Charity events

Foundation Rides 2020 challenge event launched for June

Foundation Rides 2020 challenge event launched for June

South Cheshire charity Up and Under Foundation has launched its Foundation Rides 2020 challenge to help raise funds for disadvantaged youngsters.

May 29, 2020
Food Festival organisers arrange Nantwich Foodbank collection

Food Festival organisers arrange Nantwich Foodbank collection

A second “drop off and go” food collection in aid of Nantwich Foodbank will be held on Monday May 11.

The initiative, organised by Nantwich Food Festival, will be staged for a second time at Brine Leas School in Nantwich.

May 8, 2020
Nantwich charity founder, 82, follows in Captain Tom’s footsteps!

Nantwich charity founder, 82, follows in Captain Tom’s footsteps!

An 82-year-old Nantwich man who founded an international charity, is following in Captain Tom Moore’s footsteps by raising vital funds with a marathon walk in his garden!

David Maidment is the founder of the Railway Children, an international children’s charity based in Sandbach.

April 28, 2020
Cheshire Wildlife Trust searches for charity calendar photos

Cheshire Wildlife Trust searches for charity calendar photos

Cheshire Wildlife Trust is calling on budding photographers to enter wildlife photographs in a competition to be published in its charity calendar for 2021.

March 25, 2020
Rotary club competition for best purple crocus

Rotary club competition for best purple crocus

The Rotary Club of Crewe and Nantwich Weaver have launched a competition to award the town’s best purple crocus grower!

The club distributed purple crocus corms across the borough to highlight “Purple for Polio” initiative raising awareness of how polio disease has almost been eradicated.

March 16, 2020
St Luke’s Gala concert set for St Mary’s Church in Nantwich

St Luke’s Gala concert set for St Mary’s Church in Nantwich

St Luke’s Gala concert will be staged at St Mary’s Church in Nantwich on March 28.

The event will feature appearances from the Roberts Bakery Band and the Rhos Orpheus Male Choir.

March 15, 2020
Dementia Friendly Nantwich seeks more volunteers for Action Week

Dementia Friendly Nantwich seeks more volunteers for Action Week

Organisers of a scheme to turn Nantwich blue for Dementia Action Week are seeking more volunteers to help.

The Creating Dementia Friendly Nantwich group are hoping to run the initiative during the Action Week on May 7-11.

March 14, 2020
Crewe Hall concert will raise funds for Wingate Children’s Centre

Crewe Hall concert will raise funds for Wingate Children’s Centre

Crewe Hall will host a special charity concert by Alsager Community Choir on February 29 in aid of Nantwich-based charity, The Wingate Centre.

February 8, 2020
The Cat FM to stage “Sunday Night at Lyceum” fundraiser

The Cat FM to stage “Sunday Night at Lyceum” fundraiser

The Cat Community Radio is to host a night of live entertainment at Crewe Lyceum Theatre in aid of Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity.

January 3, 2020
Fundraising Santa Claus Grotto returns to Nantwich

Fundraising Santa Claus Grotto returns to Nantwich

Santa Claus is taking time off from his busy schedule to meet and hand out presents to boys and girls at Nantwich Bookshop.

Father Christmas has set up a Nantwich branch of his Grotto upstairs in the attic of the Bookshop on High Street.

December 5, 2019
Festive fundraisers gear up for Santa Dash in Nantwich

Festive fundraisers gear up for Santa Dash in Nantwich

Santas from across Cheshire will be donning their coats, hats and boots for the annual Nantwich Santa Dash in aid of charity.

This year’s event is on Sunday December 15 and will help raise thousands of pounds for Hope House Children’s Hospice.

November 27, 2019
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RSPCA Stapeley Grange to stage 25th anniversary Christmas fair

The RSPCA wildlife centre and cattery in Nantwich is rounding off 2019 with a 25th Anniversary Christmas fair.

Stapeley Grange is holding the festive event on Sunday December 1 at the centre on London Road.

November 25, 2019
Graham Witter ready for seventh Weston Christmas Light Display

Graham Witter ready for seventh Weston Christmas Light Display

Big-hearted fundraiser Graham Witter and his family have been at it again!

And they are almost ready to open the seventh Weston Christmas Light Display – one of the most spectacular festive events in South Cheshire.

November 21, 2019