Arts & Entertainment

Tickets selling fast as Nantwich Roots Festival set to launch

Tickets selling fast as Nantwich Roots Festival set to launch

The 4th Nantwich Roots Festival will be held next week with a host of live performances on show across the town.

The festival, which runs from May 12 to 18, brings a diverse bill blending international stars with local emerging talent.

May 7, 2025
REVIEW: Blackadder Goes Forth, by Nantwich Players

REVIEW: Blackadder Goes Forth, by Nantwich Players

Clever, cunning, brilliant…

Just a few words from Edmund Blackadder’s own diction that could be used to describe how Nantwich Players have brought this production to the stage.

May 6, 2025
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Children of No 1, Wood Street, Nantwich, Cheshire, taken on 8 May 1945, Victory in Europe Day

VE Day anniversary celebrations at Nantwich Museum

Nantwich Museum is staging a special exhibition this week to mark the anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.

VE Day was declared on May 8th 1945, the day after Germany surrendered unconditionally marking the end of World War Two in the west.

May 5, 2025
Very Best in Stand Up returns for May show in Nantwich

Very Best in Stand Up returns for May show in Nantwich

The Very Best in Stand Up returns to Nantwich this week when four top comedians will be performing at Nantwich Civic Hall.

Compere for the night on Friday (May 2) is Carl Donnelly.

April 28, 2025
Cheshire Wildlife Trust launches photography competition

Cheshire Wildlife Trust launches photography competition

Cheshire Wildlife Trust is looking for the best photos of wildlife and wild places across Cheshire for their photography competition.

From all of the entries, 12 winners and 12 runners up will feature in the Trust’s 2026 calendar.

April 24, 2025
First Nantwich Youth Centre Rock Fest hailed big success

First Nantwich Youth Centre Rock Fest hailed big success

More than 100 youngsters enjoyed the first “Rock Fest” staged at the newly revamped Nantwich Youth & Community Centre (NYCC).

The event was organised and run by NYCC youth workers George and Eli and staged in collaboration with Applestump Records in Nantwich.

April 24, 2025
Magical Musical Bike at the 2023 Family Festival

Roll up for Reaseheath College Family Festival in May

Reaseheath College and University Centre’s Family Festival returns on Sunday May 18 and their Nantwich campus.

And organisers say the event promises to be bigger, better, and more fun than ever before.

April 23, 2025
Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival hailed a huge success

Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival hailed a huge success

Organisers, venue bosses and emergency services have hailed this year’s Nantwich Jazz Festival as a massive success.

The five-day festival pulled un bumper crowds across all the official venues as revellers enjoyed a wide variety of live acts.

April 22, 2025
Elvis is back in town with Crewe Vagrants show

Elvis is back in town with Crewe Vagrants show

Crewe Vagrants Cricket Club in Willaston is hosting a one-off Elvis spectacular next month.

JD King will return as Elvis for a “one night only” performance on Saturday May 3rd at the club on Newcastle Road.

April 21, 2025
REVIEW: Dodgy at Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival

REVIEW: Dodgy at Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival

Nantwich Civic Hall was transported back 30 years to the height of the Britpop era when Dodgy came to town last night (April 19).

The band rose to prominence during that period, and this performance shows they are still as popular as ever.

April 20, 2025
Literary events coming to Nantwich Bookshop

Literary events coming to Nantwich Bookshop

By Jonathan White
Book lovers in Nantwich can attend a number of author events at Nantwich Bookshop & Coffee Lounge and Malbank School this spring.

On Friday April 25, former MI6 operative-turned-author Charles Beaumont will launch his second novel, A Spy at War.

April 19, 2025
German indie duo barn54 to perform in Nantwich

German indie duo barn54 to perform in Nantwich

By Jonathan White
German acoustic indie duo barn54 are to perform in Nantwich as part of their 2025 The Shades Tour.

The band – Simon and Sina – will play at The White Horse (5pm) and The Wilbraham Arms (8pm) tomorrow (April 19).

April 18, 2025
Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival starts with a bang

Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival starts with a bang

The streets of Nantwich came alive as the 27th annual Nantwich Jazz, Blues & Music Festival launched in style with an opening performance at Studio Nantwich’s The Bank Stage

April 18, 2025