Brand new Pie & Pint event this February!
A tasty pie and a traditional pint – that’s the welcome awaiting walkers at a new fundraising event organised by East Cheshire Hospice. A 10k walk on Sunday, February 6, starts and ends at Macclesfield Rugby Union Football Club. Pie and Pint, starting at 10 am, is a scenic stroll through the Cheshire countryside. The route visits […]
Light Up A Life Service – A Special Broadcast 2021
East Cheshire Hospice is inviting the public to join its Light Up A Life service from the comfort of their own homes again. The special Christmas broadcast will be streamed live on the Hospice website and Facebook page on Saturday, December 4, at 3 pm. The annual service is by tradition an opportunity to remember […]
Drive in Cinema
Watch cinema classics in the shadow of Capesthorne Hall in the comfort of your own car. The invitation comes from East Cheshire Hospice which has announced its first Drive-In Cinema on Sunday, October 17. Gates open at 6 pm with family fun film Moana on screen from 6.30 pm. The next arrival time is between […]
Wing Walk Takeoff Delayed
A Wing Walk has had to be delayed five weeks in the latest blow to East Cheshire Hospice’s fundraising plans. Bad weather was one of the reasons the challenge was put back until Monday, July 26. A rise in Covid infections leading to Cheshire East being made an ‘enhanced response area’ Â was another factor. The […]
Memory Walk Postponed Again
East Cheshire Hospice has been forced to postpone its Memory Miles walk yet again because of the Covid crisis. The new date is Friday, March 25, 2022, at Adlington Hall – almost three years after the Hospice last staged its flagship memory walk. The August 27 event has been postponed reluctantly, amid on-going uncertainty over […]
Bill’s Open Garden
The roots of Bill North’s love of gardens go back to his days as a teenager. His first job was as an apprentice horticulturalist and he spent his entire career involved in parks and gardens in some capacity. Bill eventually retired as head of leisure at the then Macclesfield Borough Council in 2009. He is […]
Art Fair Cheshire Returns this Autumn
Art Fair Cheshire returns this autumn featuring works by established and emerging artists. The biennial event will take place at Macclesfield Town Hall from Thursday, September 23, until Sunday, October 3. Organisers are dedicating specific gallery space to artists who may have recently graduated from creative degrees. The move is an opportunity for the next […]
What Women Want Return
Five friends who call themselves What Women Want are back in business planning events after Covid curtailed their fundraising. A glitzy ball at Cranage Hall on Friday, November 12, is already sold out assuming restrictions have ended fully by then. The group has still managed to carry on fundraising for East Cheshire Hospice during the […]
Wing Walking Grannies
Fictional fighter pilot Biggles is back in the skies for his next heroic adventure – this time as fearless flying grannies. Age is no barrier for the five fundraisers who will climb on top of a classic 1940s Boeing Stearman biplane for a wing walk next month. Health and safety requirements prevent them from wearing […]
Coming soon… Memory Miles 2021!
At long last East Cheshire Hospice can finally look ahead to its next mass participation event! A Memory Miles walk is scheduled for Friday, August 27, at Adlington Hall, some 16 months after it should have been held there. Walkers enjoying the memory walk two years ago. The event will bring to a close a […]