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
Please note, all appointments for this year have now been booked, and there are no appointments remaining.
Belinda-Jane Poulter at Crombie Wilkinson Solicitors in York
19 Clifford Street, York, YO1 9RJ
b.poulter@crombiewilkinson.co.uk
01904 624 185
Maureen Barker at Crombie Wilkinson Solicitors in 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
Sentinel House, Peasholme Green, York, YO1 7PP
sian.foster@warekay.co.uk
01904 716 000
Melanie Pickering at Ison Harrison Solicitors
23 Micklegate, York, YO1 6JH
melanie.pickering@isonharrison.co.uk
01904 917 980
Charley Benson at Cowling, Swift & Kitchin
8 Blake Street, York, YO18XJ
charley.benson@csksolicitors.co.uk
01904 625 678