By Jonathan White
Remembrance Sunday Services were held “virtually” yesterday to commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts.
More “virtual” Remembrance Sunday services are being held across Crewe and Nantwich as real services have had to be cancelled because of Covid lockdown.
Nantwich Town Council announced earlier this week they would be streaming the service live from St Mary’s Church in Nantwich.
By Jonathan White
A Remembrance Day poppy cascade and silhouetted soldiers are on display in front of Wistaston Memorial Hall.
The display was loaned to the village by the 35th (Wistaston) Scout Group.
Two Wistaston youngsters helped the Rotary Club of Crewe and Nantwich Weaver mark World Polio Day.
Nicholas Lees, 9, and Sophie Lees, 7, pupils at Berkley Academy, planted crocus corms in the Ward 1 garden at Leighton Hospital which has been renovated by Rotary members.
By Jonathan White
The Wistaston and Rope War Memorial Project will be officially opened on Remembrance Sunday if government Covid-19 guidelines allow.
The names of 16 local men who died in the two World Wars are commemorated on the Memorial cross in the grounds of St Mary’s Church, Wistaston.
A primary school in Wistaston has had to send a whole year group home to isolate after one pupil tested positive for Covid-19.
Staff at Wistaston Church Lane Academy acted swiftly and all pupils in Year One are now having to isolate at home for 14 days.
Cheshire Police has unveiled its new “community policing” model with “dedicated officers and PCSOs” in 122 community areas.
It will include new police bases in community and village halls in and around Nantwich.
By Jonathan White
A Wistaston garden centre that has raised thousands of pounds for charity has reopened.
The Rising Sun Nurseries garden centre on Middlewich Road has reopened its premises and charity shop, as Covid-19 pandemic lockdown measures are eased.
By Jonathan WhiteWistaston Village Cricket Club staged its 40th “Presidents Day” at the Eric Swan Sports Ground & Brittles Pavilion off Church Lane.
There were three fixtures during the day. Under 11s v Under 9s (15 over game), Ladies vs Under 15s (100 ball game) and current players vs past players (100 ball game).
By Jonathan White
A primary school supply teacher from Wistaston has been helping parents during coronavirus lockdown – by reading children’s stories broadcast live on Facebook!
By Jonathan White
A drummer from Wistaston helped lead the 75th anniversary of Victory in Japan Day (VJ Day) in Nantwich town centre.
Victory in Japan Day was the moment that the Allies (Britain, the US and other countries fighting together) marked victory over Japan.
Fire crews tackled a building fire off Broughton Lane in Wistaston.
The fire broke out at around 9pm last night (August 9)
Tributes have been paid to a former headteacher and key community leader in Wistaston who has died.
John Charles White, who was born in Suffolk in 1939, played a major role in many of Wistaston’s community events.
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