A Nantwich dad is saddling up to pedal nearly 180 miles from London to Paris in aid of Cheshire-based charity Railway Children. Kostia Medovnikov, from Stapeley, is taking on the huge challenge in the hope of raising £1,300 for the charity, which was founded in Nantwich.
A Nantwich mum and daughter have been invited to join the Queen at her Royal Garden Party in Buckingham Palace. Olwyn Payton, the PR assistant for Nantwich Sainsbury’s, received the invite in honour of her community and charity work.
Outlets in Nantwich are commemorating the 100 years since the Titanic sank with displays and collectables on show. Nantwich Museum is displaying a model of RMS Titanic (pictured) in its main gallery in the week of the 100th anniversary of the ill-fated passenger liner.
Hospital staff clocked up the kilometres – and the pounds – to help raise money for a new neonatal unit for South Cheshire babies. A group of around 30, including staff from Leighton Hospital and family and friends, took part in a 5km run at Barony Park in Nantwich.
Youngsters at the Wingate Centre in Wrenbury, near Nantwich, enjoyed a fun day organised by Cheshire East Council. Children were able to use the gymnasium with instruction from the trained staff.
Crewe and Nantwich Round Table has raised £2,000 for the One in Eleven Appeal to boost neonatal facilities for Cheshire babies. Their efforts will help the Mid Cheshire Hospitals charity towards its £1 million target to create a new neonatal intensive care unit at Leighton Hospital.
Hospice fund-raisers in Cheshire issued a plea today for more Nantwich women to sign up for the Midnight Walk 2012 event. Organisers of the walk, which aims to raise money for St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice, are facing a deficit in numbers compared to previous years.
A charity football game in Nantwich involving TV stars will help raise money for the Wingate Centre in Wrenbury later this month. The All Star charity XI v The Soap Stars match will be played at Nantwich Town’s Weaver Stadium on April 29.
Residents and staff from Richmond Village Nantwich took part in the “Great Donate” as part of a nationwide campaign by charity SCOPE. The campaign aims to increase donations of good quality items, and Nantwich SCOPE shop staff were also involved.
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