RIP Sr Anne Hammersley CP

On Friday 26 July, we learned with great sadness of the death in St Gemma’s Hospice of Sr Anne Hammersley CP.  May she rest in peace. For many years Sr Anne was the Retreat Director of The Briery Retreat Centre in Ilkley. During the course of her religious life and...

Bethlehem Care and Hospice Trust

A Diocese of Leeds parishioner is leading a charity providing end of life care to people in Bethlehem: the city of Our Lord’s Nativity. Professor Phil Hopkins KHS is Professor of Anaesthesia at the University of Leeds and a parishioner of St Joseph’s Parish,...

St Gemma’s Hospice – Precious Time Appeal

On Sunday 21 and Monday 22 April, St Gemma’s Hospice will be running a new 36 hour fundraising initiative called the Precious Time Appeal. Every pound donated during the 36 hour window between midnight on Sunday 21 April and midnight on Monday 22 April will be doubled...

HRH presents OBE to St Gemma’s CEO!

St Gemma’s Hospice Chief Executive Kerry Jackson has received her OBE from HRH Princess Anne at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle. Kerry was named in the King’s New Year Honours List for services to palliative and end of life care. Kerry said,...

From CEO to OBE: King Charles Honours St Gemma’s Hospice

St Gemma’s Hospice Chief Executive, Kerry Jackson, has been awarded an OBE in the King’s New Year Honours list for services to palliative and end of life care. St Gemma’s, of which the Bishop is a Patron, is recognised locally, nationally and internationally for its...