Nantwich Museum receives £1,000 donation from Rotary Club
Nantwich Museum has received a £1,000 donation to help fund its Dementia Friendship Group.
The money was raised by members of the Rotary Club of Nantwich.
Charity news
TAPPS pantomime Cinderella entertains local audience
A panto by The Andrews Panto & Plays Society (TAPPS) helped to raise almost £800 for South Cheshire causes.
The pantomime ‘Cinderella’ was held at St Andrews Church Hall, on Bedford Street, Crewe.
Malbank pupils awarded £200 by Asda Community Champion
Staff and students from Malbank School and Sixth Form College’s technology department have been awarded a £200 grant from Asda.
The Nantwich pupils have benefited from the supermarket’s Community Champion scheme.
South Cheshire student raises amazing £22,680 with Christmas lights
By Jonathan White
A South Cheshire student raised a staggering £22,680 for charity by setting up a Christmas lights display at his family’s farm.
Graham Witter, 22, a final year Business Management degree student, opened the display up to the public at Carters Green Farm in Weston throughout December.
Fat Face staff in Nantwich raise £873 for St Luke’s Hospice
Staff at Fat Face in Nantwich raised £873 from their anti-Black Friday campaign and Snowdon trek in aid of St Luke’s Hospice.
Fat Face boycotted ‘Black Friday’ in 2015 and the company made a statement against the discounting epidemic by creating a bold campaign called “Thanks for Giving”.
Rising number of Nantwich coffee shops led to Swirlys closure, says hospice
The Swirly Whirlys hospice outlet in Nantwich is being closed because of increased competition from the town’s coffee shops, St Luke’s admits.
We revealed earlier this week how the Pillory Street outlet, first opened in 2012, is closing its doors next month.
Ride to Remember raises £360 for dementia garden at Leighton Hospital
Hospital staff in South Cheshire took part in the ‘Ride to Remember’ and helped raise more than £360 for a dementia-friendly garden.
Trust staff at Leighton Hospital, Victoria Infirmary, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre cycled on a stationary bike for 10 minutes.
St Luke’s Hospice charity shop Swirly Whirlys to close in Nantwich
A charity shop opened by St Luke’s Hospice in Nantwich is to close less than five years after opening – because it is not raising enough money.
Swirly Whirlys, on Pillory Street, which specialises in crepes and ice cream, will close in March, it has been announced.
Olympic trampoline star Bryony to help Wingate Centre bounce-a-thon
Olympic trampoline medallist Bryony Page will be back in Nantwich next month – to help the Wingate Centre in Wrenbury stage a fund-raising Bounce-a-thon!
The silver medal winner from Rio will be at the centre on March 19 for its 25th anniversary of the opening of the gymnasium.
Nantwich visually impaired residents urged to apply for adapted radios
Visually impaired people in Nantwich are being encouraged to apply for free specially adapted radios from a charity.
British Wireless for the Blind Fund (BWBF) provides the equipment to those with sight loss who meet its criteria.
Wingate Children’s Centre boosted by Nantwich housebuilder
A Nantwich children’s charity has received a funding boost from a local house builder.
Wingate Children’s Centre, in Wrenbury, which uses sport to help children with physical or learning disabilities, is offering improved gymnastics lessons.
£5,000 pet food donated to RSPCA Stapeley in Nantwich
The RSPCA wildlife centre in Nantwich is thanking supermarket customers for donating £5,000 worth of pet food in just 12 months.
Sainsbury’s, on Middlewich Road, has a drop-off point in the store for people to donate cat and dog food to Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre & Cattery.
Nantwich Museum scoops Arts Council award
Nantwich Museum has achieved full accreditation under the Arts Council England scheme.
The scheme sets nationally agreed standards for UK museums.
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