Community Events

Hot weather pulls hundreds in to Nantwich Outdoor Pool

Hot weather pulls hundreds in to Nantwich Outdoor Pool

Nantwich Outdoor Pool has been basking in the glory of the hot weather this week.

And hundreds of visitors have also been taking advantage of the facility’s new outdoor cafe.

July 22, 2016
Volunteer appeal issued for Nantwich Food Festival

Volunteer appeal issued for Nantwich Food Festival

Nantwich Food Festival organisers are calling for volunteers to help at this year’s event.

The festival, which is run entirely by volunteers, is set to take place in September.

July 20, 2016
Record cheese entries for international awards in Nantwich

Record cheese entries for international awards in Nantwich

The world’s largest marquee will house a record-breaking number of entries at the International Cheese Awards in Nantwich.

Organisers say they expect to beat last year’s record-breaking total of 4,615 entries from 274 different exhibitors and 31 countries.

July 15, 2016
Big Day Out event takes shape at Nantwich Showground

Big Day Out event takes shape at Nantwich Showground

The third South Cheshire Big Day Out will take place on July 31 at the Nantwich Show Ground.

And this year there will be a Play Zone for children and Outdoor Arena sponsored by Car Transplants with donkey rides, sporting challenges, mini football, a fun dog show and more.

July 12, 2016
Top TV chefs head for Nantwich Food Festival

Top TV chefs head for Nantwich Food Festival

Food lovers will be served a treat when Nantwich welcomes two celebrated TV chefs to the town for the annual Nantwich Food Festival.

The annual culinary event will also showcase local and student chefs who will be cooking up recipes using locally sourced Cheshire ingredients.

July 11, 2016
Highfields School to stage Family Fun day in Nantwich

Highfields School to stage Family Fun day in Nantwich

Highfields Community Primary is to stage a family fun and fundraising day in Nantwich.

The event takes place tomorrow (July 9) at the school on Cumberland Avenue.

July 8, 2016
Nantwich Museum summer talks programme unveiled

Nantwich Museum summer talks programme unveiled

Nantwich Museum will stage a series of walks and talks to complement its “Nantwich Besieged” exhibition which opens on July 21.

The exhibition will examine life in the town during the English Civil War.

July 7, 2016
Nantwich to stage new outdoor table top sale

Nantwich to stage new outdoor table top sale

Nantwich Town Council is to run new outdoor table top sales each week.

The sales will take place every Tuesday morning throughout the summer on the car park at the side of Nantwich Market.

July 6, 2016
Piano prodigy starts concert series at St Mary’s in Nantwich

Piano prodigy starts concert series at St Mary’s in Nantwich

Piano prodigy Leo Bailey-Yang will launch a new series of concerts at St Mary’s Church in Nantwich.

The lunchtime concerts will restart on Thursday July 21 at 12.30pm with eight-year-old Leo, who appeared on last year’s ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ TV show.

July 3, 2016
Stapeley RSPCA centre to stage summer fair ‘bake off’

Stapeley RSPCA centre to stage summer fair ‘bake off’

An animal-themed “bake off” will be one of the highlights at the RSPCA Stapeley centre’s summer fair next month.

The event will take place at the Stapeley Grange Wildlife and Cattery centre on London Road in Nantwich from 10am to 5pm on Sunday July 3.

June 20, 2016
Nantwich Words and Music Festival headline acts unveiled

Nantwich Words and Music Festival headline acts unveiled

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.

June 17, 2016
Queen’s 90th birthday celebration held at Nantwich St Mary’s

Queen’s 90th birthday celebration held at Nantwich St Mary’s

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.

June 13, 2016
Thousands of speed fans enjoy Cholmondeley Pageant of Power

Thousands of speed fans enjoy Cholmondeley Pageant of Power

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”.

June 13, 2016