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The David Goggins Challenge

Dewley Road’s caring community champions

Residents of Dewley Road hit upon some novel ways to keep spirits high in the face of great uncertainty, while

Georgina’s story

After being blue lighted to hospital last month, Georgina was told she had lung sepsis, and it was recommended she

Kash’s story

Kash tells us more about why he decided to become a volunteer during a pandemic and how he’s still learning

Brian’s story

Our retail volunteers make an immense contribution to St Oswald’s Hospice. Without their support, we wouldn’t be able to

Spring | Summer 2021 Snapshot magazine is here!

We are delighted to share the Spring/Summer issue of Snapshot, your hospice newsletter, with you. It’s packed full of the

How to cope with grief this Mother’s Day

Despite what many people might think, there’s no right or wrong way to grieve and grief is unique to

World Social Work Day – Meet Amanda and Marisa

World Social Work Day takes place today (16th March) and celebrates the contributions of social workers across the globe. At

The Ginger Syringer’ gives a cash injection to St Oswald’s

Sarah-Jane has lived and worked in Tyneside for the last 20 years, and is no stranger to St Oswald’s, as

A fond farewell to our oldest volunteer, Nan

Nan joined us as a Volunteer Nurse not long after we first opened our doors in 1986 and since then

Living and working with Autism during Covid-19 – Vickie’s story

“The pandemic has obviously been very stressful for everyone but coping with such massive changes to everyday life and having

Andrew’s fa-brew-lous fundraiser

In late 2019, Andrew has just bought and converted an old horse box, transforming it into a modern coffee van.