By Jonathan White
Local rail enthusiasts have been staging popular train rides once more at the Peacock Railway near Nantwich.
The days are organised by the South Cheshire Model Engineering Society and take place on their premises at the rear of The Peacock Inn, on Crewe Road, Willaston.
Nantwich Concert Band will be joining up with Stapeley Broad Lane School Choir to stage a rousing performance next month.
They will perform a concert at Nantwich Civic Hall on Sunday July 10 from 7pm.
By Jonathan White
Talented South Cheshire photographer Peter Robinson is offering portrait photography sessions to help raise funds for charity.
The 66-year-old will stage the sessions in Shavington Village Hall, on Main Road, on Sunday July 10 with half-hour sessions available from 10am until 5pm.
The Roving Canal Traders Association are to stage a floating market in Nantwich.
The event will be on the Shropshire Union Canal at the Nantwich Embankment on July 2 and 3.
Thousands enjoyed the return of the Wybunbury Fig Pie Wakes event yesterday (June 11) for the first time since 2019 due to the pandemic, writes Jonathan White.
Fig pies, made from a traditional recipe containing a hard pastry, were rolled from The Swan Inn pub down Main Road to see how far they would travel.
Boat and canal enthusiasts are being invited to an Open Day being held at Aqueduct Marina in Church Minshull near Nantwich.
The event is on Saturday July 9 from 11am and there will be a variety of attractions.
By Jonathan White
Queens Park in Crewe celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee at Queens Park in Crewe yesterday (June 3).
The celebration was free entry to all and took place from 11am to 6pm.
Nantwich bell-ringers will be in action today (June 3) as they perform a special three-hour Platinum Jubilee Peal at St Mary’s Church.
Starting at 10am, they will perform a peal of “Cambridge Surprise Major” in recognition of the Queen’s 70 years.
Celebrations will be taking place across South Cheshire this coming Bank Holiday weekend to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
While residents across the area will be staging many private street parties, towns and villages are putting on organised events for the public to enjoy between June 2-5.
A “Community Stage” launched in Nantwich is proving a big hit for aspiring musicians, poets, artists, singers, comedians and performers.
The “stage” takes place every Sunday 6-9pm at the Granary Arts cafe off Welsh Row.
“Let’s Fish” Canal & River Trust free angler taster sessions are set to reel in a record year in Cheshire.
More than 20 events are being staged in Nantwich and other parts of the county in summer and autumn.
Scooter fans are in for a treat when Nantwich hosts its first ever Scooter festival on June 5.
The town will be full of Vespas and Lambrettas as hundreds are expected to join the event.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity is joining the biggest NHS tea party yet by hosting their own event on the health service’s 74th birthday on July 5.
The NHS Big Tea will celebrate the birthday and hail the NHS workforce while raising funds to provide extra support needed for staff, patients, and volunteers.
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