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Milestones in our history
1978 | Idea of a Hospice in York was suggested by four local members of the Royal College of Nursing |
October 1978 | Public meeting held to gauge support |
December 1978 | Steering Committee formed under Trevor Copley, who remained Chairman of the Hospice until 2002 |
1978 – 1982 | ‘Informal’ fundraising underway |
May 1982 | 
Appeal launched for £750,000 by Archbishop Stuart Blanch |
November 1983 | Foundation stone laid by Archbishop John Habgood |
February 1984 | Day Hospice opens one day a week. |
September 1984 | Construction of in-patient unit completed |
11 February 1985 | First in-patient admitted |
1 June 1985 | Official opening by our Patron, HRH The Duchess of Kent |
1986 | Day Hospice opens two days a week |
1987 | Day Hospice opens three days a week |
January 1988 | 500th in-patient admitted |
September 1990 | 1,000th in-patient admitted |
December 1990 | Extensions added with space for physiotherapy and occupational therapy |
February 1993 | 1,500th in-patient admitted |
June 1995 | 2,000th in-patient admitted |
October 1998 | 
£2 million Millennium Appeal launched |
February 2000 | 15th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service |
July 2000 | Work begins on-site for the new annexe |
October 2000 | Foundation stone of annexe laid by The Archbishop of York, Dr David Hope |
July 2001 | £2 million appeal target is reached |
November 2001 | Patients and staff move into new building |
Winter 2001 | Original Hospice buildings redeveloped |
July 2002 | 
Official Opening by HRH The Duke of York |
June 2003 | Hospice Weekly Prize Draw launched |
February 2005 | Thanksgiving Service at York Minster for twenty years. |
December 2005 |  Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, becomes the President of St Leonard's Hospice |
December 2009 | Hospice@Home pilot scheme launched |
January 2010 | St Leonard's Hospice Silver Jubilee Year begins |
June 2010 | 25th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service at York Minster |
