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Nantwich Words and Music Festival shows selling out fast

Nantwich Words and Music Festival shows selling out fast

Tickets are selling fast for next week’s Nantwich Words and Music Festival which features a string of big names. Venues across the town are staging live performances by musicians and wordsmiths throughout the festival, October 7 to 13.

October 2, 2013
Royal British Legion needs Poppy Appeal help in Nantwich

Royal British Legion needs Poppy Appeal help in Nantwich

Volunteers are needed to help collect for the annual Poppy Appeal in Nantwich. This year, The Royal British Legion is calling on people to offer two hours of their time to help make 2013 appeal the biggest ever.

September 30, 2013
Second “Very Best in Stand Up” show set for Nantwich Civic Hall

Second “Very Best in Stand Up” show set for Nantwich Civic Hall

The second Very Best in Stand Up show of the new season will be held at Nantwich Civic Hall next week. And promoters have lined up another stellar group of comedians, with three making their debuts in South Cheshire.

September 27, 2013
Social group Go Soup expands across Crewe and Nantwich

Social group Go Soup expands across Crewe and Nantwich

A social adventure group for the over 35s in Crewe and Nantwich, has already signed up 150 new members. Go SOUP was launched by founder Julie Hadall as a way of offering members a chance to enjoy activities they normally would not.

September 27, 2013
Nantwich Preschool Playgroup to stage Open Day for families

Nantwich Preschool Playgroup to stage Open Day for families

Nantwich Preschool Playgroup is staging an open day next month for parents to see what it has on offer. The group, based at Nantwich Cricket Club on Whitehouse Lane, will open its doors on Wednesday October 9 between 10am and 3pm.

September 27, 2013
Highfields School in Nantwich to stage annual fireworks night

Highfields School in Nantwich to stage annual fireworks night

The annual Blitz Fireworks display and family fun evening at Highfields School in Nantwich takes place on Friday October 4. As well as the fireworks display, there will be a BBQ provided by Grants Butchers, refreshments, games and stalls.

September 26, 2013
“100 years of Chatwins” talk set for Nantwich Museum

“100 years of Chatwins” talk set for Nantwich Museum

A talk on the 1oo years of Chatwins is taking place at Nantwich Museum next month. Paul Rooney will be hosting the talk at the Pillory Street venue on Wednesday October 2.

September 24, 2013
AJ Brown, the new “Michael Buble”, to perform live in Nantwich

AJ Brown, the new “Michael Buble”, to perform live in Nantwich

Talented singer AJ Brown will be performing in Nantwich this week as part of his UK tour. The Yorkshire-born singer, hailed by some as the next Michael Buble, is touring to launch his new double CD “Now & Again”.

September 23, 2013
Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club celebrates annual Finals Day winners

Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club celebrates annual Finals Day winners

By Jonathan White Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club has celebrated the winners of its annual Finals Day. The event took place on the two courts behind the Wistaston Memorial Hall and Community Centre on Church Lane.

September 23, 2013
Swanley Bridge Marina, Nantwich, to stage Biggest Coffee Morning

Swanley Bridge Marina, Nantwich, to stage Biggest Coffee Morning

A marina near Nantwich is getting involved in the Macmillan Cancer Support World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. Swanley Bridge Marina is to host a coffee morning at the venue’s Boathouse on Springe Lane , Swanley, on Saturday September 28.

September 22, 2013
£108,000 diamond ring sets new record at Nantwich auction

£108,000 diamond ring sets new record at Nantwich auction

A diamond ring has sold at a Nantwich auction for a staggering £108,000. The sale sets a new record for Peter Wilson antiques and art auctioneers based on Market Street, Nantwich.

September 20, 2013
TV vet Steve Leonard to switch on Nantwich Christmas lights

TV vet Steve Leonard to switch on Nantwich Christmas lights

TV vet Steve Leonard is the celebrity lined up to switch on the Christmas Lights in Nantwich this year. Leonard (pictured), who lives in Cheshire, is famous for hosting BBC shows including ”Orangutan Diaries” and “Vets in Practice”.

September 20, 2013
Nantwich “Full Monty” calendar raises £5,000 for charity

Nantwich “Full Monty” calendar raises £5,000 for charity

A Nantwich “Full Monty” calendar made by 11 South Cheshire lads has raised a stunning £5,000 for charity. Brothers Roy and Neil Aspinall persuaded their friends to put the calendar together a year ago, as revealed by Nantwichnews.

September 18, 2013