AstraZeneca 2020 Fundraising
AstraZeneca and its employees made a donation of more than £21,000 to East Cheshire Hospice last year. A total of £12,080 was raised from various fundraising initiatives, including a drive-in cinema on the AZ Campus car park on Charter Way. The company added a further £9,075, providing a welcome bonus for the charity which endured […]
Quizmasters’ Profiles
There is one question quiz hosts Paul Morrissey and Mark Watson cannot answer. When will East Cheshire Hospice quiz teams finally meet up again without the aid of Zoom? It is 16 months since the last quiz at Marlborough Primary School where it was always a social event as much as a test of general […]
Sentimental Jewellery Repairs Help the Hospice
Sentimental jewellery belonging to Vanessa Greveson has been given a new lease of life through her links with East Cheshire Hospice. Items include a string of pearls given to Vanessa by her late husband Warren who died at the Hospice. Help came from jewellery expert Helen Dimmick who runs Annie’s Legacy, a fundraising initiative she […]
Hospice Events in 2021
Planning fundraising events is proving because of on-going uncertainty over Covid-19. The events team are still hoping that 2021 might see a long-awaited return of mass participation events, though the pandemic continues to disrupt plans. The Hospice switched to virtual fundraising events almost a year ago and is still also urging the public to carry […]
Helen Adamson Walks for the Hospice
Helen Adamson decided to branch out with her own fundraising once this year’s tree collection for East Cheshire Hospice was called off. She walked an average of more than six miles every day last month, raising more than £3,500 in the process for the Hospice. Helen explained: “It all started after a conversation with my […]
Claire Joins the Fundraising Team
Claire Gorton will never forget the day she started her new job at East Cheshire Hospice. Her arrival last month coincided with the announcement of the latest national lockdown. It was not the news Claire and the fundraising team she had just joined wanted to hear, especially after such a frustrating year for the charity. […]
Will Week Raises £8,687
East Cheshire Hospice celebrated another successful Will Week campaign despite Covid restrictions. £8,687 was raised thanks to the support of legal firms which donated time and expertise to help the Hospice. Participants included GPW Trusts, which is now operating at Church Street, Macclesfield, and will be able to see clients there after the latest lockdown […]
Norman Meredith
Walker Norman Meredith has been on the go virtually non-stop since he started his charity challenge. He completed his mission to cover 1,000 miles in 100 days on Christmas Eve but has hardly put his feet up since. Norman Meredith during his challenge. Norman, from Mottram St Andrew, said: “I think I rested for one […]
Jola Designs
Friends Jayne Hadfield and Nicky Bradley took a risk opening a town centre shop after the first lockdown but the move has paid off for them. The co-owners of Jola Designs ran the business successfully from their homes before opening the Beech Lane store in September. Jayne and Nicky have chosen East Cheshire Hospice as […]
Charity of the Year 2021
East Cheshire Hospice is hoping the local business community will again rally round in 2021. The Hospice is urging companies, or any other organisations, to adopt it as their chosen charity of the year. Another way of helping is through membership of its 500 Club which sees businesses pledge to raise a minimum of £500 […]