By Jonathan White
St Mary’s Church in Acton near Nantwich will host several Christmas-themed events over the first weekend in December.
An indoor ‘Christmas Tree Festival’ takes place on Saturday December 3 (9am to 5pm) and Sunday December 4 (12pm to 5.30pm).
A young Wistaston boy whose dad serves in the British Army, has been awarded a medal by military children’s charity Little Troopers.
Eight-year-old Archie Jacques has been awarded “Little Trooper of the Month” for coping with numerous challenges that come with having a parent serving in the Armed Forces.
Headteacher Ray Rudd says Calveley Primary Academy’s new mini library will play a key role in teaching pupils about cultural diversity.
The school won 100 Penguin books by authors of colour, which includes the recent publication ‘The Bench’ by Megan, Duchess of Sussex.
By Jonathan White
A “The Proms Acton” fund-raising concert at St Mary’s Church in Acton has helped raise thousands of pounds for Royal British Legion.
The outside of the church was bedecked with wood and crocheted poppies and poppy garlands.
By Jonathan White
The annual ‘Holly Fair’ in Wistaston has helped raise almost £2,000 for Wells Green Methodist Church.
The fair took place at the church on Brookland Avenue for the first time since 2019 due to the pandemic.
The 66th “Cancer Research UK Xmas Fair” takes place at Wistaston Memorial Hall on Church Lane on Saturday November 19 from 10am to 3pm.
Children will be able to visit Father Christmas (£4 per child) and receive a present from him.
By Jonathan White
Members of Wistaston Swans WI have hand-painted 350 pebbles to commemorate Poppy Day.
The pebbles are now on display on the low black ledge at the front and both sides of Wistaston Memorial Hall on Church Lane.
By Jonathan White
Wistaston has won at the ‘Britain in Bloom’ (North West) awards for the fourth year in succession.
Wistaston in Bloom won their fourth ‘Gold Award 2022 in the Town Category’, whilst Wistaston Conservation Group once again won a ‘2022 It’s Your Neighbourhood Award of Level 5 – Outstanding’ for the Joey the Swan parkland in Wistaston.
A busy road between Nantwich and Audlem was closed earlier today after a lorry tipped over.
Police were called to the A529 this afternoon where the accident happened at the junction of the B5071 Crewe Road Hatherton.
A ‘The Proms Acton’ fund-raising concert will take place on Sunday November 13 at St Mary’s Church on Monks Lane in Acton.
A medley of rousing music will be performed by the highly acclaimed Nantwich Concert Band and will feature talented soprano Jessica Thayer.
A serious three-vehicle accident has closed the busy A51 today at Hurleston near Nantwich.
One woman has been taken to hospital with serious but not thought to be life-threatening injuries.
By Jonathan White
A local construction firm building a new three-storey office in Crewe Business Park, has sponsored a training event for Wistaston community volunteers.
Caddick Construction is supporting Wistaston Community Council (WCC) by funding training for volunteer traffic marshals and securing the future of the village processions.
Youngsters at a Worleston primary school enjoyed a lesson about geology after an expert from environmental consultancy GeoSmart Information led a special lesson.
St Oswald’s CofE Primary School hosted the session for the children in years 3 and 4, with hydrogeologist Jack Croft helping them as they learned about geology in their science curriculum.
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