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 […]
High Flyer Teresa Recommends Wing Walk
Are you daring enough to do a wing walk just like fearless mum Teresa Pipon? The high-flyer took to the skies almost two years ago for East Cheshire Hospice. Her message for the Hospice’s wing walk on Monday, June 21, is to sign up and prepare to be strapped in. Ready for take off… Teresa […]
Join Our Easter Eggstravaganza
East Cheshire Hospice is inviting supporters to join an Easter Eggstravaganza from March 29-April 5. A fundraising pack has ideas about how to take part, along with recipes, decorations and scorecards. It could be a bake-off style competition, or simply spending time with family and friends eating cake and drinking coffee. There is also an […]
Corporate Challenge to Fund Bereavement Services
Bereavement services run by East Cheshire Hospice will benefit from the next Corporate Challenge in May. Firms and other organisations are being urged to sign up for the fun competition in which entrants raise as much as possible from a £100 start-up loan. All proceeds will go towards the expansion of the Hospice’s bereavement services […]
Abi and Kyla Swap Lbs for £s
Sisters-in-laws Abi Lowe and Kyla Eyre have joined forces in a fitness drive to raise funds for East Cheshire Hospice. The pair are honouring the memory of Abi’s oldest sister Christabel who died of cancer in the Hospice in 2012, aged 27. The care she received inspired them to sign up to the Hospice’s health […]