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  • Commander Bartosz Rutkowski

    Commander Bartosz Rutkowski

    In July 2026, our lecture was given by Commander Bartosz Rutkowski (retired) who had founded the Eagle Watch Foundation (Orla Straz) to help victims of war.  Bartosz was fed up with hearing that nothing could be done, and hence he started to help, initially by travelling alone to Iraq, and in time, he joined up…

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  • At Gorno in Poland

    At Gorno in Poland

    On the 19th June, the Sue Ryder Home at Gorno celebrated its 25th Anniversary since opening and 30 years since Lady Ryder chose the site. Set in the grounds of the St John II Hospital for Lung Diseases, the Sue Ryder Home provides palliative and end of life care. On the Anniversary, our chairman, Robert Frith, was…

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  • Easter 2026

    Easter 2026

    From our Chairman, Robert Frith: May I welcome you to our latest newsletter, the first for a few months. You will see we have been busy and continue to promote the Sue Ryder name and legacy with financial support from our funds, in accordance with our objectives. Personally, I went to Helenow, a home for…

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  • 100 miles

    100 miles

    One of our supporters will be walking 100 miles in July 2025 to raise funds for the Trust! Delia says: For the last three years I have been walking 1000+ miles a year locally – the equivalent distance of Land’s End to John O’Groats.  Last year the heading was ‘Now I am in my 80th…

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  • Sue Ryder Home, Pierzchnica

    Sue Ryder Home, Pierzchnica

    The Trust has supported this Home for 115 elderly residents for many years.  Their latest project has been to extend and improve the kitchen facilities and canteen, allowing for all meals served there, to be prepared in-house, and also to open the canteen to elderly people in the local community. We are pleased to have…

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  • Sue Ryder Home, Psarskie

    Sue Ryder Home, Psarskie

    This nursing home in Poland provides care for 120 residents and the washing machines there were out-dated and prone to breaking down.  We were delighted to pay for a modern, industrial washing machine.  The machine is much more efficient by shortening the washing time as well as greatly improving the quality of the laundered clothing.…

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  • Medical Students

    Medical Students

    We are delighted to be supporting six students at Bristol University and two at Newcastle University who are all studying medicine. Two more students will receive help from September 2024, bringing the total to ten.  The Trust hopes to be able to help fund two new students each academic year.  These are students who might…

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  • Bumakenya Primary School

    Bumakenya Primary School

    We’re delighted to give a grant to The Uganda School Project – TUSP to support the building of a school kitchen for Bumakenya Primary School in Uganda. Providing a free, nutritious meal for school pupils dramatically enhances their school attendance and ability to concentrate in school and therefore changes their outcomes and futures. Here is…

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  • 100 years

    100 years

    2024 is the 100th year anniversary of the birth of Sue Ryder. To remember this momentous occasion, we have various centenary plans and look forward to sharing them with you over the next couple of months so you can hear how you can join in. One of the things we are excited about for this…

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  • Sue Ryder Podcast

    Sue Ryder Podcast

    We’re so excited about this! Next year we are launching a podcast about the life and times of Sue Ryder who survived the horrors of war to dedicate her life to helping humanity. You can listen to the trailer by clicking on the link below and then you can follow us so you know when…

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  • Remembering Sue Ryder and Leonard Cheshire

    Remembering Sue Ryder and Leonard Cheshire

    A Dedication Service for Group Captain Lord Leonard Cheshire and Lady Sue Ryder followed by an Act of Remembrance took place at 12 noon on Sunday 22 October 2023 at their grave in Cavendish Cemetery.  A number of friends and supporters assembled in the cemetery at 12 Noon.  Twenty cadets from the 2470 Sudbury Air…

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  • Benenden 100

    Benenden 100

    Sue Ryder attended Benenden School for girls which she said had a “marvellous spirit about it”. Benenden is marking its 100 year centenary and have produced this wonderful book ‘Beneden 100′ featuring 100 people who ’embody the spirit of Benenden’. It’s fantastic to see Sue featured and remembered in the Global Awareness section, of people…

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