A man from Longnor is preparing to take on a mammoth challenge as he bids to run 140 miles across Scotland in just four days. Jonathan Kempster is set to run from Cape Wrath to John O’Groats from Saturday 1st June, to raise vital funds for Blythe House Hospicecare after his mum Betty suffered a […]
Two sisters from Litton Mill have raised an outstanding £2,790 for local cancer patients after hosting a bake sale in memory of their mum who died in April. Alice and Emily Lewis held the bumper baking event during the early May Bank Holiday Weekend on Litton Mill Green, alongside their friends from Bishop Pursglove CE […]
Expert husband and wife dancers Michael and Jackie Hough marked 50 years since their first dance class in Chapel-en-le-Frith with a special anniversary celebration. The golden afternoon tea dance saw over 130 past and present dance students come together at the town’s Methodist Church on Saturday 11th May. The event raised a fantastic £1,705 for […]
Pupils at Buxton Community School hatched a masterplan to raise more than £630 for Blythe House Hospicecare. Year 8 students were given £10 per tutor group and asked to generate as much profit as possible for Blythe House, as part of their inter-form Easter Enterprise challenge. Young people from across the six tutor groups came […]
Throughout June, Cooper Sons Hartley & Williams, Buxton will be providing a Will writing service in return for their fee being donated to Blythe House Hospicecare. Ann’s grandson, Oliver, was just five-years-old when he was diagnosed with a rare form of leukaemia. Following 10 months of intensive chemotherapy, a bone marrow transplant, treatment for a […]
Meet the team – Ruth Brown, Hospice at Home Manager Since the Hospice at Home service’s inception in 2016, we have supported more than 300 people to die at home with their families and friends by their side. Our professional and compassionate healthcare assistants have delivered over 30,000 hours of day and night care. Ruth […]
Chapel-en-le-Frith youngsters Freya and Ethan continue to raise money for Blythe House after their Mummy, Charlotte started to attend in February 2018, following her breast cancer diagnosis. Freya, 10, said: ‘We took part in the Jingle Bell Jog in December 2018, and encouraged all our friends at school to do the same. We have a […]
Our huge thanks go to Spa Town Ladies Darts ‘n’ Doms team, and the Spa Town Rock ‘n’ Rollers group after they’ve collectively raised £1,000 for Blythe House Hospicecare. Blythe House trustee, Mike Hardman met with both groups to receive respective cheques of £700 from the Darts ‘n’ Doms ladies, and £300 from the Rock […]
Our comprehensive training programme is giving High Peak residents skills and knowledge to support local patients in the comfort of their own homes. We are continuing to recruit community volunteers, to offer practical and emotional support and companionship, including providing breaks for family members or carers, and helping with simple household tasks. The next volunteer […]
Audrey Bramah has been involved with volunteering at, and supporting, Blythe House since its inception in 1989. The Chinley resident says: ‘When Blythe House first started, there was a small office near the church in Chapel-en-le-Frith. I couldn’t volunteer full-time then as I owned a restaurant but I would sell raffle tickets and host coffee […]
