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A very special event is taking place at Scarborough Rugby Club on Sunday May 1 to raise funds for Saint Catherine’s. The Mo Stevenson Memorial Shield will start at noon and feature the following: Tag rugby match Staxton Cricket Club & Scarborough Valkyries Mixed senior game of past and present players Mo’s Marauders vs Keith’s […]

A Scarborough man has completed the challenge of a virtual walk from Land’s End to John O’Groats to mark a special anniversary and charity project. Nigel Wood, president of The Rotary Club of Scarborough, started out on the 874-mile walk last summer with the aim of raising as much money as possible for ROTARY100. ROTARY100 […]

A Scarborough man is set to take on the expedition of a lifetime in a bid to raise money for Saint Catherine’s Hospice. Pete Boddy, 48, and his wife Di, will fly out to Nepal on April 8 to begin a 21-day trek to Makalu Base Camp. Mount Makalu stands at 8,463m and is the […]

Saint Catherine’s is taking part in a new research project which aims to help provide the best delirium detection, prevention and care. The hospice team is working with Hull York Medical School and the University of Hull’s Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre on the study, which is funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research and is set […]

We have our winners! Today we drew our Spring Raffle with the help of Alan from the hospice maintenance team and senior healthcare assistant Marie.The winning ticket numbers are: 1st prize £2,500 – 30269 2nd prize £250 – 30541 3rd prize £50 x 5 – 64141 / 62198 / 60701 / 55000 / 42998 We […]

Today is World Social Work Day – a chance to say thank you and raise awareness of this important and life-changing profession. Meet Moira and Charley – two members of our fabulous social work team at Saint Catherine’s. The team provides patients and families with practical and emotional support, both in the hospice and at […]

It’s official! Bring a Pound to Work Day is back for 2022 and the date for your diary is Tuesday July 5. We are delighted that This is the Coast will be supporting Saint Catherine’s again at this event – with the support of Scarborough Business Ambassadors. Information about how to sign up will be coming […]

Would you like to see your photograph featured in the 2023 Saint Catherine’s calendar? An appeal has been launched to find 12 special images for the charity’s annual calendar, which is an ever-popular way of raising much-needed funds. The calendars are bought by thousands of supporters each year in the local area – with copies […]

Did you know that around 60% of 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 2022 is happening from April 25 to April 29 – and solicitors are already taking […]

Saint Catherine’s was delighted to receive a generous and unexpected donation of £30,000 from Scarborough Flying Club. The club, which is a pigeon flying club, made the donation on behalf of the trustees from the proceeds of the sale of the group’s headquarters in Melrose Street, Scarborough. The club has got smaller over the years […]