Multi-hospice 184 mile cycle ride to support palliative care

Jul 11, 2025

Multi-hospice 184 mile cycle ride to support palliative care

Multi-hospice 184 mile cycle ride to support palliative care

Richard Kitchen

I am a palliative medicine consultant and want to highlight the financial challenges that palliative care teams and hospices face across the UK (https://www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-hospice-uk/urgent-call-save-end-life-care-20-hospices-threatened-cuts)

I am doing this by cycling to all of the hospices I worked at during my training, on Friday 11th July. I’ll be cycling 184 miles and visiting:
LOROS Hospice
St Giles Hospice
Douglas MacMillan Hospice
Compton Care
Marie Curie Solihull
Warwick Myton Hospice
Coventry Myton Hospice

I’m fundraising for all of these organisations, but also hoping to give a wider message that greater funding is needed for palliative care across the board - in hospices, hospitals and community settings.

Please help me on my way!

Rich

Supporting

St Giles Hospice Logo
St Giles Hospice

Health | 509014

16.7%

Whether you’re living with an incurable illness, caring for someone who is, or grieving over the death of a loved one, we’re here to help.

LOROS (The Leicestershire & Rutland Hospice) Logo
LOROS (The Leicestershire & Rutland Hospice)

Health | 506120

16.5%

We provide free, high-quality, compassionate care and support to terminally ill adult patients, their family and carers across Leicestershire & Rutland.

Marie Curie Logo
Marie Curie

Health | 207994

16.7%

Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end of life charity. We provide frontline nursing and hospice care, a free support line and a wealth of information and support on all aspects of dying, death and bereavement.

Myton Hospice Logo
Myton Hospice

Community | 516287

16.7%

At Myton, we believe that everyone matters for every single moment of their life and that treating patients with dignity and respect is more important than meeting targets. We passionately believe that the final part of someone’s life is as important as the beginning.

Douglas Macmillan Hospice Logo
Douglas Macmillan Hospice

Health | 1071613

16.7%

Every year, Dougie Mac provides all hospice services free of charge to adults, young adults and children living with a life-limiting illness in Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffordshire and the surrounding villages; also offering supportive care for their families and carers.

Compton Care Group Logo
Compton Care Group

Health | 512387

16.7%

At Compton Care we believe people are more than their diagnosis and so we want to partner with you to give you the care and support you need to live the best life possible.

Supporters 12

11%

£265.00

+ £53.75 Gift Aid

£2,500 target | 12 supporters

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Charities Supporting

St Giles Hospice

17%

LOROS (The Leicestershire & Rutland Hospice)

17%

Marie Curie

17%

Myton Hospice

17%

Douglas Macmillan Hospice

17%

Compton Care Group

17%

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