Community Events

Nantwich Museum to stage half-term workshops for children

Nantwich Museum to stage half-term workshops for children

Nantwich Museum is to stage workshops for youngsters during October half-term.

Autumn Crafts and Halloween are the topics for the workshops at the Pillory Street venue next week.

October 20, 2015
Highfields School in Nantwich to stage Fireworks and Fun night

Highfields School in Nantwich to stage Fireworks and Fun night

A Nantwich school is staging an evening of “Fireworks & Fun” tomorrow (October 16).

Highfields Primary, on Cumberland Avenue, will stage their annual fireworks display and family fun night from 6.30pm.

October 15, 2015
Movie heroes in Nantwich to promote town’s NANOCON event

Movie heroes in Nantwich to promote town’s NANOCON event

Comic heroes and movie characters arrived in Nantwich to help promote the town’s first ever comic-con event, called NANOCON.

Star Wars characters among others stormed the Civic Hall where Nantwich Mayor, Cllr Andrew Martin joined Shadow Trooper, Tusken Raider and Imperial Guard.

October 15, 2015
Words and Music Festival launches at Enzo in Nantwich

Words and Music Festival launches at Enzo in Nantwich

The 2015 Words and Music Festival was launched in a blaze of tasty pizza and foot-tapping tunes at Enzo last night (October 12)

The coffee shop on Nantwich town square hosted festival organisers, dignitaries, performers, local media and friends and family for the launch.

October 13, 2015
Nantwich and Crewe Libraries to stage ‘digital’ coffee mornings

Nantwich and Crewe Libraries to stage ‘digital’ coffee mornings

Crewe and Nantwich Libraries will be holding special digital coffee mornings to celebrate the 9th annual Get Online campaign.

The events will take place on Thursday October 15 at Nantwich and Friday October 16 at Crewe.

October 6, 2015
Nantwich-born author unveils latest work at Nantwich Bookshop

Nantwich-born author unveils latest work at Nantwich Bookshop

A Nantwich-born author will re-tell the story of the greatest ever attempted fraud in a talk at Nantwich Bookshop.

Nicholas Booth has spent five years researching and writing his new book, The Thieves of Threadneedle Street.

October 3, 2015
Classic military show at Crewe Heritage Centre

Classic military show at Crewe Heritage Centre

By Jonathan White
The annual “Wheels of War: Past & Present” classic military vehicle show took place at Crewe Heritage Centre in South Cheshire.

Hundreds of visitors flocked to the show where there was also a 40s dance night with the VCO Big Band.

October 1, 2015
Hundreds enjoy South Cheshire Model Engineering Society open day

Hundreds enjoy South Cheshire Model Engineering Society open day

By Jonathan White
Families and youngsters enjoyed the South Cheshire Model Engineering Society annual open day.

The free event took place on their premises at the rear of the Peacock Hotel, Crewe Road, Willaston.

September 9, 2015
Picture Special: Thousands flock to Nantwich Food Festival

Picture Special: Thousands flock to Nantwich Food Festival

The rain held off – and thousands flocked in.

Nantwich Food Festival is once again proving a massive hit, as these pictures prove!

September 5, 2015
South Cheshire Model Engineering Society Open Day

South Cheshire Model Engineering Society Open Day

The South Cheshire Model Engineering Society 2015 Open Day will be held on Saturday September 5.

The event, which draws big crowds, will run from 11am until 5pm at the society’s tracksite behind The Peacock Hotel, on Crewe Road, Willaston.

August 27, 2015
Nantwich Food Festival to stage “Critter Chomp” insect eating challenge

Nantwich Food Festival to stage “Critter Chomp” insect eating challenge

Nantwich Food Festival organisers are looking for fearless foodies to tackle the Rhino Critter Chomp Challenge.

Competitors will face Deborah Bouchard – actress, author and co-owner of Bongos Rock & Roll Pickles, an artisan chilli company, who has signed up to the challenge along with The Nantwich Town Crier.

August 25, 2015
Nantwich Museum Flagday raises £318 for town venue

Nantwich Museum Flagday raises £318 for town venue

A Nantwich Museum flagday in the town has helped raise vital funds for the Pillory Street venue.

A total of £318.21 was collected in support of the museum trust which runs the museum – a registered charity which serves the whole community.

August 24, 2015
Nantwich Marina open day will unveil aqueduct project

Nantwich Marina open day will unveil aqueduct project

An open day at Nantwich Marina will also unveil plans for the major Nantwich Aqueduct refurbishment project.

Sheila and Bill Saner, who run Nantwich Marina off the A534, are staging the event this Saturday, August 22.

August 19, 2015