Fire crews have been tackling a major fire at the Beechmere supported living complex in Crewe since Thursday afternoon. Around 150 residents were evacuated and no one was seriously hurt.
Community and Voluntary Services (CVS) in Cheshire East have put out an appeal for donations.
Local businesses, organisations and residents are being urged to donate practical help in the form of the following items:
Tinned Food
Blankets
Duvets/ Sheets/ Pillows
Toiletries
Clothes
Crewe Lifestyle Centre is the main contact hub for people in need of support and the main storage for all donations.
If you wish to donate please only use the collection points listed below:
CVS Offices, Crewe, 1a Gatefield Street CW1 2JP
Ableworld Crewe, 1 Valley Brook Business Centre Mill Street, Crewe CW2 7DT
Ableworld Nantwich, 39 Beam St, Nantwich CW5 5NF
Eight Farmers, Parkers Road, Coppenhall, Crewe CW1 4PY
Alberts Corner, Burford House Prince Albert Street, Crewe CW1 2DF
Four Eagles, Dunwoody Way, Crewe CW1 3AW
Mecca Bingo, unit 3, phoenix leisure park, Dunwoody Way, Crewe, CW1 3AJ
Rainbow Day Nursery Haslington, 73 Crewe Road, Crewe CW1 5QX
Crewe Town FC - Cumberland Arena, Thomas Street, Crewe CW1 2BD - 5pm - 6.30pm Friday (9th) evening.
VWJ Earthmoving, Newhouse Farm Clay Lane, Crewe CW1 5SQ - from 7am Friday (9th), morning.
Crewe & Nantwich Conservatives office, Barclays bank, 13 Churhyardside, CW5 5DE
YMCA Crewe, Unit C Victoria Centre, Crewe CW1 2PU
Wishing Well, Jubilee House, St Paul S Street, Crewe CW1 2QA
Little Steps Nursery, Metasi House 521 West Street, Crewe CW1 3PA
Belong, 20 Brookhouse Drive, Crewe CW2 6NA
Jo Jo's day nursery, Unit 1-3, Macon Business Park Macon Way, Crewe CW1 6DG
LJ@nantwich Hair Salon, 5 Church Walk, Nantwich CW5 5RG
Co-op Haslington, 129 Crewe Road, Crewe CW1 5RG
Reaseheath College , Main Road, Nantwich CW5 6DF
Kids Planet, Sydney Road, Crewe
Age UK, Nantwich Road
On Friday morning, Sally Graham contacted the Diocese of Chester to ask for practical help and prayers in response to the care home fire. Please respond if you can.
Chair, Sally Graham says: "Volunteers are urgently needed at the Crewe Lifestyle Centre right now to help sort through clothes; this is being co-ordinated by Hannah at Crewe Town Council. Please go along to help if you can. Other help in the next few days and weeks will also be needed. Practical help is urgently needed. Your prayers are also needed."
Curate in Crewe, the Revd Catherine Cleghorn has been helping to coordinate things on the ground. She says: "It's a really, really sad situation. Many of the residents will have lost all of their possessions. Please hold them in your prayers. We also pray and give thanks to God that no one was seriously injured and we thank God for the amazing community response."
See latest updates from the BBC.
