Bollington Mayors Charity Dinner
Bollington Mayor Jon Weston is holding a charity dinner next month to raise funds for East Cheshire Hospice and Canalside Radio. Other local Mayors are among supporters attending the event at Hollin House Hotel, Kerridge, on Saturday, March 21 (7 pm). Mayor and Mayoress Jon and Helen Weston with (from left) Will Spinks, ex Chair […]
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 […]
Knitting4Charity: Where Coffee Meets Compassion
Knitters at the Hope Centre in Macclesfield have been busy supporting East Cheshire Hospice. Their handiwork has resulted in dozens of colourful woollen hearts and hats for the charity. The hearts are given to patients and their families, while the hats decorate chocolate oranges sold in the gift shop at the Hospice on Millbank Drive. […]
Traffic, Trees and Triumph: Hospice Gears Up for Big Weekend
The East Cheshire Hospice Christmas tree collection swings into action once again on a big weekend in Macclesfield. The lunchtime FA Cup tie between Macclesfield FC and holders Crystal Palace on Saturday will add to congestion on the roads. Organisers have carefully reviewed routes for tree collection vans to avoid getting caught in traffic. The […]
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 […]
Schools take part in this years Jingle Bell Jog
Santa hats decorated school halls and playgrounds during the great Jingle Bell Jog! Around 8,000 youngsters took part in the festive fundraiser in aid of East Cheshire Hospice. A total of 38 schools and nurseries held runs, walks, swims and dances in the countdown to Christmas. Their efforts made the event a big success with […]
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 […]
Christmas @Home appeal goes live
East Cheshire Hospice is explaining what difference donations to its Christmas @Home appeal will make to patients. For example, £25 could pay for telephone calls offering emotional support to someone grieving around Christmas. Or a gift of £60 could fill the tank of a Hospice @Home car, helping nurses reach patients in their own homes […]
East Cheshire Hospice’s Christmas Appeal
Christmas @Home is the title of this year’s festive appeal by East Cheshire Hospice. The campaign features a powerful personal account by a daughter about her late mum, Wendy Wragg. Ruth Beach describes how nurses from the charity’s Hospice @Home team allowed her 88-year-old mum to die at home in April 2023. The Hospice hopes […]
Sue’s Story and dedicating a bauble
Sue Cottingham will dedicate a bauble on a Christmas tree like she has done for the last seven years. She is hoping other East Cheshire Hospice supporters will do the same. Each leaving a personal message, if they wish, to remember lost loved ones. The Tree of Memories is a focal point in the Hospice […]