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Saint Catherine’s has received a generous donation of £1,200 from the team at Scalby Cricket Club. The club was aiming to raise around £500 through sponsored kit including shirts and hoodies, which were offered to team members for a donation. The kit was kindly sponsored by the Nags Head pub in Scalby and features their […]

Saint Catherine’s has launched a summer cash raffle in aid of patient care – with a top prize of £2,500! The raffle will be drawn on Thursday August 26 and the prizes are as follows: First prize – £2,500 Second prize – £250 Third prize – 5 x £50 Margaret Middlebrook, chairman of the board […]

Bring a Pound to Work Day 2021 – in partnership with This is the Coast – has raised an amazing £5,011 for patient care at Saint Catherine’s. The radio station invited businesses to sign up across the Yorkshire Coast with each staff member simply being asked to donate £1 each. With COVID-safe measures in place, […]

Saint Catherine’s is delighted to announce that its new shop at 82 Westborough in Scarborough is now officially open. The charity now has 12 shops across North and East Yorkshire, which can be found in Whitby, Helmsley, Pickering, Malton, Scarborough (Falsgrave, Ramshill, Victoria Road, Westborough), Filey, Hunmanby, Driffield and Bridlington. The new shop is located […]

Saint Catherine’s has moved back the date of its Summer Market to August 2021. This is following the latest Government guidance on COVID-19 and the ‘roadmap’ announcement. The decision has been taken with safety as the main priority. The event will take place on Bank Holiday Monday August 30 from 10am to 2pm at the […]

Saint Catherine’s wishes to thank all of its volunteers – old and new – this Volunteers’ Week from June 1 to 7. With more than 500 volunteers across the organisation, Saint Catherine’s has an incredible amount of support in many different areas, such as charity shops, reception, fundraising support groups, bereavement support and much more. […]

An ambitious project has been launched by Scarborough’s Rotary groups aimed at raising £100,000 for charity in celebration of their centenary year. The year-long ROTARY100 project will run from July 2021 to mark 100 years since the start of Rotary in Scarborough, which began in 1921. The town has three Rotary groups, which are The […]

This week is Dying Matters Awareness Week (May 10-16) which is aimed at encouraging open conversations around death and dying. This year’s theme is making sure people are ‘in a good place’ when they die. At Saint Catherine’s, we do everything we can to ensure people’s wishes are met at the end of life. Whether […]

Saint Catherine’s is encouraging people to lace up their trainers and take part in 5K May and help raise vital funds for patient care. The challenge, organised by Run for Heroes, is aimed at getting people out and about raising funds for a charity of their choice – while having fun through fitness at the […]

Saint Catherine’s ‘vaccine volunteers’ have been enjoying playing a key role in the fight against COVID-19. Around 150 volunteers have been working in shifts at the Rugby Club in Scarborough, which is currently being used as a COVID-19 vaccination centre by eight Scarborough and Filey GP practices. With up to 2,000 people a day receiving […]