St Oswald's Hospice

St Oswald's Hospice We’re a charitable hospice rooted in the North East. We provide outstanding, specialist and expert care to adults and children with life-limiting conditions.

We strive to provide Quality time for everyone.

We wanted to take a moment to celebrate something that’s brought smiles to our staff and volunteers this week – and it’s...
12/12/2025

We wanted to take a moment to celebrate something that’s brought smiles to our staff and volunteers this week – and it’s thanks to our Catering Team. 🥰

Over the past week, they’ve served 200 Christmas dinners (a new record!) to staff and volunteers, all while continuing to prepare daily nourishing meals for patients on our Adult Inpatient Unit and for those receiving treatment at our Focus on Living Centre.

It’s fair to say they’ve earned their spot on the ‘nice list’ this year! 🎅

We’ve heard so many lovely comments about how good the meals were, so it felt right to shine a light on the team behind it all and to say thank you.

Ryan, our Catering Manager, said: "A huge thanks must go to our volunteers – they’re the backbone of what we do. From gardening to reception to kitchen support, they’ve kept the herb garden thriving, handled bookings and payments, and peeled, prepped and chopped mountains of veg. We couldn’t do it without them.”

Christmas or not, our Catering Team – alongside our brilliant volunteers – look after us with delicious meals all year round. 💙

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Exciting and important news from our Kingston Park Furniture Warehouse 🚧Our Furniture Warehouse is getting a much-needed...
11/12/2025

Exciting and important news from our Kingston Park Furniture Warehouse 🚧

Our Furniture Warehouse is getting a much-needed refit to help us create a more welcoming space, expand our selling areas (including a brand-new vintage section!) and improve the experience for both shoppers and donors.

Work begins Sunday 4th January and the Warehouse will stay open throughout the refit (so please excuse our appearance for a few weeks). However, to help us get the project underway safely, we’ll be pausing donations from Monday 15th December until further notice.

For donations of clothes, small homeware and books please drop these to our Ouseburn Donation Point (Ouse Street, Byker, NE1 2AG).

For donations of furniture please contact our Free Collection Line (Retailhelpdesk@stoswaldsuk.org / 0191 246 8123) or donate to our furniture charity shops in Dunston and Byker.

Thank you for your patience and support as we make our Kingston Park Furniture Warehouse the best it can be, helping us raise as much money as possible for St Oswald’s Hospice 💙

We’ll keep you updated as the project progresses!

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Thank to the team at Marks and Spencer Gosforth for their kind donations of toys and gifts to St Oswald's Hospice. Kat a...
10/12/2025

Thank to the team at Marks and Spencer Gosforth for their kind donations of toys and gifts to St Oswald's Hospice. Kat and Emma, who organised the collection, visited our Children and Young Adults Unit today to make this special delivery. 🎁

Thank you to everyone who donated and contributed. We know our young people and those in our siblings group will be delighted.

Last month we shared our Christmas Appeal with you, which aimed to raised funds towards the costs of our bereavement sup...
09/12/2025

Last month we shared our Christmas Appeal with you, which aimed to raised funds towards the costs of our bereavement support and social work services here at the hospice.

These services receive no statutory funding and together, cost £300,000 each year to run, all of which must be funded through charitable giving.

So far, you have helped us to raise over £7,000 towards our £50,000 target – thank you so much. This money will help our team to continue to be there for adults, children and their families, before, during and after the death of a loved one. What a very special gift to give this Christmas.

If you would like support our appeal and help us get closer to our target, you can make a donation now by clicking the link in our comments.

Thank you. 💙

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Thelma was a long time supporter, advocate and friend of St Oswald's Hospice. In 2004, her daughter Jennifer was admitte...
09/12/2025

Thelma was a long time supporter, advocate and friend of St Oswald's Hospice. In 2004, her daughter Jennifer was admitted to the Hospice for end of life care. Their experience of hospice care stayed with Thelma for the rest of her life. 💙

Over the years, Thelma supported St Oswald's in many ways including attracting grant funding to help with the creation of a brand new therapy room for patients to be able to enjoy relaxing, complementary therapies.

When Thelma died in October 2024, we learned that she had left a gift in her Will to St Oswald's Hospice.

Her nephew Alyn said, "Thelma was always so passionate about the work of the Hospice and remained forever grateful for all they had done for her and Jennifer. It's fitting that part of her legacy is to help ensure St Oswald's Hospice continues to be here for everyone who needs them."

Read Thelma's story by clicking the link in our comments.

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“For us, that means the world. Hayden loves it too – being in familiar surroundings helps him feel safe, comfortable and...
06/12/2025

“For us, that means the world. Hayden loves it too – being in familiar surroundings helps him feel safe, comfortable and able to relax.” 🥰

After helping switch on Gosforth High Street’s Christmas Tree lights on Friday, our Children and Young Adults kept the festive spirit going with our annual Christmas Party on Saturday. 🎅

Families enjoyed making gingerbread houses, Christmas crafts and fun photo booth snaps, all in a relaxed, colourful and Christmassy atmosphere. A visit to Santa’s Grotto was a highlight, giving families a calm, magical space to spend time together.

There were surprise visits from Minnie, Mickey, Elsa and even the Grinch, much to everyone’s delight. Star Bright Arts also joined us with a gentle, sensory story performance that families loved.

Families told us how much the afternoon meant to them. Hayden, who has been visiting St Oswald’s Hospice for eight years, especially enjoyed the inclusive, relaxed celebrations. His mum Beth said the party allows Hayden and his brothers to all get involved and really enjoy themselves.

Holly Smith, Matron of our Children and Young Adults Service, said it was “another fantastic Christmas event” and wonderful to see families enjoying the afternoon together.

A big thank you to Tom Hibberd Photography for capturing so many special moments – and to our incredible Children and Young Adults team, whose creativity and kindness made the day truly memorable.

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05/12/2025

Yesterday saw our annual service of remembrance, Light up a Life, take place at Event Northumbria in Newcastle City Centre. ✨

Hundreds of people came together to remember the lives of special people they love and miss, as Davina and Fiona from our Spiritual Care team led us through a moving service of music and reflection.

The service ended with the switching on of the tree lights, where each one sparkled in memory of a loved one, and the announcement that Light up a Life has raised £84,000 so far this year.

A huge thank you goes out to all those who made the service possible this year and to everyone who took part by remembering their loves ones. 💙

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LIVE NOW! ✨Watch our Light up a Life service, live from Event Northumbria in Newcastle City Centre 👉 https://www.youtube...
04/12/2025

LIVE NOW! ✨

Watch our Light up a Life service, live from Event Northumbria in Newcastle City Centre 👉 https://www.youtube.com/live/wcd-BN9WAyU

Please join us to remember and celebrate the life of your loved ones. We hope the service offers comfort to you and your family this Christmas 💙

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We look forward to welcoming you to Event Northumbria in Newcastle this evening, for our Light Up a Life Celebration Eve...
04/12/2025

We look forward to welcoming you to Event Northumbria in Newcastle this evening, for our Light Up a Life Celebration Event remembrance service. The culmination of the service will be the switching on of our Tree of Lights, where each one will shine in memory of someone special. ✨

We have some tickets still available which can be purchased on the door. Adults tickets are £6 and under 18s free, we accept cash or card. Doors open from 6pm.

📺 You can also join in from home by watching a live stream of the service, online from 6.45pm and lighting a candle in memory of someone you love and miss at 👉 https://www.youtube.com/live/wcd-BN9WAyU

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A goal…and a celebration Dylan will never forget! 🥰Dylan is one of the young adults who comes to our Children and Young ...
04/12/2025

A goal…and a celebration Dylan will never forget! 🥰

Dylan is one of the young adults who comes to our Children and Young Adults Service for short breaks – and anyone who knows him will agree he’s a massive Newcastle United fan. 🖤🤍

So, when Newcastle United captain Bruno Guimarães scored on Tuesday night, Dylan, who was at St. James' Park watching the match with his mum, Victoria, suddenly found himself right at the heart of the celebrations.

As the stadium erupted, Bruno ran over to Dylan to share the moment, celebrating together and telling him: “That was for you.”

Dylan told us: “It still hasn’t sunk in yet.” His mum, Victoria, shared: “I felt really emotional – you could tell just how much it meant to Dylan.”

At St Oswald’s Hospice, we believe in making memories and moments to share, and this was one of those unexpected, joyful moments that Dylan will treasure. 💙

We’re so proud of our connection with Newcastle United through our Hospice Ambassadors, Graeme Jones and Kieran Trippier, whose kindness and support mean so much to everyone here.

Here’s that lovely moment, captured by Newcastle United 👇🎥

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Our Children and Young Adults are feeling festive after turning on Gosforth High Street’s Christmas Tree lights last Fri...
03/12/2025

Our Children and Young Adults are feeling festive after turning on Gosforth High Street’s Christmas Tree lights last Friday 🎄

Peter Rabbit, the star of our upcoming Peter Rabbit: Tales on the Tyne art trail also hopped along for the evening, attracting plenty of smiles from families and passers-by 🐰💙

Thank you Sanderson Young for organising such a brilliant evening and for bringing the Gosforth community together.

What a tree-mendous start to the festive season! 🎅

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