store celebrated the successful partnership by being given a tour of the hospice facilities and enjoying a cup of tea and a cake in the Hospice Orangery Cafe.

“Statistically around half of our customers are likely to know someone who has been cared for by a hospice. Seeing the work of St Mary’s Hospice up close and meeting people who have benefited from our support has shown us how vital these services are to local people and has given us a fresh perspective on hospice care in our community” stated Trish Carling, Administration Manager for the Barrow Store.

Zoe Guest from St Mary’s said: “Morrisons staff and customers have embraced hospice care throughout the partnership, coming up with some extremely creative fundraising ideas which have made a big difference to people facing the end of life and to their families. We are pleased to have given Morrisons staff the chance to see the impact of their support.”

All money raised by the store through staff fundraising will directly fund hospice services for people with life-limiting and terminal illnesses from South Cumbria.

Pictured: Trish Carling Administration Manager visits St Mary's Hospice and meets Funding & Operations Manager Zoe Guest