Macclesfield: Gawsworth coffee morning raises £1500 for Bollington Parkinson's charity

By Alex Greensmith 13th Oct 2023

Local News by Alex Greensmith 13th Oct 2023

The community spirit of the Macclesfield area has been praised, as the public came together in their droves to raise money for a local Parkinson's charity.

Yesterday at Gawsworth Church Hall, over 100 people attended a fundraiser for The ALEX Project, a Bollington-based charity to support those with Parkinson's disease.

Money was raised by the sale of cakes, secondhand goods and raffle tickets.

There may have been parking chaos in the carpark of the Methodist Church, but the event itself was anything but chaotic.

For more information about The ALEX Project, please click the red link below.

The charity coffee morning has raised an astounding amount for The ALEX Project.

The ALEX Project Treasurer Damian Mead said: "We raised £1,500 at the coffee morning."

"We had a big turnout, especially from the village.

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"Thank you to everyone for their support, and also to the 43 businesses and individuals that donated prizes."

The Dark Lane venue holds Thursday coffee mornings for different charities, but it was the first time they had done so for The ALEX Project.

The raffle prizes were donated by the following companies, please click the red link to show them some support:

Adam Francis Illustrator

Arighi Bianchi

Bill Livesey

Blue Tree Home

Bollington Leisure Centre

Boots Macclesfield

Brassington's Deli

B&V Trading

Carole Ann Poole

Cherry Blossom Bakery

Cinta Gifts

Classical Beauty Therapy

Co-Op Thornton Square

East Cheshire Sub Aqua Club

John Douglas Menswear Macclesfield

Kate McHale Art Bollington

Macclesfield College Pure Salon

Macclesfield College Restaurant

Macclesfiled Silk Museum

Mujer Boutique

Marc makes Comics

McCarhy Coaches Macclesfield

Ruth Lear Silk Painter

Spearings Butchers of Park Green

The Thistle Coffee House

The Wild Bunch

Tunnicliffe Signs

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