Tessa Sanderson event in Nantwich proves big hit
By Jonathan White
Olympic gold medal winner Tessa Sanderson entertained a packed Nantwich Civic Hall at a charity dinner.
Rob Sproston compered the event, which began with a three-course dinner.
Charity news
Nantwich councillor’s birthday raises £3,000 for local causes
A Nantwich councillor’s birthday bash raised a staggering £3,000 for local causes.
Councillor Arthur Moran welcomed 270 guests to the Nantwich Civic Hall for a night of dance with Todd Miller and The Joe Loss Orchestra.
Nantwich Rotary donates more than £4,000 from Christmas sleigh
The traditional Nantwich Rotary Christmas Sleigh with Santa aboard helped to raise more than £4,000.
And a cheque for £700 of that has just been donated to Nantwich Museum by Rotary Club of Nantwich President, Rod Stokes.
Hope House children’s charity in Cheshire unveils new look
Children’s charity Hope House has unveiled a new brand as it celebrates its 21st birthday.
The charity provides specialist nursing care and support to life-limited children from Cheshire, Shropshire, North and Mid Wales.
Black and white cats at Nantwich RSPCA centre missing out on new homes
RSPCA staff in Nantwich are looking for homes for three long-stay cats which they fear are being overlooked – because of their colour!
Black cats Tilly and Bernard, and black and white feline Jester, have lost out to their more colourful, younger counterparts.
South Cheshire student’s Christmas lights raise £10,000 to honour sister
By Jonathan White
A South Cheshire student’s Christmas lights show helped raise more than £10,000 in memory of his sister who died on New Year’s Eve.
Graham Witter, 21, set up hundreds of Christmas lights where he lives at Carters Green Cottage in Weston to raise money for the hospice which cared for his late sister Jessica.
Plea for volunteers to staff Nantwich Barnardo’s shop
Volunteers are desperately needed to staff the Barnardo’s charity store in Nantwich.
Bosses need help in the store in Beechwood Close, Stapeley, to work the till, sort and prepare stock and help with window displays and pricing.
Walkers stroll out to raise cash for RSPCA centre in Nantwich
Staff at a Crewe firm strolled out on their 25th anniversary to raise vital funds for RSPCA’s Stapeley grange wildlife centre in Nantwich.
Workers at Style Counsel, in Edleston Road, Crewe, took part on a five-mile walk to raise hundreds of pounds.
Reaseheath College worker braves big freeze to raise Africa funds
A Reaseheath College worker braved a soaking in freezing temperatures to raise money for a charity in Africa.
Agriculture course manager Mark Walton was pelted with wet sponges and full buckets of water as he sat in stocks at the Nantwich campus.
New music video with Rachel Platten boosts Elle’s Wishes campaign
Battling Elle Morris has made a music video with singing star Rachel Platten as part of her Elle’s Wishes campaign.
The 10-year-old, from Wrenbury, Nantwich, put together a list of 10 “Elle’s Wishes” when her family was told she needed a double lung transplant.
Leighton Hospital MRI scanner appeal reaches £850,000 milestone
Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity has reached the £850,000 milestone as it bids to raise £1 million for a new MRI scanner.
Generous individuals, companies, groups and societies have helped to raise funds for the charity through fundraising events and donations.
Daughter shaves head to support Willaston mum’s cancer battle
A Willaston woman is shaving her head for charity to support her mum who is losing her hair in a cancer battle.
Louise Maple wants to raise funds for Cancer Research UK while her mum Kay, also from Willaston, fights breast cancer.
Nantwich Oxfam shop staff donated 100 bird books
Staff at a charity shop in Nantwich are getting in a flap – over a donation of 100 bird books!
Volunteers were stunned when a single donor winged in to the Oxfam Bookshop on Pepper Street.
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