Arts & Entertainment

Nantwich Choral Society team up with German singers for concert

Nantwich Choral Society team up with German singers for concert

Nantwich Choral Society is set to raise the roof with a concert featuring exchange singers from Germany.

The choir and friends from Lüdenscheid will present a programme of well-known works by Haydn at Nantwich St Mary’s Parish Church on June 27.

June 4, 2015
Vulcan to make final flight at Cholmondeley Pageant of Power

Vulcan to make final flight at Cholmondeley Pageant of Power

This year’s Cholmondeley Pageant of Power near Nantwich will host the world’s only flying Vulcan – on its last ever flight in Cheshire.

The Vulcan to the Sky Trust, which owns and operates the aircraft, has announced that 2015 will be the final flying season for the Vulcan XH558.

June 2, 2015
Bobby Mair to perform live at Nantwich comedy night

Bobby Mair to perform live at Nantwich comedy night

The final “Very Best In Stand Up” live comedy show will take place in Nantwich on June 5.

And promoters have again lined up four top class comedians to help the season go out in style.

May 30, 2015
Overwater Marina to stage Audlem RNLI Festival

Overwater Marina to stage Audlem RNLI Festival

The Audlem RNLI Festival returns for another year this weekend, hosted by Overwater Marina near Nantwich.

The charity event at the marina, on the Shropshire Union Canal, starts at 6pm on Saturday May 30 and runs all day Sunday (May 31) from 10am.

May 27, 2015
Bridgemere Garden Centre to host wildlife half-term fun

Bridgemere Garden Centre to host wildlife half-term fun

Bridgemere Garden Centre near Nantwich will be hosting a series of fun events for youngsters over half-term.

The ‘Little Diggers Wildlife Week’ at the centre on the A51, runs from May 25 to 29.

May 23, 2015
Crewe Lyceum lays on Saturday half-term fun for youngsters

Crewe Lyceum lays on Saturday half-term fun for youngsters

Youngsters in Crewe and Nantwich can find fun on Saturday this half-term at Crewe’s Lyceum Theatre.

Chart-topper tribute Pop Factor returns to the Lyceum with its production celebrating all the sing-along hits from the radio on Saturday May 23 at 6.30pm.

May 22, 2015
Review: Nantwich Bookworms, “Far From the Madding Crowd”

Review: Nantwich Bookworms, “Far From the Madding Crowd”

By Kate Lindop
Thomas Hardy’s Far From The Madding Crowd (Published in 1874) has been on my must read list for as long as I can remember.

So it was with some excitement we decided upon it as our Bookclub novel for the month.

May 17, 2015
Paul Merton’s Impro Chums returns to Crewe Lyceum

Paul Merton’s Impro Chums returns to Crewe Lyceum

Paul Merton’s Impro Chums return to Crewe Lyceum Theatre on Monday May 25.

The Mock the Week and TV panel star Merton is one of the UK’s most popular comedians.

May 14, 2015
Anglo-Saxon talk to be held at Nantwich Museum

Anglo-Saxon talk to be held at Nantwich Museum

A talk called England’s Beginnings: The Anglo-Saxon Achievement will be staged by Rev John Whitehead at Nantwich Museum.

The illustrated talk will demonstrate the diverse cultural influences which came together through the Anglo-Saxon occupation of our land.

May 11, 2015
Tyrone the T-Rex to star at Reaseheath College Family Festival

Tyrone the T-Rex to star at Reaseheath College Family Festival

A giant Tyrannosaurus Rex called Tyrone will be roaming Reaseheath College’s campus in Nantwich.

The T-Rex will be seen by hundreds when the college holds its action-packed Family Festival this Sunday May 17.

May 11, 2015
Crewe Lyceum to stage Alan Bennett’s classic The History Boys

Crewe Lyceum to stage Alan Bennett’s classic The History Boys

Alan Bennett’s comic masterpiece The History Boys is to be staged at Crewe Lyceum next week.

The production – recently voted “the nation’s favourite play” – will run from May 5 to 9.

April 30, 2015
Review: The Sound of Music, by Crewe Amateur Musicals Society

Review: The Sound of Music, by Crewe Amateur Musicals Society

By Claire Faulkner
The Lyceum in Crewe was alive with ‘The Sound of Music’ as Crewe Amateur Musicals Society presented the opening night of their latest production.

If you’re a fan of the classic story of the Von Trapp family, then you’ll really enjoy this show.

April 29, 2015
Gardening guru Bob Flowerdew to give Nantwich talk

Gardening guru Bob Flowerdew to give Nantwich talk

Cheshire Wildlife Trust is to stage an evening with Bob Flowerdew in Nantwich next month.

Bob Flowerdew is well known to listeners of Gardeners’ Question Time and followers of Gardeners’ World.

April 27, 2015