St Oswald'S Hospice

We had a fantastic evening at our young adults BBQ this week, thank you to everyone for coming along! Special thank you to The Hudson for providing the refreshments and The Bay Uke ukulele band for entertaining us.

Could you help give our fundraising a boost?
Did you know that one of our best-selling items on our eBay shop is bras? We've raised a whopping total of over £1,000 this year from the sale of bras alone giving our fundraising total a huge lift.
Have you got any used or unwanted bras which you can donate to us?
... To find your nearest shop or donation point, click here: goo.gl/Vkz8Kq To head to our eBay shop, click here: goo.gl/Qy4ifG
#seewhatwedidthere #bras #hospice #ebay #charityretail
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We're looking for a Care Support Worker to assist our wonderful Children and Young Adults Service team.
Please share with anyone who might be interested.
Find out more and apply: goo.gl/1MVSX9
... Closing date: Thursday 20th September
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Please share: Our Central Sort Centre in #Newcastle urgently needs new #volunteers!
Our centre receives and organises donated stock for all 25 of our regional charity shops and is therefore the backbone of St Oswald's retail sector. Without adequate support in our sorting centre, the rest of St Oswald's shops will be impacted. Could you, or someone you know, be the help we need?
Join a fast-paced, fun and friendly team, gain new skills, enhance your CV and play a vital role i...n supporting St Oswald's.
For more info, please click here: goo.gl/1GXxNk
#charityretail #volunteering #nevolunteers
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Jamie Bell from The Baldy Holly Band brought some rock and roll to the Hospice today when he popped in to treat us to a few 1950s classics. Thanks Jamie! 🎸🎶

The day is drawing closer & you should've received your running packs by now as the Great North Run is just around the corner!
It's too late to sign up, but if you already have your own space then why not make a difference & run for Team St Oswald's? Call 0191 246 9123 for more info. Good luck!

Got some spare time on your hands? Want to make a real difference? We’re looking for a volunteer to assist our fun and friendly Communications and Marketing team in promoting our fundraising events.
Find out more and apply: https://www.stoswaldsuk.org/volunteering< br>

Did you get this muddy this weekend?
Over 60 of our fantastic supporters turned up in force to take on the Clarty Bairns obstacle course in Northumberland yesterday.
We'd like to thank Challenge Northumberland for putting the day together and a huge thank you to everyone who took part! We hope everyone had a great day and we managed to take plenty of pictures!
... Check out our web story to see if you can see yourself! https://buff.ly/2vMx1Xp
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The new Premier League season is underway! You still have time to join our Charity Fantasy Football League, accrue points from the first weeks games and be in with a chance of winning £1,000 and spot prizes throughout the season. For more info visit https://buff.ly/2w1RLcG Don't forget once you've signed up to join our league! Good luck everyone.

The Premier League season kicks off tonight which only means one thing... the deadline to sign up for Fantasy Football is 6pm tonight! Join our Charity Fantasy Football league to be in with a chance of winning £1000.
As an added extra we're offering spot prizes throughout the season for best team name, highest scorer and more. You need to be in it to win it, so sign up today on https://www.stoswaldsuk.org/…/ways-to-g e…/fantasy-football/… to receive your code to play.
... Good luck everyone!
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We're ready for the Premier League to begin, our Fantasy Football team is on fire 🔥 do you think your team can do better? Use Deadline Day strategically and get competitive with your friends, family or colleagues to see who is the ultimate Football Manager. Sign up to our league today at https://buff.ly/2AWVFcA to get your code for the Premier League Fantasy App to be in with a chance of winning £1000 and spot prizes throughout! Good Luck everyone!

We make sure that St Oswald's is a place where families feel comfortable bringing their children, to make special memories at what can be a difficult time. Here's some words from a teenager who spent a lot of time on our Inpatient Unit when his dad was at the Hospice for end of life care.

Get active this weekend and have some fun with the kids. There's only a few days left to sign up for Clarty Bairns so don't delay and sign up today!
It's a properly muddy 3km obstacle course great for kids... and grown ups. Sign up today for only £8 and have a laugh to liven up your Sunday afternoon!
Sign up here to make some plans for this Sunday 12th - see you all there! https://www.stoswaldsuk.org/…/obstacle- c…/clarty-bairns.aspx

Today is the feast day of Saint Oswald. We are proud to be named after a Saint who was viewed as a man of compassion – which is one of our five Values that we live by at the Hospice. Our Values are our core beliefs and explain who we are and what we stand for: https://goo.gl/aeTF1q

Thinking of ways to keep the kids busy this summer? Well, why not sign up to Clarty Bairns - our new Life List challenge!
Get properly muddy next Sunday 12th August by completing a 3km obstacle course. Get muddy, get outside, get active and get signed up today for only £8 per entry!
Our lovely friends at Challenge Northumberland invited us over for a sneaky taster session and wow, did we love it! The adults may have even enjoyed it more than the children! So get out and have some fun this summer. Places are filling up fast so sign up today... https://www.stoswaldsuk.org/…/obstacle- c…/clarty-bairns.aspx

The Premier League starts in one week which means one thing… it’s time to join our Charity Fantasy Football League before the first game kicks off! We’ve been sharing all week who celebrities would choose for their teams but who make the cut in yours? Do you agree with these or do you think you could do better?
If you are a manager in the making and think you have what it takes to take your team to the top, you could be in with a chance of winning £1000! There’s also spot prizes throughout the season including one for best team name – so give it plenty of thought. Sign up today at www.charityfantasyfootball.co.uk and become the ultimate Fantasy League Manager while supporting St Oswald’s Hospice this football season.

And the total is in... Thank you so much to everyone who completed the London to Paris cycle challenge in May! We had a little catch up with coffee and cake last night which was a great excuse to showcase how much you managed to raise! £27,740 is an incredible amount and can really go a long way in the Hospice, so thank you for doing something amazing

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Our innovative upcycling charity shop Re-styled by St Oswald's Hospice has today launched this fab new video to explain what Re-styled means to them and to showcase some of the brilliant products and services they offer. Be sure to head over to their Facebook page now and give them a like so that you're first to hear about all things Re-styled.
Did you know Re-styled now has their very own online Etsy shop?
... Head over there to peruse the fantastic collection of bespoke products and if you have an Etsy account, then don't forget to follow the Etsy page by choosing them as one of your favourite shops: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/restyledbyst oswalds
#northeastupcyclers
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Ever wondered who singers Alexandra Burke, Gareth Gates, Aston Merrygold and Jo O'Meara would choose for their #FantasyFootball dream team? Want to win a £1,000 prize? Then read on...
To celebrate the launch of our very own #CharityFantasyFootball League, we asked some celebrities to pick their top 11 - but they may have used a bit of creative license here or there. Check out their choices and find out how you could play to win £1,000 by topping our league - but don't delay, as the new footie season kicks off on Friday 10th August: https://goo.gl/7Qqm79

there yesterday getting treatment fot lymphoedema was so shocked at the size of the place ,,, what a lovely reception greeting ,,, and the nurse Elaine who give me treatment made me feEl more confident about my self thankyou to yous all xx as you've got me for the next two year x

lovely place i lost my mum back in 2001 to cancer in st oswalds hospice staff were brilliant and so welcoming i'm a great supporter of your charity always giving stuff to your charity shops

You guys were amazing with my mum, I really appreciate the help

Visited st Oswalds today for the first time after years of hearing such good things about it!! The place is so calm and peaceful and the staff are second to none being friendly helpful and just making such a hard time so much nicer for families and friends!!

They are brilliant

There are no words I can say to thank you all enough for the care and respect you all give my dad, in the last couple of days of his precious life, and the support and kindness you showed my family at this very sad time in our life's. My dad died in August this year, we couldn't have asked for a more serene and peaceful place for him to have spent his final journey, and the quality time we were all able to spend with him, due to the fantastic care he was given. Once again respect to you all xxx

The facilities and staff are amazing, they were always there to make the time we had left as good as it could be. Thank you!

The care that my auntie received while at St Oswald's was amazing. My family will be forever grateful for making my auntie's final weeks so comfortable. �

Thankyou very much to all the nurses and volunteers for my time on the hospice ward . If I wanted quiet time I just closed my door and they knew what it meant. When my family visited they kindly provided refreshments for both adults and children . The whole family loved the gardens which we all walked around. Would also like the staff and volunteers on the day patients unit for my time there all my care was really good. Ihave now been discharged as a patient as all my cancer seems to be gone , so once again thankyou very much for everything from me and all my family and god bless you all xxx

St Oswalds is a brilliant place for the last 3 years theyve been a massive part of my families life, they treat Alex like one of they own.

Life is very difficult right now but having a loved one being cared for in such a beautiful place surrounded by beautiful gardens and the most wonderful caring people makes life easier to cope with atm it's like we've been wrapped up in a soft warm safety blanket ! Thank you so much St oswalds we'll never forget you x

Its a place you can go where you can reflect as the staff are second to none they look after your loved ones with care and compassion and the family and friends who visit they can make you smile when you feel down if you need someone to talk to they are their for you,I know this why they helped me and my family at a very sad time.

I've just finished my compression bandaging for lymphodoema in both legs I want to thank everyone from TEAM 2 Julie Jane Rosie Tracy Catherine and anyone else sorry if I forgot u who have helped me and the volunteers . Your NURSES are amazing I was very relaxed and comfortable coming to outpatients as I have trouble going out without my son but he was allowed in the transport so thank u to transport staff aswell patient education was very informative too so thank u to Elaine Nicola and Andrew reception staff are lovely too I will miss my days out to outpatients THANK YOU AGAIN xx

I've been going to st oswalds now 18 yr i was diagnoised with lymphedema in both legs after the birth of my daughter..i have my treatmentent twice a yr which includes intenense bandaging to both legs the support ive had off the staff here has been amazing and they are always their for their patience when ever they need to talk to someone..no words could ever be said how gratefull i am to all the staff for their support over the yrs ..xx

I would like to thank the staff at St.Oswalds out-patients LE department for all the care and attention they have given me over the last 20 yrs. as lymphedema is in both my legs I am now maintaining the problem with their help, and have just been discharged from their care. Thank you all

I was born with lymphoedema 20 years ago and after being told that there was nothing anyone could do for me, I was referred to St Oswalds at the age of 9 and it changed my life completely! I couldn't thank all the team enough for all the help and support they have shown me and my family, not only for my lymphoedema but for everything in my life! You are a big part of my life! Thank you!�

Hi I was just wondering if you still had photos of the great North run 2007,i did the great North run that year for your charity and I was wondering if you had any pictures, my name was Julie Wren back then x x

Big shout out for the three boys who came to my house today and took some furniture away for me. I hope someone gets good use out of it. The boys were so cheerful, jokey and enthusiastic and should be commended

An amazing place , my best pal there a couple of years ago, looked after her and all her family and friends in her last weeks.Amazing how you can have wonderful everlasting memories at such a very sad time.Doing 5k a week on Sunday !.

there yesterday getting treatment fot lymphoedema was so shocked at the size of the place ,,, what a lovely reception greeting ,,, and the nurse Elaine who give me treatment made me feEl more confident about my self thankyou to yous all xx as you've got me for the next two year x

lovely place i lost my mum back in 2001 to cancer in st oswalds hospice staff were brilliant and so welcoming i'm a great supporter of your charity always giving stuff to your charity shops

You guys were amazing with my mum, I really appreciate the help

Visited st Oswalds today for the first time after years of hearing such good things about it!! The place is so calm and peaceful and the staff are second to none being friendly helpful and just making such a hard time so much nicer for families and friends!!

They are brilliant

There are no words I can say to thank you all enough for the care and respect you all give my dad, in the last couple of days of his precious life, and the support and kindness you showed my family at this very sad time in our life's. My dad died in August this year, we couldn't have asked for a more serene and peaceful place for him to have spent his final journey, and the quality time we were all able to spend with him, due to the fantastic care he was given. Once again respect to you all xxx

The facilities and staff are amazing, they were always there to make the time we had left as good as it could be. Thank you!

The care that my auntie received while at St Oswald's was amazing. My family will be forever grateful for making my auntie's final weeks so comfortable. �

Thankyou very much to all the nurses and volunteers for my time on the hospice ward . If I wanted quiet time I just closed my door and they knew what it meant. When my family visited they kindly provided refreshments for both adults and children . The whole family loved the gardens which we all walked around. Would also like the staff and volunteers on the day patients unit for my time there all my care was really good. Ihave now been discharged as a patient as all my cancer seems to be gone , so once again thankyou very much for everything from me and all my family and god bless you all xxx

St Oswalds is a brilliant place for the last 3 years theyve been a massive part of my families life, they treat Alex like one of they own.

Life is very difficult right now but having a loved one being cared for in such a beautiful place surrounded by beautiful gardens and the most wonderful caring people makes life easier to cope with atm it's like we've been wrapped up in a soft warm safety blanket ! Thank you so much St oswalds we'll never forget you x

Its a place you can go where you can reflect as the staff are second to none they look after your loved ones with care and compassion and the family and friends who visit they can make you smile when you feel down if you need someone to talk to they are their for you,I know this why they helped me and my family at a very sad time.

I've just finished my compression bandaging for lymphodoema in both legs I want to thank everyone from TEAM 2 Julie Jane Rosie Tracy Catherine and anyone else sorry if I forgot u who have helped me and the volunteers . Your NURSES are amazing I was very relaxed and comfortable coming to outpatients as I have trouble going out without my son but he was allowed in the transport so thank u to transport staff aswell patient education was very informative too so thank u to Elaine Nicola and Andrew reception staff are lovely too I will miss my days out to outpatients THANK YOU AGAIN xx

I've been going to st oswalds now 18 yr i was diagnoised with lymphedema in both legs after the birth of my daughter..i have my treatmentent twice a yr which includes intenense bandaging to both legs the support ive had off the staff here has been amazing and they are always their for their patience when ever they need to talk to someone..no words could ever be said how gratefull i am to all the staff for their support over the yrs ..xx

I would like to thank the staff at St.Oswalds out-patients LE department for all the care and attention they have given me over the last 20 yrs. as lymphedema is in both my legs I am now maintaining the problem with their help, and have just been discharged from their care. Thank you all

I was born with lymphoedema 20 years ago and after being told that there was nothing anyone could do for me, I was referred to St Oswalds at the age of 9 and it changed my life completely! I couldn't thank all the team enough for all the help and support they have shown me and my family, not only for my lymphoedema but for everything in my life! You are a big part of my life! Thank you!�

Hi I was just wondering if you still had photos of the great North run 2007,i did the great North run that year for your charity and I was wondering if you had any pictures, my name was Julie Wren back then x x

Big shout out for the three boys who came to my house today and took some furniture away for me. I hope someone gets good use out of it. The boys were so cheerful, jokey and enthusiastic and should be commended

An amazing place , my best pal there a couple of years ago, looked after her and all her family and friends in her last weeks.Amazing how you can have wonderful everlasting memories at such a very sad time.Doing 5k a week on Sunday !.

there yesterday getting treatment fot lymphoedema was so shocked at the size of the place ,,, what a lovely reception greeting ,,, and the nurse Elaine who give me treatment made me feEl more confident about my self thankyou to yous all xx as you've got me for the next two year x

lovely place i lost my mum back in 2001 to cancer in st oswalds hospice staff were brilliant and so welcoming i'm a great supporter of your charity always giving stuff to your charity shops

You guys were amazing with my mum, I really appreciate the help

Visited st Oswalds today for the first time after years of hearing such good things about it!! The place is so calm and peaceful and the staff are second to none being friendly helpful and just making such a hard time so much nicer for families and friends!!

They are brilliant

There are no words I can say to thank you all enough for the care and respect you all give my dad, in the last couple of days of his precious life, and the support and kindness you showed my family at this very sad time in our life's. My dad died in August this year, we couldn't have asked for a more serene and peaceful place for him to have spent his final journey, and the quality time we were all able to spend with him, due to the fantastic care he was given. Once again respect to you all xxx

The facilities and staff are amazing, they were always there to make the time we had left as good as it could be. Thank you!

The care that my auntie received while at St Oswald's was amazing. My family will be forever grateful for making my auntie's final weeks so comfortable. �

Thankyou very much to all the nurses and volunteers for my time on the hospice ward . If I wanted quiet time I just closed my door and they knew what it meant. When my family visited they kindly provided refreshments for both adults and children . The whole family loved the gardens which we all walked around. Would also like the staff and volunteers on the day patients unit for my time there all my care was really good. Ihave now been discharged as a patient as all my cancer seems to be gone , so once again thankyou very much for everything from me and all my family and god bless you all xxx

St Oswalds is a brilliant place for the last 3 years theyve been a massive part of my families life, they treat Alex like one of they own.

Life is very difficult right now but having a loved one being cared for in such a beautiful place surrounded by beautiful gardens and the most wonderful caring people makes life easier to cope with atm it's like we've been wrapped up in a soft warm safety blanket ! Thank you so much St oswalds we'll never forget you x

Its a place you can go where you can reflect as the staff are second to none they look after your loved ones with care and compassion and the family and friends who visit they can make you smile when you feel down if you need someone to talk to they are their for you,I know this why they helped me and my family at a very sad time.

I've just finished my compression bandaging for lymphodoema in both legs I want to thank everyone from TEAM 2 Julie Jane Rosie Tracy Catherine and anyone else sorry if I forgot u who have helped me and the volunteers . Your NURSES are amazing I was very relaxed and comfortable coming to outpatients as I have trouble going out without my son but he was allowed in the transport so thank u to transport staff aswell patient education was very informative too so thank u to Elaine Nicola and Andrew reception staff are lovely too I will miss my days out to outpatients THANK YOU AGAIN xx

I've been going to st oswalds now 18 yr i was diagnoised with lymphedema in both legs after the birth of my daughter..i have my treatmentent twice a yr which includes intenense bandaging to both legs the support ive had off the staff here has been amazing and they are always their for their patience when ever they need to talk to someone..no words could ever be said how gratefull i am to all the staff for their support over the yrs ..xx

I would like to thank the staff at St.Oswalds out-patients LE department for all the care and attention they have given me over the last 20 yrs. as lymphedema is in both my legs I am now maintaining the problem with their help, and have just been discharged from their care. Thank you all

I was born with lymphoedema 20 years ago and after being told that there was nothing anyone could do for me, I was referred to St Oswalds at the age of 9 and it changed my life completely! I couldn't thank all the team enough for all the help and support they have shown me and my family, not only for my lymphoedema but for everything in my life! You are a big part of my life! Thank you!�

Hi I was just wondering if you still had photos of the great North run 2007,i did the great North run that year for your charity and I was wondering if you had any pictures, my name was Julie Wren back then x x

Big shout out for the three boys who came to my house today and took some furniture away for me. I hope someone gets good use out of it. The boys were so cheerful, jokey and enthusiastic and should be commended

An amazing place , my best pal there a couple of years ago, looked after her and all her family and friends in her last weeks.Amazing how you can have wonderful everlasting memories at such a very sad time.Doing 5k a week on Sunday !.