Arts & Entertainment

Nantwich shop to host town’s first “Record Store Day”

Nantwich shop to host town’s first “Record Store Day”

By Courtney Davies
A record store in Nantwich is hosting the town’s first Record Store Day next month.

Applestump Records, on Barker Street, will participate in the annual national day on April 23.

March 18, 2022
Coronation Street star William Roach book to launch in Nantwich

Coronation Street star William Roach book to launch in Nantwich

A new book about the life of Coronation Star William Roach is to be launched at Nantwich Bookshop.

Roach played Ken Barlow in the long-running soap for several decades, will be launched to coincide with his 90th birthday.

March 16, 2022
“Movement” exhibition opens at Nantwich Museum

“Movement” exhibition opens at Nantwich Museum

“Movement”, a new free exhibition by Alex Jabore, has opened in the Millennium Gallery at Nantwich Museum to run until Saturday May 7.

Alex Jabore, a returning exhibitor, is a fine artist based in the Pennines who has established herself as a figurative painter of ballet and wildlife of the British Isles.

March 15, 2022
Bluebell Wood At Combermere Abbey

Combermere Abbey announces return of Bluebell Walks for 2022

Historic venue Combermere Abbey near Nantwich is opening its grounds to the public for its popular annual bluebell walks.

The walks will also include walking tours around the historic abbey.

March 12, 2022
Nantwich Singers to stage seasonal concert at St Mary’s Church

Nantwich Singers to stage seasonal concert at St Mary’s Church

The Nantwich Singers will be giving a concert of seasonal music and verse for Passiontide at St Mary’s Church, Nantwich.

The concert will take place on Tuesday April 5 at 7.30pm.

March 11, 2022
Bruce Kendrick - wildlife author at Nantwich Bookshop

Author on revisiting teenage wildlife haunts in Nantwich talk

By Jonathan White
Author Bruce Kendrick will talk about his new book ‘An Eye for Birds’ at Nantwich Bookshop & Coffee Lounge on High Street next month.

As a 10-year old, Bruce contracted TB and was sent to an isolated sanatorium, deep in the Cheshire countryside.

March 7, 2022
Folk legends Fairport Convention set for “Nantwich Roots” festival

Folk legends Fairport Convention set for “Nantwich Roots” festival

Folk legends Fairport Convention, Ralph McTell and Seth Lakeman will be in Nantwich in May when they top the bill for a new folk, roots and Americana festival.

Called ‘Nantwich Roots’, the festival will run May 11-15 and has been organised Words and Music Festival team.

March 7, 2022
REVIEW: “We Will Rock You” by Curtain Call, Crewe Lyceum

REVIEW: “We Will Rock You” by Curtain Call, Crewe Lyceum

Curtain Call had a wonderful return to Crewe Lyceum this weekend with We Will Rock You, writes Claire Faulkner.

Written by Ben Elton and based on the music of Queen, We Will Rock You is set in a future world where musical instruments are forbidden and rock music is a distant memory, we follow a brave group of bohemians fighting to restore freedom of thought and creativity.

March 6, 2022
Nantwich Choral Society unites singers for special church concert

Nantwich Choral Society unites singers for special church concert

More than 100 singers from across the country were in harmony for a special celebration of music staged by Nantwich Choral Society.

The Society’s Come and Sing Day drew a large attendance to St Mary’s Church helping to showcase the town and its magnificent medieval landmark.

March 3, 2022
Vinyl DJ set to take place at Nantwich bar Ebenezer’s

Vinyl DJ set to take place at Nantwich bar Ebenezer’s

By Jonathan White
A full vinyl DJ set will take place at Ebenezer’s Craft Beer & Gin in Nantwich on March 10.

DJ Woody (Steve Wood) will play a curated live DJ set – ‘Long Time Gone’ – featuring soul, folk funk flavours, and mountain grooves.

February 26, 2022
Wrenbury and District Model Railway Club back on track

Wrenbury and District Model Railway Club back on track

A long-awaited Wrenbury & District Model Railway Club event is to go ahead in May – more than two years after it was first postponed!

The club had planned an Open Doors event in the Tithe Barn in the grounds of Sainsbury’s store in Whitchurch in spring 2020.

February 25, 2022
Studio Nantwich to stage fund-raising concert during Jazz Fest

Studio Nantwich to stage fund-raising concert during Jazz Fest

By Jonathan White
Studio Nantwich is to host a fund-raising concerts during Nantwich Jazz, Blues & Music Festival.

The festival returns this Easter Bank Holiday weekend (14-18 April 2022), after a two-year gap due to the pandemic.

February 22, 2022
Nantwich Players Youth Theatre brings ‘The Roses of Eyam’ by Don Taylor

Nantwich Players Youth Theatre brings ‘The Roses of Eyam’ by Don Taylor

Nantwich Players Youth Theatre is to stage its production “The Roses of Eyam” next month.

It will run at the Love Lane theatre from March 23-26 from 7.45pm each night.

February 20, 2022