What’s On & Reviews

Audlem Theatre Company launch “24 Hours” performance project

Audlem Theatre Company launch “24 Hours” performance project

Audlem Theatre Company are to tackle a new project to cast, rehearse and perform a play in just 24 hours!

And now they are appealing for help from the public to make it happen.

April 28, 2021
Cheshire Wildlife Trust seeks wildlife photos for 2022 calendar

Cheshire Wildlife Trust seeks wildlife photos for 2022 calendar

Cheshire Wildlife Trust is calling on budding photographers to enter wildlife photographs in a competition to win publication in its charity calendar for 2022.

Keen snappers are being urged to look through photographs they have already taken and check their garden and surrounding areas for any opportunities to take new shots.

April 27, 2021
Nantwich News photographer features in Cheshire Life magazine

Nantwich News photographer features in Cheshire Life magazine

Nantwich News photographer and community reporter Jonathan White features in the latest edition of Cheshire Life magazine.

Jonathan, who works at Cheshire College, has been contributing stories and pictures for more than 10 years.

April 23, 2021
“NEORENAISSANCE” online exhibition set for Nantwich Museum

“NEORENAISSANCE” online exhibition set for Nantwich Museum

Music is a part of the new online “NEORENAISSANCE” exhibition on the Nantwich Museum website.

The online exhibition, by local artist Mark Sheeky, has been developed as the museum remains closed through the ongoing pandemic.

April 20, 2021
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