Natalie takes on Lbs 4 £s 2021
Lockdown left Natalie Catterall slightly overweight but she has found the recipe to get back into shape. Natalie has joined Lbs 4 £s, a three-month fitness, weight loss and well-being programme run by East Cheshire Hospice. The health initiative starts on Friday, January 1, so participants can start shedding the extra pounds from the festive […]
Light Up A Life Virtual Service
The Chaplain of East Cheshire Hospice, Margaret Lillis, will deliver a Christmas message of hope during the Light Up A Life service on Saturday (Dec 5). The ceremony – streamed via Zoom and Facebook Live from 3 pm – will be even more poignant this year. Margaret said: “Our message from the Hospice to everyone, […]
Virtual Light Up A Life Service
East Cheshire Hospice invites you to join its Light Up A Life service from the comfort of your own home. The online ceremony, led by Hospice Chaplain Margaret Lillis, will be streamed via Zoom and Facebook Live on Saturday, December 5, at 3 pm. The annual Light Up A Life service is by tradition an […]
Second Lockdown at the Hospice
Bedside visits to patients at East Cheshire Hospice are still being allowed during the new national lockdown. There are already limited restrictions in place for visitors to the inpatient unit and these will continue over the four-week period. The Hospice will also carry on with limited outpatient services at the Sunflower Centre, while the Hospice […]
Rose and Peter Prepare for Firewalk
Rose Brocklehurst is guaranteed a warm reception when she returns to East Cheshire Hospice in a couple of weeks. Not only because Rose once worked there, but also because she faces the daunting prospect of a Firewalk. Rose and husband Peter have both agreed to take part in the challenge on Friday, November 6, starting […]
From Pilates to Memory Miles
Friends who met through a pilates class several years ago put themselves through their paces again to help East Cheshire Hospice. Carol Rayner, Dale Thomas, Sue Priestley, Maxine Seddon and Carol Palin wanted to lift the gloom around Covid-19. That was partly why they were inspired to walk or cycle almost 1,100 miles, raising £750 […]
Emayoga Class and Ryan Giggs’ Message
Yoga teacher Emma Hall is holding a virtual one-hour Zoom class on Saturday, June 27, from 9 am as her way of helping East Cheshire Hospice. All proceeds will go to the Hospice which treated her friend Sarah Shackleton-Lamptey who died of breast cancer in 2014, age 36. All abilities are welcome to join the yoga […]
Lbs 4 £s Success
Banana and blueberry Belgian waffles – just one of the tasty treats served up during an East Cheshire Hospice health drive. Sharing recipes, weight loss tips and new walking routes were all part of Lbs 4 £s, the Hospice’s 12-week fitness programme. The initiative has raised £2,055 so far with the waffles earning Emma Machin […]
Stay In And Go All Out!
Running, cycling, baking, dancing or singing…examples of activities that will help East Cheshire Hospice during the virus crisis. The Hospice is urging the public to join its Virtual Challenge – which has the slogan ‘stay in and go all out’ – as it tries to raise £1m. Individuals and groups are encouraged to visit its […]
Hospice Events on Hold
East Cheshire Hospice has called off several major fundraising events because of the Coronavirus outbreak. Activities have either been postponed or cancelled, leaving the charity without the funds on which it normally relies. Next month’s Light Up The Night memory walk at Adlington Hall is one of the casualties and has been put back until […]
