Community Events

Cheerbrook in Nantwich to stage second Big Taste event

Cheerbrook in Nantwich to stage second Big Taste event

Cheerbrook Farm Shop in Nantwich is planning an even bigger Big Taste event next weekend. Thousands are expected to flock to the event off Newcastle Road on June 14 and 15, which features foods and drinks produced by Cheshire companies.

June 10, 2013
Pic special – Wybunbury Fig Pie Wakes serve up a Nantwich treat!

Pic special – Wybunbury Fig Pie Wakes serve up a Nantwich treat!

By Jonathan White Hundreds of people packed a Nantwich village to watch the traditional Wybunbury Fig Pie Wakes in glorious sunshine. The 200-year-old event, organised by the Wybunbury Tower Preservation Trust, saw several races involving all ages.

June 10, 2013
Wybunbury gears up for annual Fig Pie Wakes event

Wybunbury gears up for annual Fig Pie Wakes event

Thousands of people are expected to flood the Nantwich village of Wybunbury this weekend for the annual Fig Pie Wakes. The event, which starts at 1pm on Saturday (June 8), will feature dozens of entrants trying to roll their fig pies the furthest down the village’s main road.

June 6, 2013
St Luke’s Cheshire Hospice hails “dedicated” volunteers

St Luke’s Cheshire Hospice hails “dedicated” volunteers

St Luke’s Cheshire Hospice is using National Volunteers Week to thank all its helpers. Organisations across Cheshire are celebrating the week from June 1 to 7, and St Luke’s bosses know the hospice could not function without them.

June 6, 2013
Nantwich PCSOs to stage summer fishing contest for youngsters

Nantwich PCSOs to stage summer fishing contest for youngsters

Nantwich Police officers will be armed with rods when they stage a fishing match for children in the area. PCSOs at the Beam Street station are planning the event for Thursday July 25 at Coole Acres Fisheries, on Coole Lane, Nantwich.

June 4, 2013
Crewe & Nantwich residents to see Mercian Regiment homecoming parade

Crewe & Nantwich residents to see Mercian Regiment homecoming parade

Nantwich residents are being urged to welcome home local regiment, 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire). The regiment is to parade through Crewe town centre as part of a series of homecoming marches in Cheshire in June.

May 30, 2013
Fodens Brass Band to stage Nantwich “Last Night of the Proms”

Fodens Brass Band to stage Nantwich “Last Night of the Proms”

The award-winning Fodens Brass Band is coming to Nantwich to stage its own “Last Night of the Proms”. The band will be performing at Richmond Village Nantwich on Saturday June 15 in the beautiful grounds of the retirement village on St Joseph’s Way.

May 30, 2013
Hundreds enjoy annual Audlem Carnival on village playing field

Hundreds enjoy annual Audlem Carnival on village playing field

By Jonathan White Hundreds braved the Bank Holiday showers to enjoy the 201st Audlem Carnival. The event, first held in 1812, took place on the village playing fields and included crowning of the Carnival Queen and other activities.

May 29, 2013
Nantwich Museum plans half-term workshops, sale and volunteer events

Nantwich Museum plans half-term workshops, sale and volunteer events

Half-term workshops are taking place at Nantwich Museum this week to help keep youngsters busy. Salt will be the main theme of the workshops on Wednesday and Thursday May 29 and 30.

May 28, 2013
Nantwich town square to host June 1st anniversary celebration

Nantwich town square to host June 1st anniversary celebration

Nantwich is to host a day of celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s Coronation. There will be fun and activities taking place on Nantwich Town Square next Saturday June 1 from 11am to 2pm.

May 25, 2013
Nantwich outdoor brine pool set for summer opening

Nantwich outdoor brine pool set for summer opening

Nantwich’s outdoor swimming pool reopens this weekend – despite temperatures plummeting to an unseasonably low. Cheshire East Council will be hoping for warmer weather this Bank Holiday to entice swimmers to one of the few remaining inland brine pools.

May 24, 2013
The Wistaston Singers perform concert at packed Bakewell venue

The Wistaston Singers perform concert at packed Bakewell venue

By Jonathan White The Wistaston Singers took their talents on the road when they travelled from South Cheshire to Derbyshire. They performed an evening concert in front of 80 people at Bakewell Methodist Church in Bakewell.

May 19, 2013
Eddisbury MP Stephen O’Brien to hold Audlem surgery

Eddisbury MP Stephen O’Brien to hold Audlem surgery

Eddisbury MP Stephen O’Brien is holding a surgery in Audlem later this month. The public surgery will takes place at Audlem Public Hall on Cheshire Street on Friday May 24 between 4.30pm and 6pm.

May 17, 2013