Latest

Experience the iconic Cross-Bay Walk in aid of your local hospital

There’s still time to book your place on this summer’s Bay Hospitals Charity Cross-Bay Walk.
Physiotherapist running the Edinburgh Marathon in aid of stroke patients

A member of staff at Royal Lancaster Infirmary is running the Edinburgh Marathon next weekend in aid of Bay Hospitals Charity.
Cross bay walk

We are four ladies (Julie, Pauline, Carla and myself sue) who work at Salt Ayre Leisure Centre in the Refule cafe. We was talking one day about our bucket list and walking across Morecambe Bay came up with us all as we all live round the Bay Area and thought this would be a challenge, and something you should do at least once, So here we are. We all felt Morecambe bay hospital charity is a local charity so decided on this. So dig deep
Team Salt Ayre
Thank you to our amazing Keswick to Barrow walkers

Thank you and well done to all the incredible Bay Hospitals Charity supporters who took part in Saturday’s Keswick to Barrow Walk.

Cross Bay Walk - June 25 2023

Starting from Arnside and ending at Grange over Sands, this fabulous event will leave you wanting to do it all again! Approximately three and a half hours walking on the sands of Morecambe Bay taking in all that it has to offer. It really is a unique experience.
Ulverston Rugby Club visits South Lakes Birth Centre after Yorkshire Three Peaks fundraising challenge

Members of Ulverston Rugby League Club visited Furness General Hospital to donate £11,000 to the Special Care Baby Unit after raising funds by hiking the Yorkshire Three Peaks.
Lottery

very week you have the chance to win the £25,000 jackpot plus many other fantastic cash prizes, and at the same time you are helping Bay Hospitals Charity raise vital funds to support Morecambe Bay Hospitals. For every £1 entry, at least 50p comes directly to Bay Hospitals Charity to help us improve the hospital environment, purchase the very latest in state-of-the-art equipment and provide extra care over and above what is currently provided by the NHS.
Place your bids in the Bay Hospitals Charity Christmas auction

Tickets to the Kendal Calling music festival, a flying lesson and a meal for two at a Michelin Star restaurant are among the items for sale in this year’s Bay Hospitals Charity 24-hour Christmas Auction.
Donate to Bay Hospitals Charity

Thousands of people come through the doors of our hospitals every year, every one of them deserves the best possible care. By making a one-off donation today, you could help ‘make it better’ for local people.
Bay Hospitals Charity brings Christmas magic to Morecambe Bay hospitals

Bay Hospitals Charity brought Christmas magic to Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Furness General Hospital last week with two special events to mark the start of the festive season.
Keswick to Barrow or Coniston to Barrow Walk - May 13 2023

Take in the breathtaking Barrow scenery this spring by taking part in Cumbria’s biggest team walk event on either the 21 mile Coniston to Barrow, or the intense 39 mile Keswick to Barrow route.
What we do

At Bay Hospitals Charity, we aim to make our local hospitals better for everyone. We are a registered charity set up to hold and manage charitable funds given to University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.
Meet the team

We are a small team dedicated to achieving big things. We manage all fundraising and donations for the NHS University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust, including the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Furness General Hospital and Westmorland General Hospital also Ulverston, Millom and our Community teams.
Donation made to Furness General Hospital ward in memory of former Barrow police officer

A woman who married her terminally ill partner on a Furness General Hospital ward visited to make a donation of £1,500 in her husband’s memory.

£84,000 donation supports NHS workers in Lancashire and Cumbria

In April the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust received a generous award of £84,000 from the national Coronavirus campaign by NHS Charities Together. Now these funds are being spent on improvements and schemes to benefit frontline staff working tirelessly at these hospitals. Read more