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A family fun day and Abba tribute night at the Romper pub and restaurant in Marple, Cheshire, helped raise £185 for St Ann’s Hospice.
The pub’s licensee, Emma Jackson, said: “The kids had a great time and it was a great way to give something back to the Hospice where they looked after my mum so well as a patient in her final days.”
St Ann’s Fundraising Officer Louise Kelly said: “We are so grateful to Emma and her customers for their generosity, as we are dependant on voluntary contributions like this to raise £16,000 a day needed to provide free care for our patients.”
A team from Rapleys’ Manchester office will be taking on the mighty three peaks challenge on the 19th & 20th June 2008 to raise money for St Ann’s Hospice in Manchester.
Each member is based in the Rapleys Manchester office – Justin Tuckwell, Paul Mather, Paul Barrett, Peter Nicholas and Edward Tildesley are ready to put their fitness and endurance to the test.
The three peaks challenge is described by many as “one of the ultimate challenges in the United Kingdom” consisting of 26 miles of steep rugged ascents and descents of the highest peaks in the UK. Scafell Pike at 978m (3,209 ft), Ben Nevis at 1344m (4,406 ft) and Snowdon 1085 (3,560 ft) must be scaled, posing a great challenge for anyone wishing to climb them in succession. With only 24 hours to complete the task, the effort required to complete the National 3 Peaks in cannot be under estimated.
Justin Tuckwell, Partner at Rapleys said “We are hoping to raise over £3000 for St Ann’s Hospice whilst at the same time improving our general fitness. All the guys are committed to raising as much money for this very worthwhile charity and are certainly taking the challenge very seriously with regular attendance to the gym and practice walks up both Snowdon and Scafell.”
The lack of proper sleep, food, and comfort and extreme weather conditions likely to be encountered by the Rapleys surveyors will take it’s toll but it would be a great achievement for the Rapleys team - if everything goes according to plan!
To make a donation, please contact Paul Mather at Rapleys LLP, 6th Floor, Pall Mall Court, 61-67 King Street, Manchester M2 4PD, or telephone 0161 817 6227.
For more information please contact:
Paul Mather, Rapleys LLP: 0161 817 6227
Sarah Glover, Rapleys LLP: 01480 371 453
St Ann’s Hospice Summer Fair on Saturday June 21 will be held at a different venue, while refurbishment work is carried out at their site at Heald Green near Cheadle.
This year the event will take place at Heald Green Methodist Church Hall in Brown Lane from 12 noon to 3pm, and will be opened by Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester, Mr Warren Smith.
Hospice Fundraising Officer Louise Kelly said: “It will be an event not to be missed as there will be a host of sale stalls, crafts, a raffle, BBQ, plus fun and games for children including a bouncy castle.” Admission will be £1, with accompanied children free.
A £300,000 building scheme for St Ann’s Hospice at Heald Green will start on May 12 to improve access for patients and visitors in future. It will mean closing the main entrance to the building for up to 16 weeks while contractors refurbish the reception area.
While contractors are working, all patients and visitors will be directed to a temporary reception through the rear entrance. Liam McCarthy, the Hospice Director of Finance who is overseeing the refurbishment, said: “We have made plans so that the refurbishment work will cause minimum disruption to the service provided, but we would ask patients, visitors and staff to bear with us while this essential work is carried out.”
The refurbishment of the main entrance and reception was listed as a priority by Government funders to improve access for patients who had to be manoeuvred by ambulance staff through a ‘dog leg’ entranceway into the building. As well as a new open plan reception area, the refurbishment will include a freestanding canopy over the entrance doorway to protect patients from the elements when they are admitted by ambulance.
A ‘bistro’ style area where visitors can sit and enjoy snacks and drinks will also be provided, along with a play area for children who accompany visiting families. Two new relatives’ sitting rooms will be constructed, including one for overnight stays for families.
The principal funding towards the cost of the refurbishment is a £153,000 grant from the Department of Health. Other donations totalling £97,500 have been received from trusts and benevolent organisations including the late Miss A E Hilton Trust, the Harrison Foundation, the Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust, the Percy Bilton Charity and the Hedley Foundation.
St Ann’s is working hard to secure the remaining funds of almost £50,000 for fixtures and fittings including play facilities for children, sittings rooms for families and bistro furniture. Any donors who may be able to help should contact Hospice Fundraising Manager Adrian Rigby-Bates on 0161 498 3655 or email arigby-bates@sah.org.uk
A race horse called Diktatorship finished a winner to the tune of £11,000 for St Ann’s Hospice at Mere golf club captain’s charity sporting dinner in Cheshire over the weekend.
A local businessman became the owner of the five-year-old double winner for a year after making the top bid of £11,000 in a charity auction and dinner that ended up raising more than £23,000 for the Hospice.
Although he will not have the trouble of stabling the horse, the top bidder will be able to claim any of Diktatorship’s winnings in races over the coming year.
Mere Golf Club captain Alan Baxter, who owns a racing stable in Leek, Staffordshire, donated the five-year-old bay gelding for a year as a unique charity auction prize. Diktatorship, already on form with two wins and eight placings to his credit, was led inside the prestigious surroundings of the club’s hospitality suite to join the sporting dinner guests who turned out in force to rub shoulders from some of Britain’s rugby heroes, including World-Class Players from one of the top teams in the Guinness Premiership, Sale Sharks.
England international and former Wasps prop forward Jeff Probyn was guest speaker at the Sporting Dinner, sponsored by George Davies Solicitors LLP in Manchester, as well as associate sponsors Sellick Partnership Recruitment Specialists and O2.
Neighbours from Salford pictured stepping out in readiness for the Manchester Midnight Walk on May 23, are among more than 1,000 walkers who have already signed up for the charity event.
Hospice volunteer Carolyn Bilsborough, of Chassley Road, Salford, said: “We read about the walk in the Hospice newsletter and decided we would round up a team of friends and neighbours to take part.”
Hospice Fundraising Officer Wendy Bray said: “We hope that our supporters throughout Salford will sign up for our charity walk so we can raise more funds to provide free care for patients.”
The walk will start and finish at Manchester City Football Club’s ground at the City of Manchester Stadium, and follow a 10 km route through the city centre and back.
For more information on how to register for the Manchester Midnight Walk visit
www.manchestermidnightwalk.org.uk or call 0161 498 3631.
Staff from Springfield Primary School in Sale pictured stepping out in readiness for the Manchester Midnight Walk on May 23, are among more than 1,000 walkers who have already signed up for the charity event.
The school’s Finance Officer, Sue Dolan, said: “We read about the walk in the Hospice newsletter and decided we would round up a team from the school to take part. It’s my 50th birthday party coming up, so instead of birthday presents I shall be asking all by party guests to sponsor me for the Midnight Walk.”
Hospice Fundraising Officer Wendy Bray said: “We hope that our supporters throughout Sale will sign up for the charity walk so we can raise more funds to provide free care for patients.”
The walk will start and finish at Manchester City Football Club’s ground at the City of Manchester Stadium, and follow a 10 km route through the city centre and back.
For more information on how to register for the Manchester Midnight Walk visit www.manchestermidnightwalk.org.uk or call 0161 498 3631.
Charity fundraising by members of the North Cheshire Circle of the Catenian Association, an organisation for Catholic men, is helping to pay towards care for patients at St Ann’s Hospice and The Christie Hospital.
Their past President, Roger Da Forno from Hale Barns, said: “Our group, which meets to promote faith, family, friendship and fun, held a series of fundraising social events over the year, and we were delighted to present St Ann’s and Christies with a cheque for £1,300 each.”
Lovers of live bands at the Lane Ends pub in Marple Bridge, near Stockport, have helped raise nearly £400 towards free care for patients at St Ann’s Hospice at Heald Green near Cheadle.
The pub’s manager, Gemma Smith, pictured handing over the cash to St Ann’s Fundraising Officer Louise Kelly, said: “We are lining up live bands and tribute acts on a regular basis from now on to raise funds for the Hospice.”
The licensee of the pub, Emma Jackson, selected St Ann’s to benefit from the live band nights following past association with the Hospice.
St Ann’s Fundraising Officer Louise Kelly said: “We are so grateful to Gemma and her customers for their generosity, as we are dependant on voluntary contributions like this to raise £16,000 a day needed to provide free care for our patients.”
The funds were raised at a Beatles tribute band night and at an Indie tribute night. The next live band act at the Lane Ends pub in aid of St Ann’s is on May 17, featuring The Classics Sixties tribute band
A tribute night in memory of machine operator Colin Mahaffy, from Longsight, raised more than £1,000 in aid of St Ann’s Hospice near Cheadle. The event at Longsight Sports and Social Club was organised by Colin’s three sisters Susan Halligan, Mandy Mahaffy and Lyn Larocca who manages the club. Mr Mahaffy died aged 55 at the Hospice earlier this year.
More than 20 staff from Manchester accountants KPMG turned into gardeners for the day when they volunteered to spruce up the grounds of St Ann’s Hospice at Heald Green.
The team were given the day off as a team building exercise by their firm, which has adopted the Hospice as their charity of the year, so far raising more than £50,000 to help provide free care for patients with life-threatening illnesses from across Greater Manchester.
Jenny Goldsmith, KPMG’s charity co-ordinator, said: “My colleagues Jenni Gould and Katie Rigg organised the day with the help of Community Service Volunteers. Staff from all levels of seniority joined in, from new starters to senior partners, and everyone got stuck in and enjoyed the day.”
St Ann’s Volunteer Services Officer, Louise Johnson, said: “The KPMG team did a fantastic job of gardening for us despite the cold wet weather. We are really grateful and the garden looks amazing now.”
