The Lady Ryder of Warsaw Memorial Trust was set up to continue Sue Ryder’s amazing work.
The Lady Ryder of Warsaw Memorial Trust
We continue Sue Ryder’s incredible legacy by giving grants to tackle poverty and relieve suffering and by spreading awareness of her story. We also exist to be a central point of the Sue Ryder Family of Foundations that still carry on her work across the world.
The Story of Sue Ryder
Who was Sue Ryder
Margaret Susan Cheshire, Baroness Ryder of Warsaw, Lady Cheshire, CMG, OBE, best known as Sue Ryder, was a British volunteer with Special Operations Executive in the Second World War, and a member of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, who afterwards established charitable organisations, notably the Sue Ryder Foundation.
She was one of the first people to set up charity shops in the 1950’s and today there are still a network of over 400 shops. She was an incredible force for good, working long hours, living frugally and always embodying her aim to ‘do what you can for the person in front of you.’
90
Homes and projects
she started
20+
Countries where she carried out work
50,000
Average miles she travelled by van/car
each year
500,000+
Estimated people
helped
How we continue her work today…
➩ By giving grants to projects where we can make a difference to the lives of individuals of any age – to those who are sick, those with a disability, those who are homeless or refugees.
➩ We especially support the work of charitable foundations started by Sue Ryder and most recently we have helped refugees from Ukraine.
➩ By starting to fund Medical Scholarships. Our hope is to assist potential students from disadvantaged backgrounds to become doctors.
➩ By sharing Sue Ryder’s story – 2024 will be the Centenary of Sue Ryder’s birth and we are planning events to mark this occasion.
Sue Ryder just after World War II driving a truck to deliver aid
Latest News
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At Gorno in Poland
On the 19th June, the Sue Ryder Home at Gorno celebrated its 25th Anniversary since opening and 30 years since Lady Ryder chose the site. Set in the grounds of the St John II Hospital for Lung Diseases, the Sue Ryder Home provides palliative and end of life care. On the Anniversary, our chairman, Robert Frith, was…
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Easter 2026
From our Chairman, Robert Frith: May I welcome you to our latest newsletter, the first for a few months. You will see we have been busy and continue to promote the Sue Ryder name and legacy with financial support from our funds, in accordance with our objectives. Personally, I went to Helenow, a home for…
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100 miles
One of our supporters will be walking 100 miles in July 2025 to raise funds for the Trust! Delia says: For the last three years I have been walking 1000+ miles a year locally – the equivalent distance of Land’s End to John O’Groats. Last year the heading was ‘Now I am in my 80th…
