Three colleagues for Handforth based Equilibrium Financial Planning have completed a 456-mile charity cycle challenge across Portugal. Financial planners Andrew Hirst, Jason Lowe and Dave McKendrick spent six days cycling from Chaves in the country’s north to Faro in the south, reaching … [Read more...]
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Northern business leaders deliver support programme for Ukrainian refugees
Business leaders from across the North have joined forces to help Ukrainian refugees in the region access employment and other support. United For Ukraine is a coalition brought together at the request of leaders from across the North, including the Northern Powerhouse Partnership and North West … [Read more...]
Strictly Seashell raises over £200,000
Seashell Trust has raised over £200,000 to support its students through its third annual Strictly Seashell event. The flagship fundraising event took place at The Mere Resort and Spa, Knutsford on 16th March 2022. Strictly Seashell sees eight supporters of the charity paired with professional … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport Community Trust Fund awards £27,000 in grants to non-profit organisations
Manchester Airport’s Community Trust Fund has started off its 25th year with a pledge of more than £27,000 to 13 community projects in Cheshire and South Manchester. The Fund, which is overseen by the airport and is managed through a committee of independent Trustees made up of councillors from … [Read more...]
Second digital crowdfunding round launched for Cheshire East community-led projects
Cheshire East Council has pledged £100,000 for community-led projects in the borough as it launches a second funding round of its Cheshire East Crowd digital crowdfunding initiative. In partnership with civic crowdfunding platform Spacehive, the initiative gives local residents the opportunity to … [Read more...]
AstraZeneca gives backing to local food bank
Pharmaceutical firm, AstraZeneca, has announced its financial support for the Silklife food bank in Macclesfield. The average number of people accessing support through the foodbank has increased by an average of 87%, with the coronavirus pandemic exacerbating the need for Silklife's services in … [Read more...]
Charity submits plans for inclusive community cycle track
Local charity, Seashell, is preparing to submit detailed plans this week for an inclusive cycle track and learn-to-ride school to be built on its campus on the Stockport-Cheshire border for children and young people at its school as well as the wider community. The charity is seeking to build a 2 … [Read more...]
National award for scams awareness project
A project to help vulnerable people in Cheshire East evade fraudsters and scams has been recognised with a national award. The Older People Scams Awareness and Aftercare Project, a partnership between Cheshire East Council and Age UK and funded by the Garfield Weston Foundation and the National … [Read more...]
Airport community fund grants reach £80,000 milestone
Manchester Airport’s Community Trust Fund has now pledged more than £80,000 of grants to local community causes in 2021. In its latest round of community grants, the fund has donated £23,146.46 in grants to nine organisations within 10 miles of the airport. The donations, agreed in July, follow … [Read more...]
Bellway backs Poynton community project
Housebuilder Bellway has donated £200 to Open Hands, a community project that has been active Poynton for over 35 years. Having recently opened two show homes at its development on Dickens Lane in Poynton, Bellway was keen to give back to the community and lend its support to a local … [Read more...]
Macclesfield 83-year-old to run two marathons in a week for The Christie
An 83-year-old great-grandad from Macclesfield is running two marathons in just one week to raise funds for The Christie at Macclesfield. Harry Newton (pictured) will run the London Marathon on Sunday 3 October and take part in the Manchester Marathon the following week. Having been treated by … [Read more...]
Seashell begin tender process for catering services
Local charity, Seashell, have put out a call for expressions of interest ahead of a tender process for catering services at its school near Handforth for young people with complex learning disabilities and specialist communication needs. The charity is looking for a catering operator to provide … [Read more...]