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Father and son duo, Michael and Elijah Farndale, took on the Mini Great North Run together for St Oswald’s Hospice, raising almost £1,000 in support of St Oswald’s Hospice patients and families

Darren Prudhoe and his partner Jenna Leigh Moore have raised funds for St Oswald’s by selling handcrafted fishing tackle. The couple run a small, online family business, DJL Handcrafted Waggler Floats, named after the initial of the couple plus their daughter Lillie, and decided to fundraise after two people close to Darren were recently cared for at the hospice.

This Week is Falls Awareness Week which is a national week to increase awareness of simple things we can do to keep our patients safe from slips, trips and minor falls.

"St Oswald’s Hospice have a very close place in my heart as they took amazing care of my dad in his final days."

Wednesday 8th September is World Physiotherapy Day, this is an opportunity for physiotherapists from all over the world to raise awareness about the crucial contribution their profession makes to keeping people mobile, independent and well.

Become a Game Changer for St Oswald's Hospice this October

Wallsend Harriers complete 180+ miles in 48 hours to raise money for St Oswald's

Music Therapist Kim completed 158km along Hadrian's Wall to celebrate completing her Master's Degree.

St Oswald’s Chair, Marie Liston recently completed a mammoth long distance walking route through Scotland’s Outer Hebrides to celebrate her friends 50th birthday and to raise funds for St Oswald’s Hospice.

37-year-old Stacey Pentland, from Walker, is a Mum of four and her journey with incurable cancer has gone viral through her raw, honest and often heartbreaking Tik Tok videos.

Anne Tuck and Vicky Childs from our Adult Inpatient Unit both recently received their 25 year Long Service Award