St Oswald's Hospice
Specialist palliative care hospice providing free inpatient, day, and community services for adults and children with life-limiting conditions across the North East.
About St Oswald's Hospice
St Oswald's Hospice has been at the heart of Gosforth since 1986, providing expert palliative care for adults and children with life-limiting conditions. The hospice offers a 15-bed adult inpatient unit, an 8-bedroom children's service, a purpose-built young adults facility, a day hospice (Focus on Living Centre), the North East's largest specialist lymphoedema service, and community outreach. All services are completely free. The hospice needs to raise over seven million pounds a year through charitable giving, supported by more than 950 volunteers and over 20 charity shops across the region. In 2026 the hospice celebrates its 40th anniversary with a Peter Rabbit sculpture trail across Tyneside.
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Blog posts and guides that feature St Oswald's Hospice.
Christmas Lights Switch-On in Gosforth 2026
Daft as a Brush switches on its Christmas lights at its Great North Road headquarters at 6pm on Friday 13 November 2026, with choirs and a brass band. Free, no ticket needed. Plus what we know about the High Street switch-on.
Christmas Trees in Gosforth: Where to Buy and Recycle
Where to buy a real Christmas tree in and around Gosforth, from the McCracken Park tree yard to garden centres and a farm at Black Callerton, how to keep it fresh, and how to recycle it in January.
Christmas in Gosforth 2026
A guide to Christmas in Gosforth: the High Street tree lights, Santa visits, festive shows at the Civic Theatre, carol services, markets, parking and the Metro over the holidays, with confirmed 2026 dates.
Christmas Markets in Gosforth
Gosforth has no big Christmas market of its own, but All Saints holds a farmers market on 21 November 2026 and Newcastle's Christmas Market is ten minutes away by Metro from 19 November to 23 December. A guide to festive markets in and around Gosforth.
Peter Rabbit: Tales on the Tyne, the sculpture trail on Gosforth's doorstep
A free family sculpture trail is dotted across Newcastle and North Tyneside this summer, marking Gosforth-based St Oswald's Hospice's 40th birthday. Here is how local families can take part.
St Oswald's Hospice: 40 Years of Care in the Heart of Gosforth
From a 1980s community campaign to a 15-bed adult unit, a children's hospice, and over 950 volunteers, how St Oswald's became one of the North East's most vital charities.
More Community in Gosforth
Ouseburn Trust
Community development trust supporting the Ouseburn Valley. Runs Victoria Tunnel tours, heritage walks, Sounds of the Underground music events, and community programmes.
All Saints Church Gosforth
Grade I listed Anglican church founded in the 1170s. The oldest building in Gosforth, hosting regular services, the monthly Farmers Market, and community groups.
St Nicholas Church Gosforth
Anglican parish church with origins in Saxon times. The current Georgian building dates from 1799, enlarged by John Dobson in 1820.
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The Curious Case of the Masked Magician
1:30 PM - 2:40 PM · Gosforth Civic Theatre, Regent Farm Road
Newcastle Round Table Fireworks Extravaganza
Gates 5:00 PM, fireworks around 7:00 PM, ends around 8:00 PM · Gosforth Sports Association, Broadway West, Gosforth, NE3 2NH
South Northumberland Cricket Club Fireworks Night
Evening — times to be confirmed · South Northumberland Cricket Club, Roseworth Terrace, Gosforth, NE3 1LU