The Douglas Macmillan Hospice would like to thank people for their continued support, particularly in the face of the current economic climate.

The hospice needs voluntary donations of money, time, goods and services to maintain the quality of care that families across North Staffordshire depend on when facing terminal illness.

Thank you to:

Trentham Garden Centre for £79.85 from a collection

Freeport , Talke, for £46.95 from an in-store collection

United Co-op, in Chell, for £273 from a raffle

Audley Methodist Church for a £130 donation

Mitten Clarke, in Festival Park, Etruria, for a £98.50 donation

Clayton Dental Centre for a £33 donation

The X-ray department at the North Staffs Royal Infirmary for a £115 donation

Windmill Inn, Werrington, for £150 from a darts marathon and raffle.

Merryfields Special School, in May Bank for a £43.50 donation

Roundabout Day Nursery, in Bucknall, for a £35 donation

Hanley Felons for a £40 donation

VOLUNTEER NOW

We would not be able to provide the care and support for local people facing cancer and other life limiting illness without our volunteers. Please donate your time now. Ring 01782 344332 or email volunteernow@dmhospice.org.uk. Alternatively text your name and mobile number to 0791 7374739.

WE NEED YOUR UNWANTED ITEMS

Please take unwanted goods to our shops – clothes, shoes, bric-a-brac, jewellery, books – we can sell your unwanted items to raise invaluable funds for the hospice.

Come and shop at any one of our 15 shops and pick up a bargain. Our shops are open Monday to Saturday 9.30am to 4.30pm and are situated in Alsager Biddulph, Cheadle, Chesterton, Kidsgrove, Leek, Longton, Meir, Newcastle, Silverdale, Stoke and Tunstall.

The shop at Hanford is open Tuesday to Saturday 11am-7pm and Sundays 11am-4pm.

NEW SHOPS NOW OPEN

We are seeking volunteers to work in our new shops in Hanford, Chesterton and Silverdale.

If you have a few hours to spare, call 01782 344300 for further details.

DMH LOTTERY

It costs £1 a week to be a playing member and you could be one of the 279 winners each week, who share a prize fund of £4,500. For more details please contact 01782 344321.

1st prize of £2,500, 95071, Smallthorne

2nd prize of £200, 80675, Tittensor

3rd prize of £150, 27651, Red Street, Newcastle

4th prize of £75, 28300, Cheddleton

5th prize of £50, 85071, Eaton Park

6th prize of £30, 38007, Silverdale

3 Prizes of £15, 03144, 03288, 37302

20 Prizes of £10, 11411, 20184, 22450, 34020, 36052, 39600, 45246, 46935, 51791, 54316, 67260, 69272, 73307, 73824, 75338, 82421, 85371, 86443, 88737, 95579

FUTURE EVENTS

Saturday, March 20: Stone Lions Big Band Night at St Dominic's Priory School, in Stone, at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £7 each. Call Chris Handley on 01785 812027

March 25, 26 and 27: First Annual Beer Festival, from 7pm to 11pm, at Fenton Private Bowling and Tennis Club, in Heron Cross.

Live entertainment on Saturday evening. Entry is free. For more details call 01782 599736

Sunday, April 11: Dougie Mac 5k Run/ Walk at the Wedgwood Estate, Barlaston, at 9.45am. Entry fee is £10 prior to the event and includes a DMH T-shirt.

Saturday, April 17: Gala Charity Concert with Denise Leigh and Philip Cartwright, also featuring Newcastle Male Voice Choir at St George's Church, Newcastle, at 7.30pm. Tickets £7 each. For details, call 01782 660613.