Volunteers are the quiet strength behind St Luke’s, offering time, compassion and practical help when it matters most. During Volunteers’ Week 2026 (1 – 7 June), we celebrate the generosity, resilience and humanity of the people who support our patients, families and communities every day.
It was a proud day for us in Plymouth yesterday as we had over 68 incredible runners taking on the half marathon and 10k in aid of St Luke’s.
For more than six years, Linda Ryder has poured love, resilience and countless cups of coffee into supporting St Luke’s. What began as her personal way of giving back after her own diagnosis soon grew into a much loved community tradition – a series of coffee mornings that brought people together and raised an incredible £7,981.35 to help others experiencing similar.
A host of talented artists are using their vision and skill to transform 2.4 metre tall blank white lighthouse sculptures into vibrant and imaginative beacons of hope. Their creations will brighten the streets of Plymouth this summer as part of St Luke’s Guiding Lights Sculpture Trail and Auction, raising vital funds for St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth and its work in the local community.
With expertise, empathy and calm conversations, St Luke’s Patient and Family Support Service help hundreds of families each year – including children – to navigate terminal illness, dying and grieving. We explore the team’s unique role in our holistic end of life care.
Life changes. And often, our wills do not keep up.
Marriage, separation, children, grandchildren, moving house, or caring for someone else can all affect what we want to happen in the future. Our Make a Will Fortnight is a chance to pause and put things in order.
As the sun shone down on our capital city yesterday, our St Luke’s runners took every step of the London Marathon with courage, care and compassion in mind. Behind every bib number was a story, a memory, or a reason that carried our 10 runners through all 26.2 miles and helped them to raise an incredible £30,000 for our patient care.
A host of talented artists are using their vision and skill to transform 2.4 metre tall blank white lighthouse sculptures into vibrant and imaginative beacons of hope. Their creations will brighten the streets of Plymouth this summer as part of St Luke’s Guiding Lights Sculpture Trail and Auction, raising vital funds for St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth and its work in the local community.
For Stu Collyer, running has never come naturally – certainly not the kind of miles that lead to the London Marathon, and definitely not the kind of training carried out on the cramped flight deck of a Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship.
St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth’s landmark Drake store has reopened after a top-to-toe refit, and its transformation is stopping city centre shoppers in their tracks.
