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Annual charity football match raises thousands for cancer charity

Annual charity football match raises thousands for cancer charity

By Jonathan White
A fifth annual charity football match at the Mornflake Stadium has helped raise thousands of pounds for cancer charities.

Crewe Alexandra FC hosted the “Andrew Scoffin Memorial Match” in honour of their former stadium announcer and lifelong fan.

May 28, 2025
Nantwich woman’s 630-mile coastal trek for St Luke’s Hospice

Nantwich woman’s 630-mile coastal trek for St Luke’s Hospice

A Nantwich woman is tackling a 630-mile coastal trek to raise funds for St Luke’s Hospice.

Tracey Warren has set off on the adventure of a lifetime — walking the entire 630-mile South West Coast Path to raise vital funds for the hospice that has supported her family through the toughest of times.

May 26, 2025
Nantwich man to cycle 1,000 miles for Hope House Hospice

Nantwich man to cycle 1,000 miles for Hope House Hospice

A Nantwich man has saddled up to pedal on an epic fundraising challenge.

Ian Johnston set off last weekend to cycle more than 1,000 miles from Land’s End to John O Groats.

May 23, 2025
Sarah (right) and Katherine during a recent training walk

Willaston woman to take on mud and miles in Race for Life Challenge

By Jonathan White
A Willaston woman is gearing up for a muddy, adrenaline-fuelled adventure in support of Cancer Research UK.

Sarah Iggo, 48, will team up with friends Beth, Jen, and Katherine – collectively known as the Wacky Racers – to take on the ‘Tatton Park Pretty Muddy 5K’ on Saturday July 26.

May 21, 2025
Hospital charity launches appeal to fund new Eye Gaze Technology

Hospital charity launches appeal to fund new Eye Gaze Technology

Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity has launched a fundraising campaign to buy cutting-edge Eye Gaze technology for the NHS Children’s Speech and Language Team at Hebden Green Special School.

Eye Gaze enables non-speaking children to communicate, learn, and play by using only their eyes.

May 21, 2025
Theodore with parents Greg Gill and Charlotte Wilson - photo by charity 'Remember My Baby’

Nantwich prepares for cup game in memory of baby death

By Jonathan White
The third annual Theodore William Gill Cup charity football match will take place at Nantwich Town on May 25.

Theodore was born sleeping in April 2023 and all proceeds will go to The Meadow Suite at Leighton Hospital, a purpose-built space created to support families experiencing the loss of a baby.

May 18, 2025
New Mayor of Nantwich takes over chains of office

New Mayor of Nantwich takes over chains of office

Nantwich has a new Mayor after Cllr Mary Slinn took over the chains of office at a ceremony last night.

Outgoing Mayor Cllr Stuart Bostock paid tribute to all those who helped him during his year in office.

May 16, 2025
Students at Reaseheath raise hundreds for Mid Cheshire Mind

Students at Reaseheath raise hundreds for Mid Cheshire Mind

Students at Reaseheath College and University Centre in Nantwich have raised more than £400 for Mid Cheshire Mind.

The funds will go towards the local mental health charity keeping its vital phone support lines open.

May 12, 2025
Help Nantwich charities seeking access to grant funding

Help Nantwich charities seeking access to grant funding

Charities and community groups in Nantwich have a new ally in their quest for funding.

The South Cheshire Funders’ Forum offers an easier approach to securing grants, allowing organisations to submit a single expression of interest to access multiple opportunities.

May 10, 2025
Strictly Come Dancing star Ellie is new Patron of Wistaston charity

Strictly Come Dancing star Ellie is new Patron of Wistaston charity

Strictly Come Dancing star Ellie Leach is stepping out in a new role as Patron of South Cheshire women and girls charity Her-Place Charitable Trust.

The actress, who played Faye Windass in Coronation Street, is another famous name to support the Wistaston-based charity which provides services to women and girls across Cheshire.

May 8, 2025
RSPCA Stapeley braced for flood of baby wild animal admissions

RSPCA Stapeley braced for flood of baby wild animal admissions

Staff at RSPCA Stapeley Grange in Nantwich are bracing themselves for a huge rise in young wild animal admissions into its centre.

And they are now urging local residents to do their bit to come to the aid of some smaller animals.

May 8, 2025
L to R James Fay, Matthew Roberts and Gareth Roberts (1)

Nantwich trio take on fundraising challenge for Wingate Centre

By Jonathan White
Three Nantwich men have set themselves a special 2025 fundraising challenge to raise at least £1,000 for Wingate Special Children’s Trust in Wrenbury.

Matthew Roberts and James Fay, both 34, and Gareth Roberts, 69, kicked off their endurance test at the start of the year.

May 6, 2025
Three Nantwich brothers complete 1,000-mile charity trip in tiny vintage bus

Three Nantwich brothers complete 1,000-mile charity trip in tiny vintage bus

By Jonathan White
Three brothers from Nantwich hit national headlines after completing an incredible 1,000-mile journey from Land’s End to John o’ Groats in a miniature 1940s bus!

Will, Andrew, and James Emerton embarked on their adventure, dubbed the “Little Bus Big Ride”, to raise money for children’s charities.

April 30, 2025