Charity news

Swanley Bridge Marina coffee morning raises £800 for Macmillan Cancer

Swanley Bridge Marina coffee morning raises £800 for Macmillan Cancer

A fund-raising coffee morning at a Nantwich marina helped to raise more than £800. Staff at Swanley Bridge Marina organised the event as part of the Macmillan Cancer Support World’s Biggest Coffee Morning.

October 13, 2013
Nantwich hospice supporters urge to join Oulton Park “Santa” event

Nantwich hospice supporters urge to join Oulton Park “Santa” event

Hospice supporters in Nantwich are being urged to don their Santa suits and take part in an annual fund-raising race. St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice is organising the “Santa’s Day Out” event at Cheshire’s Oulton Park Racing Circuit on Sunday December 8.

October 9, 2013
TV’s Nick Hancock backs Wingate Centre charity drive in Nantwich

TV’s Nick Hancock backs Wingate Centre charity drive in Nantwich

TV presenter and comedian Nick Hancock has thrown his support behind Nantwich Sainsbury’s charity drive. Hancock, who lives locally, is vice president of the Wingate Centre in Wrenbury, the store’s chosen charity for 2013.

October 8, 2013
South Cheshire companies stage Children in Need football match

South Cheshire companies stage Children in Need football match

Two South Cheshire businesses have raised almost £400 by competing in a charity football match for Children in Need. Crewe & Nantwich Peugeot dealer Gateway Motor Company lined up against a team from Mornflake, Crewe Alexandra’s shirt sponsors.

October 7, 2013
David Wilson Homes’ hospice boost from Nantwich Food Festival

David Wilson Homes’ hospice boost from Nantwich Food Festival

A housebuilder helped raise cash for St Luke’s Cheshire Hospice – and gave the local bee population a boost. David Wilson Homes, currently building the Stapeley Gardens 150-home development in Nantwich, offered a free prize draw to Nantwich Food Festival visitors.

October 1, 2013
Royal British Legion needs Poppy Appeal help in Nantwich

Royal British Legion needs Poppy Appeal help in Nantwich

Volunteers are needed to help collect for the annual Poppy Appeal in Nantwich. This year, The Royal British Legion is calling on people to offer two hours of their time to help make 2013 appeal the biggest ever.

September 30, 2013
Swanley Bridge Marina, Nantwich, to stage Biggest Coffee Morning

Swanley Bridge Marina, Nantwich, to stage Biggest Coffee Morning

A marina near Nantwich is getting involved in the Macmillan Cancer Support World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. Swanley Bridge Marina is to host a coffee morning at the venue’s Boathouse on Springe Lane , Swanley, on Saturday September 28.

September 22, 2013
Nantwich “Full Monty” calendar raises £5,000 for charity

Nantwich “Full Monty” calendar raises £5,000 for charity

A Nantwich “Full Monty” calendar made by 11 South Cheshire lads has raised a stunning £5,000 for charity. Brothers Roy and Neil Aspinall persuaded their friends to put the calendar together a year ago, as revealed by Nantwichnews.

September 18, 2013
Nantwich Foodbank feeds almost 300 children in six months

Nantwich Foodbank feeds almost 300 children in six months

Nantwich Foodbank has fed more than 620 people in just six months – including nearly 300 children. The startling figures were revealed by organisers of the foodbank, run by the Trussell Trust.

September 17, 2013
Bentley Motors donates £3k to Leighton Hospital One in Eleven Appeal

Bentley Motors donates £3k to Leighton Hospital One in Eleven Appeal

Bentley Motors has donated more than £3,000 to support a new neonatal unit at Leighton Hospital. The motoring giant, which employs 4,000 workers across Crewe and Nantwich, has donated £3,257 to Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity’s One in Eleven Appeal.

September 16, 2013
Workers raise cancer cash at North West Triathlon in Nantwich

Workers raise cancer cash at North West Triathlon in Nantwich

A team of workers who took part in the North West Triathlon in Nantwich, raised more than £6,000 in honour of their boss. The 37-strong team from Health Shield, who were among 900 competitors, participated in aid of Beating Bowel Cancer.

September 11, 2013
Nantwich charities cash boost from town’s Yorkshire Building Society

Nantwich charities cash boost from town’s Yorkshire Building Society

Nantwich people can help local charities and causes in their community to a slice of £100,000 funds. The Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation has the £100,000 to give away as part of “Make a Difference Week”.

September 10, 2013
Stapeley House in Nantwich stages British Bazaar in aid of Foodbank

Stapeley House in Nantwich stages British Bazaar in aid of Foodbank

Dozens of business owners from Nantwich and Crewe enjoyed a Brilliantly British Bazaar event staged at Stapeley House. Local companies gathered to listen to presentations by some of the area’s best up and coming firms.

September 6, 2013