Tom’s Cycling Challenge
Learning how to ride a road bike has inspired teenager Tom Escott-Smith who is determined to help others. The Fallibroome Academy pupil raised more than £950 for East Cheshire Hospice after cycling 440 miles. Now the 13-year-old from Prestbury, who has dyspraxia, is showing two youngsters fostered by his mum Lesley how to ride as […]
Virtual Quiz Winners
A former winner of the BBC Mastermind programme was among contestants in the latest quiz in aid of East Cheshire Hospice. Liz Horrocks, who won the prestigious TV show in 1974, teamed up with husband Shaun for the online quiz. The couple came third behind winner Ashton Davies and Torside Queens as the event raised […]
24 Hour Run – The Meriden Challenge
Running for 24 minutes is long enough for most but a Bollington couple are attempting to keep going for a staggering 24 hours! Victoria McKibben and Jake Crabtree are taking part in long-distance challenge from Meriden, the geographical centre of England, in aid of East Cheshire Hospice. They will set off from the Warwickshire village […]
Rose and Peter Prepare for Firewalk
Rose Brocklehurst is guaranteed a warm reception when she returns to East Cheshire Hospice in a couple of weeks. Not only because Rose once worked there, but also because she faces the daunting prospect of a Firewalk. Rose and husband Peter have both agreed to take part in the challenge on Friday, November 6, starting […]
Launch of the Challenge Ideas Generator
East Cheshire Hospice has launched an interactive tool on their website to help potential fundraisers. The Challenge Ideas Generator web page suggests ways of getting involved with events to support the Hospice. The Hospice fundraising team came up with the easy-to-use guide as a response to the phenomenal success of supporter-led initiatives over the last […]
Rachel Gledhill – Tequila Lover to Triathlete!
Rachel Gledhill had to borrow a bike and buy running shoes for her first triathlon. She did at least own a wetsuit for the one-mile swim across Pickmere Lake which started her endurance challenge. Heavy rain meant there was no way of drying off for a 40k bike ride to Chelford before a 10k run […]
Final Virtual Quiz of 2020
Question One…how can you raise money for East Cheshire Hospice without leaving the comfort of your own home? Answer…by taking part in a fun virtual quiz on Friday, October 16, at 7.30 pm. The four virtual quizzes so far during lockdown have been a big success, raising £5,655 for the Hospice, and the next is […]
Ready for Firewalk
Gaynor Webb has a burning desire to help East Cheshire Hospice. That is why she is daring to walk over hot coals at a Firewalk on Friday, November 6. Family and friends will watch her challenge via a live stream because of Covid-19 restrictions. Strict safety guidelines will be in place for the event, from […]
Harry’s Virtual London Marathon
Veteran runner Harry Newton will be there in spirit when he tackles the Virtual London Marathon on Sunday (Oct 4). Like thousands of fellow runners, the 82-year-old cannot be in the capital and will start and finish instead at East Cheshire Hospice for which he is fundraising. Harry, from Macclesfield, has completed the London marathon […]
From Pilates to Memory Miles
Friends who met through a pilates class several years ago put themselves through their paces again to help East Cheshire Hospice. Carol Rayner, Dale Thomas, Sue Priestley, Maxine Seddon and Carol Palin wanted to lift the gloom around Covid-19. That was partly why they were inspired to walk or cycle almost 1,100 miles, raising £750 […]