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St Luke’s Hospice launches ‘Bring a Bag to Work Day’

St Luke’s Hospice launches ‘Bring a Bag to Work Day’

St Luke’s Hospice in Cheshire has launched its latest donation drive “Bring a Bag to Work Day” and local businesses are being urged to get involved.

On Wednesday March 30, volunteers from the Hospice will collect donation bags from workplaces of all shapes and sizes to help stock local St Luke’s charity shops.

March 24, 2022
Volunteers flood to distribution centre set up for Ukraine refugees

Volunteers flood to distribution centre set up for Ukraine refugees

Hundreds of volunteers from across Cheshire, Wales and North West have descended on a distribution centre this weekend offering to help send vital supplies to Ukraine.

These images show the sheer scale of the donations as tens of thousands of boxes and bags of items have been brought here from families and businesses across the region.

March 6, 2022
St Luke’s Hospice turns Christmas trees to vital funds

St Luke’s Hospice turns Christmas trees to vital funds

St Luke’s Hospice staff and volunteers have raised a tree-mendous £40,000 from their Christmas Tree Collection scheme.

More than 60 volunteers teamed up between January 13-16 to collect 2,824 individual Christmas trees from people’s homes in return for donations for the Hospice.

February 4, 2022
Nantwich Food Festival Drop-off and Go event is huge success

Nantwich Food Festival Drop-off and Go event is huge success

Nantwich Food Festival volunteers braved the bitterly cold weather to run another successful “Drop-off and Go” collection in aid of Nantwich Foodbank.

Donations came in from throughout Nantwich and as far afield as Wrenbury and Sandbach.

December 7, 2021
Nantwich Buddies help Cheshire East with Afghan refugee donations

Nantwich Buddies help Cheshire East with Afghan refugee donations

Big-hearted volunteers have come forward to help Nantwich Buddies deal with a flood of donations for incoming Afghan refugees.

Nantwich Buddies offered to assist Cheshire East Council with sorting public donations for those families being rehomed in the borough.

August 26, 2021
The Team - drop off and go Foodbank collection

Sixth Nantwich Foodbank “drop and go” collection to be held

Nantwich Food Festival volunteers have organised an early summer “Drop-off and Go” collection event in aid of the Foodbank.

The event, this Saturday June 19 at Brine Leas School, follows the resounding success of the previous five collections.

June 14, 2021
Cancer Research UK’s Nantwich shop needs donations

Cancer Research UK’s Nantwich shop needs donations

Nantwich residents are being urged to help Cancer Research UK shops get back to the business of beating cancer as restrictions on non-essential retail are lifted.

Staff and volunteers at the Nantwich shop on High Street are rolling up their sleeves ready to try and claw back millions of pounds in lost sales.

April 16, 2021
Nantwich youngsters collect essential items for Foodbank

Nantwich youngsters collect essential items for Foodbank

A non-uniform day organised by pupils at a Nantwich school left staff overwhelmed with Foodbank donations!

Year 6 “Mini Vinnies” St Anne’s Catholic Primary School hosted the event to receive donations.

March 27, 2021
Nantwich Food Festival to stage Foodbank “drop off” spring event

Nantwich Food Festival to stage Foodbank “drop off” spring event

Nantwich Food Festival volunteers are to stage a spring “Drop-off and Go” collection event in aid of Nantwich Foodbank at Brine Leas School.

Residents can drop off donations at Brine Leas car park on Saturday March 27 between 10am-1pm.

March 21, 2021
Nantwich Museum achieves target to acquire local prehistoric hoard

Nantwich Museum achieves target to acquire local prehistoric hoard

Nantwich Museum’s call for donations to acquire a Late Bronze Age hoard has been successful.

The museum has received or been offered contributions by members of the public and commercial organisations well above the £690 target.

March 10, 2021
Nantwich Museum bids to buy Bronze Age “Wrenbury Hoard”

Nantwich Museum bids to buy Bronze Age “Wrenbury Hoard”

Nantwich Museum is bidding to buy a late Bronze Age collection of items known as “Wrenbury Hoard”.

The collection of seven objects are believed to around 3,000 years old and was discovered in the Wrenbury area of Nantwich.

February 14, 2021
Food Festival donation event for Nantwich Foodbank hailed huge success

Food Festival donation event for Nantwich Foodbank hailed huge success

A Nantwich Food Festival “Advent” donation event in aid of the town’s Foodbank has been hailed a major success after filling NINE vans full of food and gifts

Scores of residents dropped by throughout the day at Brine Leas School on Saturday with their generous donations, despite the terrible weather.

December 1, 2020
Generous Nantwich residents donate 210 bags in Foodbank drop

Generous Nantwich residents donate 210 bags in Foodbank drop

Generous Nantwich residents have donated a staggering 210 bags of food for the town’s Foodbank in just two hours.

Nantwich Food festival volunteers organised its third “drop and go” collection event at Brine Leas School earlier today (June 22).

June 22, 2020