Spring Ball 2020 Is Coming!
A glitzy night of glamour headlined by top-class song and dance is promised at our Spring Ball 2020. The lavish evening of fine dining and live entertainment is in a special marquee at Alderley Edge Cricket Club on Friday, March 27. Tickets cost £70 each, or £700 for a table of 10. This includes a […]
Branch Manager’s ‘tree-mendous’ help for Hospice
LEEK United’s Veronica ‘Ronnie’ McNeil gave East Cheshire Hospice (ECH) a ‘tree-mendous’ helping hand after becoming a ‘Branch Manager’ of a different kind for the day… Ronnie, who runs the Society’s Macclesfield Branch, joined other volunteers for the Hospice’s annual Christmas Tree Collection this month (January). Now in its 20th year, the collection […]
Hospice Focus Groups
We want to hear feedback on our services from members of the community, even if they have never used our services. The Hospice is making the appeal as part of a plan to shape its services for the future. The Hospice’s Governance Co-ordinator Claire Duncan, who leads the Engagement and Insight Programme, said: “Feedback is […]
Reaching New Heights for the Hospice
Sisters Jemima and Annabelle Jordan have been reaching new heights with their latest fundraising challenges. Annabelle (11) climbed Mount Snowdon, while Jemima (13) tackled two Snowdonia passes, Crackstone Rib and the Wrinkle, both of which are rated as severe. The King’s School pupils, from Henbury, presented a cheque for £2,050 to East Cheshire […]
Ward Volunteers Needed!
Jackie Wayman has been helping out on the ward at East Cheshire Hospice for less than six months and wishes she had started sooner. East Cheshire Hospice is looking for new ward volunteers like Jackie and will explain more at an open evening in the Hospice chapel on Millbank Drive, Macclesfield, on Wednesday, January […]
Welcome to the 500 Club – The Switched On Solutions Group
Company director Geoff Gittins has a professional and personal involvement with East Cheshire Hospice. Father Harold and uncle Leslie Singleton were both cared for by the Hospice until they died more than 10 years ago. Now Geoff’s business The Switched On Solutions Group (SOSG) has become the latest addition to the Hospice’s 500 Club in […]
Business Briefing with Nick Robinson
Leading BBC journalist Nick Robinson has made a personal appeal to business leaders to continue to support East Cheshire Hospice. The Macclesfield-born presenter of Radio 4’s Today programme has first-hand experience of the charity’s work. His late father Robbie was cared for by the Hospice and his mother Evelyn was among the audience for his […]
Tough Woofer 2019
Every dog has its day and Tough Woofer 2019 saw the canine world support East Cheshire Hospice. Around 300 pets tackled a 5k obstacle course at Capesthorne Hall on Sunday morning (Oct 20). The four-legged friends, accompanied by their owners, negotiated a series of mud, water and climbing challenges, supplied by Extreme Adventure Ltd. The […]
Heather Broadbent Update
Round-the-world sailor Heather Broadbent is approaching South America after six weeks at sea. The landscape gardener, from Disley, will arrive in the Uruguayan port of Punte del Este in the next few days. She will then set sail for Cape Town in the third race of the Clipper 2019-20 Round the World Yacht Race. Heather […]
Training for Nepal!
Tackling Tegg’s Nose on a summer’s evening is one thing, but navigating Nepal in November is a completely different prospect. But that is the challenge facing Sarah Dale and Louise Delany who must combine preparations for a Himalayan trek with jobs at East Cheshire Hospice as well as running families. Both volunteered for the once-in-a-lifetime […]
