Support our care this Christmas
You can support our care this Christmas by getting involved in our festive activities and buying from our charity shops.
You’ll be helping us provide care and comfort to people living with an illness that can’t be cured and their loved ones – this festive season, and in the year ahead.
Christmas cards
Available now
Buy our Christmas cards in your local St Richard’s Hospice charity shop. Choose from a wide range of traditional and contemporary designs and iconic local landscapes.
Lights of Love
20 November 2026
Dedicate a light in memory of your loved one on our Lights of Love tree at St Andrew’s Spire in Worcester and come along to one of our Lights of Love services at Worcester Cathedral.
Gifts and decorations
Available now
Shop our selection of decorations and gifts at a St Richard’s charity shops. Choose from baubles, festive fleeces, tablecloths, stocking fillers and festive preloved one-of-a-kind items.
The Big Give
1 to 8 December 2026
We’re taking part in the Big Give’s match funding challenge where we ask supporters to help us ‘Pay for Christmas Day’. If you’re planning to donate to our care over the festive season, please consider doing so during this period.
Charity shop gift card
Available now
Give someone the gift of a charity shop gift card, which can be used in multiple charity shops nationwide. Pop into your nearest St Richard’s charity shops to buy a gift card for someone who appreciates a sustainable, conscious gift.
Santa Dash
13 December 2026
Grab your Santa suit and get in the Christmas spirit with this festive fun run! This is one for the whole family, with a choice of one lap (2.5K) or two laps (5K) around Worcester Woods. Our onsite café will be open selling hot drinks and breakfast baps.
Winter Foo Fest
27 December 2026
Keep the festive party going with a night of live music. The team behind the award-winning Woo Fest will bring together a variety of artists for a fantastic evening of entertainment at The Marrs Bar, Worcester.
Christmas tree collection
8 to 9 January 2027
Our Christmas tree collection service is back, and our fantastic volunteers will be out in force across Worcestershire to collect and recycle your Christmas trees. Book now and spread the cost of Christmas.
Make a donation
Available now
Make a general donation in lieu of gifts or Christmas cards, or hold a festive fundraising activity, like a Christmas jumper day. If you’d like support organising an office activity, email [email protected].
