Charity news

Nantwich martial arts fighter helps Syrian refugees with 24-hour wrestle

Nantwich martial arts fighter helps Syrian refugees with 24-hour wrestle

A Nantwich martial arts fighter has taken part in a bruising 24-hour wrestle – all in aid of Syrian refugees.

Anya Lynette Hynes, 26, was involved in a fundraising ‘grapple’, called GlobalRoll.

September 30, 2015
Redshift Radio unveils new Nantwich base

Redshift Radio unveils new Nantwich base

Community organisation Redshift Radio has celebrated the opening of its new Nantwich base.

More than 60 staff and visitors gathered at the new radio studio on Regents Park, off London Road, for the official opening.

September 28, 2015
Marina staff near Nantwich raise £2,000 for Crohns charity

Marina staff near Nantwich raise £2,000 for Crohns charity

Aqueduct Marina staff near Nantwich have presented more than £2,000 to the charity Crohns and Colitis UK.

Employees Julie Beedham and Coryn Lawton at the Church Minshull venue presented a cheque for £2015.73 to charity representatives Barry and Sue Flint.

September 23, 2015
Cancer support group donates £10,000 to Leighton Hospital

Cancer support group donates £10,000 to Leighton Hospital

Leighton Hospital Prostate Cancer Support Group has donated £10,000 to the medical imaging department at the hospital.

The money will support the purchase of 10 additional SpeechMagic licenses.

September 22, 2015

Age UK Nantwich shop appeals for more volunteers

Nantwich’s Age UK shop in Swine Market is calling on local people to sign up as a volunteer to support the charity’s work with older people.

Age UK has over 420 shops across the UK, and 98% of volunteers who work said they would recommend working for the charity.

September 16, 2015
Afford Bond peaks challenge raises £11,000 for Kidney Research UK

Afford Bond peaks challenge raises £11,000 for Kidney Research UK

Workers at a Nantwich finance firm raised more than £11,000 for Kidney Research UK after tackling the Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenge.

Employees at Afford Bond, on Wellington Road, walked 23 miles on a circular route over three peaks with more than 5,000ft of ascent in just 12 hours!

September 13, 2015
Disabled Nantwich girl becomes Newlife Foundation circus star

Disabled Nantwich girl becomes Newlife Foundation circus star

A disabled Nantwich girl was head of the queue when Circus Starr rolled into Cheshire – thanks to the Newlife Foundation.

Mary Allen and her family were invited along to meet some of the acts in Macclesfield by the foundation.

September 11, 2015
Two Nantwich women launch refugee help groups

Two Nantwich women launch refugee help groups

Two Nantwich women have launched groups to collect donations across Cheshire for refugees in France and Europe.

Dionne Lennon and Shelley Keeble have been so moved by images of refugees fleeing terror and war from Syria, they have started groups to collect donations.

September 9, 2015
South Cheshire teen’s charity match raises funds for Bloodwise

South Cheshire teen’s charity match raises funds for Bloodwise

A charity football match organised by a teenager in memory of his uncle, raised £470 for Bloodwise charity.

The event featured an 11-a-side match between Aidan FC and Leukaemia FC at Cumberland sports ground in Crewe.

September 9, 2015
Hospital staff tackle Sandstone Trail for MRI Scanner appeal

Hospital staff tackle Sandstone Trail for MRI Scanner appeal

Hospital staff in South Cheshire will be tackling the Sandstone Trail this month in aid of MRI Scanner Appeal.

Six workers at Leighton Hospital will set out along the 34-mile trail on September 19.

September 6, 2015
Barnardo’s appeal for volunteers at Nantwich store

Barnardo’s appeal for volunteers at Nantwich store

Children’s charity Barnardo’s is appealing for volunteers to help at one of its two charity shops in Nantwich.

The shop, on Beechwood Close, Stapeley, is looking for volunteers to commit to a minimum of four hours a week.

September 1, 2015
South Cheshire friends cycle 850-mile Rhine for Bloodwise

South Cheshire friends cycle 850-mile Rhine for Bloodwise

By Jonathan White
Two South Cheshire friends are to cycle the length of the River Rhine in aid of Bloodwise charity.

Ben Reinhardt, from Crewe, and Jim Forkin,from Willaston, are spending September cycling the full river length of 860 miles.

August 28, 2015

Age UK shop in Nantwich launches PAT tester appeal

The Age UK shop in Nantwich is appealing for a local electrician as part of a new scheme.

Staff at the store on Swine Market are taking in electrical items – but they cannot be sold on without PAT testing.

August 26, 2015