Community Events

Stapeley Action Group stages activity day despite rain

Stapeley Action Group stages activity day despite rain

Hardy villagers held an activity day in Nantwich by switching venues to avoid the torrential rain. Scores of families and youngsters attended the Stapeley Playground activity day which was moved inside to the new community hall.

May 15, 2013
Prostate testing day to be staged at Nantwich Civic Hall

Prostate testing day to be staged at Nantwich Civic Hall

Leighton Prostate Cancer Support Group will hold a free PSA  test session for Nantwich men on June 1. Prostate Specific Antigen testing for men aged 55 will be carried out by fully trained operators at Nantwich Civic Hall.

May 11, 2013
Crewe and Nantwich runners tackle Mow Cop “killer mile”

Crewe and Nantwich runners tackle Mow Cop “killer mile”

Hardy runners from Crewe and Nantwich tackled one the highlights of the year at the “killer mile” event in Mow Cop. More than 500 runners braved the wind, rain and notorious Mow Cop hill, including several members of South Cheshire Harriers.

May 10, 2013
Olympic rider to star at Reaseheath College masterclass in Nantwich

Olympic rider to star at Reaseheath College masterclass in Nantwich

Olympic dressage rider Richard Davison will be in Nantwich for a special masterclass event at Reaseheath College. Davison will be joined by world class showjumper Michael Whitaker and international three-day eventer Alex Hua Tian.

May 7, 2013
Kids’ street entertainers come to Nantwich on May 11

Kids’ street entertainers come to Nantwich on May 11

Nantwich Town Centre street entertainment continues next Saturday May 11. There will be a host of entertainment for youngsters in the town square as part of a 25-week programme of events.

May 6, 2013
Cheshire Triathlon celebrates 21 years with Nantwich event

Cheshire Triathlon celebrates 21 years with Nantwich event

The Barony Park in Nantwich will be a hive of activity when the 21st Cheshire Triathlon comes to town. More than 1,000 competitors and their families will line the park for the June 2 anniversary event.

May 1, 2013
St Mary’s Church Nantwich to launch summer concerts

St Mary’s Church Nantwich to launch summer concerts

St Mary’s Church in Nantwich is to launch its Summer Lunchtime Concert series on Thursday June 13. The first concert will feature a programme from the ever-popular Nantwich Singers and begins at 12.30pm.

April 27, 2013
Reaseheath College zoo in Nantwich opens for World Tapir Day

Reaseheath College zoo in Nantwich opens for World Tapir Day

Families can get close up and personal with some of Reaseheath College’s rarest residents tomorrow (April 27). The Nantwich college, which is opening its zoo especially for World Tapir Day, is the only one in the UK with tapirs in its collection.

April 26, 2013
Nantwich Museum hosts Kingsley Fields 1,100 homes consultation

Nantwich Museum hosts Kingsley Fields 1,100 homes consultation

Nantwich residents can air views on plans for a major development between Reaseheath College and the town centre. Plans for 1,100-homes, business and retail units at Kingsley Fields will be on view for a final time at Nantwich Museum tomorrow (April 25).

April 24, 2013
MP Stephen O’Brien to stage Bunbury Village Hall surgery

MP Stephen O’Brien to stage Bunbury Village Hall surgery

Eddisbury MP Stephen O’Brien is holding a surgery for constituents this Friday April 26 at Bunbury Village Hall. The MP is keen to speak to anyone who wishes to raise issues affecting the local Bunbury community area.

April 22, 2013
“Mr Nantwich Show” John Broomhall steps down after 25 years

“Mr Nantwich Show” John Broomhall steps down after 25 years

Nantwich Show organisers have paid tribute to the man who helped turn the event into the biggest crowd-puller of its kind in the UK. John Broomhall has stepped down after 25 years as chairman of Nantwich Agricultural Society which stages the event every July at Dorfold Park.

April 17, 2013
Diddi Dance taster class to run at Nantwich Library

Diddi Dance taster class to run at Nantwich Library

Nantwich Library will host a Diddi Dance taster class for youngsters and their parents later this month. The energetic session will take place on Tuesday April 30 at the Beam Street venue.

April 16, 2013
Police arrest 18 during Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival

Police arrest 18 during Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival

Nantwich police made 18 arrests as drunken youths marred the success of the town’s Jazz, Blues and Music Festival. Officers also issued 13 section 27 orders against yobs, banning them from entering the town for specified periods.

April 3, 2013