By Jonathan White
Families are in for a festive treat this December as Santa steam train rides return to Nantwich Methodist Church.
The rides will run every Saturday morning (10am to noon) on December 7th, 14th, and 21st on the outdoor miniature-gauge 7 ¼” track next to the church on Hospital Street.
Richmond Village in Nantwich is once again laying on a FREE Christmas lunch for people in the community looking for companionship during the festive season.
The free meal will be held at the care village on St Joseph’s Way, Nantwich, on Friday December 13 from 12.30pm.
By Jonathan White
The 2nd annual Christmas Tree Festival in aid of St Luke’s Hospice, takes place at St Mary’s Church in Nantwich today through to Sunday November 24.
The opening times for viewings are Friday (10am-8pm), Saturday (9:30am-3pm) and Sunday (1-5pm). Entry fee = £3 per person (no booking required).
The Nantwich Singers will be giving their Christmas Concert “The Ivy and the Holly?” in St Mary’s Church in Nantwich on December 15.
Starting at 3pm, the concert will help put residents in a festive mood with new twists on old favourites, carols to join in with, poetry, and some new classics.
Not feeling very festive yet? Then head to the Lyceum theatre this week to watch Elf.
Presented by Curtain Call Productions, this family friendly show will warm your heart and fill you with Christmas spirit.
Nantwich Players will be bringing “The Flint Street Nativity” comedy to the stage in December.
The production written by Tim Firth, and directed by Adam Goode, will run from December 6-14, with evening performances starting at 7.45pm.
Boogie woogie, blues, swing and jazz are heading to Nantwich in the form of local musician Tom Seals.
Tom, who has performed all over the world, returns to his home town on December 7 for a one-off special concert in St Mary’s Church.
Members of Crewe & Nantwich Round Table are completing their final preparations for their annual pre-Christmas float fortnight of collections around Nantwich.
And this year has been harder work than ever – with Santa’s float needing a major facelift!
Thousands of people are set to pack in to Nantwich town centre next week for the traditional Christmas Lights switch on.
Applewood Independent Ltd is once again sponsoring the town’s festive Christmas Tree in the Square.
South Cheshire National Trust Association has donated £5,000 to local National Trust projects.
At its latest meeting in Nantwich, members voted for £2,500 to go to Little Moreton Hall, £1,250 to Bickerton Hill and £1,250 to Chirk Castle.
By Jonathan White
Independent Venue Week is coming to Nantwich for the first time in celebration of grassroots music.
Local live music promoters Applestump Records and Moth Events are set to bring the unique soundscape to Nantwich in 2025.
Nantwich will once again pay tribute to those who fought in world wars at the annual Remembrance Sunday event this weekend.
The town’s Annual Act of Remembrance on Sunday will start with a parade at 10:30am from Nantwich Civic Hall.
An exhibition telling the story of prisoners of war in World War II with reference to those held in local camps and hostels has opened at Nantwich Museum.
There were 12 base camps in Cheshire during the war with numerous hostels housing low security “non-officer rank” men obliged to fight but who found themselves working in agriculture, forestry and War Department work.
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