Nantwich Library launches Summer Reading Challenge 2014
Nantwich youngsters are signing up to the latest Summer Reading Challenge at Nantwich library.
Scores of children aged 4 to 11 take part every year, and the 2014 theme is “The Mythical Maze”.
Arts & Entertainment
Paintings of Nantwich pupils on display at town museum
The amazing artistic talents of Nantwich school children are on display at the town’s museum for another week.
Paintings like this “Nantwich Market” Picasso style by a Stapeley Broad Lane CE Primary School Year 5 pupil make up the “SkoolsFest 14” exhibition in the Millennium Gallery.
Nantwich Fete to be annual event, organisers hope
The organisers of Nantwich Fete say they want to build on its success – by making it an annual event. Thousands filled the town centre at the weekend to enjoy the fete and Nantwich Skoolsfest 2014.
Redshift Radio begins non-stop 60-hour broadcast for St Luke’s Hospice
Staff at a Crewe & Nantwich radio station are backing St Luke’s Hospice Midnight Walk – with a non-stop 60 hour broadcast! Redshift Radio’s online broadcast, from 10am today (June 27), marks the 10th anniversary of the Midnight Walk, which takes place on Saturday night (June 28).
Cheshire Band which played at D-Day commemoration, to perform in Nantwich
By Jonathan White A Cheshire band which played at the D-Day commemorations in France, will be performing in Nantwich later this year. The Corps of Drums of The Cheshire Constabulary Band played in front of tens of thousands of spectators and millions who watched the D-Day commemorations on TV.
Record crowd attend Nantwich Museum for Dutton Medal award
Auctioneer and TV personality Robert Stones has been honoured with the prestigious Dutton Medal at Nantwich Museum. The museum’s board nominate an individual every year for the medal made by Ron Dutton in memory of his parents.
Nantwich Town Fete and SkoolsFest set to be big hit, say organisers
Organisers of this weekend’s Nantwich Town Fete are promising a fun-packed day for all the family. The event, a revival of an old tradition, will sit alongside “SkoolsFest”, which showcases young talent from the town’s schools in singing, dancing, drama and the arts.
Nantwich art gallery opens new exhibition with “Art Up Close”
An exhibition featuring local artists has opened at the Bailey Arts Gallery at Dagfields Farm in Nantwich. The exhibition, which runs until July 7, features the work of six artists who make up the group “Art Up Close”.
Wendy Williams wins Nantwich Camera Club exhibition vote
Visitors to Nantwich Museum have voted for the winner of a Nantwich Camera Club exhibition. And from 100 prints, the overall winner was Wendy Williams and this shot, called “Mill at Sunset”.
Nantwich pupils join Cheshire East Youth Theatre for Lyceum show
Pupils from Malbank School have teamed up with Cheshire East Youth Theatre (CEYT) to star in the production of “Coram Boy” at Crewe Lyceum on June 28. It’s the first time CEYT has formally worked with the Nantwich school.
Author to launch new trilogy at Nantwich Bookshop signing
A Cheshire garden designer is launching his new novel at Nantwich Bookshop later this month. J.P.Cansdale’s “The Dark Heroes” is the first of a new trilogy, by Pegasus Publishers.
Nantwich duo crown 12-month rise from Malbank to London’s West End
By Claire Faulkner Twelve months ago, Harry Johnson and Justin Williams were producing “Fawlty Towers” at a school in Nantwich. Now they are about to crown an amazing year when their latest show “Bouncers” opens in the West End of London.
Nantwich teachers and pupils in final preparation for SkoolsFest 2014
Pupils and teachers across Nantwich are putting the final touches to the eagerly-anticipated SkoolsFest 2014 event later this month. The event will see all 16 schools in the Nantwich Education Partnership (NEP) take part for the second festival of its kind.
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