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Volunteers – you are our everyday heroes!
To mark Volunteers’ Week – which runs from June 1 -7 - and to acknowledge the skills and dedication of the 100s of volunteers who support local hospice care, chief executive of Saint Michael’s Hospice, Tony Collins, sent this letter to the Harrogate Advertiser series of papers. It’s Volunteers’ Week June 1-7, and I would like to …
The importance of being open – Dying Matters Week 2019
THIS week is Dying Matters week – an annual awareness week which aims to encourage people to talk about death, dying and bereavement. Here we speak to Saint Michael’s Hospice chaplain Kathy Couchman with her perspective on why these sometimes difficult conversations are both useful and necessary. “Many years ago, before I became a church …
Sharon’s marathon effort for Harrogate Hospice charity
A well-known Harrogate face will be swapping the streets of our Spa town for the streets of London next week, when she tackles the challenge of a lifetime, in support of Saint Michael’s. Sharon Canavar, chief executive of Harrogate International Festivals, has been training hard for the London marathon for months – in between working …
Last chance to Make a Will this April and support your hometown hospice
APPOINTMENTS are filling up fast in our popular Make a Will Month scheme, which returns this April. Saint Michael’s, the hospice care charity caring for people affected by terminal illness and bereavement across the Harrogate district, is once again inviting the community to take part in its annual Make a Will Month initiative. Make a …
Anniversaries, birthdays and special days when you or someone you know is living with grief
Saint Michael’s is here to support the Harrogate district community to live with terminal illness and bereavement. This March, our Just ‘B’ bereavement support service shares some useful tips on how local people can look after themselves if they are experiencing grief, and how people can look after others who have been bereaved. Tony Collins, …
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Saint Michael's exists to ensure the people of Harrogate and surrounding areas get the high quality end of life care they want, need and deserve.
