Starlight Walk is back for 2026!
Spring will soon be in the air which means the Starlight Walk is not far away. Thursday, April 16, is the date of the popular East Cheshire Hospice event at Capesthorne Hall. Organisers are creating a festival atmosphere with live entertainment, food and drink. Ready to start the 2025 Starlight Walk. Gates open at 6 […]
Another successful annual golf day at Prestbury with PR Jones Jewellers coming out on top
Jeweller Micky Jones led a gem of a team to victory at an annual golf day at Prestbury. The players from Macclesfield family business PR Jones Jewellers came out on top holding off the challenge of 15 other teams. All were competing for the prestigious Mactex Trophy which has been running for 37 years. The […]
Hospice Rocks hoping to raise more than £10,000 for the Hospice in honour of Maureen ‘Mo’ Bailey
Music fans are in for a treat when Hospice Rocks comes to Cinemac on Saturday, September 20. A star line up headlined by Macclesfield band Virginmarys will raise funds for East Cheshire Hospice. Groups will honour the memory of Maureen ‘Mo’ Bailey who died of cancer in March and spent her final days at the […]
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, […]
A special story from Starlight Walk
Little Ruby Leah was back for her second Starlight Walk at the tender age of three. Her first visit a year ago came just weeks after her dad Leon died of pancreatic cancer, aged 53. Mum Georgia has raised almost £10,000 for various charities since losing her husband in March 2023. Her parents Lynne and […]
Pie and Pint Follow Up
A countryside walk for East Cheshire Hospice was blessed with sunshine after a washout last time. It rained so heavily in 2022 that it resembled a sponsored swim more than a scenic stroll. But thankfully blues skies greeted this year’s Pie and Pint challenge, sponsored by Holdcroft Motor Group.  All smiles as walkers prepare to […]
Starlight Walk’s huge success!
More than 400 walkers defied wet and chilly conditions at a Starlight Walk at Capesthorne Hall. The East Cheshire Hospice event was a major triumph on a night of nostalgia for the Hospice. The walk returned to the venue for the first time since 2019 and saw the biggest turnout for a Hospice event since […]
Hold a Coronation Big Lunch
Join the Coronation Big Lunch and help crown the new King in style with East Cheshire Hospice. The Fundraising Team are giving away free fundraising packs for a weekend of national celebration from May 6-8. Everyone is invited, whether it’s sharing a cuppa with a neighbour on the doorstep, or a bigger bash in the […]
Winter Ball Success
A glittering night had even more sparkle for a lucky guest who won a diamond pendant. The star prize worth £15,000 went to an anonymous diner at a Winter Ball organised by the Hospice. The black-tie event, held in a special marquee in the grounds of Macclesfield Rugby Club, raised more than £35,000 for the […]
Remember a loved one at Light Up A Life
A Light Up A Life service organised by East Cheshire Hospice takes place on Saturday, December 3, from 4.30 pm. It returns to St Michael and All Angels Church, Macclesfield, for the first time in three years. The event has been online only for the last two years due to Covid. It will be broadcast […]