✨️ Give your mum something special this Mother’s Day – a ticket to Strathcarron Hospice 'Let's Lunch' an unmissable day of fun, fizz, friends and fundraising at the Glasgow Westerwood Hotel on Sunday 10 May 2026. 🎫 Early Bird £65pp until Fri 27 Mar ℹ️ Book online at www.StrathcarronHospice.net

Brothers Louis and Marc are set to take on each other in a charity football match in memory of their mum Lynne who died of a brain tumour. Lynne was supported by the Hospice in her final weeks of live and the family wants to give back. Read more➡️ www.strathcarronhospice.net/Pages/News/

🧗 Explore new heights at a brand-new illuminated adventure, the Kelpies Illuminated on Saturday 21 Nov 2026. ⭐ Get up close with one of Scotland’s most iconic landmarks like never before & raise vital funds for Strathcarron➡️https://www.strathcarronhospice.net/Event/kelpies-illuminated-2026

⭐ From leading art classes, to providing patient transport, reception duties and fundraising … 94-year-old Jean's volunteering has been woven into the history of Strathcarron Hospice for over 30 years. Read her story as part of 45th anniversary celebrations www.strathcarronhospice.net/Pages/News

🏔️ Lynsey helped make 79 year-old Dad Graham's childhood dreams come true by trekking to Everest Base Camp with him - all in aid of Strathcarron. The duo have raised over £21,000 (inc Gift Aid) through their incredible challenge! Read their story ➡️ bit.ly/4kIQeR1 and sign up for your own challenge!

Karen has been volunteering for us almost as long as the hospice has been in existence - well over 40 years! Want to donate your time to Strathcarron as part of our 45th anniversary celebrations? Get in touch➡️ bit.ly/3OP08V0 Read Karen's story here➡️https://bit.ly/4kIQeR1

We welcome the news from the First Minister that the Scottish Government will commit £9.4m to hospices in the 2026–27 national budget. Read Mags McCarthy, CEO of Strathcarron Hospice and Co-chair of the Scottish Hospice Leadership Group's statement here➡️ bit.ly/4kIQeR1

🌱 Support our Snowdrop Appeal this Spring by purchasing a Snowdrop pin and wear it with pride - available from Asda Grangemouth Fri 20 & Sat 21 Feb. Or plant a virtual snowdrop in our online garden, and dedicate the flower in memory of a loved one and watch it bloom - donate bit.ly/3ZFt9or

Wait for the end… surprise mum cameo 😂 💖 It’s Gelantine’s Day! 💖 Get together with your favourite gals & grab your tickets for Let’s Lunch 2026 🥂 Make a date to make a difference. Thanks to Western Toyota Stirling & FES Ltd — 100% of ticket money goes to patient care.

For 45 years, Strathcarron Hospice has been helping people live well, right until the end. 💙 We’re celebrating 45 years of care, and we’d love you to be part of it. ✨ Take on a fundraising challenge ✨ Volunteer ✨ Become a Strathcarron Ambassador ✨ Share and like this post.

Volunteering for Strathcarron really can be life changing for some. One of our #volunteers Lauren - who has been helping in our Papermill Café @NHSForthValley Stirling Health and Care Village since it opened in Sept - shares what volunteering means to her… ➡️ www.StrathcarronHospice.net/news

Wishing good luck to all our Strathcarron fundraisers who are braving hot coals and taking on the @firewalkscotland challenge this evening - all in aid of the Hospice 🔥 Thank you to everyone who has signed up to take part and to everyone who has donated, we are truly grateful for your generosity 💙

✨Strathcarron Hospice Let's Lunch 2026 ✨ Join us for fun, fizz, friends and fundraising on Sunday 10 May in support of the Hospice with special guest host @mredwardreid sponsored by @WesternToyota Stirling @FESLtd Early bird ticket offer £65pp before 27 March 🎟️ bit.ly/3Zj97A6 🥂 💃 #charity

Join us for 1,000ft of pure adrenaline as you soar above Strathclyde Loch with breath-taking views - all in aid of Strathcarron! 📍 Zipslide Strathclyde Loch for Strathcarron 📆 Saturday 15th August 2026 🔵 Registration £30pp 🔵Minimum sponsorship £300 More info and register➡️ bit.ly/3Z8WM1j

February can be a tough month for low mood and motivation😞 If you or a loved one have a life limiting illness, our Live Your Life team can help you chat through challenges, and together find ways for you to get on with living your life. 10am-4pm Mon to Fri📞01324 827383 |[email protected]

Hospice care is about so much more than end of life within our Hospice building. It's here for the whole journey, for patients, families and communities. We provide physical, emotional, spiritual and practical support in different ways - some you may not have expected ➡️ bit.ly/4t7DHdz

🏃‍♂️ Jump, slide & bounce your way to the finish line like Skye in memory of her Gran Sheila & support Strathcarron by signing up for our 2026 Inflatables Challenge in Sept! 🤩 Enjoy an amazing day out with friends, family or colleagues! ℹ️ Further info www.strathcarronhospice.net/Event/inflat...

The clock is ticking on time left to vote for Strathcarron Hospice to win not just ONE...but TWO local prestigious awards! 🏆🏆#Stirling #Falkirk Vote now! 🔽 🗳️ 'CHARITY OF THE YEAR' ➡️ independentstirling.co.uk/awards/ 🗳️ 'FALKIRK TOWN CENTRE MOST LOVED BUSINESS' ➡️ www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y5CYFNJ

💪 Looking for a personal challenge with a feel-good factor in 2026? 📍 Sri Lanka Cycle Challenge 📍 Angkor Wat Cambodia Trek 📣 Sign up before 28 Feb 2026 using code 26FOR26 to get 26% discount on either of the challenges 📣 ℹ️ Visit www.strathcarronhospice.net/Event/ for more info

🩵 Veena - a nurse who was moved to join the profession after the death of her infant son - has told how her student placement at Strathcarron turned out to been a “healing” experience for her. 💬 Read Venna's story in full ➡️ www.strathcarronhospice.net/news/veena-s... #bereavement #grief #loss

A team of colleagues from Stirling company Ross Quality pulled on their walking boots for Strathcarron raising an incredible £5294 by completing the Kiltwalk 2025. Challenging yourself in 2026 and take on the Kiltwalk for Strathcarron! Find out more www.strathcarronhospice.net/Event/kiltwa...

⭐ Bake sales, runs, and volunteering...just some of the ways since 1981, that YOU - our amazing Strathcarron community - has made our Hospice care possible. 🎉 Join our 45th anniversary 2026 celebrations - fundraise, volunteer or donate...you decide! ℹ️ www.strathcarronhospice.net/Appeal/celeb...

🌙 Dark nights. Quiet moments. Something comforting to listen to. 🎧 Strathcarron Stories is our podcast about people - real conversations that bring warmth, honesty and reassurance when you might need it most. www.strathcarronhospice.net/News/strathc...

💡Are you a healthcare professional who would like to increase your team’s knowledge of end of life care? Our Education and Learning team offers specialist palliative training and a range of tailor made courses for organisations. ℹ️ Find out more www.strathcarronhospice.net/qelca #Hospice

📣 WE ARE HIRING 📣 🔵Auxiliary Nurse 🔵Permanent 🔵Part time: 30 hours per week (4 x 7.5 hours shifts) Join the team -- you'll play an important part in delivering high‑quality, compassionate palliative care to patients and their families. Apply ➡️ www.strathcarronhospice.net/Pages/FAQs/C...

💙"Make every moment count" - that's the message from Scottish actress Simone Lahbib following the death of her younger brother Stephen aged just 45, as she backs Strathcarron's 2026 ‘What Makes Life Meaningful’ campaign Read more ➡️ www.strathcarronhospice.net/Pages/News/ #cancer #hospice

Today’s draft Scottish Government Budget recognises the pressure on hospices, but the £6.5m falls short of the £13.3m needed to deliver fair pay parity & protect vital services. Together, we must ensure hospice care is here for everyone - now and for the next 45 years. ✨

Cold hands and feet, but warm hearts 💙 were out in force to help us with our festive fundraising tree collections this week! 🎄569 trees were collected with more than £10,137 raised for Strathcarron! 👏 THANK YOU to all the businesses who donated volunteers and transport ➡️ bit.ly/4qMBtOD

🔥I walked on fire & you can too! Stepping way outside my comfort zone, with my kids cheering me on, was one of the biggest feelings of achievement. No training needed – just sign up, then turn up! 📅 Fri 6 Feb | 5.45pm 🔥 Firewalk for Strathcarron 💛 Raise £300 = 9hrs of specialist nursing care

Stirling @RSPB has been bringing joy to patients at Strathcarron through in-kind donations, filling bird feeders over winter to be placed in the hospice grounds outside patients’ windows. Read more➡️ strathcarronhospice.net/news #hospicecare #palliativecare #community #charity

Are you living with, or caring for someone with a life limiting illness? Our LIVE YOUR LIFE team can help you navigate uncertainty, chat through challenges and together find ways for you to get on with living your life. 📞 10am-4pm Monday to Friday 01324 827383 💻 [email protected]

🎉 2026 is the year we’re celebrating 45 years of Strathcarron care...made possible by you - our wonderful Hospice community! Join our birthday celebrations by taking on a fun 45 challenge like our HR Manager Nicola! ℹ️Visit our website for info & ideas: www.strathcarronhospice.net/Appeal/celeb...

CREATIVE HOMECARE IS HIRING - HOMECARE SUPPORT WORKER - STIRLING 🔵 Monday – Friday 🔵 30 hours per week Join Creative Homecare & make a real difference in your local community. 👉 Apply online: creativehomecare.co.uk/join-creativ... 📞 01324 827394 📧 [email protected]

Landmarks across Forth Valley are bathed in blue this week to mark the 45th anniversary of Strathcarron Hospice - kick starting a year of celebrations of vital hospice care within our communities ⭐ 💙 ℹ️Read more and find out how you can get involved! www.strathcarronhospice.net/Pages/News/

🎄We found it really interesting visiting Sustainable Thinking Scotland CIC to find out how they recycle real Christmas trees as part of our Hospice fundraising campaign! ♻️ 🚚Register your tree collection for a donation to the Hospice here by 4 Jan 2026 just-helping.org.uk/register-tree '

🥳 Wishing a happy new year to all our Strathcarron communities! Kick start 2026 with us by setting yourself positive goals – it’s a great way to plan for the year ahead. Sign up to a fundraising challenge or consider volunteering. Find out more ➡️ www.StrathcarronHospice.net

As 2025 comes to a close, a huge thank you to our incredible Strathcarron community 💙 To our supporters, staff & volunteers, your kindness & commitment make everything we do possible. You truly go the extra mile for people & families when they need it most ⭐ Happy 2026 ✨

Could you help shape the future of Strathcaron Hospice as a Board Trustee? We are seeking new Trustees with expertise in: 🔵Marketing and/or Communications 🔵 IT and Digital ℹ️ Find out more and apply here www.strathcarronhospice.net/Pages/FAQs/C...

Wishing everyone within our Strathcarron communities a merry Christmas🎄 We truly want to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for every ounce of support, effort and generosity this year, and always💙 www.StrathcarronHospice.net #hospice #palliativecare #Christmas #nurses

☕ SNOWDROP CAFE - NEW PODCAST EPISODE AND FESTIVE OPENING HOURS🎄 Snowdrop cafes: a space for people of any age to meet blether. The're open to all 🤝 grab a coffee, slice of cake. Any money donated is put back into the café running costs. ⠀ ℹ️ [email protected]

🎄Join our Christmas tree recycling fundraising campaign 2025/6 and raise funds for Strathcarron! In exchange for a donation we will collect your Christmas tree, take it away and recycle it for you. No hassle, waste or needles in your car! Register here➡️ bit.ly/4iKYBKy #stirling #falkirk

🚴 Colin has tackled an epic cycle from Land’s End to John O Groats in memory of his mum Norma raising an incredible £4050 (plus Gift Aid) for Strathcarron. Colin completed 1000 miles (1600km) - averaging out 96 miles (155km) per day! Read Colin's story ➡️ www.StrathcarronHospice.net/news

😔The festive holidays can be overwhelming emotionally when a loved one has died or you are facing your last Christmas together. If you need support find info info and advice here ➡️ www.strathcarronhospice.net/Pages/Category/bereavement-resources 📨[email protected] 🧵

❤️Thank you to the Wolfson Foundation❤️ Their generous grant funded the refurb of 3 inpatient bedrooms creating brighter, calmer, more dignified spaces for patients & families during the most difficult days. “These rooms are at the heart of family life.” @wolfsonfdn

📢 Our Creative Homecare Team is hiring - Part-Time Administrative Assistant 📢 12 hours per week Mon & Wed, 9 am–3 pm £12.60 per hour + benefits Closing Date: 12 January 2026 👉 Apply here: creativehomecare.co.uk/join-creativ... 📞 01324 826222 📧 [email protected] #FalkirkJobs #Stirling #recruitment

⭐We're delighted to have been nominated on the longlist in the categories of 'Charity of the Year' and 'Charity Shop of the Year' in the @goforthstirling 2026 Stirling Business Awards! 🏆 Please vote for us at independentstirling.co.uk/awards Thanks 💙 #StirlingBusinessAwards #charity #community

🎉 Strathcarron Hospice’s social enterprise care service ‘Creative Homecare’ has been rated ‘excellent’ for the third year in a row following an unannounced Care Inspectorate visit. Read more ➡️ www.StrathcarronHospice.net/news ➡️ www.creativehomecare.co.uk #socialenterprise #hospice #socialcare

📢 Due to a rise in flu cases, we’re taking steps to keep everyone safe. 🫶 Wash hands regularly & thoroughly 😷 Staff & volunteers in patient-facing roles wearing facemasks ⛔ Please don't visit the hospice with flu symptoms or have been sick in the last 48 hours Questions? Please call 01324 826222.

Congratulations to our staff members Lyndsay, Denise and Yvonne who are celebrating professional success through their work with @NHSForthValley and @UniversityofStirling Read more ➡️ www.StrathcarronHospice.com/news 👏

🤩 Viral Denny carollers who visited us last week have inspired a festive @Ring campaign in aid of Strathcarron! 🎤From 8 Dec capture a Christmas carol performance on your Ring Video Doorbell and for each #RingAndSing video shared Ring will donate £10 to us! ➡️ www.StrathcarronHospice.net/news