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

By Alex Greensmith 13th Oct 2023

Event Organiser Carole Ann Poole raised close to £500 herself, by donning some Union Jacked-themed tights, whilst conducting the raffle. (Image - Alexander Greensmith / Macclesfield Nub News)
Event Organiser Carole Ann Poole raised close to £500 herself, by donning some Union Jacked-themed tights, whilst conducting the raffle. (Image - Alexander Greensmith / Macclesfield Nub News)

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.

"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

Cosy Wren

Crafty Corner

DJ Massey & Sons

Don Millers

East Cheshire Sub Aqua Club

Flour Water Salt

Gawsworth Hall

Gawsworth Shop & Hub

George's Chip Shop 

HOMEstead Grown

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

Medina Home

Mootiful Gifts

Newton's Dairies

Pizza Express

Ruth Lear Silk Painter

Spearings Butchers of Park Green

Spiveys Web

The Fent Shop

The Flower House

The Old Barn Kitchen

The Thistle Coffee House

The Wild Bunch

Tunnicliffe Signs

     

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