Charity news

Overwater Wheelyboat Project set to launch in Nantwich

Overwater Wheelyboat Project set to launch in Nantwich

A marina in Nantwich will soon be hosting free boat trips and water activities for disabled and mobility impaired residents.

The Overwater Wheelyboat Project aims to buy a specially-built boat with wheelchair, walking frame and walking stick access for people.

February 26, 2015
Nantwich woman teams up with pro-cyclist for charity Mind ride

Nantwich woman teams up with pro-cyclist for charity Mind ride

A Nantwich woman is to stage a bike ride with pro cyclists in aid of the charity, Mind.

Rachel Lowe hopes the ride will raise sponsorship so she keen can also compete in the London Marathon in aid of the mental health charity.

February 25, 2015
Nantwich teenager issues appeal for town’s British Heart Foundation shop

Nantwich teenager issues appeal for town’s British Heart Foundation shop

A Nantwich teenager campaigning for more life-saving defibrillators in his school, is calling on people to help the town’s British Heart Foundation shop.

Harrison Lunt took two boxes of books to the charity shop on High Street after discovering they are desperately short of donations to sell.

February 23, 2015
Nantwich instructor Boot Camp will raise charity cash

Nantwich instructor Boot Camp will raise charity cash

A Nantwich fitness instructor will be teaming up with Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity, to run the charity’s first ever Boot Camp.

Liam Connolly, of LCT Fitness, will stage the camp on Saturday March 14 at Sir William Stanier Leisure Centre in Crewe from 9am until 11am in aid of the MRI Scanner Appeal.

February 23, 2015
Nantwich man tackles London Marathon for “one brick at a time” project

Nantwich man tackles London Marathon for “one brick at a time” project

A Nantwich man will be running the London Marathon to help raise money for “One Brick at a Time” project.

Martin Packham, a member of running club South Cheshire Harriers, will be tackling the world’s most famous road race in April.

February 17, 2015
Weston student’s Christmas lights raise £5,720 for hospice

Weston student’s Christmas lights raise £5,720 for hospice

A South Cheshire student raised almost £6,000 for a hospice with a cottage Christmas lights display!

And Graham Witter’s efforts will be lighting up the faces of poorly youngsters being cared for at Donna Louise Hospice.

February 2, 2015
Leighton Hospital consultant to cycle to Paris in aid of scanner appeal

Leighton Hospital consultant to cycle to Paris in aid of scanner appeal

A consultant at Leighton Hospital is swapping patients for pedals – to cycle to Paris in aid of the scanner appeal.

Dr Iftikhar, a Consultant Radiologist for Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, will be participating in the London to Paris Charity Cycle Challenge from July 22-26.

January 31, 2015
“Send us your Elfie” campaign raises £120 for Leighton Hospital scanner

“Send us your Elfie” campaign raises £120 for Leighton Hospital scanner

More than £120 was raised for Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity by its “Send us your Elfie” campaign.

The cash will go towards the charity’s MRI Scanner Appeal at Leighton Hospital.

January 23, 2015
Cheerbrook butchers in Nantwich turn meat bones into cash for charity

Cheerbrook butchers in Nantwich turn meat bones into cash for charity

A Nantwich butcher’s shop is turning meat bones into brass and raising vital cash for charity.

Cheerbrook Farm Shop, on Newcastle Road, has raised a tasty total of almost £600 for the South Cheshire branch of Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research (LLR) through its innovative ‘Bones for Bones’ scheme.

January 22, 2015
South Cheshire PDSA shop launches clothes appeal

South Cheshire PDSA shop launches clothes appeal

A South Cheshire charity shop wants residents to clear their closets of unwanted clothes and donate them to help treat sick and injured pets.

PDSA’s charity shop on Delamere Street in Crewe is on the hunt for ladies, men’s and children’s clothing.

January 12, 2015
Reaseheath College students raise £1,200 in Morrisons bag pack

Reaseheath College students raise £1,200 in Morrisons bag pack

Students from Reaseheath College raised funds for charity by packing bags at Morrisons supermarkets in Nantwich and Winsford.

Members of the Nantwich college’s Student Association entertained shoppers as they bought food and presents.

January 7, 2015
Sainsbury’s Nantwich bag pack raises £1,300 for Wingate Centre

Sainsbury’s Nantwich bag pack raises £1,300 for Wingate Centre

A team of volunteers held a bag pack at a Nantwich supermarket to raise more than £1,300.

The charity event at Nantwich Sainsbury’s on Middlewich Road raised a total of £1,389.

January 6, 2015
Horse students at Reaseheath College stage Christmas show

Horse students at Reaseheath College stage Christmas show

Neigh bells rang out at Reaseheath College’s Equestrian Centre in Nantwich!

That’s because horse management students organised a Christmas themed horse show.

December 27, 2014