The organisers of Nantwich’s Words and Music festival have launched a new “open mic” regular event in the town.
Called “Tuesdays”, the event will be held at the Red Cow pub on Beam Street every two weeks.
By Jonathan White
A Sealed Knot musketeer will start this weekend’s community ‘Dabbers Dash’ event – held on the same day as the “Battle of Nantwich” re-enactment.
The ‘Dabbers Dash’ is a free informal community run/walk/wheel that takes place one Saturday each month around Barony Park and Sandford Road.
An appeal has gone out for volunteers to take part in wildflower plug planting session at Brookfield Park in Nantwich this Saturday.
Sustainable Nantwich are organising the event and want volunteers to help plant hundreds of wildflower plants which have been grown by Cheshire Wildlife Trust.
This Sunday will mark 80 years to the day since pilot Lt Arthur Brown diverted his World War Two plane away from Nantwich town centre before crashing close to the river.
To mark the occasion, a service will be held at St Mary’s followed by a parade to the “Airman’s Grave” off Shrewbridge Road which marks the spot the plane crashed.
By Jonathan White
The town is gearing up for one its busiest days of the year later this month when The Battle of Nantwich re-enactment takes place.
This year the “Holly Holy Day” event takes place on Saturday January 27 in and around Nantwich town centre and on Mill Island.
“English Civil War Comes to Nantwich” opens on Tuesday January 9 at Nantwich Museum.
The exhibition, which runs until Saturday February 3, outlines the war which arrived in the town in 1643 when it became a Parliamentarian garrison.
By Jonathan White
Families packed St Mary’s Church for the annual Crib Service on Christmas Eve.
This re-telling of the Christmas story was performed by adults and young people at 2pm, 3:30pm and 5pm with each performance attracting up to 500 people.
By Jonathan White
A Christmas concert featuring the Acton Operatic Society at St Mary’s Church in Acton proved a big hit.
Kevin Whitfield, Director of Acton Operatic Society, introduced each piece of music to a sold-out audience.
By Jonathan White
Youngsters are in for a treat on Santa steam train rides which are taking place every Saturday in December at Nantwich Methodist Church.
The train rides take place on the outdoor miniature-gauge 7 1/4″ track adjacent to the church on Hospital Street between 10am-12pm.
By Jonathan White
Retailers in Nantwich have revealed their eye-catching Christmas window displays and frontages.
The shop window display at Wendy’s Florist on Hospital Street features a scale model of the frontage of their business and adjacent businesses.
More than 1,000 guests entered the Christmas spirit for a spectacular festive launch event for The Magical Woodland at Blakemere Village in Cheshire.
Stars of stage, television, radio and football were among the first to see this year’s stunning light trail set in 15 acres of stunning countryside.
By Jonathan White
An inaugural ‘Christmas Tree Festival’ at St Mary’s Church in Nantwich has helped raise valuable funds for St Luke’s Hospice.
There were 48 Christmas trees on display inside the church during the three-day event at the weekend.
The Nantwich Singers are to stage their Christmas Concert at St Mary’s Church in Nantwich.
The concert, called ‘O Nata Lux’, will take place at 3pm on Sunday December 10.
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