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Remembrance Sunday in Nantwich to be live-streamed due to Covid restrictions

Remembrance Sunday in Nantwich to be live-streamed due to Covid restrictions

The annual Remembrance Sunday parade and service will not go ahead this weekend due to Covid restrictions, it has been announced.

The march and service at the Cenotaph in Nantwich town centre usually attracts hundreds of people.

November 5, 2020
Group produces fund-raising calendar for Crewe’s Queens Park

Group produces fund-raising calendar for Crewe’s Queens Park

By Jonathan White
Members of “Queens Park Crewe – The People’s Park” have produced a 2021 Calendar featuring photographs of Queens Park throughout the seasons.

Photographs were submitted by members of the group, who have shown their photographic talent within the popular Grade II listed public park.

November 3, 2020
St Luke’s Hospice to run “Light Up A Life” event online

St Luke’s Hospice to run “Light Up A Life” event online

St Luke’s is inviting people to remember the life of a loved one by dedicating a light in their memory at the Hospice’s “Light up a Life” service.

The annual service, normally attended by hundreds of supporters, will be held online due to Covid-19.

November 1, 2020
Nantwich Spooktacular cancelled due to COVID, say organisers

Nantwich Spooktacular cancelled due to COVID, say organisers

Organisers of Nantwich Spooktacular have cancelled the event due to COVID-19, it was announced last night.

In a joint statement with Cheshire East Council, they said the event at Dorfold Park which had been re-scheduled for November 14 will now not go ahead this year.

October 31, 2020
Nantwich Food Festival team aims to boost Foodbank

Nantwich Food Festival team aims to boost Foodbank

Nantwich Food Festival volunteers are urging residents to support Nantwich Foodbank this Christmas to ensure no one goes hungry in the community.

A Christmas donation “drop-off” is being organised for November 28 at Brine Leas School.

October 30, 2020
The Cat FM event raises more than £3,000 for hospital charity

The Cat FM event raises more than £3,000 for hospital charity

By Jonathan White
Crewe and Nantwich community radio station The Cat FM has presented £3,058 to Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity for their Lost Little Ones baby bereavement suite appeal.

The money was raised at a “Sunday Night at the Lyceum” variety show organised by The Cat.

October 27, 2020
Nantwich Museum to stage first live exhibition since Covid pandemic

Nantwich Museum to stage first live exhibition since Covid pandemic

Nantwich Museum is to host its first live exhibition following its closure due to the Covid 19 epidemic.

A small exhibition echoing the annual Rotary Art and Handwriting competition will run in the Museum up until Christmas.

October 26, 2020
New presenters join The Cat FM for weekly shows

New presenters join The Cat FM for weekly shows

Two South Cheshire performers Megan Lee and Joel Montague have joined the Cat 107.9FM to present new weekly shows.

Singer songwriter Megan Lee, from Nantwich, has been co-presenting Thursday Breakfast Show with Gary Johnson for over a year.

October 24, 2020
Funky Choir Photo - Wingate Centre

Wingate Centre fundraising continues despite Covid restrictions

The Wingate Centre #Wingate2020 Campaign has been staging vital fundraising activities to help the Wrenbury charity through the pandemic.

October 21, 2020
Nantwich Museum to host more online history talks

Nantwich Museum to host more online history talks

Nantwich Museum has announced a series of online talks for the Autumn called “Historical Nantwich Online”.

They will start on Wednesday November 18 with a “A Celebration of Salt, the story of Nantwich Brine” talk hosted by Graham Dodd.

October 17, 2020
Hospice hunt on for Nantwich’s very own star baker

Hospice hunt on for Nantwich’s very own star baker

The hunt is on for Nantwich’s very own home star baker as Hope House children’s hospice launches its Eat Cake Week.

Bakers and cake-lovers are being asked to get out their mixing bowls and put on their aprons during half-term between October 26 to November 1.

October 14, 2020
Crewe Lyceum Theatre to receive £231,387 in Government support

Crewe Lyceum Theatre to receive £231,387 in Government support

Crewe Lyceum Theatre has received a total of £231,387 in grant funding from the Department of Media, Culture & Sport’s (DCMS) £1.57bn Cultural Recovery Fund.

The fund, set up by the government in July, makes urgent support available for cultural organisations that were financially stable before the COVID-19 pandemic.

October 12, 2020
Rotary of Crewe and Nantwich Weaver help with clean up

Rotary of Crewe and Nantwich Weaver help with clean up

Members of Rotary Club of Crewe and Nantwich Weaver joined with Mayor of Crewe and members of the Railway Cottages Residents Association for a major clean-up operation.

October 9, 2020