Kuehne+Nagel’s Corporate Challenge in Memory of Neil Robinson
Friends and colleagues of Neil Robinson raised a toast to his memory with a drop of gin, his favourite tipple. Drink and cakes were sold by colleagues at global logistics company Kuehne+Nagel where Air Logistics Commercial Director Neil spent his entire career. It was part of a fundraising challenge, which raised £6,008 in just one […]
Gritstone Trail Challenge is Especially Poignant for Mike and Sam
Relief at ending a gruelling charity walk turned to sadness for fitness enthusiasts Mike Mason and Sam Maguire. The day after the pair had completed the 35-mile Gritstone Trail they learned that Faith Mitchell, wife of their close friend Ash, had died of cancer sarcoma, aged 33. Faith was a patient at East Cheshire Hospice […]
Local Hens Eggschange their Produce for Donations
It’s no yoke – eggs are a cracking way to raise money for East Cheshire Hospice. Schoolgirl Freya Eeles (11) discovered that by selling them outside her step mum’s home in Hallefield Crescent, Macclesfield. A dozen hens kept on land behind the house work overtime and with a suggested donation of 10p an egg which […]
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 […]
Katie and Sophie Step Up
Sisters Katie and Sophie Richards used their new Fitbits to spur them on in a fundraising challenge. The girls reached their daily target of steps to raise £290 sponsorship for East Cheshire Hospice. Their grandad Stephen Jones died of bowel cancer at the Hospice in 1998, aged 47, while late great grandad Gordon Oldfield, also […]
Rachel Wild’s Mountain Marathon
Rachel Wild after completing her Lake District marathon. The memory of her grandad inspired Rachel Wild on a gruelling marathon run across Lake District mountains. The trainee advanced clinical practitioner has already raised £1,000 for East Cheshire Hospice where Michael Palmer, from Macclesfield, was a patient. Michael (81) died of cancer last September after […]
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 […]