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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
Nantwich Camera Club photographs prove big hit at museum show

Nantwich Camera Club photographs prove big hit at museum show

Photographs featuring animals are proving a hit with visitors to the Nantwich Camera Club 2015 Photographic Exhibition.

The exhibition is running in the Millennium Gallery inside Nantwich Museum, on Pillory Street, until Saturday November 28.

October 14, 2015
Review: Frazey Ford sparkles at Words and Music Festival

Review: Frazey Ford sparkles at Words and Music Festival

Canadian Frazey Ford proved a brilliant headline act for the opening night of the Nantwich Words and Music Festival.

Nantwichnews writer Sara Royle went along to watch.

October 13, 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
Wistaston Singers concert raises £185 for church fund

Wistaston Singers concert raises £185 for church fund

By Jonathan White
A Wistaston Singers fund-raising concert at the Parish Church of St Andrew in Crewe has helped raise £185 for the Church restoration fund.

Phil Houghton, the group’s musical director, led the concert and also introduced each song and soloist.

October 9, 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
Our View exhibition by Quarto opens at Nantwich Museum

Our View exhibition by Quarto opens at Nantwich Museum

Our View, an exhibition featuring the work of art group Quarto, has opened in the Your Space Gallery at Nantwich Museum.

The group’s work will be on show at the Pillory Street venue until Saturday November 7.

October 1, 2015
Four top comedians line up for Nantwich Very Best in Stand Up

Four top comedians line up for Nantwich Very Best in Stand Up

Another top line-up of comedians will be performing in Nantwich at the latest Very Best In Stand Up this week.

Four funnymen will take to the stage at Nantwich Civic Hall on Friday in the second show of the season.

September 30, 2015
Children’s writer RM Tudor at Nantwich Bookshop event

Children’s writer RM Tudor at Nantwich Bookshop event

Children’s writer Rebecca Tudor will bring a world of scorbsters and challenges to her “meet the author” event at Nantwich Bookshop.

She will be at the bookshop on Nantwich town square on Wednesday October 14.

September 28, 2015
Floral expert Diane Fair to give demonstration in Nantwich

Floral expert Diane Fair to give demonstration in Nantwich

Nantwich floristry enthusiasts can learn from leading expert Diane Fair at a demonstration at Reaseheath College next month.

Diane, an international floral demonstrator for the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies (NAFAS), will be at Reaseheath on Tuesday October 13.

September 27, 2015