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21st Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival up and running

21st Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival up and running

By Jonathan White
The 21st Nantwich Jazz, Blues & Music Festival is up and running with thousands enjoying some fine performances.

Organisers expect 40,000 people to attend the festival during its five-day period April 13-17.

April 14, 2017
Nantwich Jazz Festival tickets sell fast amid police warning over behaviour

Nantwich Jazz Festival tickets sell fast amid police warning over behaviour

Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival looks set to be a massive crowd-puller as tickets for all the major shows approach sell-out.

Tens of thousands of visitors are expected to descend on Nantwich for the annual festival, which runs from Thursday April 13 to Monday April 17.

April 11, 2017
Nantwich Food Festival to welcome top TV chef Candice Brown

Nantwich Food Festival to welcome top TV chef Candice Brown

Nantwich Food Festival will welcome top TV chef Candice Brown to its food theatre this September.

The popular South Cheshire event gears up for another record-breaking weekend.

April 5, 2017
“End of Life” event to be staged in South Cheshire

“End of Life” event to be staged in South Cheshire

A South Cheshire centre is staging an ‘End of Life’ showcase event to help families plan for futures without loved ones.

What’s Happening on North Street is partnering with local businesses and organisations for the event on Thursday April 6.

March 27, 2017
Record crowds expected for Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival

Record crowds expected for Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival

Record crowds are expected to flock to the Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival which marks its 21st anniversary this Easter.

Organisers have been inundated with inquiries after unveiling the final line-up which includes performances by more than 120 bands at venues across town.

March 20, 2017
Nantwich fire crews to stage car wash to raise charity cash

Nantwich fire crews to stage car wash to raise charity cash

Firefighters in Nantwich are hoping to swap buckets of water for buckets of cash.

They are getting ready to roll up their sleeves to raise money for the Fire Fighters Charity annual car wash.

February 27, 2017
Nantwich Museum to celebrate Pancake Day

Nantwich Museum to celebrate Pancake Day

Nantwich Museum is celebrating Pancake Day on Shrove Tuesday February 28.

Pancakes and refreshments will be available from 11am until 1pm in the Millennium Gallery at the Pillory Street venue.

February 25, 2017
Nantwich Mayor to stage Salt of The Earth awards

Nantwich Mayor to stage Salt of The Earth awards

Nantwich is to stage the Salt of the Earth Awards for the third consecutive year.

Nantwich Mayor Cllr Andrew Martin is keen to run the awards again which were launched back in 2015 by former Mayor Christine Farrall.

February 21, 2017
Nantwich Litter Group backs British Spring Clean campaign

Nantwich Litter Group backs British Spring Clean campaign

Nantwich Litter Group is to set to join the British Spring Clean Weekend run by Keep Britain Tidy.

The national group is encouraging the country to get behind their 2017 campaign during the weekend of March 3-5.

February 20, 2017
Nantwich Museum to stage new interactive ‘Civil War’ evening class

Nantwich Museum to stage new interactive ‘Civil War’ evening class

Nantwich Museum is to stage an interactive evening class aimed at examining local events during the First Civil War in Cheshire.

It has been arranged by Nantwich Museum’s Civil War Centre.

February 12, 2017
Thousands watch Battle of Nantwich re-enacted on Holly Holy Day

Thousands watch Battle of Nantwich re-enacted on Holly Holy Day

By Jonathan White
Thousands of people lined the streets of Nantwich to watch the annual Battle of Nantwich & Winter Fayre spectacular.

The event is organised by the Holly Holy Day Society, a small non-profit group of people working with the Sealed Knot re-enactment society and Rotary.

January 29, 2017
Acclaimed author Matthew Hall to visit Nantwich Library

Acclaimed author Matthew Hall to visit Nantwich Library

Acclaimed author Matthew Hall is to visit Nantwich Library next month.

The critically-acclaimed crime fiction writer will be in town on Thursday February 2 at 7pm.

January 24, 2017
Battle of Nantwich Exhibition opens at Nantwich Museum

Battle of Nantwich Exhibition opens at Nantwich Museum

Events leading to the Battle of Nantwich are the subject of a new exhibition at Nantwich Museum, called ‘Road to the Battle of Nantwich’.

The exhibition, running until Saturday February 25, explores how the conflict unfolded.

January 12, 2017