Cuddly Grief Bears
Cuddly Grief Bears are bringing comfort to children coping with bereavement. Many of the woollen bears are knitted by East Cheshire Hospice volunteer Betty Malkin. The Hospice supports bereaved children, or those with a close relative with a life-limiting illness. Children choose their favourite six-inch bear colour and a personal message which is sewn into […]
Hide a Smile’s Fundraising Face Coverings
Voluntary group Hide a Smile could not stop grinning after raising £6,188 making face coverings. The donations to East Cheshire Hospice are being collected at Prestbury Village Pharmacy where masks are still available to buy. Some 19 sewing enthusiasts joined a WhatsApp group after founder Sheila MacLaren spread the word on social media over a […]
Hospice Staff Prepare for Wing Walk
It did not take long to find enough brave volunteers for a wacky wing walk in aid of East Cheshire Hospice. Places were soon filled by supporters looking to escape lockdown blues by enjoying the thrill of a lifetime on top of a classic 1940s Boeing Stearman biplane. High flyers include seven female Hospice staff, […]
Hospice Shops Reopen
East Cheshire Hospice’s charity shops reopened on Monday (April 12) hoping for a surge in trade to make up for lost revenue. The tills were ringing at the Thornton Square retail outlet and in the Hospice’s other shops at Handforth and Poynton after lockdown restrictions were eased. The locations had to close at the start […]
Lucy’s Trig Point Challenge
The final footsteps taken by Lucy Coppack on her epic journey around the Peak District will be the most poignant. The path to the top of Shutlingsloe above Macclesfield was designed by her late mum Lynne and partly built by her dad Ian. The landmark will therefore provide a fitting climax to her record attempt […]
Anna Rains Stresses the Importance of Legacies
A long-standing East Cheshire Hospice supporter has made an emotional plea for the public to help with legacies. Grandmother Anna Rains said gifts from wills are a vital source of revenue for the Hospice. In her new role as ambassador, Anna is offering to give talks to community groups, stressing the importance of legacies and […]
Leaving a Legacy for the Hospice
Legacy gifts make up about a third of East Cheshire Hospice’s fundraising income. Donors usually leave either a fixed amount, or a percentage of their estate, in their will. The absence of major fundraising events over the last year because of Covid-19 has left the Hospice struggling for income even more. Beth England, Individual Giving […]
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 […]
Barbara Horry
Harold Horry only spent 15 hours as a patient at East Cheshire Hospice but it was long enough to leave a lasting impression on his family. They have never forgotten the care the former AstraZeneca employee received in those final precious hours before he died in 2012, aged 86. So much so that wife Barbara […]
Rearranging the Christmas Tree Collection
Does anyone still have a Christmas tree that needs collecting? True to its word East Cheshire Hospice is keeping a promise to pick up trees registered under its collection scheme. The service had to be postponed once Cheshire went back into lockdown at the start of the year. The vast majority of donors refused the […]