Celebrating 750 years of our charity

The Hospital of God at Greatham has a long and proud history of working with older people, those living with a dementia and their family carers people living in the East Durham, Hartlepool and North Tees area. In addition, the charity supports a number of local charities and social enterprises across the North East through its grants programme.

This year the charity is celebrating its 750^th anniversary. This is a phenomenal achievement and is testament to the charity’s resilience. With a medieval foundation, the Charity has flourished into a modern organisation.

To make our 750th milestone, Philippa Sinclair (Trustee at The Hospital of God) has written a book about the history of the Charity ‘Greatham Hospital: a brief of the charity as it celebrates 750 years of offering care’. The book can be purchased for £5 (cash) from the Estate, Greatham, Hartlepool, TS25 2HS or for £7.50 (for postal sales including postage and packing) by contacting the Estate Office on (01429) 870247. All proceeds from the sale of this book will go directly to the charity.

Established in 1273 by Bishop Robert de Stichell, the Hospital of God now employs over 100 people and its portfolio of services span:

• Residential care at Stichell House a 35-bed purpose-built facility set in the landscaped grounds of the Greatham estate;
• Community day services for people living with dementia or memory issues and their carers in East Durham and Hartlepool;
• The Bridge; a one stop dementia care and advice hub service in Hartlepool;
• Community Pastimes; a one-to-one service supporting people living with dementia or facing social isolation to be as independent as possible;
• Almshouses in Greatham, Norton and Stockton-on-Tees, enabling elderly people to live independently;
• The Charity has a property portfolio of over 120 properties, along with leased commercial properties and farms
• A grants programme which provides grant funding to local organisations from the Tees to the Tweed, enabling these organisations to make a positive social impact