Rehearsals are well under way for Hospice Aid
Rehearsals are well under way for Hospice Aid, a musical extravaganza celebrating the 40th anniversary of Live Aid. The show brings together Macclesfield’s top musical talent in aid of East Cheshire Hospice. Tickets for the gig at Cinemac Cinema on Saturday, July 12, are available from www.eastcheshirehospice.org.uk/events/hospice-aid/ Organisers are hoping to raise at least £10,000 […]
Guides and Trefoil Guild members have teamed up to provide comfort bags for patients and relatives at East Cheshire Hospice
Guides and Trefoil Guild members have teamed up to provide comfort bags for patients and relatives at East Cheshire Hospice. The beautifully crafted bags filled with hygiene products have been gifted by Trefoil members, Guiding families and the local community. Travel-sized toothpaste, a toothbrush, comb and a notebook and pen are inside the bags. A […]
Old Millstone pub celebrate their latest fundraising challenge
Regulars at the Old Millstone pub held a special thank you party to celebrate their latest fundraising challenge. A seven-strong group, including landlady Eli Feney, climbed Ben Nevis raising almost £2,500 for East Cheshire Hospice. Eli took part in memory of her mum Susan Humphries who died six years ago, aged 63. Regulars from the […]
Nik Kalka has ended his brief boxing career as a winner
Tireless fundraiser Nik Kalka has ended his brief boxing career as a winner both inside and outside the ring. The security manager came out on top in his second and final bout, bringing the total raised for East Cheshire Hospice to more than £4,500. That was from two white-collar fights in which his sole aim […]
Starlight Sisters!
Two sisters will be back for the Starlight Walk next month to once again honour the memory of their parents. Elaine Alston and Christine Mothershaw did not know what to expect at last year’s event, organised by East Cheshire Hospice. Sisters Elaine Alston (left) and Christine Mothershaw with Hospice mascot Sunny the Dog. But it […]
Claritas will add a musical flavour to the Treacle Market
Claritas will add a musical flavour t0 the Treacle Market from 1 pm on Sunday, April 27. Bring your singing voices as the East Cheshire Hospice community choir entertains visitors with a repertoire of well-known songs. The choir has raised more than £50,000 for the Hospice since it was formed almost 20 years ago. Claritas […]
The Hospice’s new head of fundraising
First impressions soon convinced Laura Tomlinson that she made the right choice joining East Cheshire Hospice. The Hospice’s new head of fundraising leads a team without whom the Hospice would not exist. Such is the department’s importance inspiring the public to give generously to a cause dear to its heart. Laura is already loving her […]
AstraZeneca has donated 16 new laptops to East Cheshire Hospice
AstraZeneca has donated 16 new laptops to East Cheshire Hospice as part of its long-standing support for the charity. Members of the company’s IT department visited the Hospice to hand over the devices which greatly assist the charity’s IT upgrade. Equipping admin and clinical staff with laptops also enables the charity to channel funding into […]
Green fingered volunteers have come out of winter hibernation
Green fingered volunteers have come out of winter hibernation to bring colour back to the East Cheshire Hospice gardens. Up to 20 gardeners are hard at work every Wednesday making the Hospice surroundings look beautiful. The grounds are a pleasant retreat for patients and families, especially in summer with plants and flowers in full bloom. […]
Share memories of someone special at Starlight Walk
Share memories of someone special at an enchanting woodland retreat at next month’s Starlight Walk at Capesthorne Hall. The illuminated wooden hideaway offers a place of quiet reflection for walkers at the East Cheshire Hospice event on Thursday, May 15. The hut along the route will be a sanctuary for walkers wishing to pause to […]
