When Burnley solicitor, Muriel Jobling MBE, first proposed the idea of hospice care in Burnley and Pendle, little did she know that the service would go on to provide support for over 2,000 people each year.
Miss Jobling, who passed away aged 93 in 2017, campaigned for a hospice to serve Burnley and Pendle when her cleaner suffered facial cancer and after visiting her in hospital. Miss Jobling was inspired to set up a local hospice, as the closest one around at the time was Blackburn.
Under the original name of Hospice Care for Burnley and Pendle, Miss Jobling, rallied the local community and spearheaded the establishment of the organisation following a seven-year fundraising effort. The aim being to enhance the quality of life for every individual who has a life limiting illness and to help them live with dignity until the day they die.
In Muriel’s words “the hospice was built by the community for the community”; a legacy in which we uphold today.
