The Chesterfield Children’s Charity is seeking new trustees to develop the charity further.

They are seeking expressions of interest from potential individuals to appoint 3 new Trustees, this is a voluntary role. and will ensure C3 can continue the work of the past 10 years with over £108,547 of fundraising so far.

Vic Risorto said ” The aims of the charity are to relieve sickness suffering and poverty as well as improve the conditions for sick and terminally ill and under privileged children, their families and carers in Chesterfield and North Derbyshire or such other geographical area the trustees determine”

They are looking for trustees with skills in marketing, fundraising, events management, project management, financial management and graphic design, supporting the planning and final delivery of 2 main fund raising events and 4 locally held meetings.

Anyone interested in getting involved can email events@c3.com before the closing date of the 7th September 2015.

The funeral of Alderman Jim McManus will take place on Tuesday 25 August.

Jim’s family have asked that people gather at Staveley Methodist Church at 12.30pm with the service due to take place at 12.40pm.

The funeral cortege will drive past the Town Hall, Rose Hill on its way to the church.

A private cremation will be held at Chesterfield and District Crematorium for close family and friends only, but all are welcome to attend a reception in memory of Jim at Poolsbrook Miners’ Welfare Club after the service.

Donations in lieu of flowers are requested in aid of the new Chesterfield Royal Macmillan Cancer Centre.

Jim served as a Chesterfield borough councillor for 28 years from 1987 to earlier this year.  He served as mayor in 2001 to 2002 and was the council’s executive member for housing from 2011 to 2015.

BRM Solicitors has joined forces with Macmillan Cancer Support to exclusively offer a free will-writing service during September and October to raise money for the Chesterfield Royal Macmillan Cancer Centre Appeal.

Over the two months, BRM Solicitors will waive its fees, and instead will encourage clients to make a voluntary donation of £54 per single will and £108 per double will to the Chesterfield Royal Macmillan Cancer Centre Appeal. The amounts were chosen as £54 is the equivalent of funding two hours of a Macmillan Nurse and £108, four hours.

Macmillan is trying to raise £2.5 million to build the new state-of-the-art Cancer Centre. This exciting new development will mean that people with cancer in North and North East Derbyshire will be able to receive their vital treatment, care and support in one purpose-built facility – providing joined up services closer to home.

Currently cancer care and treatment is given from different clinics across the hospital site, and the chemotherapy unit is no longer large enough for the number of patients it sees.  There is also only a limited information service.  The new centre will change all that – enabling specialist teams to provide a range of appointments in one place – including all out-patient chemotherapy and clinical haematology.  The centre will also include a specialist information and advice service.

Rob Woodhead, Head of Wills and Probate at BRM Solicitors says: “BRM Solicitors is very proud to volunteer our legal expertise to help such a worthwhile cause. The money raised from this free will-writing initiative will help Macmillan to provide vital support services to people affected by cancer.”

98% of Macmillan’s funding comes from voluntary donations; over a third of which is from gifts in wills.

Rob Turner, Senior Fundraising manager for Macmillan in Chesterfield said: “This is a vital new centre for the people of North and North East Derbyshire. Being diagnosed with cancer is one of the toughest things that anyone can face and the Chesterfield Royal Macmillan Cancer Centre will give local people the very best in treatment and support.  But we won’t be able to do this without the generosity of local people and support of local businesses like BRM Solicitors.

Several members of England’s Under-19 squad have picked up their A-level results before the second Royal London One-Day International against Australia at Queen’s Park tomorrow; 10.30am start.

Aneurin Donald of Glamorgan, who is also the England Under 19s Captain, was one of the players who picked up his results ahead of tomorrow’s fixture at Chesterfield.

England Under-19s are also in action at The 3aaa County Ground for the third Royal London One-Day International on Monday 17 August, with the game televised LIVE on Sky Sports.

“My mum went into school down in Swansea and phoned me up this morning,” said Donald.

“I got an A, a B and a D, which I’m happy enough with. It’s not been an easy year because we had an Under-19s trip to Australia in the spring, but we all took our work with us.”

Lancashire’s Haseeb Hameed, who attended Bolton School, was also happy with a B and a C, and like Donald has decided to postpone the possibility of going to university to concentrate on his cricket career.

It is the same story for George Garton, Sussex’s left-arm seamer who had very good news from Hurstpierpoint College  with results of A, A*, B.

Ben Green, an all-rounder from Devon who is on the Somerset staff, is one of the younger members of the squad but he also had good news from Exeter School, with an A, a B and a C in his AS levels.

All four celebrated in suitable style after practice at Queen’s Park, with an ice cream from the ice cream van outside Chesterfield’s famous Frederick’s Gelateria.