Eat, drink and be merry is the message from Nantwich Food and Drink Festival organisers as the town prepares to host thousands of “foodies”. More than 30,000 visitors are expected at the three-day event billed as “the biggest and tastiest food festival in the country”.
St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice is to stage its nerve-shredding Fire Walk Challenge to help raise vital funds. The hospice is looking for daring fundraisers from South Cheshire to complete two-hours training before walking 15ft barefoot, over red-hot wood embers reaching a scorching 800°F.
A Nantwich golf club event helped to raise more than £1,000 in honour of a young boy badly injured in a skiing accident. Teams taking part in the Brook Hill Foundation Am-Am at Brookfield Golf Club in Hankelow helped to raise £1,153.
A brass band of 30 musicians from across Britain including two ex-Nantwich pupils, has completed an amazing Three Peaks Challenge. Ex Brine Leas pupils Ian and Sarah Raisbeck were among those who conquered the challenge complete with instruments.
By James Briscoe Nantwich Town travel to face Marine tonight (Sept 3), buoyed by a stirring ten-man performance against Ashton United. The Dabbers earned a richly deserved 2-2 draw with top-of-the-table Ashton after having a man sent off early in the game.
Organisers of the Mind Body & Spirit Event in Nantwich have unveiled a line up of international speakers and workshops. A huge array of clairvoyants and exhibitors will be at the show in Nantwich Civic Hall this weekend September 7 and 8.
Nantwich-based community radio station The Cat has launched its 2014 community awards. The station wants residents to send in nominations for those deserving recognition for dedication, charity fundraising or community work in Crewe and Nantwich.
More than 20 Nantwich Litter Group volunteers targeted areas off Beam Street in their latest crackdown on the town’s litterbugs. Volunteers young and old covered a wide area off Beam Street from Manor Road to Volunteer Fields and routes in between.
By Jonathan White Hundreds of scooter owners from across Britain cruised into Nantwich for a get-together organised by the Dabbers Scooter Club. The “Smell The 2 Stroke” event took place at the town’s The Railway Hotel on the corner of Pillory Street and Station Road.
Nantwich CC 1sts stumbled to another defeat as they were beaten by 112 runs by Bowdon at Whitehouse Lane. The loss means defending champions Nantwich have failed to win in their last five league outings.
By James Briscoe Nantwich manager Danny Johnson is taking the positives from the 2-2 draw against his former side Ashton United. But he said the squad were disappointed not to win after a courageous display with only 10 men.
The Very Best in Stand Up returns to Nantwich Civic Hall for the first show of a new comedy season next week. And the season, which consists of five shows up to and including the New Year’s Eve spectacular, kicks off with a fabulous line-up.
More than 18,000 potholes on Nantwich roads have been repaired so far in 2013, according to Cheshire East Council figures. And 50,000 repairs across the borough have been carried out since January as part of a major funding injection.
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