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Nantwich Christmas Lights Switch-On event

Nantwich Christmas Lights Switch-On event

Nantwich Christmas Lights switch-on event will take place in the town square on Friday November 19.

With Christmas just around the corner, the town is already preparing for the festive season.

November 12, 2021
REVIEW: Death Drop at Crewe Lyceum Theatre

REVIEW: Death Drop at Crewe Lyceum Theatre

By Claire Faulkner
Murder can be a drag. Quite literally, as Death Drop the ‘Dragatha Christie’ murder mystery comes to Crewe Lyceum this week.

I was lucky enough to be in the audience for opening night on Wednesday and what a night it was.

November 11, 2021
Nantwich Players returns with “A 1940s Christmas Carol”

Nantwich Players returns with “A 1940s Christmas Carol”

Nantwich Players will be performing two comedies in December.

And tickets are now available for the first one – the NP Studio staging of “A 1940s Christmas Carol” by Walton Jones.

November 11, 2021
Crewe Lions Club charity fireworks display proves a cracker

Crewe Lions Club charity fireworks display proves a cracker

By Jonathan White
The annual Crewe Lions Club Charity Fireworks Display proved a big hit with visitors at Queens Park in Crewe.

The park gates were opened at 5pm and the fireworks started at 8pm.

November 6, 2021
“A Celebration of Stitch” exhibition opens at Nantwich Museum

“A Celebration of Stitch” exhibition opens at Nantwich Museum

“A Celebration of Stitch” textile art exhibition has opened in the Millennium Gallery at Nantwich Museum.

The exhibition by “Connected Threads” is to run until Saturday January 8, 2022.

November 5, 2021
Hen charity to stage adoption day in Nantwich

Hen charity to stage adoption day in Nantwich

South Cheshire residents are being urged to think outside the box when it comes to picking their next family pet.

The British Hen Welfare Trust (BHWT) is holding an adoption day for ex-commercial chickens in Nantwich on Saturday November 13.

November 4, 2021
Take That Experience heads to Crewe Lyceum Theatre

Take That Experience heads to Crewe Lyceum Theatre

By Courtney Davies
Relight your fire with the Take That Experience at the Crewe Lyceum Theatre this November.

The UK’s number 1 tribute to Take That are performing at the Lyceum Theatre on November 24 as part of their ‘Greatest Hits Tour’.

November 3, 2021
Nantwich Choral Society to stage concert at St Mary’s Church

Nantwich Choral Society to stage concert at St Mary’s Church

Nantwich Choral Society is back in action and will stage a live performance at St Mary’s Church on November 13.

It is the first concert of a “new era” for the society, and will start at 7.30pm.

November 3, 2021
Thousands enjoy spooktacular event at Nantwich Showground

Thousands enjoy spooktacular event at Nantwich Showground

By Jonathan White
Thousands of people packed in to Nantwich Showground to witness the “Alpha Omega Halloween Spooktacular”.

The event last night (October 30) returned after being cancelled last year because of the Covid pandemic.

October 31, 2021
Roving Canal Traders to stage Christmas floating market in Nantwich

Roving Canal Traders to stage Christmas floating market in Nantwich

Canal boat traders will be gathering in Nantwich in November and December to stage a Christmas floating market.

Members of the Roving Canal Traders Association (RCTA) will run the market on the embankment of the Shropshire Union Canal Canal in Nantwich.

October 29, 2021
Author full steam ahead with crime book launch in Nantwich

Author full steam ahead with crime book launch in Nantwich

By Jonathan White
A Reverend has launched his latest crime story book at an event at Nantwich Bookshop.

Rev Malcolm G Lorimer’s “Murder on the Ribblehead Viaduct” is part crime and part autobiographical.

October 28, 2021
Public invited to Mid Cheshire Hospitals annual trust meeting

Public invited to Mid Cheshire Hospitals annual trust meeting

Members of the public are invited to find out more about local NHS services as part of an open meeting of Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The Trust, which runs Leighton Hospital in Crewe, will be holding its Annual Members’ Meeting on Thursday November 4.

October 25, 2021
Nantwich Comic Con Market is hit with the public

Nantwich Comic Con Market is hit with the public

Nantwich’s Comic Con returned as a Comic Con Market this year at Nantwich Civic Hall, writes Jonathan White.

Due to the pandemic, it was not the full Nanocon Comic Con convention but a free entry Comic Con Market in the main hall.

October 24, 2021