Celebrations for Recognition of Volunteer Support

Recognition of Volunteer Contribution Afternoon Tea

St Mary’s would like to thank everyone who attended the afternoon tea and tree planting on Friday 26th March. This celebration was to honour and thank Margaret and Vilma for their 20 years of voluntary help and support to St Mary’s Hospice, in particular their service to the Ulverston drop-in group. The hospice would not have been able to provide this valuable service without them. We wish them all the best for their future.

Margaret and Vilma planted two trees, a Flowering Crab Apple and a Cotoneaster, in the Hospice garden.

Sports Stars Strut their Stuff for Charity

St Mary's in Partnership with Debenhams - Ladies Evening and Fashion Show 2010

We were delighted that so many people flocked to the Nines in Dalkeith Street, Barrow on Thursday 18^th March for our special ladies evening and fashion show in partnership with Debenhams, Barrow.

Big attractions were stars from Barrow AFC – Stuart Tomlinson, Tim Deasy and Andy Bond who swapped the football pitch for the catwalk. While Barrow Raiders’ Brett McDermott, Nathan Mossop and Zeb Luisi strutted their stuff to help raise funds for St Mary’s.

A host of volunteer models showcased examples of clothing available from the hospice shops as well as ensembles from Debenhams.

Zoe Guest, fund-raising and operations manager said “£1,750 was raised for the hospice.”

“It was a wonderful evening and it was nice to see the event being so well supported. We were trying to encourage people to shop at our charity shops and demonstrate how good recycled clothes can be. We wanted to show that you can pick up excellent bargains at the St Mary’s shops and we wanted to get away from the negative image that second hand clothes have. When we blended the outfits in with the ones from Debenhams people were shocked when it was announced the clothes were from the hospice shops.”

Hairdressers from Paul French Hair Salon in Barrow were on hand to style the models hair and teams from Debenhams provided the make-up. Lisa Hart compared the evening and Girlband gave their first live performance since their formation earlier this month.

The team has worked so hard over the last few weeks to make the event special and we were over-whelmed with the amazing response on the night. We would once again like to say a big thank you to everyone who helped make the evening a success.

Line Dancing Coffee Morning and Birthday Celebrations raises £1,160 for St Mary's

We would like to thank Jean Kells, Steve Marwood and Janet McKenna for raising £1,160 for St Mary's. This fantastic amount was raised at a coffee morning line dance held at St Matthews Hall on 5th March and later Jean Kell's 70th birthday celebrations.

Janet would like to thank all of her dancers for all of their support.

Pictured: Jean Kells, Steve Marwood, Angela Christian - St Mary's Hospice at Home nurse

Thank you to attendees of our Afternoon Tea

Thank you to all who attended our Family Support Service Afternoon Tea.

The next Afternoon Tea will take place at St Mary's Hospice, Ulverston, on Sunday 26th December 2010, from 2.30 - 4pm.

There will be an Annual Service of Remembrance on Sunday afternoon sometime in June this year. Please look at our website or the local press nearer the time for more details.

St Mary's in Partnership with Debenhams - Ladies Evening and Fashion Show

Working in partnership with Debenhams, Barrow in Furness, St Mary’s Hospice is delighted to announce that they will be hosting a Ladies Evening & Fashion Show on Thursday 18th March at The Nines, Dalkeith Street, Barrow in Furness from 7.30pm until late.

This show is guaranteed heaven. Complete with stunning couture and sublime ready-to-wear collections, live music, a glass of pink fizz for all attendees and health and beauty demonstrations, there is something for everyone.

The fashion show will showcase this seasons fashions from the Designers at Debenhams ranges and will feature everything from chic daywear to elegant evening -wear. In addition, models will showcase a fine selection of fashionable clothing from the St Mary’s charity shops, which will be available to purchase during the evening at excellent prices. St Mary’s hope to create a demonstration of recycling at its best – and hope that the audience will be keen to snap up items donated to St Mary’s in time for the Spring season.

Tickets are £10 to include pink fizz and treats and are available from St Mary's Hospice (call 01229 580305), St Mary's Hospice Shops and Bar Five, Barrow.

This is not just THE show of the Spring; this event has heart. St Mary's Hospice is the dedicated provider in South Cumbria of comprehensive specialised supportive and palliative care for people with life limiting conditions and all funds raised from the event will go to support the charity.

Doors open at 7pm for OVER 18’S ONLY.

Models needed for St Mary's Fashion Show

We are looking for models, male and female, of all shapes and sizes, to take part in our fashion show on Thursday 18^th March 2010 at the Nines, Barrow in Furness.

Models will perform on the catwalk in front of an audience, wearing clothing collections from the St Mary’s shops and Debenhams. Hair styling will be done by Paul French and makeup by Dior, Clarins and Lancome.

Models will be expected to arrive at 6pm on the night.

If you are interested please call Hannah on 01229 580305 or email hannah@stmaryshospice.org.uk

With thanks to Rebecca Thompson and Katie Gaskell

We would like to thank Rebecca Thompson and Katie Gaskell for raising a wonderful £172 for St Mary's Hospice. The girls raised the money by carol singing over the festive period.