Three Peaks Challenge
A group of work colleagues have raised a magnificent £20,000 for East Cheshire Hospice by tackling one of Britain’s toughest walking feats – the Three Peaks Challenge. The group of 22 said they experienced nearly every emotion under the sun – from exhilaration to fear – as they embarked on the three tough mountain walks […]
Great Manchester Run Participants
One of the country’s most popular races included runners who put their best foot forward to raise funds for the East Cheshire Hospice. The sponsorship pennies are still rolling in, but East Cheshire Hospice runners are expected to raise around £4500 by taking part in this year’s Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run through the streets of […]
Damien Lacey – Marathon Man!
A Macclesfield man driven by both a professional and a personal cause, says he’s now got the “marathon bug” after completing his first 26-mile run in London. Damian Lacey, 45, began running four years ago doing to “Coach to 5k” with Macclesfield Harriers and decided to tackle his first marathon to raise funds for […]
The London Marathon 2019
On 28th April 2019 Catherine Mather and Damien Lacey took on the ultimate running challenge in aid of the Hospice, The London Marathon. Damian is a Macmillan nurse and works closely with the Hospice. He also has a very personal connection with us after his mother-in-law was cared for here. “I am raising money for […]
Damian Lacey’s Marathon
Runner Damian Lacey has both professional and personal experience of the care offered by East Cheshire Hospice. As a Macmillan nurse he is part of the support network which provides end-of-life palliative care for Hospice patients. Damian’s mother-in-law Linda Tute was a recipient of that care before her death from oesophageal cancer last September, aged […]
Heather Broadbent, Update
It is a good job Heather Broadbent likes meeting new friends. She will soon be introduced to a group of strangers with whom she will spend almost a year sailing around the world. For the moment the identity of her fellow crew members in the Clipper 2019-20 Round the World Yacht Race remains a closely-guarded […]
Amelie’s Run
Eight-year-old Amelie Axford will be putting her best foot forward to get her fundraising journey off to a great start next month. Amelie will be dedicating part of her family holiday in Cumbria to tackle a short but tough and hilly two-mile run in aid of East Cheshire Hospice. The run, at Centre Parcs, was […]
Heather Broadbent’s Around the World Challenge
Landscape gardener Heather Broadbent is preparing for her ultimate adventure – sailing round the world! The mum of two is taking to the high seas as one of the crew of a 70-foot ocean racing yacht in the Clipper 2019-20 Round the World Yacht Race. Heather will travel 40,000 nautical miles on her epic 11-month voyage […]
Toni’s Hospice Journey
A bride’s wedding day is always special, but for Toni Walsh it was an even more emotional occasion. She knew her husband Tim Longden had only days left to live. The Macclesfield couple were married at East Cheshire Hospice in February 2020, weeks after Tim had been diagnosed with a brain tumour. They had been […]
Heather Broadbent Update
Sailor Heather Broadbent is refusing to give up on her round-the-world voyage despite a two-year gap at home. She was midway through the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race before it was suspended early last year because of Covid-19. The event is due to resume in the Philippines next February, although Heather admits she had […]
