Volunteer Stories

To find out what it’s really like to be a volunteer at St Oswald’s why not take a look at some of our volunteer stories:

David's Story

David Barlow, from Newcastle is a Volunteer within our Children’s Service and Day Hospice. David started volunteering at St Oswald’s just over three years ago and he has never looked back. He helps out in our Children’s Service on a regular basis and has recently started...

Hazel's Story

Hazel Corrin, from Kenton, is a kitchen and reception volunteer at St Oswald’s. Hazel started volunteering at St Oswald’s six years ago and she absolutely loves it. She volunteers in the kitchen one day a week and helps out on reception on an occasional basis. Hazel Corrin...

Anne's Story

Anne Ramsay, from Cochrane Park, has been volunteering at St Oswald’s for nearly ten years. Anne joined St Oswald’s after retiring from her role as a Librarian at Northumbria University, where she worked for nearly thirty years. Anne initially joined as Volunteer Library Assistant...

Shauna McPhilemy

Shauna McPhilemy is one of our complementary therapy volunteers. Here, Shauna tells us her story. “I’ve been working as a volunteer at St Oswald’s for 16 months and the time has flown by. I work in Day Hospice every Tuesday as a Complementary Therapist. I’m easy to...

George's Story

George Catnach, from Brunton Park has just had his ten year anniversary as a volunteer at St Oswald’s. George joined St Oswald’s after retiring in 1996 and after ten years of being a volunteer driver he has carried out over 750 patient journeys. This equates to a massive 27,028...