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.
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.
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”.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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 has achieved full accreditation under the Arts Council England scheme.
The scheme sets nationally agreed standards for UK museums.
A grandfather of four is celebrating after receiving the MBE for services to a children’s charity and the Nantwich community.
Geoff Parsons received the honour for his long service to the Wingate Special Children’s Trust, as well as Nantwich Rotary and Guy Harvey Youth Centre.
South Cheshire Harriers runners have been cycling and pounding the streets in December – this time in aid of Nantwich Food Bank.
Local runners and cyclists have been braving the elements every day during Christmas Advent to raise awareness of the cause.
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