To be honest, it was a surprise to me how well the hospice catered for my mum and all of us as a family. The hospice was not as I expected – it was a pleasant place to be at a difficult time.Family of a patient

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St Ann’s Supports Dying Matters Awareness Week

17 May 2013

On our 42nd Anniversary, we are supporting Dying Matters Awareness Week and encouraging you to make sure you’re prepared

Day Care Dollies Take Extra Steps For Their Patients

16 May 2013

Meet the Day Care Dollies – a group of St Ann’s nurses and support staff who have volunteered for our Manchester Midnight Walk.

St Ann’s searches for a new Chair of Trustees

9 May 2013

St Ann’s Hospice is looking for a high-profile figure to take it through one of the most challenging periods in its history.

Pupils run their own fun-run fundraiser!

3 May 2013

Five schoolgirls staged their own charity run to raise money for St Ann’s Hospice.

Mum beats the odds to walk the walk in memory of grandmother

16 April 2013

A mum has won her battle with illness to finally take her place in a late night charity walk. Candice Kearsley desperately wanted to join the Manchester Midnight Walk as a way of thanking the hospice which cared for her late grandmother.

Student runs the marathon for her grandparents

15 April 2013

Student Rachel Farquhar is making her debut in the Virgin London Marathon (Sunday, April 21) in memory of her grandparents who were treated at St Ann’s Hospice.

Manchester cabbies raise pounds by losing pounds

12 April 2013

Taxi driver Ian Reid is urging cabbies not to lose their way when it comes to staying in shape.

Silence is golden for fundraising schoolgirl

9 April 2013

Schoolgirl Amelia Williams had to keep quiet about her fundraising efforts for St Ann’s Hospice.

The hidden talents of John

26 March 2013

John Cassells died before his first grandchild was born but did survive long enough to discover hidden talents as an artist.

Local school make St Ann’s-inspired artworks

21 March 2013

The emotions and experiences of patients at St Ann’s Hospice were captured by pupils from a nearby primary school.

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