Charity news

Nantwich auction house and artist take part in Gavel Art Trail

Nantwich auction house and artist take part in Gavel Art Trail

A Nantwich auction house and artist have teamed up to take part in the Gavel Art Trail & Auction.

Wilson55, on Market Street, is taking part to raise funds for The Brain Tumour Charity, The National Brain Appeal, and the International Children’s Palliative Care Network (ICPCN).

August 26, 2025
Wistaston woman set to “brave the shave” for cancer charity

Wistaston woman set to “brave the shave” for cancer charity

A Wistaston woman is preparing to chop off her long locks and raise vital funds for a cancer charity.

Dee Slinn (pictured) is being supported by her employer Kaplan Financial to “brave the shave” in September.

August 25, 2025
Nantwich care home is 200th to achieve veteran-friendly status

Nantwich care home is 200th to achieve veteran-friendly status

Staff and residents at a Sanctuary Care home in Nantwich are celebrating becoming the 200th care home to achieve Veteran Friendly status.

Barony Lodge has been awarded Veteran Friendly Framework (VFF) status for supporting the practical, emotional and social needs of the armed forces community.

August 19, 2025
Mikey Chesters

Fundraising Nantwich match honours local legend ‘Mikey’ Chesters

A memorial football match has been held in Nantwich in honour of Michael ‘Mikey’ Chesters, who died earlier this year aged just 36.

The game at Nantwich Town’s Swansway Stadium celebrated Mikey, who spent many years with Square One FC helping them to secure the Crewe Regional Premier League title and other trophies.

August 18, 2025
Audlem Lass raises thousands to help save lives at sea

Audlem Lass raises thousands to help save lives at sea

By Jonathan White
The popular Audlem Lass boat service is making waves once again – raising thousands of pounds for the RNLI.

The volunteer-run service is back running on Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays from 10am to 5pm.

August 9, 2025
Nantwich man pushes wheelbarrow across Britain for charity

Nantwich man pushes wheelbarrow across Britain for charity

A Nantwich man headed home at the weekend when he reached the half-way point in his epic wheelbarrow push from North to South.

Liam Challenor, 34, is walking from John O’Groats in Scotland to Land’s End in Cornwall to raise money for the Band of Brothers wellbeing charity for people in the building industry.

August 7, 2025
Weaver School’s charity Race for Life with marathon challenge

Weaver School’s charity Race for Life with marathon challenge

By Jonathan White
Weaver Primary in Nantwich is bringing back its fundraising “Race for Life” with a marathon on the school field.

There’s a buzz of excitement in the air at the school as staff, pupils, and families gear up for the return of their much-loved fundraiser on July 21 in support of Cancer Research UK.

July 16, 2025
Wistaston charity urges parents to donate school uniforms

Wistaston charity urges parents to donate school uniforms

A Wistaston charity helping to reduce landfill and cut costs for parents with a school uniform recycling scheme has launched an appeal for donations.

As schools prepare to close their doors for the summer holidays, Her-Place Charitable Trust has urged parents not to throw away uniforms but donate them to its Community Share Hub in Wistaston.

July 15, 2025
Nantwich Post Office is new Foodbank collection centre

Nantwich Post Office is new Foodbank collection centre

Nantwich Post Office is helping to make a ‘special delivery’ to families in need after becoming a collection centre for the town Food Bank.

The Pepper Street landmark has collection boxes out for donations of non-perishable food items as part of its continued drive to support the Nantwich community.

July 11, 2025
Nantwich families unite to send thousands of books to Ukraine

Nantwich families unite to send thousands of books to Ukraine

Big-hearted pupils in Nantwich have been helping to provide essential books for youngsters in war-torn Ukraine.

Children at Pear Tree Primary School in Stapeley stepped up as part of their Citizenship Award to help local mum Kateryna Polonska, who moved to Britain in 2022.

July 10, 2025
Seal pups returned to wild after treatment at RSPCA Stapeley

Seal pups returned to wild after treatment at RSPCA Stapeley

Five young seals have been released back into the wild after being treated at the RSPCA’s Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre in Nantwich.

The grey seals, brought into the wildlife centre on London Road by the British Divers Marine Life Rescue, had been orphaned, severely underweight with respiratory problems or injuries.

June 26, 2025
Break-in and theft at Nantwich Youth and Community Centre

Break-in and theft at Nantwich Youth and Community Centre

Offenders broke in to the newly revamped Nantwich Youth and Community Centre, stealing equipment and trashing parts of the facility.

The centre’s Playstation and collection of games were stolen in the raid which happened overnight on Thursday-Friday (June 19-20).

June 22, 2025
Black Lion pub in Nantwich provides charity boost

Black Lion pub in Nantwich provides charity boost

Nantwich in Bloom and the Mayor’s charity have received a welcome boost from the Black Lion pub.

Darren Snell, landlord of the Welsh Row venue, has sponsored the floral displays in the large planters outside NatWest Bank for a second year.

June 19, 2025