Arts & Entertainment

Brit pop giants Dodgy to play at Nantwich Words and Music Festival

Brit pop giants Dodgy to play at Nantwich Words and Music Festival

More big name performers have been signed up to play at the Nantwich Words and Music Festival.

The latest addition is Dodgy (pictured), the Brit Pop giants from the early 1990s.

August 22, 2014
Nantwich Museum to host First World War historian talk

Nantwich Museum to host First World War historian talk

The first of a series of talks accompanying the “Nantwich and the First World War” exhibition at Nantwich Museum takes place this week.

Prominent local historian Mark Potts will speak on “The Great War – the cost to the families of Nantwich” tomorrow (Wednesday August 20).

August 19, 2014
Open air theatre from Chapterhouse to be staged in Nantwich

Open air theatre from Chapterhouse to be staged in Nantwich

Open air theatre company Chapterhouse are to stage a performance in Nantwich as part of a national UK tour.

The production this year is The Jungle Book, and it will be staged on the lawn of Reaseheath Hall on Wednesday August 27.

August 19, 2014
Nantwich Food and Drink Festival will give town £2 million boost

Nantwich Food and Drink Festival will give town £2 million boost

Nantwich’s eagerly-awaited Food and Drink Festival will boost the town’s economy by £2 million, say organisers.

They say the event, over the first weekend in September, promises to be bigger and better with more attractions, late night opening and larger marquees housing delicacies from across the globe.

August 15, 2014
Nantwich Museum invites public to shape treasures display

Nantwich Museum invites public to shape treasures display

Visitors to Nantwich Museum are invited to an Open Day where they can influence the form of the new “Treasures of Nantwich” display.

The new exhibition has been funded by a grant of £8,250 through the Art Fund, supported by The Headley Trust.

August 13, 2014
New season of Very Best in Stand Up to hit Nantwich next month

New season of Very Best in Stand Up to hit Nantwich next month

The Very Best in Stand Up returns to Nantwich Civic Hall next month with the first show of a new season of quality comedy stretching into 2015.

And organisers have vowed they will be bringing the best acts available from the international comedy circuit to town.

August 11, 2014
Lyceum Theatre lines up summer fun for Nantwich youngsters

Lyceum Theatre lines up summer fun for Nantwich youngsters

Nantwich and Crewe youngsters on school breaks can enjoy a packed programme of entertainment at Crewe’s Lyceum Theatre.

Children’s shows begin with Angelina Ballerina on July 31.

July 30, 2014
Nantwich Museum hosts new First World War exhibition

Nantwich Museum hosts new First World War exhibition

A fascinating insight into Nantwich life during the First World War has been unveiled at Nantwich Museum.

“Nantwich and the First World War – the impact of war on a market town” is a new exhibition at the museum on Pillory Street.

July 23, 2014
Global tribute act U2 2 to play The Studio in Nantwich

Global tribute act U2 2 to play The Studio in Nantwich

One of the longest running tribute bands, U2 2, are to perform live in Nantwich.

Formed in 1992 under the name ‘Achtung Baby’, the band have now performed more than 1,000 shows in three different continents.

July 10, 2014
Nantwich Library launches Summer Reading Challenge 2014

Nantwich Library launches Summer Reading Challenge 2014

Nantwich youngsters are signing up to the latest Summer Reading Challenge at Nantwich library.

Scores of children aged 4 to 11 take part every year, and the 2014 theme is “The Mythical Maze”.

July 9, 2014
Paintings of Nantwich pupils on display at town museum

Paintings of Nantwich pupils on display at town museum

The amazing artistic talents of Nantwich school children are on display at the town’s museum for another week.

Paintings like this “Nantwich Market” Picasso style by a Stapeley Broad Lane CE Primary School Year 5 pupil make up the “SkoolsFest 14” exhibition in the Millennium Gallery.

July 6, 2014
Nantwich Fete to be annual event, organisers hope

Nantwich Fete to be annual event, organisers hope

The organisers of Nantwich Fete say they want to build on its success – by making it an annual event. Thousands filled the town centre at the weekend to enjoy the fete and Nantwich Skoolsfest 2014.

July 2, 2014
Redshift Radio begins non-stop 60-hour broadcast for St Luke’s Hospice

Redshift Radio begins non-stop 60-hour broadcast for St Luke’s Hospice

Staff at a Crewe & Nantwich radio station are backing St Luke’s Hospice Midnight Walk – with a non-stop 60 hour broadcast! Redshift Radio’s online broadcast, from 10am today (June 27), marks the 10th anniversary of the Midnight Walk, which takes place on Saturday night (June 28). 

June 27, 2014