Headline acts for Nantwich’s 9th Words & Music Festival have been unveiled.
Legendary punk poet Dr John Cooper Clarke and Scottish singer Eddi Reader, formerly of Fairground Attraction, will lead the line-up for the six-day festival.
Nantwich staged a celebration of the Queen’s 90th birthday with a packed concert at St Mary’s Church.
The event was attended by Lord Lieutenant for Cheshire David Briggs and Mayor of Nantwich Cllr Andrew Martin and his wife Linda.
Tens of thousands of people descended on Cholmondeley near Nantwich for the 2016 Pageant of Power weekend.
The three-day festival of speed thrilled visitors from around the UK, with this year’s theme “Supercars: past, present and future”.
A Plant and Book sale at Nantwich Museum helped raise £210 for the Pillory Street venue.
Many members and volunteers supported the event and contributed plants and books including the museum’s Craft Group who also sold items.
Nantwich is planning to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday with a series of events on June 12.
These include a tea party for the town’s 90-year-olds, a free evening concert in St Mary’s Church including fireworks, and the lighting of the town’s jubilee beacon in the square.
By Jonathan White
Hundreds lined Nantwich town centre’s streets to watch the eighth annual Weaver Wander.
The event, organised by the Rotary Club of Crewe & Nantwich Weaver, attracted a record 140 classic & sports cars.
Richmond Village Nantwich opened its doors to local clubs and societies who joined residents and guests in finding out just what “Life in Nantwich” is like.
As well as the Village’s own Bowls and Amenities Clubs, local groups who attended included the Crewe Senior Forum and South Cheshire Model Engineering Society.
The inaugural Steampunk festival takes place in Crewe this weekend, which organisers say will help boost the local economy.
Free events, visiting attractions and exhibitions will be staged across the weekend, with shows at the Crosville Club and Lyceum Theatre during the evenings.
St Mary’s Church in Nantwich is expecting thousands of visitors from to attend the Quinquennial Flower Festival.
The church will be brought to life with the heady scent of a carnival of flowers.
Nantwich Museum is holding a free public coins and hoards day as part of its Treasures of Nantwich project supported by the Art Fund.
Visitors will be invited to view and handle objects, talk with experts about items on display, and bring their coins for identification.
Nantwich author Iona Grey will stage a special talk at the town’s library on Monday, May 16.
She will read extracts from and talk about her recent novel ‘Letters to the Lost’.
Cheshire Wildlife Trust will throw open its farm gates to the public in June.
The trust’s 210-acre Bickley Hall Farm site will take part in LEAF’s (Linking Environment and Farming) national Open Farm Sunday event on June 5.
By Jonathan White
‘NanoCon’ comic returned to the Nantwich Civic Hall after the success of the inaugural event last November.
The main hall featured a collectors market of stalls, selling a host of collectable merchandise, handmade goods and artwork, and ample autograph and opportunities with stars of TV and the movies.
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