A Buxton resident’s birthday barn dance has raised over £9,000 for local patients with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses. Julie Fletcher, who has secondary breast cancer, held a ‘Party in the Barn’ in Combs last month, to celebrate her 50th Birthday. Julie’s been attending Blythe House Hospicecare in Chapel-en-Le-Frith since the beginning of 2019, accessing […]
Last year’s Mayor of the High Peak has visited Blythe House to hand over a cheque worth £530 for patient care and services. Blythe House was one of Linda Grooby’s chosen charities whilst she was the mayor of the borough for 2018/19. To raise money throughout the year, Linda asked for donations in lieu of […]
Blythe House patients, staff and volunteers are coming together to create a special wall hanging to commemorate the hospice’s 30th anniversary this year. Around 17 people are taking part in hand stitching and sewing the unique artwork alongside local textile artist, Anne Humberstone. Anne explained: ‘I applied to be a volunteer in the creative art […]
Popping tips and loose change in collection pots at a Chapel-en-le-Frith garage has raised over £837 for local patients with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses. Rob Kenyon MOT and Servicing Centre on Bowden Hey Road has displayed yellow Blythe House collection pots in its reception area since July 2015. During that time, the garage has […]
I spent 11 years fighting the Blythe House cause, helping to raise much-needed funds to continue to provide free care and services to those who really need them. I never thought that one day; I’d be on the other side of the fence, ringing the hospice to say “please help me.” Vickie Wilson worked at […]
A group of local artists is celebrating after hosting a successful open arts event, and raising £290 for Blythe House Hospicecare. Peak Vision Arts is a new group of artists living and working around Chapel-en-le-Frith. Photographer, Lynne McPeake; 2D mixed media artist, Ingrid Katarina Karlsson; jeweller, Yuka Jourdain; ‘The Peak Potter,’ Louise Neilson; Julia Brownsword, […]
The driving rain and freezing winds didn’t stop hardy golfers from enjoying a friendly competition in Buxton to raise funds for a local hospice. Blythe House Hospicecare hosted a golf day at Buxton and High Peak Golf Club on Friday 7th June, raising £4,712. This fantastic amount will pay for 31 nights of home care […]
A man from Longnor is putting his feet up after running more than 120 miles across Scotland in four days, and raising £600 for Blythe House. Jonathan Kempster ran from Cape Wrath to Helmsdale, to raise vital funds for Blythe House Hospicecare after his mum Betty suffered a stroke in November 2018. Healthcare assistants from […]
Nifty High Peak specialists with an eye for stamp or coin collections are being invited to spare some time to help support people with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses. Blythe House Hospicecare is on the lookout for passionate local experts who might like to volunteer between four to eight hours per week to sort and […]
A new author from Chapel-en-le-Frith has raised more than £140 for local patients with life-limiting illnesses, after launching her debut novel. Simone Hubbard hosted three book launches for Under a Greek Spell at Rems Bar, selling merchandise from Blythe House Hospicecare at the events. Simone’s husband, Martin died in 2013 after being diagnosed with cancer […]
