"Welcome to St Wilfrid's Hospice as we celebrate our 25th Anniversary year! Since opening our doors to our first patient in January 1987, we have cared for over 11,000 local people and at any one time we care for around 200 people in our community, offering support to their families and friends. We hope you find the details about our services and organisation interesting and informative. All our services are provided free of charge, we are not a part of the NHS and rely on public support to raise 86% of our annual running costs of £5.7 million."