By Jonathan White A couple who staged a garden party at their home on Westfield Drive,Wistaston, helped raise valuable funds for diabetes sufferers. Sheena and Ken Sambrook opened their house and gardens for the event which takes place on the second Wednesday in July.
Nantwich Litter Group is planning further blitzes on rubbish as the town prepares to welcome Britain in Bloom judges. The tean held its latest “Group Pick” in the Barony Park area, led by team leader Joyce Webb.
Nantwich artists are being urged to get involved in the “Joy of Art” exhibition to help raise money for St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice. The event takes place from October 28 to 31 at the Abbeywood Estate in Delamere, with all proceeds going to the hospice.
“Tudor Inventories” is the final one of four themed talks of the “Nantwich under the two Elizabeths” exhibition running at Nantwich Museum. The talk, by Andrew Lamberton, considers some 18 inventories of Nantwich people from the reign of Elizabeth I.
Nantwich Show organisers said all efforts are now focused on making The International Cheese Awards as big a success as possible. Secretary Adrian Lawrence confirmed they had to cancel the rest of Nantwich Show because of saturated ground conditions at Dorfold Park.
Life is certainly a “Cabaret” this week in Nantwich, as The Players present their latest production, writes Claire Faulkner. Directed by Jerry Park, the cast gave a strong and accomplished performance captivating the audience at the Love Lane theatre.
Organisers of the biggest annual events in Nantwich have called off the event because of the wet weather. Nantwich Show will not go ahead as planned on July 25 as Dorfold Park is waterlogged, with forecasts predicting more rain over the next 10 days.
By Jonathan White A Wistaston man and his teenage son are to tackle a 190-mile charity bike ride on the Trans-Pennine Trail. Howard Barker and his son Ben, 15, are cycling from Liverpool to Hornsea in aid of their local church.
A Nantwich community choir has received a cash boost to kit its members out in funky new t-shirts! Members of faith-based TheFunkyChoir.com have received funding from local housing provider Wulvern.
An event to raise awareness among residents of local societies will be staged in Nantwich Town Square on July 21. The ‘Societies Spectacular’ will see around 30 clubs and groups giving displays and demonstrations in the town square.
Nantwich N’Ukes ukulele group joined in a busking spectacular in the Chester sunshine, writes Amanda Malam. And the group also enjoyed a memorable bus journey home after a day of fund-raising.
A South Cheshire photographer is holding a special exhibition of urban pictures taken in Crewe and Nantwich. Simon J Newbury is staging his “Urban Portraits” exhibition on July 22 in Bar 7, Crewe.
“Are we better off than the Tudors?” is the second in a series of four themed talks at Nantwich Museum. The series forms part of the “Nantwich under the two Elizabeths” exhibition at the Pillory Street venue.
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