Our Stories

A brand new patient transport minibus dubbed ‘The Wendy Bus’ has been donated to St Cuthbert’s thanks to the amazing fundraising efforts of a local family.

Bartosz Balczerski was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer in 2019 just two weeks after welcoming his second son into the world.

It's fantastic when we have volunteers who are so willing to help share their skills to help us here at the Hospice.

This September Elliot Foster, 25, will be running the Great North Run in memory of his mum, Helen Foster, and to raise vital funds for St Cuthbert’s Hospice, Durham. He will be running in the place his mum had originally secured to run herself before being diagnosed with cancer.

Many of us will be dreaming of far off shores at this time of year.

This incredible drawing, inspired by time spent at St Cuthbert’s Hospice with her father, has been donated to us by artist Olwyn Reece. Olwyn’s father Ralph Reece was cared for at the Hospice in January 2019. Ralph was at St Cuthbert’s for just one afternoon before passing away peacefully age 88.

Adam Banks from Wingate was just 29 when he passed away at St Cuthbert’s Hospice on 17th August 2021.

Our Durham City Shop is fondly dubbed the 'Selfridges of the North' due to its reputation for high quality, often designer pre-loved items. This autumn (2020) the shop will celebrate twenty years of trading. Lucille Thomson has volunteered there since its opening and shares a few memories from that time.