Kind-hearted Jennie Jones has spent her life helping others.
So when illness forced her to give up her job as a carer, she turned to her creative skills to support the community.
She now has a stall inside her market at Townley Hall which she runs jointly with business partner David Barnett.
Jennie Jones (centre) with hamper winners Charles and Patricia.
Almost 20 traders have stalls at Craft-Collective Market, held from 10.30 am until 3.30 pm on the first Saturday of each month.
Its chosen charity East Cheshire Hospice receives proceeds from a monthly raffle for a luxury hamper made up of goodies donated by traders.
Jennie worked in mental health and autism for many years until five major abdominal operations led to a change of career.
She said: “Once I realised I could no longer be a carer, I decided to do something else to benefit the community.
“While recovering from surgery, I started using my craft skills to give something back.
“The market has gone extremely well since we opened in April and I’m sure there’ll be more Hospice donations when customers come through the door on Saturday (June 1).
“The Hospice is a lifeline when people are going through such a dark time. The charity is an important cause for traders and it’s nice that our craft family has such a diversity of talent.
“We’re combining creativity, community and craftsmanship.”
