News Round up – Christmas Tree Eco-friendly Collection, Nepal Trek Success & Santa Dash
East Cheshire Hospice is having an even greener Christmas with its tree collection at the heart of its eco-friendly plans. All trees collected on Saturday, January 11, and Sunday, January, 12, will be recycled by Ansa Environmental Services, a subsidiary of Cheshire East Council, at its West Park site. The donations received from owners for […]
Disco Bingo with What Women Want
Disco Bingo fun at Tytherington School. It was eyes down for 300 bingo players who danced the night away in aid of East Cheshire Hospice. The girls took part in Disco Bingo organised by the What Women Want (WWW) fundraising group at Tytherington School. The game sees players waiting with bated breath for numbers which […]
Rob Barrow MBE
Rob Barrow DL, a former Chair of Trustees at East Cheshire Hospice, has been awarded the MBE for his services to the community. Wife Pam, daughter Fiona Hobbs and grandson Kit Hobbs joined him at Buckingham Palace where he received the honour from the Queen. Rob, from Macclesfield, helped set up the Hospice @Home service […]
Christmas Tree Collection 2020 is live!!
Plans to dispose of Christmas trees are already in place, even though the lights may have only just been switched on! The East Cheshire Hospice Christmas Tree Collection service is already accepting registrations for its January operation. Visit www.echtrees.org.uk, or call the customer care hotline 01625 708939, to arrange to have trees collected on the […]
£30k raised by Quiz Night
A quiz group have raised more than £30,000 on behalf of East Cheshire Hospice since they asked their first question six years ago. The latest contest at Marlborough Primary School saw Doug the Rug and Friends come out on top, enjoying a narrow victory over perennial winners Ageing Athletes, previously known as The Magnificent Seven. […]
Fred Slater & the Dementia Companions
Cricket coach Fred Slater is completely bowled over by the way he has been welcomed into the fold at East Cheshire Hospice. He became a volunteer in the Sunflower Centre a year ago and enjoys the company of people with dementia and their carers. His next role as one of the charity’s Community Champions is […]
Award Nominated Dementia Community Companions
Some of our volunteers have been short-listed for a prestigious charity award. The 12-strong team of Dementia Community Companions could become the Volunteer Team of the Year at the 2019 North West Charity Awards. Each member of the group spends at least two hours a week as a companion to someone with the early stages […]
Guy Rigby’s Award
An East Cheshire Hospice charity shop volunteer, who “lights up the room with his personality” has been given a special award. Guy Rigby, who has cerebral palsy, has been presented by the Macclesfield-based charity with a Customer Champion Certificate to mark his great commitment and enthusiasm. His working journey began 18 months ago when Guy, […]
