What’s On & Reviews

Three Nantwich friends ride London to Paris for St Luke’s Hospice

Three Nantwich friends ride London to Paris for St Luke’s Hospice

Three Nantwich friends will be pedaling from London to Paris next month to raise vital hospice cash. Charlie Gobbett, Tony Hoy and Gareth Roberts are tackling the three-day “Avenue Verte” challenge in aid of St Luke’s Cheshire Hospice.

July 30, 2013
World record cake bid set for Nantwich Show on July 31

World record cake bid set for Nantwich Show on July 31

Final preparations are taking place for the Nantwich Show – the biggest event in the town’s calendar. And none more so than a world record attempt to make and bake the world’s biggest ever cheesecake!

July 29, 2013
Nantwich community hall bookings suspended in staffing crisis

Nantwich community hall bookings suspended in staffing crisis

A long-awaited village community hall in Nantwich is already facing problems – just eight months after opening. Stapeley Community Hall, on Pear Tree Field, took several years to first build and then open after ownership wranglings.

July 29, 2013
New “Wedding Day Nerves” business to launch at Nantwich Show

New “Wedding Day Nerves” business to launch at Nantwich Show

Two South Cheshire businesswomen are launching a new idea – to help people overcome their wedding day jitters! Anne-Marie Yates and Angela Watt will launch their Wedding Day Nerves  venture at Nantwich Show on July 31.

July 29, 2013
CTC Physiotherapy teams up for Nantwich Show marquee

CTC Physiotherapy teams up for Nantwich Show marquee

Local firm CTC Physiotherapy are to join 50 other companies in this year’s Nantwich Show Town and Country marquee. CTC, which operates clinics in Crewe and Nantwich, is attending the show on July 31 for the 5th year running.

July 27, 2013
Nantwich couples invited to Sugnall Walled Garden wedding event

Nantwich couples invited to Sugnall Walled Garden wedding event

Would-be brides and grooms from Nantwich and South Cheshire are invited to a one-off wedding event this weekend. Sugnall  Walled Garden, near Loggerheads in Staffordshire, is staging the event in its Indian Pavilion.

July 25, 2013
Review: Chapterhouse Theatre’s Sherlock Holmes Reaseheath College

Review: Chapterhouse Theatre’s Sherlock Holmes Reaseheath College

By Joy Cassidy Once again Reaseheath College in Nantwich provided the perfect backdrop for Chapterhouse Theatre Company’s latest production, Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles.

July 25, 2013
Nantwich Young Actors to run kids “creepy house” drama at library

Nantwich Young Actors to run kids “creepy house” drama at library

Nantwich Young Actors will be staging a “Creepy House” drama workshop as part of the Summer Reading Challenge. The workshop will be at Nantwich Library on Beam Street on Thursday August 8, between 10am and midday.

July 24, 2013
Nantwich Litter Group boosted by new volunteers

Nantwich Litter Group boosted by new volunteers

Nantwich Litter Group has benefited from the Societies Spectacular event after recruiting new volunteers. Group members were encouraged by the public’s response to their stall which showed pictures featuring volunteers at work and typical litter problems.

July 24, 2013
Nantwich coffee shop launches “Design a Crepe” competition

Nantwich coffee shop launches “Design a Crepe” competition

Staff at a coffee shop in Nantwich are flat out with the launch a new children’s competition – to design a mouth-watering crepe. Swirly Whirlys on Pillory Street  has launched the innovative competition to coincide with summer holidays as the town’s schools break up this week.

July 24, 2013
Nantwich children’s photographer to stage launch weekend

Nantwich children’s photographer to stage launch weekend

A Nantwich photographer is to stage a one-off children’s photo weekend at Regents Park. Ben Cassidy, who has just launched his business as a children’s photographer, is holding an introductory offer at The Funky Monkey Cafe on July 26 and 27.

July 23, 2013
Joseph Heler to exhibit 100 cheeses at Nantwich Show

Joseph Heler to exhibit 100 cheeses at Nantwich Show

A local cheese producer will be exhibiting more than 100 cheeses at the Nantwich Show next week (July 31). And Joseph Heler Cheese, based in Hatherton near Nantwich, will be hoping to scoop some top awards at the 2013 International Cheese Awards.

July 23, 2013
Theatre company to stage Jane Austen anniversary Nantwich show

Theatre company to stage Jane Austen anniversary Nantwich show

A popular theatre company will be celebrating the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice with a performance in Nantwich. Chapterhouse Theatre Company will stage their own version of the Austen’s most popular novel in the grounds of Reaseheath College.

July 22, 2013