By Jonathan White
The annual Crewe Lions Club “Bonfire and Fireworks Night” lit up Queens Park delighting thousands of visitors.
The impressive roaring bonfire – complete with a traditional Guy Fawkes effigy – made for a spectacular centrepiece.
A new pilates and movement therapy studio in Nantwich is to host a free coffee, cake and conversation day.
Moveology Studio is opening its doors on Saturday November 15th from 1–3pm.
By Jonathan White
Ravensmoor played host to the first-ever Farmer’s Dash as locals, farmers and clubs came together for a morning of exercise and community spirit.
Led by Paul McIntyre, founder of Farmers Pants bike rides and Dabbers Dash at Barony Park, the new 5km run/walk started from the layby with the phone box opposite The Farmer’s Arms pub.
The South Cheshire National Trust Association will hold its next meeting on Wednesday October 29th in the Atherton and Associates Suite at Nantwich Football Stadium.
Geoffrey Scargill will be giving a talk on the life of composer Edward Elgar, including playing some recorded exerts of his work. It starts at 7.30pm.
Acton Operatic Society is taking to the stage in a lavish production of Oliver, thanks to support by local employer Mornflake.
A cast of more than 60 will tread the boards at Crewe Lyceum from Wednesday October 22 to Saturday October 25 with final dress rehearsals taking place this week.
Nantwich Singers is to stage a workshop on November 1st called “Sing ‘Wellerman’ and Sing Well.
It will be the group’s first event with new musical director Susan Marrs, who has just taken on this role.
Nantwich Camera Club is restarting its programme of talks, competitions and events to mark its 45th season.
The club is keen to alert local photographers and anyone interested in reportage style images about a special event planned.
A new evening support group for those struggling with grief is being launched in Nantwich.
The group, run by the Insights Bereavement Service, will held between 6.30pm and 8pm every two weeks in Nantwich Methodist Church on Hospital Street.
Mixed community choir Wistaston singers are on the lookout for new members of all ages.
The 60-strong choir – ranging in age from 20s to 80s – is wants more men to get involved to balance the harmonies.
By Jonathan White
History was made this week at one of South Cheshire’s best-kept secrets, as the Peacock Railway welcomed visitors for its first-ever Mid-week Running Day.
The miniature railway behind The Peacock Inn in Willaston – run by the South Cheshire Model Engineering Society – offered rides around its picturesque quarter-mile 5-inch gauge track.
Two hundred years of railways in Great Britain was celebrated at Nantwich Methodist Church in Hospital Street.
Volunteers run a steam train every Saturday over the narrow-gauge tracks beside the church giving rides to youngsters and operate the model railway belonging to the children’s club “Drop ‘n Shop”.
The “Church with the Train” in Nantwich is to stage a special celebration to mark 200 years since the world’s first passenger train service.
The event is at the Methodist Church on Hospital Street in Nantwich on Saturday, July 12.
Members of South Cheshire George Formby Society are to stage an evening of entertainment, food, and music on Friday June 27 at Wistaston Memorial Hall.
The society steps back in time to rediscover the magic of one of Britain’s most cherished entertainers in George Formby.
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