About St Oswald’s Hospice
St Oswald’s Hospice is a charitable hospice rooted in the North East. The hospice provides outstanding, specialist and expert care to adults and children with life-limiting conditions, and for their families too.
St Oswald’s is a place where people matter. A place that focuses both on living and dying well. It is a home-from-home, filled with honesty, camaraderie and hope that offers quality time for everyone.
St Oswald’s Hospice relies on the support of their community to help keep their doors open and services free for all who need them.
By being part of Peter Rabbit™: Tales on the Tyne, you will be helping to raise funds for and awareness of a local charity that means so much to so many. Thank you.
Watch ‘Our Story’
Find out more about the work at St Oswald’s Hospice by watching ‘Our Story’ video below.
How you could support St Oswald’s Hospice
Leave a gift in your Will
Gifts in Wills fund one day of care each week at St Oswald’s Hospice.
It’s a special way to support a charity close to your heart and costs you nothing now. We also offer free Wills through a range of partnerships with local and online solicitors and Will providers.
Learn moreVolunteer with us
By volunteering you can learn new skills, make new friends and achieve satisfaction from giving something back.
Our volunteers generously share their enthusiasm, experience and skills with every department within the Hospice – we simply couldn’t do what we do without them.
Learn morePlay our Hospice Lottery
For just £2 per play per week, St Oswald’s Hospice lottery is the ultimate way to support your local hospice.
You’ll be in with the chance of scooping weekly prizes of up to £1,000 and a rollover jackpot of £10,000 while helping to support our patients and families. Everyone’s a winner!
Learn moreShop with us
Support St Oswald’s Hospice by visiting one of our shops located across the North East.
Whether you’re looking for books, beds or bric-a-brac – we have something for everyone! Not local? We have an eBay store and online shop for all your sustainable shopping needs.
Learn more
More about St Oswald’s Hospice
Meet Ellie-Mai…
Ellie-Mai is 15 and lives in Sunderland with her family. She attends St Oswald’s Hospice for overnight breaks three nights a month.
During her stays, she loves watching Disney films and having her nails painted.
Mum Stacey describes the short stays as a “godsend for the whole family” and said:
“I can spend quality time with my son Lewiee and get a decent night’s sleep knowing Ellie-Mai is being well cared for.”
Supporting not just a patient, but their family too, is a big part of what we do at St Oswald’s Hospice. Read Stacey and Ellie-Mae’s story below.
Read Ellie-Mai’s story
Meet Norman…
For the past 18 months, Norman has been coming to St Oswald’s Hospice every 3 weeks for blood transfusions as part of his ongoing treatment for cancer. While some people may feel uncertain when the word ‘hospice’ is mentioned, this wasn’t the case for Norman. He said:
“It didn’t bother me at all. The hospice is closer to home, so I thought ‘that’s nice and handy for me’.”
“I used to go to the hospital, where they did their best, but it was busy, and I would be sitting around for hours feeling useless. At St Oswald’s Hospice, I arrive at 9.30am, go straight in and am offered a cup of tea. It’s a home-from-home for me and the staff are all marvellous and happy – they light up my days!”
We are proud to be able to support Norman through his treatment, read more about his inspiring story below
Read Norman’s story
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