Barbara Horry
Harold Horry only spent 15 hours as a patient at East Cheshire Hospice but it was long enough to leave a lasting impression on his family. They have never forgotten the care the former AstraZeneca employee received in those final precious hours before he died in 2012, aged 86. So much so that wife Barbara […]
Rearranging the Christmas Tree Collection
Does anyone still have a Christmas tree that needs collecting? True to its word East Cheshire Hospice is keeping a promise to pick up trees registered under its collection scheme. The service had to be postponed once Cheshire went back into lockdown at the start of the year. The vast majority of donors refused the […]
High Flyer Teresa Recommends Wing Walk
Are you daring enough to do a wing walk just like fearless mum Teresa Pipon? The high-flyer took to the skies almost two years ago for East Cheshire Hospice. Her message for the Hospice’s wing walk on Monday, June 21, is to sign up and prepare to be strapped in. Ready for take off… Teresa […]
Join Our Easter Eggstravaganza
East Cheshire Hospice is inviting supporters to join an Easter Eggstravaganza from March 29-April 5. A fundraising pack has ideas about how to take part, along with recipes, decorations and scorecards. It could be a bake-off style competition, or simply spending time with family and friends eating cake and drinking coffee. There is also an […]
Corporate Challenge to Fund Bereavement Services
Bereavement services run by East Cheshire Hospice will benefit from the next Corporate Challenge in May. Firms and other organisations are being urged to sign up for the fun competition in which entrants raise as much as possible from a £100 start-up loan. All proceeds will go towards the expansion of the Hospice’s bereavement services […]
Abi and Kyla Swap Lbs for £s
Sisters-in-laws Abi Lowe and Kyla Eyre have joined forces in a fitness drive to raise funds for East Cheshire Hospice. The pair are honouring the memory of Abi’s oldest sister Christabel who died of cancer in the Hospice in 2012, aged 27. The care she received inspired them to sign up to the Hospice’s health […]
AstraZeneca 2020 Fundraising
AstraZeneca and its employees made a donation of more than £21,000 to East Cheshire Hospice last year. A total of £12,080 was raised from various fundraising initiatives, including a drive-in cinema on the AZ Campus car park on Charter Way. The company added a further £9,075, providing a welcome bonus for the charity which endured […]
Quizmasters’ Profiles
There is one question quiz hosts Paul Morrissey and Mark Watson cannot answer. When will East Cheshire Hospice quiz teams finally meet up again without the aid of Zoom? It is 16 months since the last quiz at Marlborough Primary School where it was always a social event as much as a test of general […]
Sentimental Jewellery Repairs Help the Hospice
Sentimental jewellery belonging to Vanessa Greveson has been given a new lease of life through her links with East Cheshire Hospice. Items include a string of pearls given to Vanessa by her late husband Warren who died at the Hospice. Help came from jewellery expert Helen Dimmick who runs Annie’s Legacy, a fundraising initiative she […]
Hospice Events in 2021
Planning fundraising events is proving because of on-going uncertainty over Covid-19. The events team are still hoping that 2021 might see a long-awaited return of mass participation events, though the pandemic continues to disrupt plans. The Hospice switched to virtual fundraising events almost a year ago and is still also urging the public to carry […]