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Marking Hospice Care Week 9-15 October
This week is Hospice Care Week (9-15 October) where we’re recognising and celebrating hospice care nationwide. It’s an opportunity to raise awareness of what expert end of life care looks like
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Our longest serving volunteer – 40 years and counting!
An Arsenal supporter born during the war, grandmother to five, and our longest serving volunteer! As we mark our 40th anniversary, Ann explains what keeps her coming back after four
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Celebrating 40 years of St Catherine’s!
We celebrated our 40th anniversary on Tuesday 3 October, marking exactly 40 years since we first opened our doors to patients at our much-loved hospice on Malthouse Road in Crawley...
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“They wrapped their arms around us when our energy was spent.”
Angela Donnelly has been part of our friendly reception team for nearly 5 years. With her colleagues, Angela works hard to ensure all our visitors are given a warm welcome
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“The memory leaves help me feel close to Carrie.”
Did you know that St Catherine’s offers beautiful handmade copper leaves to remember loved ones? Howard Collis has two engraved leaves in memory of his wife Carrie – one at
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Meet the team working on our new hospice!
We recently visited our new hospice and spoke to some of the contractors working on our new hospice. We asked them to tell us a little more about their roles
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Open Week: Saying Goodbye to Malthouse Road
The move to our new state-of-the-art hospice is fast approaching. We are really excited to start our next chapter in Pease Pottage where we will be able to support more
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Skydiving for St Catherine’s
George Hebberd bravely took to the skies for St Catherine’s after his dad was cared for by the hospice. He raised over £2,300 and tells us more about his daredevil
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Second Hand September with St Catherine’s
Today marks the start of “Second Hand September”, a campaign that encourages people to only shop second hand for the whole month. We challenge you to take on this task