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Hay & Kilner is celebrating a record-breaking year of fundraising after raising £11,037.36 for St Oswald’s Hospice during 2025, the highest annual total the firm has ever achieved.
The Partners at Hay & Kilner have matched the funds raised for the first time, bringing the overall donation to an impressive £22,074.72 in support of the Newcastle-based hospice.
Throughout the year, colleagues across the firm took part in a wide range of fundraising activities. As well as seeing a return of the popular bake sales, raffles, wine tasting, employee quiz, football tournament held in association with the Young Professionals Forum and tombola at the Gateshead Beer Festival, new fundraising initiatives were introduced including bauble decorating in association with the Junior Lawyers Division, rounders competition and a quiz held at John Lewis for friends of the firm. Engagement across the firm was at an all-time high, demonstrated most by our 11 runners in the Great North Run!
The firm is also proud to be supporting the Peter Rabbit™:Tails on the Tyne initiative, sponsoring one of the trail’s wonderful Peter Rabbit sculptures which will be unveiled on 15th July somewhere within Newcastle City Centre – so watch this space!
In addition to fundraising, Hay & Kilner colleagues donated their time to support St Oswald’s Hospice, with around 30 people volunteering throughout the year across initiatives including a thank-a-thon and hands-on support in the hospice warehouse.
Bethany Herbertson, chair of the CSR Committee at Hay & Kilner, said:
“We are incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved this year for St Oswald’s Hospice. The variety of fundraising activities and volunteering opportunities meant there was something for everyone to get involved in, and the enthusiasm and engagement across the firm was fantastic. Knowing that the firm is matching the total raised, and that this will make a real difference to St Oswald’s Hospice, makes the effort even more rewarding.”
Jill Hackworth, Fundraiser at St Oswald’s Hospice added:
“We are hugely grateful to everyone at Hay & Kilner for their outstanding support throughout the year. The funds raised will help us continue to provide specialist care and support to local people and their families when they need it most, and the volunteering support has been invaluable.”
