Charity news

Nantwich knitters urged to help Age UK Cheshire’s Big Knit bid

Nantwich knitters urged to help Age UK Cheshire’s Big Knit bid

Age UK Cheshire wants nimble-fingered knitters from Nantwich to give them some needle – and create woolly hats for Big Knit 2012. Now in its ninth year, Big Knit raises funds for winter projects to help keep older people warmer in winter.

July 12, 2012
Wistaston couple stage garden party for diabetes charity

Wistaston couple stage garden party for diabetes charity

A Wistaston couple are opening their garden to the public to help raise money for diabetes sufferers. Sheena and Ken Sambrook, of Crewe and South Cheshire Voluntary Group of Diabetes UK , are staging their garden party on July 11.

July 3, 2012
Nantwich Oxfam store stages “silent auction” for Bookfest

Nantwich Oxfam store stages “silent auction” for Bookfest

Oxfam in Nantwich is to stage a  “silent” auction  as part of the nationwide BookFest celebrations. The charity bookshop on Pepper Street, Nantwich, is  staging the auction for unusual and collectable books.

July 3, 2012
Nantwich college students raise £9,000 for Oliver King Foundation

Nantwich college students raise £9,000 for Oliver King Foundation

Nantwich-based students have donated more than £9,000 to raise awareness of a life-threatening condition affecting young people. Proceeds from Reaseheath College’s RAG (Raising and Giving) activities were handed to the Oliver King Foundation at the students’ summer graduation ball.

July 2, 2012
Nantwich Sainsbury’s chooses “One in Eleven Appeal” as charity partner

Nantwich Sainsbury’s chooses “One in Eleven Appeal” as charity partner

The “One in Eleven Appeal” has been chosen as Sainsbury’s new local charity partner in Nantwich. The announcement comes after the store asked Crewe and Nantwich customers which local charity they should support.

June 30, 2012
Four-man Wistaston team completes Coast to Coast for charity

Four-man Wistaston team completes Coast to Coast for charity

By Jonathan White Four men from Crewe and Nantwich have finished a gruelling three-day charity bike ride across England. Ben Reinhardt, 58, TonyMason, 62, Terry O’Connor, 62, and Chris Raiswell, 42, did the ‘Coast to Coast’ from Cumbria to Sunderland.

June 29, 2012
Nantwich Baby Fair raises £1,170 for One in Eleven Appeal

Nantwich Baby Fair raises £1,170 for One in Eleven Appeal

More than 400 people visited Nantwich Civic Hall to pick up baby bargains, advice and products in aid of the One in Eleven Appeal. Mums, dads and parents-to-be browsed the stalls from 40 traders at the Nantwich Baby Fair “Bumps, Babes and Beyond”.

June 27, 2012
Redshift Nantwich “Hub” event to raise money for One in Eleven Appeal

Redshift Nantwich “Hub” event to raise money for One in Eleven Appeal

A networking event for South Cheshire is to raise vital funds for the “One in Eleven Appeal”. The third All Day RedShift Hub Networking event is on June 28 at Nantwich Town FC’s Weaver Stadium.

June 22, 2012
Nantwich pub to stage Classic Car rally for RP charity

Nantwich pub to stage Classic Car rally for RP charity

A Nantwich pub is to host a classic car rally in aid of charity. The Horse Shoe, in Willaston, is running the event this Sunday June 24.

June 21, 2012
College teams in Nantwich complete gruelling charity challenges

College teams in Nantwich complete gruelling charity challenges

Two teams overcame tough challenges to raise money for a Nantwich college’s RAG (Raising and Giving) charities. Reaseheath College’s Greg Otto, Lionel Smith, Nick Kennedy, Chris Mann and Natalie Gascoyne completed their own Olympics-style triathlon.

June 19, 2012
Reaseheath College charity appeal boosted by Crewe firm

Reaseheath College charity appeal boosted by Crewe firm

Reaseheath College’s student charity appeal has received a boost from Crewe company ABC Digital Solutions Ltd. The company, which supplies the college’s photocopiers and printers, donated £500 to the Nantwich college’s RAG (Raising and Giving) fund.

June 15, 2012
Nantwich Baby Fair to raise funds for One in Eleven appeal

Nantwich Baby Fair to raise funds for One in Eleven appeal

Mums-to-be, parents and their toddlers will be cramming into Nantwich Civic Hall for the popular Nantwich Baby Fair next week. The event on Saturday June 23 will feature a wide range of local baby and child related companies offering products, services and advice.

June 15, 2012
St Luke’s Cheshire Hospice Midnight Walk hailed a success

St Luke’s Cheshire Hospice Midnight Walk hailed a success

More than 1,000 women braved the floods to take part in the St Luke’s Cheshire Hospice 2012 Midnight Walk from Crewe to Nantwich. The 13-mile stroll should raise thousands of pounds for the hospice which helps hundreds of people across South Cheshire.

June 14, 2012