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Arts and dance show in Nantwich aims to help youth services

Arts and dance show in Nantwich aims to help youth services

A dance teacher is staging a charity show in Nantwich to help raise funds for local youth clubs.

Olivia White says her show on Friday July 8 at Nantwich Civic Hall will represent “unity and the arts”.

May 31, 2016
Reaseheath College worker braves big freeze to raise Africa funds

Reaseheath College worker braves big freeze to raise Africa funds

A Reaseheath College worker braved a soaking in freezing temperatures to raise money for a charity in Africa.

Agriculture course manager Mark Walton was pelted with wet sponges and full buckets of water as he sat in stocks at the Nantwich campus.

February 10, 2016

Age UK Nantwich shop appeals for more volunteers

Nantwich’s Age UK shop in Swine Market is calling on local people to sign up as a volunteer to support the charity’s work with older people.

Age UK has over 420 shops across the UK, and 98% of volunteers who work said they would recommend working for the charity.

September 16, 2015
Charity football game will raise leukaemia research funds

Charity football game will raise leukaemia research funds

A charity football match to raise money for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research is taking place this week.

The game, this Saturday August 8, will be held at the Cumberland Sports Ground (all-weather pitch) in Crewe.

August 3, 2015
Sainsbury’s Nantwich picks Alzheimer’s Society as charity of year

Sainsbury’s Nantwich picks Alzheimer’s Society as charity of year

Staff at Sainsbury’s in Nantwich will be raising money for the Alzheimer’s Society as their new charity of the year.

The choice was made following a vote both on-line and in the store for the three short-listed charities.

July 17, 2015
150 cycle their way to £5,000 for Foundation Rides charity

150 cycle their way to £5,000 for Foundation Rides charity

More than 150 people saddled up to raise money to improve the lives of local youngsters in South Cheshire.

The third annual ‘Foundation Rides’ event saw people tackling routes from the 20km Team Challenge up to 100 miles of the Tough Stuff with a crossing of the Horseshoe Pass near Llangollen.

July 6, 2015
Nantwich Cycling Group to tackle one-day charity ride to London

Nantwich Cycling Group to tackle one-day charity ride to London

Members of Nantwich Cycling Group will be in the hot seat when they tackle a 200-mile Nantwich to London ride for charity – in just one day!

The keen cyclists will be pedalling down to the capital on July 3 in aid of Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity MRI Scanner Appeal.

June 11, 2015
Nantwich Mayor charity quiz set for Civic Hall

Nantwich Mayor charity quiz set for Civic Hall

The Nantwich Town Mayor charity quiz will take place later this month.

Teams of six are invited to take part in the event on Friday April 24 at Nantwich Civic Hall.

April 13, 2015
Sequence dancers raise £1,000 for St Luke’s Hospice

Sequence dancers raise £1,000 for St Luke’s Hospice

Saturday Night Sequence Dancers in Nantwich have raised £1,000 for St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice at a charity dance at Malbank School.

Twice a year they hold a charity dance and donate money from the entry fee and raffle to a chosen charity.

March 5, 2015
Chuggers in Nantwich town centre face ‘day a week’ limit

Chuggers in Nantwich town centre face ‘day a week’ limit

Charity collectors in Nantwich could be limited to working just one day a week, if councillors get their way.

Retailers and shoppers have complained about too many collectors, known as Chuggers, targeting Nantwich town square over recent months.

February 10, 2015
Nantwich Salvation Army shop launches Christmas challenge

Nantwich Salvation Army shop launches Christmas challenge

Nantwich’s Salvation Army shop has launched its Christmas Charity Shop Challenge.

The Beam Street store, one of 200 across the UK, is challenging people to spend a little of their Christmas budget in charity shops to help those in need.

November 27, 2014
Skeleton Shuffle event to be staged for new Leighton Hospital MRI scanner

Skeleton Shuffle event to be staged for new Leighton Hospital MRI scanner

A charity is to stage a bone-rattling “skeleton shuffle” to help raise funds for a new MRI scanner at Leighton Hospital.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity has launched an appeal to raise £1 million for the extra scanner.

September 19, 2014
Celebrity chef Nigel Haworth teams up with Mid Cheshire Riding for the Disabled

Celebrity chef Nigel Haworth teams up with Mid Cheshire Riding for the Disabled

Young members of a Cheshire riding school for disabled have put local celebrity chef Nigel Haworth firmly in the saddle!

Mid Cheshire Riding for the Disabled Group introduced horses to Nigel to launch a charity fundraiser at his new restaurant The Nag’s Head, near Nantwich.

August 19, 2014