A charity shop manager in Nantwich has made a desperate appeal for more help amid a sharp drop in donations. Lynette Kirk, who runs the local British Heart Foundation shop on High Street, believes a rise in car boot sales and sites like eBay is having a serious impact.
A Nantwich farm shop is supporting a national charity by baking a mouth-watering Gingerbread House. Talented cooks at Cheerbrook, on Newcastle Road, wanted to help raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Society.
Two Nantwich businesswomen have joined forces to launch new Zumba with creche classes. Sharon Burrows, of Hullabaloo Kids, and Alison Bowet, who runs Nantwich Child Care, created the idea for local parents.
Crewe Alex boss Steve Davis was a guest at a Nantwich fundraising cake-a-thon in memory of a teenager who died playing rugby. He was among hundreds who attended the Boot & Shoe pub on Hospital Street on tragic Matthew Dewhirst’s 18th birthday.
Nantwich mums who pushed their baby buggies 100 miles around town, have raised thousands of pounds for the One in Eleven Appeal. Now the Buggy Buddies group, which raised money towards a new neonatal unit, is hanging up its baby grow!
A cake-a-thon is being held at a Nantwich pub in memory of a teenager from the town who died playing rugby. The Clandestine Cake Club wants to raise money for C.R.Y(Cardiac Risk in the Young) in memory of Matthew Dewhirst.
Generous customers at a Nantwich supermarket brought extra Christmas cheer to young patients in hospital. Punters at Sainsbury’s on Middlewich Road donated toys and gifts to give to poorly children staying on Leighton Hospital’s child and adolescent unit on Christmas Day.
A supermarket has donated more than £350 to Leighton Hospital emergency department to buy new toys for Nantwich children being treated there. Customers at Asda in Crewe selected the department as part of the supermarket’s “Chosen By You” initiative.
Youngsters in Nantwich have joined a recruitment drive to find life-saving bone marrow donors. They acted after fellow Reaseheath College student Hannah Roberts, battling a rare form of leukaemia, issued a plea from her hospital bed.
A new service is being launched for Nantwich veterans who need help for drug and alcohol addiction, unemployment, money, family or housing problems. “Live At Ease” aims to support 70,000 ex-forces personnel and their families living in Cheshire so they can cope with issues during or after working in the services.
Three dedicated blood donors from Nantwich have been recognised for rolling up their sleeves to help save dozens of lives. John Bellamy, John McIlwraith and Daniel Robinson were honoured at a ceremony by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT).
Work to revamp Nantwich Pool is to start before Christmas for seven months. The refurbishment includes a new fitness studio, larger fitness suite with new equipment, a new reception, a new entrance with better access, and refurbished changing rooms including a family changing area.
Hospital staff who go the extra mile for patients can now be rewarded by those who have benefited. New “Patient Choice Awards” have been launched by Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) as part of its annual ‘Celebration of Achievement’.
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