Will you take on Fire and Ice walk this November?
Are you brave enough to walk over fire and broken glass? The challenge is issued by East Cheshire Hospice which has organised Fire and Ice Walk 2023. The tea time event is on Thursday, November 9 at a location to be decided. Participants can do both challenges or just one. The hot coals walk has […]
East Cheshire Hospice nurse becomes a video star
One of the newest nurses at East Cheshire Hospice has become a video star. Lucy Roberts features in a ‘Day in the Life’ film explaining what it’s like to work on the ward. The five-minute story is being sent to businesses to promote the charity’s 500 Club in which members pledge to raise £500 a […]
New security cameras fitted at Chestergate shop
A security company has stepped forward to foil thieves who stole from East Cheshire Hospice. The firm has installed a three-camera system at the charity’s shop on Chestergate which opened almost a year ago. The company has asked to remain anonymous. Volunteers Judith Bayley (left) and Joan Nadin at the Chestergate shop which has had […]
Reverend Dr Marion Tugwood joins East Cheshire Hospice
The new chaplain at East Cheshire Hospice is no stranger to the charity. Reverend Dr Marion Tugwood was a regular visitor to the Hospice in her role as minister at Macclesfield United Reformed Church. Marion spent 10 years with the church and often provided pastoral care for patients at end-of-life and their loved ones. Her […]
LGBTQ+ development facilitator
East Cheshire Hospice is involved in a pioneering project aimed at providing patients from the LGTBQ+ community with better support. The charity is one of the three Cheshire hospices benefitting from a £22,000 grant from Cheshire Freemasons, in partnership with Hospice UK. St Luke’s, Winsford, and Hospice of The Good Shepherd, Backford, are also involved […]
A loving Hospice story
Retired nurse Janet Dean has a powerful personal story about how East Cheshire Hospice has helped her family over the years. Her late mother and late husband were cared for by the charity, which is now asking others to also share their own experiences. The request is part of Dying Matters Week (May 2-6), a […]
Serenity Garden Makeover 2022
A courtyard at East Cheshire Hospice is set to be transformed into a floral wonderland for patients and their families. Garden and landscape professionals are joining forces with volunteers to create a horticultural haven called Serenity Garden. The eco-friendly project, co-ordinated by garden designer and maker Ben Darlington, is already under way and will be […]
New solar panels at East Cheshire Hospice
East Cheshire Hospice has launched a fundraising campaign to buy solar panels as it faces rising cost and care challenges. The Hospice is appealing to the public to help fund roof panels for its Millbank Drive site as part of a new environmental initiative. A temporary logo highlighting East Cheshire Hospice’s green campaign, including an […]
Volunteers serve teas again this summer
Volunteers from East Cheshire Hospice will again be serving up tea and delicious home-made cakes at Adlington Hall this summer. All proceeds will go to East Cheshire Hospice which has again accepted an invitation from the Hall to use its traditional tea room in the main building for a fundraising initiative. The volunteers will be […]
Review of the year at East Cheshire Hospice
Staff at East Cheshire Hospice once again hit extraordinary heights in 2021. Not just caring for patients, but with a daring wing walk. Health care assistant Jo Helm and husband  David Helm before their wing walk. The magnificent seven on their flying machine – a classic 1940s Boeing Stearman biplane – were health care assistants […]
