Health

Aqueduct Marina staff near Nantwich raise £440 for hospice

Aqueduct Marina staff near Nantwich raise £440 for hospice

Big-hearted staff at Aqueduct Marina near Nantwich have started their charity effort with a bang in 2014. Employees at The Outlanes venue in Church Minshull have already donated £441 to St Luke’s Hospice Cheshire since the turn of the year.

February 22, 2014
Nantwich golf club to host Motor Neurone Disease charity ball

Nantwich golf club to host Motor Neurone Disease charity ball

The Cheshire branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association is staging a charity ball at a Nantwich golf club. The event takes place on Saturday May 10 at Brookfield Golf Club in Hankelow.

February 20, 2014
Nantwich women urged to join St Luke’s Hospice Midnight Walk

Nantwich women urged to join St Luke’s Hospice Midnight Walk

Nantwich women are being urged to dust off their boots and sign up for St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice’s annual Midnight Walk. The event aims to be the biggest yet as the hospice reaches a major milestone, and sets an ambitious 10-year £2m target.

February 17, 2014
Workers raise £3,000 in a week for Leighton Hospital neonatal unit

Workers raise £3,000 in a week for Leighton Hospital neonatal unit

Lifestyle Services Group workers have raised £3,000 in one week for the special care baby unit at Leighton Hospital. The employees at the South Cheshire company took part in a five-day charity challenge in aid of Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity, One in Eleven.

February 14, 2014
Nantwich men needed for St Luke’s Hospice “Strictly Learn to Dance”

Nantwich men needed for St Luke’s Hospice “Strictly Learn to Dance”

Nantwich men are being urged to don their dancing shoes and help raise vital funds for St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice. An urgent appeal has gone out to recruit more men for the hospice’s popular “Strictly Learn to Dance” fundraiser.

February 6, 2014
Nantwich Town clash with Blyth to raise money for Leighton Hospital

Nantwich Town clash with Blyth to raise money for Leighton Hospital

Nantwich Town fans will be supporting the Dabbers and Leighton Hospital at their next home match! Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity staff and volunteers will be at the game against Blyth Spartans at the Weaver Stadium this Saturday to help raise funds for new equipment.

January 28, 2014
Leighton Hospital League of Friends fights on after stall closure

Leighton Hospital League of Friends fights on after stall closure

A fund-raising Leighton Hospital group is not taking a decision to axe its charity stall lying down! Members of Leighton Hospital League of Friends were devastated when trust chiefs said the stall in the main out-patients area had to be closed because of refurbishment.

January 24, 2014
Leighton Hospital visiting ban lifted as Norovirus bug eases

Leighton Hospital visiting ban lifted as Norovirus bug eases

Health chiefs have lifted visiting restrictions on all adult wards at Leighton Hospital. Restrictions were imposed to tackle the spread of the diarrhoea and vomiting Norovirus bug.

January 20, 2014
Big-hearted Nantwich golfers chip in to buy life-saving defibrillator

Big-hearted Nantwich golfers chip in to buy life-saving defibrillator

Big-hearted golfers at a Nantwich club have chipped in to provide their local area with a life-saving defibrillator. Members of Brookfield Golf Club in Hankelow have all pitched in to help raise £7,800 over the last year.

January 14, 2014
Leighton Hospital restrictions extended to tackle winter bug rise

Leighton Hospital restrictions extended to tackle winter bug rise

Visiting restrictions at Leighton Hospital have been extended as the Norovirus winter bug spreads. Health chiefs are now restricting visiting on all adult wards at the South Cheshire hospital to prevent Norovirus cases among patients rising.

January 7, 2014
Leighton Hospital visiting clampdown as Norovirus spreads to patients

Leighton Hospital visiting clampdown as Norovirus spreads to patients

South Cheshire health chiefs are to restrict Leighton Hospital visiting amid a rise in patients suffering the Norovirus winter bug. Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) is appealing for visiting to wards to be kept to an “essential minimum”.

January 2, 2014
Toy donors boost children spending Christmas in Leighton Hospital

Toy donors boost children spending Christmas in Leighton Hospital

Big-hearted donors across Crewe and Nantwich have inundated their local children’s hospital unit with toys and games. Staff at the Child and Adolescent Unit at Leighton Hospital have been overwhelmed by the number of donations to help keep children entertained at Christmas.

December 26, 2013
Nantwich fashion show raises £1,500 for hospitals charity

Nantwich fashion show raises £1,500 for hospitals charity

A night of fashion and shopping in Nantwich helped raise almost £1,500 for Leighton Hospital. The event at Richmond Village Nantwich will help fund extra equipment and refurbishment projects across Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

December 20, 2013