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 […]
Joan’s Sunflower Donations Continue to Blossom
A simple sunflower seed has led to a thriving fundraising venture for Joan Edwards to honour her son-in-law’s memory. When Liam Ward was in the care of East Cheshire Hospice in 2018, his wife Michaela bought a packet of seeds from the Hospice reception area. Liam died of sarcoma, a rare form of cancer, aged […]
Play Our Lottery!
Organisers of the East Cheshire Hospice lottery are appealing for new members to raise much-needed funds. Income has dropped over the last 18 months with door-to-door collections suspended during Covid-19, along with charity shop recruitment. The lottery generates £324,000 a year which pays for three days of care each week in the Hospice’s Sunflower Centre. […]
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 […]
