100 days to go until I take on the toughest physical challenge of my life=trekking across the Pyrenees from France to Spain to raise money for St Gemma's Hospice because they supported my mummy before she died. Follow me to follow my ‘Great Escape’.

Challenge Accepted!!!

Eight weeks to go until I take on the Junior Warrior Challenge in Leeds for St Gemma's Hospice. Just a little warm up ahead of the main event in August. Please be awesome & share & or support my fundraiser.
Click here for more info➡️bit.ly/3SkoUfa

19 personal effects bags and some extra charms have gone off to St Gemma's Hospice today to sensitively return belongings to bereaved relatives. All sewn from donated fabrics by our volunteers. #tadcaster #volunteersmakeadifference

We have raised over £1,000,000 for St Gemma's Hospice since Dec 2017!🎉🥳 ⁣In 2023, they supported 3,000+ people & this money raised helped towards providing their services to those people!

See how your hospice could also benefit from our lottery at bit.ly/3qAutu

Thank you to HadiCare who are one of our Sunset Walk sponsors this year!

We still have a few fantastic Sunset Walk sponsorship packages available, so if you'd like to join HadiCare in sponsoring our flagship summer event, email [email protected] or call 0113 218 5296.

Hospices provide essential end-of-life care and many of us have been touched by the wonderful care they give.

But they face a funding crisis.

This week I paid tribute to St Gemma's Hospice in Leeds and called on the Government to ensure all hospices have the funding they need.

Our Bistro team know that having what you fancy can make all the difference 💜

Chef Diane, pictured here with Liz's mum, knows how much patient Liz enjoys the Manchester tart whenever it's on the menu. Today she whipped up this very special, personalised surprise 🍒

Thank you Richard for being a champion of the hospice movement and for speaking out about the difference made by St Gemma's Hospice and the need for more sustainable NHS funding.

Our intrepid colleague Rick Fraser is carb-ing up ahead of his gruelling retirement challenge - walking and cycling 99 km EVERY DAY for 7 DAYS to raise heaps of cash for St Gemma's Hospice and #BOOST Please support him by donating lnkd.in/erCjusYe

Join us at our Open Gardens 🌻

Enjoy live music as you wander around the beautiful flowerbeds, enhance your own garden by buying gorgeous plants & of course visit our stalls for some tasty treats!

📅 Saturday 8 June
🕘 11am-3pm
📍 329 Harrogate Road, Moortown, Leeds LS17 6QD

A little update on the Precious time appeal - St Gemma's Hospice managed to raise an impressive figure of £287,436.
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Thank you to all who either donated or shared the appeal 🙏🏾
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Our nurses were honoured to help Carrie celebrate her 63rd birthday earlier this month 🎂

It is a privilege for our team to be able to go that extra mile to mark special occasions with patients and families 💜

Our Way of the Roses to Paris cycling challenge takes you across 2 counties, cycling 170 miles in 3 days! 🚲

It's a challenging but achievable undertaking for any reasonably fit road cyclist!

➡️ Find out more and book your place on our website at events.st-gemma.co.uk/events/way-of-…

Fancy taking on a challenge in 2025 for St Gemma's Hospice? Tick something off your bucket list & join us for the Northern Lights Trek in March, or Kilimanjaro in September 🏔️

Register your interest or take the bigger step and book on a trek at events.st-gemma.co.uk

St Gemma's is here to support those caring for loved ones.

For more information on how we can support you, visit our website at st-gemma.co.uk/for-families

Let’s turn Temple Newsam purple & orange at our Sunset Walk 💜🧡

Not only will it be a chance to celebrate with live music & street food, it will also give you time to remember loved ones.

📅 Join us on Saturday 29 June for a truly memorable experience: events.st-gemma.co.uk/events/sunset-…

At St Gemma's Hospice in Leeds to see Kerry Jackson OBE

Thank you to all our runners at Leeds Running Festival on Sunday 🙏🏅

It was a pleasure to be part of such a lovely event! Thanks to our volunteers who supported us on the day too!

If you missed out you can still join the August Leeds Running Festival at events.st-gemma.co.uk/events/leeds-r…

Full house for Yorkshire & Humber hospice Chairs & Chief Execs forum, first time since before Covid! #hospice ⁦St Gemma's Hospice⁩ ⁦Hospice UK⁩