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A Scarborough woman will soon be braving the shave to help raise much-needed funds for Saint Catherine’s. Meshell Heelbeck, a mental health social worker, will lose her long locks on March 25, but is hoping her loss will be the hospice’s gain. Meshell, 36, said: “Saint Catherine’s is an amazing charity and while I’m lucky […]

A Scarborough recruitment agency has pledged its support to Saint Catherine’s with a special year-long charity partnership. KD Recruitment, based at Woodend in The Crescent, will make a £50 donation for every person they place in a permanent position in 2023. Kelly Dunn, managing director, wanted to support the hospice in this way after a […]

Did you know that around three in five adults in the UK don’t have a will? If you’ve not yet made a will, you could get one drawn up and help Saint Catherine’s at the same time. Make a Will Week 2023 is happening from April 17 to April 21 – and solicitors are already […]

Saint Catherine’s is appealing for supporters to check their lottery tickets as a prize of £1,500 remains unclaimed. The winning £2 ticket was bought in the hospice’s Malton charity shop for the draw on Friday 3 February 2023. The winning number is 1000024. The Saint Catherine’s lottery has been running for more than 20 years, […]

Would you like 15% off at New Look?  We are delighted to be part of the ‘Donate, feel great’ promotion with high street retailer New Look, who has partnered with our shops in: Westborough, Scarborough Cross Street, Bridlington All you need to do is bring a bag of donated items (clothes, accessories etc) to either […]

Saint Catherine’s is holding a Volunteer Open Day in March – with everyone welcome to come along and find out more. The drop-in event will take place on Wednesday March 8 from 10am to 3pm at the Education Centre on the hospice site in Throxenby Lane, Scarborough. There will be chance to speak to staff […]

Members of Whitby Krampus Run have presented a cheque for £1,728 raised at the 2022 Krampus Ball to Saint Catherine’s. To date there have been three charity balls at the venue starting in 2019, which have now raised a total of £6,554 for the hospice. Event organiser Laurence Mitchell said: “A big thank you goes […]

Saint Catherine’s has launched a spring cash raffle in aid of patient care – with a top prize of £2,500! The raffle will be drawn on Thursday 16 March 2023 and the prizes are as follows: First prize – £2,500 Second prize – £250 Third prize – 5 x £50 The raffle is being supported […]

Saint Catherine’s Hospice, Scarborough Mates and Yorkshire Air Ambulance have a shared a pot of over £42,000 as a result of Anglo American’s Great Days Programme – an internal campaign to drive safe and responsible working practices and behaviours. Every January, the team working on Anglo American’s Woodsmith Project are asked to vote for their […]

Saint Catherine’s Hospice in Scarborough has hosted a special event to celebrate being awarded Veteran Aware status – making it the first hospice in the country to receive this accreditation. The hospice has been formally recognised as Veteran Aware by the Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA), a group of NHS healthcare providers in England committed to […]