For 40 years, St Leonard’s Hospice has provided care and support for terminally ill people and people with life limiting illnesses. Their patients’ needs are their priority, and the care they provide is designed to make the best of the rest of their lives.

The next item on their list to improve care is to provide five more “cuddle beds” so that every bedroom in the Hospice has one. A "cuddle bed" is a specialist medical bed that expands from a standard single bed into a double bed. It allows terminally ill patients to safely lie, cuddle and sleep beside their loved ones during their final days. They have set a target of raising £75,000 to fund these beds.

To help them towards achieving their target, Eboracum Lodge who are well known by local charities as a caring lodge, presented a cheque for a £500 to the Hospice.

For more information about helping St. Leonard’s Hospice achieve their target, please contact Clare Meadley, Community and Events Fundraiser (clare@stleonardshospice.org.uk)

The photo shows Jim Cooper, Eboracum’s Worshipful Master, presenting the cheque to Clare Meadley, the Hospice’s Community and Events Fundraiser with the Lodge Chaplain Paul James looking on as the photographer.