Community Events

Nantwich Words and Music weekend planned for June

Nantwich Words and Music weekend planned for June

Organisers of the annual Nantwich Words and Music festival are to hold a three-day event in June.

They say the event is taking place in The Crown Ballroom in Nantwich town centre on June 25-27.

April 1, 2021
Crewe Parkrun - Queens Park parkrun - pic by Jonathan White

Popular Crewe Parkrun at Queens Park to return on June 5

Organisers of the popular Crewe Park Run held in Queens Park say the community event is set to return on June 5.

The weekly get-together for hundreds of people had to be cancelled during the Covid pandemic lockdowns.

March 22, 2021
Crewe Brass looks forward to successful 2021

Crewe Brass looks forward to successful 2021

By Jonathan White
Crewe Brass is planning a return to action in 2021 to coincide with a move a new base in the town.

Crewe Brass will be moving to the Exhibition Hall at Crewe Heritage Centre on Vernon Way and from June 21 they will use the premises for rehearsals and as the band in residence.

March 20, 2021
Mother and child in the Floral Marquee on Ladies Day at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park 2016.

RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park to return in July

Tatton Park’s famous RHS Flower Show is set to return in July 2021, organisers say.

The five-day event celebrates gardening and growing with inspiration and advice for everyone interested in growing plants, flowers and food for their health, well-being and the environment.

March 16, 2021
Popular luncheon club to move premises in Nantwich

Popular luncheon club to move premises in Nantwich

A popular Luncheon Club for the over 60s in Nantwich is to move to a new home, councillors have been told.

The Gables Luncheon Club has been meeting twice a week at The Gables on Beam Street in Nantwich for many years.

March 13, 2021
Nantwich Library “Reading Friends” project to combat loneliness

Nantwich Library “Reading Friends” project to combat loneliness

Cheshire East libraries including Nantwich are to benefit from a government grant of £10,000 to help combat social isolation among the area’s readers.

The Reading Friends project is a national scheme, overseen by the Department for Media, Culture and Sport and run by the Reading Agency.

March 8, 2021
Annual 4-day plant and art sale set for Church Minshull

Annual 4-day plant and art sale set for Church Minshull

The annual ‘4 Day Plant and Art Sale’ will be held at St Bartholomew’s in Church Minshull, near Nantwich. It is scheduled to run from 10am-5pm throughout the May Bank Holiday weekend, between Friday April 30 to Monday May 3. There will be a selection premium quality of British grown Bedding and basket plants, perennials, shrubs, fruit trees, vegetable plants,[Read More…]

March 7, 2021
CAP in Nantwich to run more money management courses online

CAP in Nantwich to run more money management courses online

Christians against Poverty (CAP) based at St Mary’s Church in Nantwich is to host money management courses online.

The CAP’s next three-week course starts on March 16 and is free to participate.

March 1, 2021
Reaseheath College hosts virtual lambing and zoo event

Reaseheath College hosts virtual lambing and zoo event

Reaseheath College in Nantwich is inviting visitors to join its popular lambing and zoo weekends virtually this year while its campus remains closed due to Covid restrictions.

February 27, 2021
Community Champion in Nantwich named “Local Legend” by The Cat

Community Champion in Nantwich named “Local Legend” by The Cat

A Community Champion in Nantwich has been named as the latest “Local Legend” by The Cat FM.

Nikki Allen, Community Champion at Morrisons supermarket, received a “Baked by Gill Cat Cake” and certificate from The Cat managing director Chris Cadman and presenter David Foulkes.

February 18, 2021
Reaseheath College Family Festival cancelled due to Covid pandemic

Reaseheath College Family Festival cancelled due to Covid pandemic

Reaseheath College’s Family Festival in Nantwich has been cancelled for the second year due to uncertainty over the Covid pandemic.

The action-packed festival, held on the college’s Nantwich campus in mid-May, will return in 2022 as part of a celebration of the college’s centenary.

February 17, 2021
Plastic Free Nantwich to host virtual session with expert

Plastic Free Nantwich to host virtual session with expert

Environmental group Sustainable Nantwich is calling on residents to look beyond Covid and continue the campaign to become plastic free.

The group, which took the town to Plastic Free Town status last year, is hosting an online session on Wednesday February 17 at 6pm.

February 9, 2021
St Luke’s Hospice nurses go online to help Cheshire community

St Luke’s Hospice nurses go online to help Cheshire community

Nurses from St Luke’s Day Hospice are moving services online to support even more people in Cheshire.

With face-to-face appointments cancelled by Covid, Day Hospice nurses and complementary therapists are offering support to patients from diagnosis who are living with a life limiting illness, through new virtual services.

January 30, 2021