Make or update your Will for free this October.
Our Make a Will Month is back, giving you the opportunity to have your Will written by a local solicitor in exchange for a donation towards patient care at St Leonard's Hospice.
Making a Will is one of the most important things we will ever do in life; securing our finances, minimising taxes to be paid after death and ensuring our loved ones are properly considered after we are gone.
However, recent data* shows 53% of adults aged 50-64 and 22% of those aged 65 and over do not have a Will.
*Money and Pensions Service, January 2025
Read our Will writing guideTo take advantage of this offer, you must book your appointment for October, and we kindly ask you to make a donation to St Leonard’s Hospice in return.
The suggested donation amounts are £90 for a single Will or £180 for a mirror Will, 100% of which will come to the Hospice to support our work.
Step 1: Choose a solicitor from the list shown and contact them to book an appointment for this October, making sure you mention our Make a Will Month.
Step 2: Get ready for your appointment. You’ll need to create a list of your assets and the people you’d like to include, and bring along a legal form of ID*.
Step 3: Make your donation to St Leonard’s Hospice. You can make your donation by post, online or over the phone by calling 01904 777 777.
Step 4: Attend your meeting and let the solicitor guide you through the process.
*Your solicitor may charge an additional fee to verify your identity.
Participating solicitors
Belinda-Jane Poulter at Crombie Wilkinson Solicitors (York)
19 Clifford Street, York, YO1 9RJ
b.poulter@crombiewilkinson.co.uk
01904 624 185
Maureen Barker at Crombie Wilkinson Solicitors (Selby)
6 Park Street, Selby, YO8 4PW
m.barker@crombiewilkinson.co.uk
01757 708 957
Marisa Geesing at RG Law
Third Floor, Stamford House, Piccadilly, York, YO1 9PP
marisa.geesing@rglaw.co.uk
01904 234 095
Sian Foster at Ware & Kay Solicitors (no appointments remaining)
Sentinel House, Peasholme Green, York, YO1 7PP
sian.foster@warekay.co.uk
01904 716 000
Melanie Pickering at Ison Harrison Solicitors (no appointments remaining)
23 Micklegate, York, YO1 6JH
melanie.pickering@isonharrison.co.uk
01904 917 980
Charley Benson at Cowling, Swift & Kitchin (no appointments remaining)
8 Blake Street, York, YO18XJ
charley.benson@csksolicitors.co.uk
01904 625 678