Charity news

Nantwich Town boss joins MND ice bucket challenge craze

Nantwich Town boss joins MND ice bucket challenge craze

Nantwich Town manager Danny Johnson has taken part in the charity Ice Bucket Challenge phenomenon.

Johnson joined millions of others around the globe taking part in the challenge in aid of Motor Neurone Disease Association.

August 26, 2014
RSPCA in Nantwich issue desperate plea for cat homes

RSPCA in Nantwich issue desperate plea for cat homes

The RSPCA Stapeley Grange cattery is issued a desperate plea to find homes for abandoned cats.

Staff at the centre on London Road in Nantwich say they are now full and cannot take any more cats or kittens.

August 21, 2014
New service for isolated Nantwich and Crewe people in volunteers plea

New service for isolated Nantwich and Crewe people in volunteers plea

A new service to help vulnerable and isolated people in Nantwich and Crewe has already recruited 11 big-hearted volunteers.

Cheshire Community Action’s volunteer “car scheme” aims to help people who have difficulty using public transport.

August 20, 2014
Celebrity chef Nigel Haworth teams up with Mid Cheshire Riding for the Disabled

Celebrity chef Nigel Haworth teams up with Mid Cheshire Riding for the Disabled

Young members of a Cheshire riding school for disabled have put local celebrity chef Nigel Haworth firmly in the saddle!

Mid Cheshire Riding for the Disabled Group introduced horses to Nigel to launch a charity fundraiser at his new restaurant The Nag’s Head, near Nantwich.

August 19, 2014
Young volunteers raise money for Nantwich children with autism

Young volunteers raise money for Nantwich children with autism

Young volunteers have been raising vital cash to help Nantwich and Crewe children with autism.

The Crewe Alexandra National Citizen Service (NCS) team is completing a Social Action project in Crewe.

August 15, 2014
Nantwich pupils raise £2,400 for hospice and Macmillan Cancer

Nantwich pupils raise £2,400 for hospice and Macmillan Cancer

Enterprising pupils from a Nantwich primary school have helped raise £2,400 for two life-saving charities.

Each class at St Anne’s Catholic Primary School was given a £5 budget with the aim of raising as much money as possible.

July 30, 2014
Boffey sisters finish “30k for 30 years” in honour of brother Will

Boffey sisters finish “30k for 30 years” in honour of brother Will

By Jonathan White
Nantwich sisters Emma and Tricia Boffey have completed a “30k for 30 years” run in honour of their tragic brother.

Will Boffey died in 2007 from acute myeloid leukaemia. His sisters completed a 30k run on the date that would have been his 30th birthday.

July 28, 2014
Duck race near Nantwich raises £2,500 for St Luke’s Hospice

Duck race near Nantwich raises £2,500 for St Luke’s Hospice

A duck race at a marina near Nantwich has helped raise more than £2,500 for St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice.

Aqueduct Marina, at Church Minshull, sold more than 1,000 ducks at £2.50 each for the event.

July 24, 2014
£640 dementia concert donation given to Nantwich Museum

£640 dementia concert donation given to Nantwich Museum

The proceeds of a “Thanks for the Memory” dementia tribute concert was shared between Nantwich Museum and the Alzheimer’s Society.

The event, hosted by Cranage Hall Hotel and Conference Centre, featured music from the 1930s to the 1960s, played by the Dave Egerton Band.

July 21, 2014
Richmond Village Day raises £1,500 for Cancer Research

Richmond Village Day raises £1,500 for Cancer Research

Richmond Village Nantwich held its annual Summer Fayre when over 450 balloons were released into the sky in aid of Cancer Research.

Craft and gift stalls donated a prize for the raffle which helped to boost the total raised to nearly £1,500.

July 19, 2014
M&S workers in Nantwich tackle triathlon for charity

M&S workers in Nantwich tackle triathlon for charity

Staff at three Marks & Spencer stores in South Cheshire kicked off their annual charity fundraising in style.

Employees from Nantwich’s Simply Food store took part in a gruelling triathlon to raise funds for St Luke’s Hospice.

July 18, 2014
Playworld party raises cash for Leighton Hospital children’s ward

Playworld party raises cash for Leighton Hospital children’s ward

More than 50 children attended a fundraising event held at Playworld in Shavington – with pyjamas on and ready to party!

The event, organised by mum-of-two Caroline Lowther, raised £240 for the Children’s Ward at Leighton Hospital.

July 18, 2014
Reaseheath College students raise £10,000 for St Luke’s Hospice

Reaseheath College students raise £10,000 for St Luke’s Hospice

Caring students from Reaseheath College in Nantwich handed over £10,000 to St Luke’s Cheshire Hospice at their summer ball.

Money raised from RAG (Raising and Giving) activities was presented to Mark Porter, St Luke’s corporate and community fund raiser

July 17, 2014