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Giving
back
through
food
and
kindness:
Carol's
story
When Carol's mum spent her final week at Wheatfields Hospice, she experienced the compassion and support provided by staff and volunteers. Carol decided she wanted to give something back and joined the catering volunteer team.
Volunteering
12 Aug 2026
Volunteers’
Week:
stories
from
across
Sue
Ryder
This Volunteers' Week, we celebrate our amazing Sue Ryder volunteers and their contributions by sharing their personal stories from across the charity.
Volunteering
28 May 2026
Comfort,
companionship
and
joy:
Volunteers
Richard
and
Jack
the
Cockapoo
Richard and his Cockapoo, Jack, are volunteers at Sue Ryder St John’s Hospice, offering comfort and joy to patients, their families and staff.
Volunteering
01 Aug 2025
Volunteers’
Week
2022:
what
befriending
means
to
me
As part of our celebrations for Volunteer’s Week this year, we’re shining a spotlight on Cathy, one of our incredible befrienders.
Volunteering
31 May 2022
Meet
volunteer
Lynn
and
her
Pets
as
Therapy
dog
Quito
Sue Ryder volunteer, Lynn, talks about deciding to register her furry four-legged companion, Quito, as a Pets as Therapy (PAT) dog and how he is bringing comfort, companionship and joy to patients at Sue Ryder Palliative Care Hub Berkshire.
Volunteering
21 Feb 2022
Jane
and
Sean
on
the
power
of
befriending
While receiving care and support from Sue Ryder Palliative Care Hub South Oxfordshire, Jane was matched with Sean through their volunteer befriending scheme in 2020.
Volunteering
10 Jan 2022
40
years
of
volunteering
-
celebrating
three
of
our
long
service
volunteers
Meet Sheila, Glenda and Denise, three retail volunteers at our Ramsey shop who between them have given over 40 years of dedicated service to Sue Ryder.
Volunteering
08 Dec 2021