Friends of the Friarage has a long and proud history of working with the Friarage hospital in Northallerton to support healthcare for the residents of Hambleton and Richmondshire. Throughout 2024-2025 we are focussing our efforts on raising funds to bring a new service to the Friarage – vitreo-retinal (VR) eye surgery treatment.

This service is currently available at The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough but, if we can raise £200,000 for the equipment, the service will also be made available at the Friarage, reducing the need for patients to travel further afield for treatment. 30% of the people waiting for treatment at James Cook come from Hambleton and Richmondshire.

We have a strong relationship with the Friarage eye department and all profits from this appeal will be used to purchase vitreo-retinal and other important equipment for this team.

Thank you so much for your support!