£1,000 Raised for Military Charities

Our first event of the day was at ASDA in Crewe to support Glenn Lowe and his Walk of Rememberance team with some charity bag-packing.

We blasted some tunes out to keep the Saturday morning shoppers entertained and the Crewe Fire Cadets happy whilst busily packing bags.

Unfortunately we could only stay until midday but we were thrilled to find out that the team raised over £1,000 for three military charities:

Combat Stress - Help for Heroes - Hounds for Heroes.

Glenn Lowe and his wife Sarah will be leading over 100 walkers along the Pennine Way to raise money for the three charities. If a circa 280 mile walk wasn't hard enough, Glenn an ex-marine suffers from Asbestosis, a lung damaging disease that can make breathing a painful challenge.

Glenn has a fund raising page so if you would like to donate please click here.

Please also follow Glenn on the Walk of Remembrance Facebook page and www.twitter.com/PennineWalk2011 for regular updates before and during his mammoth walk.

RedShift Radio visit Aston Villa All Stars in Kidsgrove

Meet the RedShifts part two!

From scientist to radio station director, Dr Gav on his journey to RedShift Radio!

Meet the RedShifts

RedShift Radio has come a long way in such short space of time. It has already secured its first RSL with plans for more at the very next opportunity. Driven, pro-active and for the community meet the force behind Crewe's radio revolution.

Cheshire Autism service wins national accreditation

THE Cheshire Autism Support and Development Team has won a national seal of approval.

CASADT, a county-wide education outreach team since 1999, have been awarded the National Autistic Society accreditation for excellence.

Their work includes supporting and developing services for pupils with autism as well as training and education for their schools, families and volunteer groups.

For more information call 01606 781 745.

Cheshire Hospice thank families after recieving £8,000 boost

St Luke’s Cheshire Hospice have thanked bereaved family members and Crewe Crematorium for raising £8,333.

The money was raised through funeral donations and a contribution from the crematorium itself

The generous donation will help St Luke's to continue offering outstanding care to patients and families during difficult times.

Sandbach Rugby Club supports Christie Hospital with charity cycle ride

Members of Sandbach Rugby Club are riding to the aid of The Christie Hospital in Manchester by cycling 180-miles in memory of former club member Steve ‘Rocket’ Holmes. 

 

The Rocket Bike Ride retraces the journey Steve travelled in 1984 with his wife Lesley from Durham to start a new life in Sandbach.

His devoted family have now set themselves the challenge to raise an ambitious £15,000 to support the work done at the Christie Hospital.

The Cycle does not take place until the weekend of June 18^th so there is plenty of time to give your support to the event by visiting www.justgiving.com/rocket-ride.

The Rocket Ride 2011 will aptly finish at Sandbach Rugby Club on Fathers Day

Willaston Councillor raises £1,500 for good causes

Cllr Brian Silvester of Willaston celebrated 35 years of service as a councillor by helping raise £1,500 for local causes. 

 

The event at Willaston social club was organised in memory of former parish council chairman Mike Heywood.

Cllr Silvester proudly said of his residents 'It is an honour to serve them'.

Rising Sun raises over £4,000 for RSPCA in Crewe

THE Rising Sun Nursery in Crewe, has raised £4,180 in much-needed funds for the Crewe & Nantwich branch of the RSPCA

Nursery proprietors the Thomas family handed over the money to delighted RSPCA branch chairman Ken Parkes.

They used space within their nursery to sell donated goods and held a book sale for the entire month of October with all proceeds donated to the branch to help them continue to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home animals in the local area.

Support your local RSPCA by fund raising in national RSPCA week starting May 4^th.

Unemployed man appeals for work on Crewe radio station

Adrian on Clocking

By Matt Richardson: 

Adrian Gunston, 43, visited RedShift Radio during their FM broadcast in order to get his wife the perfect wedding anniversary gift - a job.

Adrian, from Doddington Road, Crewe, is determined to get back to work after being made redundant in February.

After securing a telesales job in January, he was left unemployed when his office was closed down in February.

Adrian told RedShift: "I'd go into the job centre but after a while where nothing happened, I thought I would go out on the street."

"I started taking the board that I bought from B&Q and headed in to Crewe in the hope of meeting people who could give me a job.

Adrian was spotted in Crewe town centre looking for work in telesales, driving or security, by a RedShift presenter and was invited to come in to the studio.

Adrian, who was making his first appearance on radio, took the opportunity to appeal for work on the show.

"It would be brilliant present for my wife Andrea, we've had a tough few months and she has not been well."

The couple will be celebrating their 15^th wedding anniversary on Friday and Adrian revealed he had an interview arranged for that morning.

Despite the good news, he stressed that he would be back on the street tomorrow.

"I will keep going out there until someone says to me you start on Monday". He added.

Adrian can be contacted on 07766 183988

Appeal for South Cheshire Blood Donors

The National Blood Service is appealing for volunteers from the region to attend a donor sessions in Alsager.

With just 4% of the eligible population giving blood, the service is always in need of new donors.

Help save a life when the sessions start on Wednesday April 30 at the Civic Centre on Lawton Road between 1 - 3.30pm and from 4.30-7.30pm.

To be eligible for donation you need to in good health, aged between 17 and 65 if it is your first time donating and weigh at least 7st 12lbs.

It is recommended that you make an appointment by calling 0300 123 23 23