Arts & Entertainment

Bickerton Poacher lifts spirits with free entertainment for 2023

Bickerton Poacher lifts spirits with free entertainment for 2023

A country pub near Nantwich is hitting the right note during the cost living crisis by staging free music nights featuring some of the country’s best tribute acts.

Entertainers are to become a regular feature at The Bickerton Poacher every last Friday of the month during 2023 after striking a chord with regulars in the run up to Christmas.

January 15, 2023
Combermere Abbey to host delayed Platinum Jubilee concert

Combermere Abbey to host delayed Platinum Jubilee concert

The medieval panelled library at Combermere Abbey near Nantwich is to host a special Platinum Jubilee event on January 20.

One hundred guests will enjoy a programme created by two local musical legends, conductor/composer John Moore and pianist/organist Richard James.

January 15, 2023
Recreation of Tina Turner concert comes to Crewe Lyceum

Recreation of Tina Turner concert comes to Crewe Lyceum

“TOTALLY TINA” rocks into its 14th year and arrives at the Crewe Lyceum Theatre in South Cheshire on Friday February 17.

It is the UK’s original, award-winning Tina Turner tribute and stars Justine Riddoch and her cast.

January 15, 2023
Brine Leas School to host “creative writing” community programme

Brine Leas School to host “creative writing” community programme

Brine Leas School in Nantwich is to host a “creative writing” course as part of its community education programme.

Associate lecturer Liam Doran will be running the course which launches on Tuesday January 17.

January 12, 2023
English Civil War author to talk at bookshop in Nantwich

English Civil War author to talk at bookshop in Nantwich

by Jonathan White
Historical fiction author Charles Cordell will talk about his debut novel “God’s Vindictive Wrath” at Nantwich Bookshop on January 20.

The novel is set in the first weeks of the English Civil War in October 1642, Warwickshire, where 30,000 men gathered to determine the fate of nations and to pursue their own ideals and enmities through brutal and bloody combat.

January 11, 2023
Nantwich Museum looks ahead to changes in 2023

Nantwich Museum looks ahead to changes in 2023

Nantwich Museum is to undergo a series of changes and improvements in 2023.

New display cases have been installed and museum exhibits are being reorganised.

January 8, 2023
“Outlook” exhibition by IntaStitch opens at Nantwich Museum

“Outlook” exhibition by IntaStitch opens at Nantwich Museum

“Outlook” exhibition by IntaStitch has opened at Nantwich Museum and runs until Saturday February 25.

It’s a free exhibition in the Millennium Gallery and features a variety of techniques, including printing, dying, embroidery, machine stitching, feltwork, painting, applique, quilting and more.

December 17, 2022
Cast are all geared up for Crewe Lyceum Christmas Panto

Cast are all geared up for Crewe Lyceum Christmas Panto

Are you ready for panto? Oh yes you are.

The cast for this year’s production of Aladdin at Crewe Lyceum are busy rehearsing but some of them managed to take a break to chat with me earlier this week.

December 11, 2022
St Mary's Church in snow

Brine Leas School to stage Christmas Carol concert

Brine Leas School in Nantwich is staging a Christmas Carol concert on Tuesday December 13.

The concert is being held at St Mary’s Church in Nantwich and starts at 7pm, with free entry.

December 7, 2022
New Year’s Eve comedy special comes to Nantwich Civic Hall

New Year’s Eve comedy special comes to Nantwich Civic Hall

The New Year’s Comedy Special returns to Nantwich Civic Hall on New Year’s Eve with a star-studded bill of comedy followed by a disco.

Hosting the event is Dave Williams, who has been a full-time comedian since 1998, and is booked both as stand-up and compere by a range of venues/promoters.

December 2, 2022
Nantwich choristers wow packed audience to milestone concert

Nantwich choristers wow packed audience to milestone concert

Music-lovers flocked to an autumn concert marking the start of a year of celebration for Nantwich Choral Society.

They packed St Mary’s Church in Nantwich for an evening of classical music against the 14th century backdrop.

December 1, 2022
Nantwich Bookshop to host South Cheshire poet’s book launch

Nantwich Bookshop to host South Cheshire poet’s book launch

A South Cheshire dad who turned to poetry after being diagnosed with ADHD has collated his favourite rhymes into a new book celebrating his love for Crewe and Nantwich.

Gareth Williams, dubbed ‘The Rhymeologist’, became a media sensation when he first posted his upbeat poems about the area on Facebook during the early part of the pandemic.

November 30, 2022
Universal Model Show to return to Nantwich after pandemic

Universal Model Show to return to Nantwich after pandemic

By Jonathan White
The ‘Universal Model Show’ returns to Nantwich on February 26 2023 for the first time since 2020 due to the pandemic.

It will take place at Malbank School & Sixth Form College on Welsh Row.

November 28, 2022