Charity news

Woman and rescue dog to trek Nantwich to Llangollen for charity

Woman and rescue dog to trek Nantwich to Llangollen for charity

A woman suffering from a rare thyroid disease is to trek from Nantwich to Llangollen with her rescue dog in aid of charity.

Emma Husband and border terrier cross Timo will be completing the 60-mile trek in May along the canal.

January 24, 2016
Villagers create “Porklads” calendar inspired by BBC’s Poldark

Villagers create “Porklads” calendar inspired by BBC’s Poldark

Villagers from Church Minshull near Nantwich have been inspired by BBC’s Poldark, to create a fundraising calendar.

Residents clubbed together to recreate famous scenes from the TV drama and produced them in a 2016 charity calendar.

January 19, 2016
Leighton Hospital staff poster campaign raises MRI scanner funds

Leighton Hospital staff poster campaign raises MRI scanner funds

Leighton Hospital staff raised £200 for the MRI Scanner Appeal – thanks to special Christmas posters!

Employees posted Christmas wishes to their colleagues instead of cards, all in aid of the Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity MRI Scanner Appeal.

January 18, 2016
Queens Park Fun Run raises vital cash for “Elle’s Wishes” Nantwich charity

Queens Park Fun Run raises vital cash for “Elle’s Wishes” Nantwich charity

Young and old braved the winter chill to take part in a Fun Run to help boost the “Elle’s Wishes” campaign for Nantwich cystic fibrosis sufferer Elle Morris.

Friends of nine-year-old Elle’s family organised the event which was held at Queens Park in Crewe.

January 17, 2016
Nantwich salon offers free haircuts for Elle’s Wishes campaign

Nantwich salon offers free haircuts for Elle’s Wishes campaign

A Nantwich salon is offering free haircuts – to help raise money for Elle’s Wishes.

Staff at Johnston Brady, in Nantwich town centre, will be snipping for free on February 7.

January 7, 2016
South Cheshire College student chops off locks for Macmillan Cancer

South Cheshire College student chops off locks for Macmillan Cancer

South Cheshire College student Chelsea Palfreyman has had her locks chopped for charity.

The Health and Social Care student took part in ‘Brave The Shave’ and has raised over £450 for Macmillan Cancer Support.

January 5, 2016
Hospital bosses in South Cheshire praise Christmas donations

Hospital bosses in South Cheshire praise Christmas donations

Nantwich Town and Crewe Alex stars took time out to from busy football schedules to deliver donations to a local hospital.

Players and staff from both clubs turned up at Leighton Hospital’s Child and Adolescent Unit with toys, games and gifts for young patients.

December 29, 2015
Christmas concerts help raise MRI scanner appeal funds

Christmas concerts help raise MRI scanner appeal funds

Christmas concerts held by a hospital choir have helped to raise vital funds for the local MRI Scanner Appeal.

The Nightingales, choir of the Mid Cheshire Hospitals Trust, performed two Carol Concerts in support of the appeal.

December 28, 2015
Edward Timpson marathon run raises £3,700 for MRI appeal

Edward Timpson marathon run raises £3,700 for MRI appeal

MP Edward Timpson has donated nearly £4,000 to the Leighton Hospital MRI scanner appeal after tackling the London Marathon.

The Crewe & Nantwich MP completed the 26-mile marathon to raise funds for the Mid Cheshire Hospitals appeal, setting a personal target of £3,000.

December 16, 2015
Gala ball raises nearly £10,000 for HIP in Cheshire charity

Gala ball raises nearly £10,000 for HIP in Cheshire charity

More than £9,700 has been raised for The Head Injury People (HIP) in Cheshire by masked partygoers!

A gala ball was held in Chester town hall in aid of the charity that supports survivors, families, friends and carers across the county.

December 11, 2015
Nantwich ‘community champion’ urges local projects to come forward

Nantwich ‘community champion’ urges local projects to come forward

A Nantwich supermarket ‘community champion’ is appealing to local projects that need help to get in touch.

Rachel Lewis, the community champion for Morrisons, has completed her first year in the post.

December 10, 2015
Christie support group in Nantwich raises £300,000 in 20 years

Christie support group in Nantwich raises £300,000 in 20 years

Members of Nantwich Christie Hospital Support Group have smashed the £300,000 barrier for funds raised for the Manchester specialist cancer centre.

They have achieved it over two decades of fundraising with a wide range of events.

December 4, 2015
CF sufferer Elle Morris to be guest at Wingate Centre Santaland

CF sufferer Elle Morris to be guest at Wingate Centre Santaland

Young Nantwich cystic fibrosis sufferer Elle Morris will be special guest at the Wingate Centre’s Santaland.

Nine-year-old Elle, who needs a double lung transplant, will be collected by Nantwich Cycling Group on their Christmas Ride.

November 27, 2015