Katie and Sophie Step Up
Sisters Katie and Sophie Richards used their new Fitbits to spur them on in a fundraising challenge. The girls reached their daily target of steps to raise £290 sponsorship for East Cheshire Hospice. Their grandad Stephen Jones died of bowel cancer at the Hospice in 1998, aged 47, while late great grandad Gordon Oldfield, also […]
Rachel Wild’s Mountain Marathon
Rachel Wild after completing her Lake District marathon. The memory of her grandad inspired Rachel Wild on a gruelling marathon run across Lake District mountains. The trainee advanced clinical practitioner has already raised £1,000 for East Cheshire Hospice where Michael Palmer, from Macclesfield, was a patient. Michael (81) died of cancer last September after […]
Art Fair Cheshire Returns this Autumn
Art Fair Cheshire returns this autumn featuring works by established and emerging artists. The biennial event will take place at Macclesfield Town Hall from Thursday, September 23, until Sunday, October 3. Organisers are dedicating specific gallery space to artists who may have recently graduated from creative degrees. The move is an opportunity for the next […]
What Women Want Return
Five friends who call themselves What Women Want are back in business planning events after Covid curtailed their fundraising. A glitzy ball at Cranage Hall on Friday, November 12, is already sold out assuming restrictions have ended fully by then. The group has still managed to carry on fundraising for East Cheshire Hospice during the […]
Vaccine Workers Donate to Hospice
Several workers helping with the mass vaccine roll-out at Andrews Pharmacy are donating their wages to charity. They include two couples with strong links to nearby East Cheshire Hospice which is benefitting from their generosity. Teacher Angela Raval is a Hospice ambassador, while Margaret Black is a part-time health care assistant, having rejoined the nursing […]
Wing Walking Grannies
Fictional fighter pilot Biggles is back in the skies for his next heroic adventure – this time as fearless flying grannies. Age is no barrier for the five fundraisers who will climb on top of a classic 1940s Boeing Stearman biplane for a wing walk next month. Health and safety requirements prevent them from wearing […]
Cuddly Grief Bears
Cuddly Grief Bears are bringing comfort to children coping with bereavement. Many of the woollen bears are knitted by East Cheshire Hospice volunteer Betty Malkin. The Hospice supports bereaved children, or those with a close relative with a life-limiting illness. Children choose their favourite six-inch bear colour and a personal message which is sewn into […]
Hide a Smile’s Fundraising Face Coverings
Voluntary group Hide a Smile could not stop grinning after raising £6,188 making face coverings. The donations to East Cheshire Hospice are being collected at Prestbury Village Pharmacy where masks are still available to buy. Some 19 sewing enthusiasts joined a WhatsApp group after founder Sheila MacLaren spread the word on social media over a […]
Hospice Staff Prepare for Wing Walk
It did not take long to find enough brave volunteers for a wacky wing walk in aid of East Cheshire Hospice. Places were soon filled by supporters looking to escape lockdown blues by enjoying the thrill of a lifetime on top of a classic 1940s Boeing Stearman biplane. High flyers include seven female Hospice staff, […]
Hospice Shops Reopen
East Cheshire Hospice’s charity shops reopened on Monday (April 12) hoping for a surge in trade to make up for lost revenue. The tills were ringing at the Thornton Square retail outlet and in the Hospice’s other shops at Handforth and Poynton after lockdown restrictions were eased. The locations had to close at the start […]