The violin and bow of tragic musician Helen Cookson are expected to sell for £8,000 at a Nantwich auction. Cookson, who played for the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, died of cancer aged just 36.
The author of “Space Has No Frontier ” (The life and Times of Sir Bernard Lovell) will be giving a talk in Nantwich this week. John Bromley-Davenport will at Nantwich Bookshop, in the town square, to talk about the man whose legacy is Jodrell Bank.
The Nantwich Singers will mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Britten with a concert at St Mary’s Church. They will be performing works by the celebrated English composer and also Henry Purcell this Saturday November 23.
Christmas has come early in Nantwich after 40 advertising hoardings promoting the town’s traders were unveiled. The boards, which also promote the November 30 Christmas lights switch on, are a joint project by Nantwich Town Council and local businesses.
Fans of live music and comedy are in for a treat this week with an array of shows at Lyceum Theatre in Crewe. The Rocky Horror Murder Show takes place at the Lyceum on Wednesday (November 20) from 7.30pm.
Students at a South Cheshire theatre school will be performing as the “Lost Boys” in Cheshire’s biggest pantomime this Christmas. Peter Pan is set to attract thousands of families to Crewe Lyceum Theatre throughout December.
Nantwich Library is to host an event with the team behind “The Longest Night: Five Curious Tales” ghost stories book. The limited edition anthology has been produced by five award-winning authors.
Music fans across Crewe and Nantwich are gearing up for the annual charity gig “Boxjam” – with a mystery local act performing. The unnamed six-piece group have whipped up an air of ambiguity ahead of the event on November 17.
The owners of Nantwich Bookshop feature in a story of their own as part of a new BBC reality series, Million Dollar Intern. Bookshop owners Steve and Denise Lawson were picked as one of a handful of businesses around the UK to star in the new series.
A pair of lamprey fish caught by a South Cheshire angler 90 years ago, could be sold for up to £8,000 at a Nantwich auction. The rare stuffed fish (pictured) are already attracting international interest before the Peter Wilson sale later this month.
An exhibition by former Brine Leas teacher Alan Leese called People, Places & Paint is now on show at Nantwich Museum. The display, in the Millennium Gallery at the Pillory Street venue, is aim at all ages and runs until January 25.
A summer reading challenge enjoyed by scores of Nantwich youngsters has been hailed a “monster” success. This year’s scheme run in Cheshire East libraries including Nantwich had a spooky theme.
A medal awarded to a Royal Navy hero from the second War of Independence in 1812, is to go on sale at a Nantwich auction. The medal is expected to fetch around £10,000 when it goes under the hammer at Peter Wilson auctioneers on Market Street November 27-28.
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