St. Cuthbert’s Hospice: Making Every Day Count
Welcome to St. Cuthbert’s Hospice, where we have been helping the people of Durham,
Chester-le-Street and Derwentside to make every day count since 1988.
St. Cuthbert’s Hospice provides a range of care and support services to individuals, as well as
to their relatives and carers, reducing the distress associated with life limiting illnesses.
The ideally located Hospice is a haven for many of our patients, based in the historic Park House
and nestled in the beautiful countryside close to the centre of Durham.
We are your local charity and make no charge for our services, relying on fundraising and community
support in order to continue to do our essential work.
St. Cuthbert’s Hospice Turns 21
In September of this year, we will commemorate 21 years of providing palliative care for
local people.
In the 1980s, a group of dedicated individuals felt that the people of Durham were disadvantaged,
as they had no access to local hospice care. They began fundraising and planning, and were eventually
able to buy the historical Park House from the County Council, and open the Day Hospice in 1988.
Even at this early stage the Trustees were determined to provide 24 hour Hospice care for the people of
Durham. It would take almost 20 years, but in 2006 that dream was finally realised with the opening of
the ten bed In Patient Unit. We have now treated 500 people in the In Patient Unit, a significant milestone
for the Hospice and the local community.
As we near our third decade, we are still your local Hospice and a home-from-home for our patients, and without
the incredible efforts of our volunteers and the generosity of the local community, we could not be here today.
Please come and celebrate with us at the St. Cuthbert’s Hospice 21st Birthday Party on Saturday 5th September.
Midnight 2009 is biggest yet!
Thank you to each and every lady who took part in the St Cuthbert’s Hospice Midnight Walk on Saturday 20th June.
Hundreds of women gathered together for this very special girls’ night out under the stars, completing a 10km
route around Aykley Heads in Durham. The Midnight Walk 2009 attracted record numbers of participants,
raising over £60,000 for the Hospice in the process. Congratulations and we hope to see you all next year!
Paws for a Cause
Dog lovers and their furry friends are invited to take part in a sponsored Dog Walk along Chester le Street
Riverside on Sunday 11th October at 10.30am. Watch this space for further details, where you will also be able
to download your registration form. You’d be barking mad to miss this dog’s day out!
Thank You
Thank you for visiting the website and for your interest in St Cuthbert’s Hospice.
It costs £1.6 million per year to provide our special kind of care at St Cuthbert's Hospice. Over £1 million of this
comes every year from the generosity of the local community, via donations, and events such as the Midnight Walk.
Without this support, the Hospice simply could not exist and provide its services to over 300 families a year.
As always we are delighted to receive feedback from our supporters so if you have any questions about the work of
the Hospice or would simply like to become more involved please contact a member of the team on 0191 386 1170.