Crewe & Nantwich MP Edward Timpson teamed up with his young daughter Lydia to complete the “Step Out For Stroke” walk. The event, which was held in Crewe’s Queen’s Park, was organised by the Stroke Association.
The third annual summer fayre and balloon race at Richmond Village Nantwich proved a huge success. More than £1,100 was raised for St Luke’s Hospice from stalls, games and entertainment at the centre off London Road.
Yorkshire Building Society colleagues in Nantwich scaled new heights to help raise more than £500 for charity. Six members of staff climbed Snowdon in aid of the stillborn and neonatal death charity, Sands, which provides local support throughout Cheshire.
By Jonathan White A hardy cyclist is taking on “60 at 60” fund-raising challenge – to mark his 60th birthday. Ben Reinhardt will tackle a gruelling challenge on his actual birthday, this Sunday July 21.
Funky Monkey Cafe in Nantwich is staging a fund-raising Family Fun Day this weekend. The free entry event, on Saturday July 20, will help to raise vital funds for AT Society.
Nantwich residents are being urged to help raise money for St Luke’s Hospice – with a chance of bagging a free holiday. The hospice, which treats patients across Nantwich and South Cheshire, has teamed up with Alsager Ladies Circle and The Warren, Abersoch.
Students at a Nantwich college have handed over nearly £6,000 as a tribute to Britain’s war veterans. Proceeds from Reaseheath College’s RAG (Raising and Giving) activities were donated to Broughton House at their summer graduation ball.
A recruitment firm has raised £750 to the One in Eleven Appeal for a new neonatal unit serving Nantwich and Crewe. Forrest Recruitment donated the cash to Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity – coordinators of the appeal for the unit at Leighton Hospital.
A tireless charity worker from South Cheshire has been recognised at the Great British Care Awards in London. Dorothy Chennell, director of training and development at the Lady Verdin Trust, was described by judges as “truly inspirational”.
A team of Nantwich fundraisers are setting out to paddle 127 miles down the River Severn for local charities. The group of 12 friends and family, called The Paddlers, hope their four-day adventure will raise £10,000 for five different causes.
By Jonathan White Two members of Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club helped to organise a 12-hour fund-raising “Tennis-athon”. Ben Reinhardt and Tony Mason played the event while other players joined them during the day.
A Nantwich shopper has donated thousands of CDs and books to the town’s Oxfam store in Pepper Street. The huge bequest was made by a long-standing customer of the shop, which specialises in music and literature.
A South Cheshire company has won an award for its fundraising efforts in the local community. The Up and Under Group established its own foundation to help raise cash for disabled youngsters.
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