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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
Young volunteers raise money for Nantwich children with autism

Young volunteers raise money for Nantwich children with autism

Young volunteers have been raising vital cash to help Nantwich and Crewe children with autism.

The Crewe Alexandra National Citizen Service (NCS) team is completing a Social Action project in Crewe.

August 15, 2014
Cholmondeley Castle to host Teddy Bears Picnic charity event

Cholmondeley Castle to host Teddy Bears Picnic charity event

The popular Teddy Bears Picnic is returning to Cholmondeley Castle next month – to help raise money for a children’s charity.

Organisers are hoping for a record-breaking event by smashing their £10K target when it takes place on August 24 near Nantwich.

July 26, 2014
Sainsbury’s donates more than £7,000 to Nantwich’s Wingate Children’s Centre

Sainsbury’s donates more than £7,000 to Nantwich’s Wingate Children’s Centre

Wingate Children’s Centre near Nantwich has been boosted by more than £6,000 from the town’s Sainsbury’s store. A cheque for the record amount of £6,255 was handed to the centre’s manager Chris Bridgman, who is retiring after 11 years at the Wrenbury facility.

June 26, 2014
Nantwich-based The Cat donates £1,050 to Christies Cancer Charity

Nantwich-based The Cat donates £1,050 to Christies Cancer Charity

Nantwich-based The Cat community radio have handed over a cool £1,050 to Christie’s cancer charity – thanks to big-hearted listeners. Radio presenter Chris Anderton gave listeners a chance to nominate their favourite soul track on his show “A Dab of Soul”.

May 21, 2014
Nantwich firefighters splash out with charity car wash

Nantwich firefighters splash out with charity car wash

Nantwich firefighters are splashing out with a charity car wash at the Beam Street station. The fund-raiser will take place this Saturday April 26 in aid of The Fire Fighters Charity.

April 23, 2014