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Snugburys near Nantwich to stage open air cinema screenings

Snugburys near Nantwich to stage open air cinema screenings

Snugburys near Nantwich are to stage open air cinema screenings this summer!

The popular venue off the A51 Chester Road will host NINE evening of “Moonlight Flicks” in its famous sculpture field.

April 13, 2021
Nantwich Museum to deliver online talks this spring

Nantwich Museum to deliver online talks this spring

Nantwich Museum is to stage a series of online talks considering different aspects of life in and around the town over several centuries.

They are designed to welcome in the re-opening of the museum on Pillory Street after the latest lockdown.

April 13, 2021
Online mental health sessions launched for South Cheshire residents

Online mental health sessions launched for South Cheshire residents

Residents in South Cheshire are being offered virtual mental health and wellbeing sessions thanks to a funding boost.

Local policing team and volunteer group Nantwich Buddies have received the funding from the Police Commissioner’s Community Police Fund.

April 10, 2021
Crewe Live event to be staged this Saturday at market hall

Crewe Live event to be staged this Saturday at market hall

The new-look Crewe Market Hall is hosting a virtual gig experience to support local artists and give customers a taste of what is to come.

The venue aims to stage weekly “Crewe Live” music and family-friendly entertainment.

April 9, 2021
Nantwich Library launches new e-reading service

Nantwich Library launches new e-reading service

Cheshire East libraries including Nantwich have launched a new app called BorrowBox, which allows residents to read e-books and listen to audiobooks at any time.

By downloading the ‘BorrowBox’ app on digital devices, people will be able to access best-selling titles 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

April 5, 2021
Netflix series filmed at Dorfold Hall in Nantwich proves big hit

Netflix series filmed at Dorfold Hall in Nantwich proves big hit

By Jonathan White
A Netflix eight-part drama series partially filmed in Nantwich, is already one of the most popular shows in the UK.

‘The Irregulars’  was released on March 26, follows a gang of misfits who investigate a series of supernatural crimes in Victorian London for Dr Watson and Sherlock Holmes.

April 5, 2021
Nantwich St Mary’s Church sets up free photo-trail competition

Nantwich St Mary’s Church sets up free photo-trail competition

By Jonathan White
St Mary’s Church in Nantwich has launched a free photo-trail competition.

Susie Boxhall, Youth and Children’s Worker, has organised three versions of Nantwich Riverside photo-trail loops – North (19 photos in total), Middle (17 photos) and South (18 photos).

April 3, 2021
Police Commissioner and Crewe West elections: have your say

Police Commissioner and Crewe West elections: have your say

Residents in Nantwich will get to vote on who should be their Police and Crime Commissioner at local elections on May 6.

There are also a small number of Cheshire East Council Ward councillor elections taking place, including Crewe West by-election.

April 3, 2021
Nantwich Words and Music weekend planned for June

Nantwich Words and Music weekend planned for June

Organisers of the annual Nantwich Words and Music festival are to hold a three-day event in June.

They say the event is taking place in The Crown Ballroom in Nantwich town centre on June 25-27.

April 1, 2021
Nantwich employees help raise £450 for Cancer Research

Nantwich employees help raise £450 for Cancer Research

Staff at KBA Financial Planning in Nantwich have helped raise £450 for Cancer Research UK.

Neil Fearn, chairman of the Crewe & Nantwich Cancer Research Group, received a cheque on behalf of Cancer Research UK from KBA at their Yorkshire Building Society offices in High Street.

March 31, 2021
South Cheshire act Fall in Green launch second poetry album

South Cheshire act Fall in Green launch second poetry album

South Cheshire based act “Fall in Green” have released their second experimental poetry album, Apocalypse of Clowns.

It was launched on World Poetry Day this week (March 23).

March 26, 2021
Local Author Event set for Nantwich Bookshop in April

Local Author Event set for Nantwich Bookshop in April

By Jonathan White
Nantwich Bookshop is to host a “Local Author Event” on Friday April 23 at 6pm.

Parveen Smith will be launching her latest book “Head in Heaven Feet on Earth” at the event outside Bookshop.

March 25, 2021
Crewe Parkrun - Queens Park parkrun - pic by Jonathan White

Popular Crewe Parkrun at Queens Park to return on June 5

Organisers of the popular Crewe Park Run held in Queens Park say the community event is set to return on June 5.

The weekly get-together for hundreds of people had to be cancelled during the Covid pandemic lockdowns.

March 22, 2021