Wonderful Chestergate shop volunteers start their week right
There are no Monday morning blues for grandmother Jo Nadin when she gets up for work. Volunteering for East Cheshire Hospice at its shop on Chestergate is the perfect way to start her week. Jo has been involved with the Hospice for the last 17 years since she joined the army of volunteers without whom […]
Van Volunteers help on furniture rounds
More volunteers are wanted to help on the furniture rounds run by East Cheshire Hospice. The scheme is thriving with the charity van out and about collecting and delivering items six days a week. Furniture sales generate around £13,000 a month, a vital source of revenue for the Hospice which needs £9,362 every day to […]
Rug sale is back!
Another major rug sale is under way thanks to a generous gift to East Cheshire Hospice. The Hospice has been given 650 new rugs of all shapes and sizes which are available at its four shops. A distribution centre in Buxton has gifted the items to the Hospice which hopes the new sale is as […]
Bargain hunters are helping East Cheshire Hospice
Bargain hunters are helping East Cheshire Hospice translate commercial success into vital care for patients. The four shops run by the charity, at Chestergate and Thornton Square in Macclesfield and in Poynton and Handforth, bring in more than £50,000 a month. About half of that revenue is profit which goes directly towards looking after patients, […]
Energy Costs at East Cheshire Hospice Shops
East Cheshire Hospice is reminding the public of the availability of its charity shops as a possible way of dealing with the cost of living crisis. The charity is aware customers have less to spend on clothes and other items because of the sharp rise in energy prices. It is therefore inviting the community to […]
East Cheshire Hospice’s Chestergate shop opening!
A shop run by East Cheshire Hospice has reopened more than two years after closing its doors. Now the charity shop on Chestergate has made an urgent appeal for donations of clothing and accessories to put on sale. The store greeted its first customers on Saturday (May 7), reviving the Hospice’s town centre retail presence. […]
East Cheshire Hospice Christmas Cards 2021
East Cheshire Hospice is hoping for another merry Christmas with sales of its festive cards. East Cheshire Hospice raises between £15,000 to £20,000 each year from supporters buying Christmas cards.  The Hospice reluctantly halved its stock a year ago, with fewer locations open to sell cards during the pandemic. But this year Christmas cards – costing […]
Bargain furniture – helping fund patient care at East Cheshire Hospice
Bargain furniture is helping fund patient care at East Cheshire Hospice. The Hospice generates around £10,000 a month from selling recycled furniture generously donated by the public. The scheme is so popular the Hospice is now appealing for even more offers of unwanted furniture items. The goods are on display at the Hospice’s Thornton Square […]
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 […]
Second Lockdown at the Hospice
Bedside visits to patients at East Cheshire Hospice are still being allowed during the new national lockdown. There are already limited restrictions in place for visitors to the inpatient unit and these will continue over the four-week period. The Hospice will also carry on with limited outpatient services at the Sunflower Centre, while the Hospice […]