Macmillan Information and Support Centre - Macclesfield Hospital

22/10/2025

🌿 Taking Care of You – Because Self-Care Matters 🌿

When you’re affected by cancer — whether you’re a patient, a family member, or a friend — it’s easy to focus all your energy on treatment and appointments, and forget about you.

But self-care isn’t selfish. It’s an important part of coping, healing, and finding strength through difficult times.
Taking even small moments to rest, breathe, or do something that brings comfort can make a real difference to your wellbeing. 💚

At the Macmillan Information and Support Service, we’re here to help you look after yourself — emotionally, physically, and practically.
Whether you’d like to talk, find reliable information, or explore wellbeing activities and local support, you don’t have to do it alone.

📍 You can find us in The Christie at Macclesfield
📞 Or contact us at 01625 663128/663129

Because caring for yourself is a vital part of your cancer journey — and we’re here with you every step of the way. 💚

20/10/2025

🎉 A Huge Congratulations to Katrin Randles! 🎉

We’d like to give a massive shout out to the amazing Katrin Randles, who has raised over £500 for Macmillan Cancer Support through her incredible knitting!

Katrin’s husband, Chris, has been receiving treatment at The Christie at Macclesfield, and while waiting for appointments, Katrin is often found in our reception area knitting away — spreading smiles and kindness stitch by stitch.

Over the months, she’s created so many wonderful handmade items — from hearts and flowers for Valentine’s Day and Mothering Sunday, to adorable Creme Egg animal cozies for Easter, and pumpkins and woodland creatures for our Autumn Coffee Morning.

Katrin has a special birthday coming up soon, and she’s marking the occasion with a stall at her celebration, selling even more of her beautiful knitted creations to raise funds for Macmillan. 💚

What’s even more touching is that some of her wool was kindly donated by the family of a patient who has passed away, making her creations all the more meaningful.

Thank you, Katrin, for your generosity, creativity, and unwavering support. You truly are a star! 🌟💚

13/10/2025

We were over the moon to welcome two very special young fundraisers to our centre this week! 💚

We were delighted to welcome George and Starsson from Eden School, along with their teacher Sarah, to our centre recently.

These amazing students helped raise an incredible amount for Macmillan Cancer Support by hosting a coffee morning at school — and they dropped by to hand over their generous donation in person.

A huge thank you to everyone at Eden School for your kindness, community spirit, and continued support for people affected by cancer.

We loved your visit and are so grateful for all you’re doing to make a difference.

Thank you.

10/10/2025

David you are amazing and a complete inspiration to others to move against cancer. Thank you for all the money you are raising for Macmillan Cancer Support to help people get the support they need when they are affected by cancer. Long may your tapestry continue. 💚

07/10/2025

Once again these lovely local ladies, Alice and Jill, from Millers Court paid us a visit to drop off the £539 they raised by holding a coffee morning for Macmillan. Alice and Jill do this every year. They truly are amazing. A big thank you to them and all the residents and friends and family of Millers Court in Macclesfield for your support. Your generosity helps to ensure that Macmillan can keep providing support to anyone affected by cancer.

26/09/2025

A fantastic team effort today to raise lots of money for Macmillan.

A huge thank you to our fabulous volunteers who put in a huge shift for us at our Macmillan Coffee Morning today.

And to everyone who bought cake, donated cake, bought raffle tickets, donated raffle prizes, knitted items to raffle or sell.

Thank you for your amazing support today. We will let you know the final amount raised very soon…

Remember all money goes to help those affected by cancer who need support and help.

24/09/2025

Come and eat cake with us at our Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday 26th September 10-1 at Macclesfield Hospital and then walk, jog or run it off the following day at 5K Your Way at South Park. Meet at the bandstand.

Join us this Saturday (27th September) at 8:45am at the Bandstand, South Park for Macclesfield parkrun MOVE Against Cancer Charity 5k Your Way.

Whether you are living with or beyond cancer, we welcome you; along with family, friends, and anyone working in cancer services. Join us to walk, jog, run, cheer or volunteer - it’s completely up to you! 🏃🚶‍♀️🦺

Meet us by the blue flag & join us for coffee and cake afterwards at The Park Tavern. ☕️🧁

We are a FREE cancer support group with a difference. Find more info about what we do here: https://www.moveagainstcancer.org

❓If you have any questions, please contact us via email at macclesfieldgroup@5kyourway.org or via Facebook Messenger.

Looking forward seeing you all on Saturday!☺️💙

24/09/2025

Have you set yours up yet?

Paul Mills was the 1000th patient to sign up to MyChristie and was assisted by Oladipo Oni, one of our team of digital trainers.

Oladipo explained how to access the patient portal, went through the health questionnaire, outlined where documents are stored and how to see letters and appointments.

"I think MyChristie is really useful and it’s important that everyone knows more about it. It can be easy to lose focus when you're a patient, so having someone to show you how to use the portal is really helpful. I’ve completed my questionnaire already and I know it will be helpful going forward to keep appointments and my health history in one place," says Paul.

MyChristie is in the first phase of development and further functionality is planned over forthcoming months. This includes access to bloods closer to home appointments, CT and MR appointments, and links to the NHS app.

🔗 https://bit.ly/47Dfh3k

22/09/2025

Let them eat cake…

The countdown is on. Join us this Friday 26th September for our Macmillan Coffee Morning.

We will be selling fabulous homemade cakes in the east entrance of Macclesfield Hospital and in our Information and Support Centre at The Christie at Macclesfield. 10am until 1pm.

Help us raise lots of money for Macmillan to keep on helping those affected by cancer.

Donations of cakes welcome. These can be dropped off on Thursday to our Macmillan information centre in The Christie at Macclesfield - just no fresh cream please.

Raffle tickets available to purchase for some wonderful prizes.

18/09/2025

Today is the very first World Menopause and Cancer Awareness Day!

This new awareness day has been created by our friends at to shine a spotlight on one of the most overlooked gaps in cancer care: the impact of treatment-induced menopause.

At Shine we know how many younger people are affected by sudden, early menopause after cancer treatment - and how tough it can be to find the right support.

📊 Research from shows:
🔸 90% of people were not given a plan for managing menopause after treatment
🔸 9 in 10 said symptoms significantly affect their quality of life
🔸 Only 3% felt adequately supported by healthcare professionals

This isn’t just about symptoms - it’s about quality of life, fertility, and long-term health.

We’re proud to support this campaign, and today we’ll also be sharing some of our own resources to help anyone navigating menopause after cancer.

17/09/2025

And we thank you very much 😊💚

17/09/2025

Last year we planted a memorial tree at our Withington site to mark the first National Memorial Day for Health and Care Workers Lost to Su***de. All colleagues and visitors can visit the tree and memorial plaque, located near the Oak Road entrance in front of wards 14 and 15, as a quiet space for reflection.

This year we invite everyone, wherever you are, to take a moment today to remember those we have lost and to reflect on how we can continue to support one another.

As part of this year’s reflections, we are sharing a poem written by Dr Daniel Anderson, whose work has been instrumental in supporting this campaign.

At the Memorial Tree
by Dr Daniel Anderson

We stand together in the stillness of this place.
The tree holds our silence,
its branches carrying the weight of names we cannot speak without pain.
We remember the lives of our colleagues
who gave themselves to the care of others,
yet whose own suffering grew too heavy to bear.
They were clinicians, teachers, researchers, friends and colleagues,
their absence felt in every ward, every clinic, every home.
Today we honour them.
We acknowledge the struggle that so often remains hidden.
We promise to look more gently at one another,
to listen more deeply, more compassionately
to hold one another with the care we all deserve.
This tree roots their memory into our shared ground,
living witness to grief,
and to our commitment that they will not be forgotten.

If you, or someone you know, is struggling, call 111 or visit the NHS website for support.