A fund-raising Leighton Hospital group is not taking a decision to axe its charity stall lying down! Members of Leighton Hospital League of Friends were devastated when trust chiefs said the stall in the main out-patients area had to be closed because of refurbishment.
Amateur chefs in Nantwich cooked up a treat at one the town’s restaurants – and helped raise thousands of pounds. Andrew Hague, from Howard Worth, and Scott Harding, of Poole Alcock, coped with the kitchen heat to serve up a 4-course dinner from scratch for 62 guests.
A South Cheshire animal charity is desperate to find a new Nantwich home for this poor dog. Ten-year-old Paddy has been in kennels for over a year and a half, and now faces being put down.
Big-hearted golfers at a Nantwich club have chipped in to provide their local area with a life-saving defibrillator. Members of Brookfield Golf Club in Hankelow have all pitched in to help raise £7,800 over the last year.
Nantwich Museum has teamed up with community radio station Redshift to boost the venue’s profile. The Pillory Street museum will regularly feature on the internet radio station and its website as part of the partnership.
Households in Nantwich can donate their Christmas trees after the big day – and raise funds for the local St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice. Families can arrange for a band of volunteers to take old trees away in return for a donation to the hospice.
A night of fashion and shopping in Nantwich helped raise almost £1,500 for Leighton Hospital. The event at Richmond Village Nantwich will help fund extra equipment and refurbishment projects across Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Staff at Boughey Distribution in Wardle, Nantwich have helped to raise £1,300 in memory of a colleague who died. Workers at the grocery logistics businesses, have been raising money for Prostate Cancer UK.
A South Cheshire car dealership has been collecting toys from Nantwich folk to help support the NSPCC charity. It’s the seventh consecutive year that Gateway Peugeot have held a toy collection.
Staff from Wulvern Housing have been helping collect vital supplies to donate to Nantwich Foodbank. They joined volunteers from Tesco Extra to collect donations as part of the national “Every Can Helps” campaign.
St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice wants energetic Nantwich folk to help at their Santa’s Day Out event. The hospice is hoping for a bumper crowd at Cheshire’s Oulton Park circuit on Sunday December 8.
By Jonathan White The Cancer Research UK “Christmas Fair” has taken place at the Wistaston Memorial Hall. The event was organised by the Crewe and Nantwich Support Group for Cancer Research UK.
Staff and visitors at a marina near Nantwich have helped to raise more than £1,000 for charities. Aqueduct Marina, at Church Minshull, has staged a number of events to raise the cash in the marina café and reception area.
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