A review of 2025
Support flooded in yet again for East Cheshire Hospice during another memorable year for the Hospice. New beds will arrive early in 2026 thanks to the overwhelming success of a Bed Appeal. Hospice staff thank supporters for reaching the Bed Appeal target with a celebratory pyjama day. The community rallied round when the call was […]
Friends Laura Lamptey and Charlotte Bains take on Trek China
Friends Laura Lamptey and Charlotte Bains have special reasons for wanting to visit the Great Wall of China. The pair are raising funds for East Cheshire Hospice where they work. Laura saw how the Hospice cared for her sister-in-law Sarah who died of cancer in 2014, aged 36. Meanwhile, Charlotte is approaching her 50th birthday […]
Emma Whalley completes her first marathon
Conservationist Emma Whalley is used to travelling long distances. Every summer the biologist leads three-month student expeditions to Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Running long distances did not come quite so easily, though, for Emma until her first marathon in Edinburgh. Her efforts were in memory of grandad Tom Whalley who was cared for by […]
Simon Frith completes a near 300-mile walk along the Pennine Way.
Driving, cooking, washing, walking, dog minding and providing moral support were all part of the daily routine for Becky Alvarez on an emotional journey. It was her selfless way of helping husband Simon Frith complete a near 300-mile walk along the Pennine Way. In the process, the couple raised almost £12,000 for East Cheshire Hospice […]
Starlight Walk Success
A special Starlight Walk under starry skies. Conditions could not have been more perfect for the East Cheshire Hospice event at Capesthorne Hall. Beautiful evening sunshine lit up almost 300 walkers, many honouring the memory of lost loved ones. Before dusk fell over a spectacular setting where walkers could enjoy moments of reflection. The walk, […]
Hospice Gets New Wi-Fi System
Visitors to East Cheshire Hospice are enjoying the benefits of a new sophisticated Wi-Fi system. The equipment was installed thanks to the generosity of a visitor who noticed a weak signal at the Millbank Drive facility. * East Cheshire Hospice has a new Wi-Fi system. He experienced the Wi-Fi problem while visiting his wife and […]
Monika Pollard is always reaching for heights
Playing basketball means Monika Pollard is always reaching for heights. But climbing to Everest base camp was a different ball game altogether. Monika, who owns Tiny Adventures children’s day nursery in Macclesfield, was fundraising for East Cheshire Hospice. The trip was in memory of her mother-in-law Theresa Connolly who died almost 10 years ago, aged […]
Kate Parker’s Hospice fundraising
Running has been the best medicine for Dr Kate Parker after losing her husband John four years ago. Pounding the streets has seen Kate raise more than £8,000 for East Cheshire Hospice where he spent his final days. John, an apprentice jeweller, died from bowel cancer aged 41, two years after diagnosis. Kate, a consultant […]
Great Manchester run story
Florist Penny Williams fears she may be wilting by the end of the AJ Bell Great Manchester Run. Penny is part of a 30-strong team from Arighi Bianchi running 10 kilometres on Sunday (May 21). Penny said: “I’ve never run and hate running, but thought I’d challenge myself for a good cause.” That cause is […]
Mark Leah Movember Challenge
Pilates teacher Mark Leah is desperate to have a shave. For the 10th year in a row he has grown a moustache for his Movember challenge. As usual, he will delay taking a razor to his upper lip until mid-December to raise as much as possible for East Cheshire Hospice. He has already raised more […]