News

27 January 2023 Valentine’s Day (14 February) is a day dedicated to love, affection and togetherness.

18 January 2023 Southern Area Hospice Services Dance Committee are delighted to announce that tickets are now on sale for the much anticipated, 51st Annual Hospice Gala Ball after a two-year break.

11 January 2023 The date and venue has been set for Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson’s Charity Ball to help continue to raise vital funds for his Chosen Charities.

2 January 2023 Art therapy is a surprising route toward helping with grief… and you don’t need to be “good at art”.

15 December 2022 Christmas is a very special time of year for us all in Hospice.

13 December 2022 For our annual Christmas raffle, Safe Fuels in Camlough generously donated £1,000 worth of home heating oil or a cash alternative to raffle for one lucky supporter! The draw took place on Monday 12th December in Safe Fuels offices with the winner being randomly selected by Emma Reavey from Safe Fuels.

10 December 2022 John Dalzell OBE is to sit out for his 31st year from 10th-24th December on Hill Street for the Southern Area Hospice.

9 December 2022 Thank you to the Choir Studio for this amazing performance in the cold and rain.

24 November 2022 On 14th- 18th September 39 participants took part in our Trek the Alps Challenge, participants spent 18 months fundraising and training for the huge challenge which would take them across 3 countries in just 3 days in aid of Southern Area Hospice.

1 November 2022 We are delighted to show you our new Christmas Collection for 2022! Our collection includes 16 different Christmas card designs as well as various Christmas merchandise items.

21 October 2022 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Michael Savage has launched a charity driven campaign designed to help raise funds for four incredible charities that work right at the heart of our community.

21 October 2022 Southern Area Hospice Services is delighted to launch our annual Lottery Christmas Draw for 2022, with a grand prize of £1,000 home heating oil or cash alternative which was kindly donated by our friends at SAFE Fuels, Camlough.

19 October 2022 Margaret Travers from Rathfriland recently won £100 in the Southern Area Hospice Lottery, making it her 7th win!  Margaret has been donating to our weekly lottery since it was introduced in 1999, making her one of the longest playing members, having donated to enter every single week for 23 years.

4 October 2022 On Friday 16th September, Lisa Walsh from Norbrook Laboratories won the Southern Area Hospice Lottery rollover prize of £1,800! Lisa is the twenty-fourth member of the Norbrook team to have won a prize in the charity lottery this year with a combined winning total of £7,300.

9 September 2022 Southern Area Hospice is saddened by the news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

8 September 2022 We are delighted to announce we received the award for Overall Team of the Year, sponsored by Mac-Group, at the Newry Chamber Employee & Team Awards 2022, hosted in the Canal Court Hotel.

28 July 2022 Our Car Draw is Back! We are delighted to launch our 2022 Annual Car Draw with our ‘Win a Hyundai i10’ competition! Get your entry for just £1.

13 July 2022 Angela Magee was working in O'Hares Eurospar, Mayobridge when our Hospice Volunteers were in store selling Hospice Lottery tickets when Angela purchased her winning ticket during her lunch break! Angela couldn't believe her luck when the store manager, Lee passed on the great news.

27 June 2022 Making a monthly donation is one of the easiest ways you can support Southern Area Hospice Services.

20 June 2022 This spring the annual Southern Area Hospice Services Spring Draw raised over £12,000  The draw which took place on Monday 20th June was kindly sponsored by Mac-Group in Newry who donated the first prize of £500.

19 June 2022 Norbrook Laboratories are celebrating 5 years since they introduced the Southern Area Hospice Lottery as a workplace initiative to help employees donate regularly to a local charity while being entered to win weekly prizes plus a rollover prize of up to £5,000.