Hospice Gardening Volunteers
Tending to plants and patients is all in a day’s work for Lindsay Taylor at East Cheshire Hospice. There she is among a dedicated band of volunteers making the gardens at the Millbank Drive site look their best. Other times the all-rounder swaps her gardening gloves for her nurse’s uniform caring for patients on the […]
Better Late Than Never For Christmas Tree Collection
East Cheshire Hospice finally held its long-awaited Christmas tree collection last week, three months later than planned. A reduced team of 25 volunteers collected around 1,100 trees after lockdown restrictions were eased. Five vans shuttled across the region delivering trees to the Ansa recycling plant at West Park, Macclesfield. More than 6,000 trees had been […]
James Bunker – Christmas Tree Collection Volunteer
*Please note that the Christmas Tree Collection has now been postponed and some information in this article may be out of date. For more information click here.* James Bunker was not even born when East Cheshire Hospice’s first Christmas tree collection took place in 2001. But the teenager is now a key part of […]
Review of the Year – 2020
Face shields, fundraising and a special farewell marked a year that East Cheshire Hospice will never forget. End-of-life care became much harder because of Covid-19 which prevented the Hospice from holding a single mass-participation event in 2020. Nurses showed amazing character and spirit – their brave efforts honoured during the emotional Clap for Carers tributes […]
Will Week 2020
A Macclesfield law specialist says the uncertainty surrounding Covid-19 has led to an increase in demand for legal advice. Estate planning consultant Tina Timmins says concerns among the public over planning for the future has created a surge in inquiries. Tina is encouraging people to sign up for Will Week, run by East Cheshire Hospice […]
ECHO – Opening September 5th
East Cheshire Hospice opens the doors to its new charity shop ECHO in Poynton on Saturday, September 5. Poynton was chosen as the location because the Hospice is keen to build a greater presence in the village to reflect the number of patients, volunteers and supporters who live there. The opening has been delayed by […]
Face Coverings
Talented seamstress Shelagh Julian has made a variety of items since she started sewing more than 80 years ago. Her highlight was making the dress she wore when she married her late husband John 69 years ago. Now she has added a new product to her hobby by creating face masks for East Cheshire Hospice. […]
Shop Volunteers Begin to Return
Volunteers are relieved to back in familiar surroundings helping at East Cheshire Hospice charity shops. Retired hospital sister Margaret Turner has returned to the Chestergate shop which is distributing donated items. Margaret, a volunteer for 16 years including a decade at the Chestergate shop, said: “I’ve missed the company and when I met our customers […]
Volunteers Begin to Return
Some volunteers are returning to East Cheshire Hospice after they were stood down because of Covid-19. The first receptionist was back on the front desk last Thursday – coincidentally during Volunteers Week. Several days earlier the gardening team returned to their duties and other volunteer roles will be re-introduced according to strict safety guidelines. […]
Virus Volunteers
EDIT – 22.04.2020: Following more recent Government guidelines, all of our volunteers have now been stood down and have been asked not to come into the Hospice until further notice. Unfortunately, our counselling volunteers are also unable to make calls from outside the hospice due to GDPR. Volunteers and staff are rallying round to […]
