The Hospice of St Francis helps over 2,000 local people who are managing, or recovering from, serious illness. We help them to live their precious life well by improving symptoms, working with them to achieve personal goals - helping them to feel safe - and anything from getting back to work, enjoying family time to walking the dogs again.

Our care takes many forms and our professional team plus dedicated, trained volunteers care for people with a wide range of illnesses including cancer, motor neurone disease, dementia, heart disease, lung disease and neurological illness.

We support patients in their own homes or at the Hospice through 1:1 appointments or group sessions in our Spring Centre or through our 27/7 care in our beds on the Inpatient Unit.

By taking part in Walk Your Ridgeway, or sponsoring somebody who is taking part, you are ensuring that our free care can carry on for years. So join us as we take on 13-miles or 26-miles of beautiful local sights, finishing off by soaking up the stunning views of Ivinghoe Beacon.