Herriot Hospice at The Lambert

What is happening now? 

We’re delighted to take another significant step as part of Herriot Hospice at The Lambert, with our next range of services beginning to be offered from the space – the first time the transformed building will begin serving our community widely. 

Our Community Hub, open 10am-2pm, Monday-Friday, provides a space where our staff and volunteers will welcome local people with the opportunity to purchase refreshments and find out more about our services and ways to get involved, including volunteering and fundraising. It will also host some of our existing and growing services – such as our Digital Support Service and Wellbeing Services for people, their families and carers living with terminal illness locally.

Just ‘B’, part of our wider charity, is already providing its specialist bereavement support from Herriot Hospice at The Lambert, and the building is also an office base and reception for our existing and growing services, such as our community HOME service.

Our weekly drop-in for those affected by terminal illness locally – part of our Wellbeing Network – is now taking place from Herriot Hospice at The Lambert, Tuesdays 2-4pm. You can access information, support and meet others for peer support over a cuppa.

We’re also providing a Digital Support Service, which offers people practical help with online tasks. This comes as part of our mission to make sure everyone has the care and support they need at the end of their lives. You can book an appointment to get help from our digital champions by emailing digitalhub@hospice-care.org.

Our regulated services – those which are inspected by the Care Quality Commission, including our inpatient care and other elements of our outpatient support – are currently pending authorisation by the regulator. We are prepared to provide these services as soon as this care is authorised and funding arrangements are in place, and continue putting the finishing touches to our inpatient rooms.

How did we get to where we are today? 

The project to bring Herriot Hospice at The Lambert to our communities cost more than £1.7m, and thanks to the funds raised and pledged by our amazing community, we are now offering our initial services from the space.

The support of partners Lambert League of Friends and former Hambleton District Council enabled us to kickstart the project. Alongside this, we were also pleased to receive a £250,000 grant from the Community Ownership Fund and Levelling Up Fund.

An innovative 36 hours campaign saw a tidal wave of support from our community, raising more than £450,000, and together with funds and pledged, helped us achieve our public appeal target.

Whether in Thirsk, Northallerton, or all the towns and villages across Hambleton and Richmondshire, without you – our community – Herriot Hospice at The Lambert’s vision, and the journey we’ve been on so far, wouldn’t have been realised.

How can I find out more and support Herriot Hospice at The Lambert? 

Your continued support is vital to ensure your new local hospice can be here from opening, and through the years to come. Find out more below or call (01609) 777 413.