Another successful Hospice fundraising day to remember for Mary Hindle.
Cakes, conversation and good company made it another Hospice day to remember for Mary Hindle. Especially as the occasion raised at least £1,700 for East Cheshire Hospice. From left, Jane O’Neill, Sue Parker, Mary Hindle, Rebecca Morgan, Carol Waters and Jane Haigh. Mary has been holding these annual events at her Prestbury home for almost […]
A spotlight on Macclesfield Support Group members
Gillian Belt made lifelong friendships in more than two decades serving tea and coffee on the ward at East Cheshire Hospice. Her first contact came when her late father Alvin Thomas was admitted as a cancer patient in 1998. Gillian said: “Dad came to live with us from our family home in Wales and spent […]
Macclesfield Support Group
Volunteer Angela Roberts is still doing what her late mum requested when she was a patient at East Cheshire Hospice. It was back in 1990 that Phyllis Moran asked her daughter to continue to help the Hospice once she was no longer here. Angela has stayed true to her word, clocking up 35 years of […]
East Cheshire Hospice has been shortlisted for a coveted recycling award for its Christmas tree collection.
The Hospice is proud of the environmental impact of its campaign which has raised more than £2m over 25 years. Those green credentials have been recognised with a nomination in the social value category at the National Recycling Awards in London on Tuesday, November 25. Co-founders Richard Raymond and Pete Chapman will attend on behalf […]
James Chapman sails around the world!
James Chapman has a good excuse to miss the next East Cheshire Hospice tree collection – he will be sailing around the world! His voyage will have reached Australia when Christmas trees are collected over the weekend of January 10 and 11. James has been a regular on the vans over the years but must […]
Disco night partied to success
Flares and shoulder pads brought glam to a disco night for East Cheshire Hospice. Organiser Tracy Pointon has a personal and professional link with the Hospice. Her late father Alan Tagell was a Hospice patient 23 years ago. Alan, who was 55, worked as a weaver. Tracy is a health care assistant with the Hospice […]
Mayor of Bollington visits the Hospice in anticipation for Pie & Pint
Jon Weston has already fulfilled a long list of engagements as Mayor of Bollington. Another important diary date is a Pie and Pint event organised by East Cheshire Hospice on Saturday, September 27. Jon and his black labrador Molly will join fellow fundraisers at 10 am for a 5k or 10k walk, starting and ending […]
MADS theatre performers from Australia!
Fundraisers for East Cheshire Hospice come from far and wide – but rarely from Australia! Yet a theatre group have travelled from Melbourne to Macclesfield to appear at MADS Theatre tomorrow night (Thur July 6). The 12-strong ensemble will perform The Pirate Code, a musical about two women pirates. The slightly saucy true tale is […]
Hold a Coronation Big Lunch
Join the Coronation Big Lunch and help crown the new King in style with East Cheshire Hospice. The Fundraising Team are giving away free fundraising packs for a weekend of national celebration from May 6-8. Everyone is invited, whether it’s sharing a cuppa with a neighbour on the doorstep, or a bigger bash in the […]
Claritas Choir this festive season
Claritas Choir are back performing live again after an enforced absence. The East Cheshire Hospice singers staged their first performance in three years due to Covid. They made their comeback in Congleton two weeks ago. The choir are holding a concert at Macclesfield and Bollington United Reformed Church, Park Green, on Tuesday, December 13, at […]