Tots and teddies took over Cholmondeley Castle near Nantwich for a special fundraising picnic for the One in Eleven Appeal. Families brought their favourite teddies to the Cheshire beauty spot to help raise funds for a new neonatal unit at Leighton Hospital.
By Jonathan White A ‘Grand Mad Hatters Tea Party’ at Minshull’s in Crewe helped to raise vital funds for South Cheshire cancer patients. Minshull’s donated 50p for each cup of tea and coffee bought along with proceeds from cake sales to Marie Curie Cancer Care
Bosses at a doctor’s practice in Nantwich admit they are as frustrated as patients with their much-maligned telephone system. Some patients have criticised Kiltearn Medical Centre’s system which requires patients to ring up at 8am for a same-day appointment.
A charity Clay Pigeon shoot has raised over £800 for the High Dependency Unit at Leighton Hospital. South Cheshire Clay Club staged the event after one of their members Julie Pyner was cared for in the unit.
A teddy bear’s picnic fund-raising event is set to take place at Cholmondeley Castle near Nantwich this weekend. The event is set to raise vital cash for the One in Eleven Appeal to create a new neo-natal unit at Leighton Hospital.
By Jonathan White A couple who staged a garden party at their home on Westfield Drive,Wistaston, helped raise valuable funds for diabetes sufferers. Sheena and Ken Sambrook opened their house and gardens for the event which takes place on the second Wednesday in July.
A company is to launch swimming lessons after breathing new life into a disused pool in Nantwich. FineSwimming is currently renovating the indoor pool owned by Elim Church, on Regents Park, London Road.
By Laura Normansell A Nantwich mum has launched a new tanning business so she can run it with her special needs daughter. Suzanne Woolley, who lives with fiancé Gordon, has welcomed daughter Sally-Anne into her new “Tanz-on-the-run” company.
A housing firm has launched a new scheme to help elderly residents in Nantwich live longer in their own homes. Platform says the new service will offer residents a chance to adjust and alter their homes to make daily living tasks easier and safer.
Families of disabled youngsters could be reprieved after their Nantwich short-break facility was earmarked for closure. Users of Queen’s Drive respite home (pictured) were angered at plans to offer an elderly person’s home in Crewe as a replacement.
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.
A Nantwich headteacher has clinched a deal to provide cheaper cycle helmets in a bid to save pupils’ lives. Andrew Cliffe, of Brine Leas School, acted after two accidents involving students in the space of a week.
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”.
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