An afternoon with the Clown Doctors for our super supporters Ken and Pauline

Long standing supporter and friend of the Hospice, Ken Hutchinson recently visited us alongside wife Pauline and enjoyed an afternoon with the Clown Doctors alongside our children.  

Ken has generously supported us for over thirty years, starting in the early 1990’s following in his mother’s footsteps, who volunteered in our charity shops. Later, his colleague Jean began fundraising for the hospice to give thanks for the care her mother received and having signed up for the Great North Run annually, the office rallied round to sponsor her. Ken also laced up his trainers and ran the London Marathon for us in 1994 and has continued to support us in many other ways, including donating to our shops and enjoying the art trails with his grandchildren.  

A knowledgeable historian, Ken has been a volunteer guide at Segedunum Roman Fort since 1987 and worked with the Wallsend Local History Society for nearly forty years. This experience, alongside being a Newcastle City Guide, led Ken to write a number of local history books on Wallsend, Newcastle, Tynemouth, Whitley Bay, Cullercoats and Seaton Sluice. 

Over the years, Ken has given talks and guided walks on various local history topics to local groups and donated any fees received to St Oswald’s Hospice. Later, when he began to have books published, he continued his generosity by donating the royalties to local charities with St Oswald’s receiving the lion’s share.