We have an amazing team of volunteers and couldn’t provide our support to patients and families without them. Register your interest in volunteering by completing the form below:
Register your interest in volunteering
Volunteering at the hospice
Frequently asked questions
- What is the first step?
- Please ensure bags and boxes are of a manageable size, and weigh no more than 8kg.
- To avoid damage, please make sure fragile items are wrapped and not loose.
- If you gift aid goods, please get labels from the shop and attach to your donations.
- Are there any age limits?
- Are any special skills or qualifications needed?
- Is training available?
- How much time must I give?
- Is it possible to claim expenses?
We can now accept small amounts of donations (max. two bags or boxes) at this shop during opening hours, until the space is full. We recommend calling the shop on 01684 294679 before making your donation, to check there is still space to accept items.
Alternatively, you can take good quality, re-saleable items to one of our other stores. Times, days and donation amounts vary depending on the size of the shop and number of volunteers available. Thank you for your patience, understanding, and generosity.
The quality of our care depends on the quality of your donations. For advice on what we can and can’t accept, see our Quality Donation Guide.
Thank you for your generosity and support of our care hospice.
If you wish to donate an item of furniture, please register it for collection online and do not take it to a shop. Thank you.
Sometimes, we need support from volunteers with practical skills such as complementary therapy, hairdressing, gardening, IT, catering, and drivers with their own car.
But usually, all we ask is for volunteers to be empathetic, caring, enthusiastic, willing to learn, and with an interest in others.
Patients can be visited each day between 12pm and 8pm.
When a person is approaching the very end of their life, we will talk with their family and loved ones about how we can support more relaxed visiting times.
Click to read the full details for visiting a loved one on our In-patient Unit.
If you would like to leave a gift to St Richard’s Hospice in your Will, please see the Gifts in Wills section of our website for more information. Thank you for choosing to support us in this way.
Yes. St Richard’s provides specialist nursing care in people’s own homes so we can continue to support you and your family and friends when you return home. Our Hospice at Home team offers care and support, and they also work closely with GPs, district nurses and social services carers.
Our Advice and Guidance Line is available Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, or between 8am and 4pm on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays. You can access this via the main hospice number 01905 763963. Outside these hours, your call will be diverted to our In-patient Unit, where a member of the team can help with your enquiry. Click to find out more about the Advice and Guidance service.
If you would like to know more about these services, please talk to a member of the nursing team.