How to help

We are grateful for any donation to the hospice as it all goes towards paying for the care required by our patients. We accept donations either regularly or as a one off, on line, by post and by phone

Our events come in all shapes and sizes and to suit any pocket. This section will allow you to search the 100's on offer and find one to suit you!

The Weekly Prize Draw is a great way to support the work of your local hospice. Click here to find out more...

Night Strider 2009 proved to be a great success. Find out more about the fun we had - and register for Night Strider 2010!

Best Foot Forward 2010 takes place on Sunday 9th May - find out more about this enormously popular annual event.

As a senior nurse at St. Margaret's Somerset Hospice, Phil Edwards knows just how important every single donation is to us. That's why he's 'walking the extra mile' to raise vital funds for St Margaret's.

You will find many lovely items to buy each time you visit. Stock changes regularly so please visit the online shop from time to time.

This trip of a lifetime, celebrating 30 years of Caring by St. Margaret’s Somerset Hospice, is now fully booked. More than 50 people have taken up the challenge of walking 80km along The Great Wall of China, raising money for the work of the Hospice.

We have an expanding chain of 23 hospice shops spread throughout Somerset and North Dorset, and these raise in excess of £700,000 each year towards the costs of providing the range of services offered by St. Margaret’s.

'Life for a Life' is a charity that offers you the chance to Celebrate or Commemorate your loved ones by planting memorial trees and installing memorial benches in one of thirty woodland locations across the United Kingdom.

The Utility Warehouse could offer you significant savings on your utility bills, plus they will donate up to 5% of your monthly bill to St Margaret's!

Recycling to help charity is one of the easiest ways to help a worthwhile cause without it hitting your pocket.

Last year the charity raised awareness and a tidy sum from collection boxes and loose change pyramids. If you would like to help us by taking one of these boxes we can make it very simple for you.

Your local Community Fundraiser is available to offer advice about events, give free presentations about the work of the hospice and support the volunteer fundraising groups.

Increasingly companies are expected and judged on their efforts to get involved with the community and make a contribution over and above their role of being in business, creating wealth, employment and paying taxes. See how working with St. Margaret's can have real benefits for your business.

A gift in your Will helps us to carry on providing our specialist care to those with a life-limiting condition and enables them to make every day count

Did you know that in the UK alone over 2 million printer cartridges are disposed of in landfill sites and 15 million unwanted mobile phones are similarly discarded?

Tribute giving can be a lovely way of remembering someone who is dear to you. We have a number of options for you to choose from, and you can be safe in the knowledge that in remembering that special person, you are also helping others.

Donating regularly through payroll is one of the most flexible and hassle-free ways for you and your colleagues to engage in charitable giving, allowing you to make regular, tax-efficient donations directly from your gross salary.

Find out how you could raise funds for your local hospice whilst taking part in some truly extraordinary activities.

Bring the gift of nature to patients and their families by donating the cost of a plant to the hospice.

Take a look in the events archive to explore past fundraising activities.

St. Margaret's produces a newsletter to keep people up to date with new services offered, fundraising events and opportunities and stories from patients who wish to share their experiences.