Arts & Entertainment

Voting opens for Nantwich Food Festival Awards!

Voting opens for Nantwich Food Festival Awards!

Local outlets have been shortlisted in the Nantwich Food Festival Awards 2023 – and voting is now open!

The public has until September 3 to vote for their favourite venues in a range of categories, including “Best Customer Engagement” sponsored by Nantwich News.

June 23, 2023
World Worm Charming Championship returns to Willaston

World Worm Charming Championship returns to Willaston

The quirky famous World Worm Charming Championships are back at Willaston this Saturday June 24!

The event, which has attracted international attention in the past, takes place at Willaston Primary Academy on Derwent Close.

June 21, 2023
Nantwich singers add French flavour to summer concert

Nantwich singers add French flavour to summer concert

Nantwich Choral Society is celebrating its special friendship with counterparts in France with a summer concert.

The singers are set to welcome a choir from Macon in France, Arpège à Coeur Joie, who will perform with them at St Mary’s Church on June 24 at 7.30pm.

June 20, 2023
Cat Xtra launches on DAB across Crewe and Nantwich

Cat Xtra launches on DAB across Crewe and Nantwich

Cat Xtra, the sister station of local community radio station The Cat, is now broadcasting on small scale digital radio on the Crewe and Nantwich multiplex in South Cheshire.

Cat Xtra started out as a project aimed at getting younger people into radio.

June 14, 2023
Nantwich Singers to stage summer concert in July

Nantwich Singers to stage summer concert in July

The Nantwich Singers will be performing their summer concert “Music for a Summer’s Day” on July 13.

The concert will take place in St Mary’s Church in Nantwich.

June 12, 2023
Rocky Horror Show at Crewe Lyceum in July

Rocky Horror Show at Crewe Lyceum in July

The 50th anniversary of the legendary smash hit musical The Rocky Horror Show arrives in South Cheshire next month.

As part of an extended tour through 2023 to sell-out crowds, it will be at Crewe Lyceum July 10-15.

June 12, 2023
“People and Places” exhibition opens at Nantwich Museum

“People and Places” exhibition opens at Nantwich Museum

“People and Places,” an exhibition by local artist Damien Sheeky has opened in the newly refurbished Community Gallery at Nantwich Museum.

The exhibition is due to run until Saturday 15 July.

June 10, 2023
Armed Forces Day weekend set for Queens Park in Crewe

Armed Forces Day weekend set for Queens Park in Crewe

Cheshire East Council is supporting the armed forces community at a two-day event at Queens Park in Crewe on June 24-25.

The weekend will feature memorabilia, military vehicle and Army displays, recruitment support, a fun fair and refreshments and food stalls.

June 8, 2023
Author Kate Mosse to give talk in Nantwich

Author Kate Mosse to give talk in Nantwich

By Jonathan White
Author Kate Mosse will be in Nantwich on Thursday July 20 to talk about her previous novels, her life and latest work ‘The Ghost Ship’.

Mosse is an award-winning novelist, playwright, essayist and non-fiction writer.

June 7, 2023
Crewe & Nantwich RUFC to stage live music fundraising event

Crewe & Nantwich RUFC to stage live music fundraising event

Crewe and Nantwich RUFC are to host a live music event on Saturday June 17.

The “Party on the Pitches”, which marks the club’s centenary year, will feature five live bands including ones that played at the Nantwich Jazz and Blues festival.

June 3, 2023
Two Nantwich youngsters star in Matilda production in Stoke

Two Nantwich youngsters star in Matilda production in Stoke

Two Nantwich youngsters are playing starring roles in the Stage Productions show “Matilda – the Musical”.

Friends Eloise Tripp and Bella McKinney (pictured) are among the cast in the show which is performing at The Rep Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent up until Saturday June 3.

May 31, 2023
New music festival to boost funds for South Cheshire charities

New music festival to boost funds for South Cheshire charities

Plans have been unveiled for a major new festival near Nantwich featuring music and family activities against one of Cheshire’s most scenic backdrops.

Hitchfest, taking place this summer in the grounds of The Bickerton Poacher, will have a line-up of popular bands and top class tribute acts as well as many attractions for young families.

May 30, 2023
Jazz duo Ian Millar and Dominic Spencer to play live in Shavington

Jazz duo Ian Millar and Dominic Spencer to play live in Shavington

Renowned jazz duo Ian Millar and Dominic Spencer are heading to Shavington for a live gig as part of a UK tour.

The saxophone and piano duo, from Scotland, will be performing at Shavington Village Hall on Main Road on Saturday June 17.

May 27, 2023