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Nantwich event boosts funds for women’s safety campaign

Nantwich event boosts funds for women’s safety campaign

A campaign to increase safety for women and girls has received a major cash boost after supporters turned out in force to an event at Rookery Hall, Nantwich.

There was a full house for the first Women Peace & Security (WPS) Foundation fundraising dinner which raised more than £7,000 for various initiatives to safeguard women and girls from mental and physical harm.

December 12, 2022
READER’S LETTER: Everybody Leisure cutting classes

READER’S LETTER: Everybody Leisure cutting classes

Dear Editor,
I am a member of Everybody Leisure and I regularly attend classes at the Nantwich leisure centre.

Unfortunately, classes are being cut to save money on what would seem to be random criteria.

December 12, 2022
Bingo Night raises thousands for Royal British Legion

Bingo Night raises thousands for Royal British Legion

By Jonathan White
A fundraising Bingo Night for the Royal British Legion took place at Nantwich Civic Hall.

The event also featured a raffle, tombola and prize draw and was organised by Sue Goodwin, John Broomhall and Diane Smith.

December 11, 2022
Cast are all geared up for Crewe Lyceum Christmas Panto

Cast are all geared up for Crewe Lyceum Christmas Panto

Are you ready for panto? Oh yes you are.

The cast for this year’s production of Aladdin at Crewe Lyceum are busy rehearsing but some of them managed to take a break to chat with me earlier this week.

December 11, 2022
Weather wipes out Crewe Regional Sunday league

Weather wipes out Crewe Regional Sunday league

The freezing winter weather has wiped out today’s Crewe Regional Sunday league fixtures.

All matches in Premier Division and Division One were postponed after several days of below zero temperatures with pitches frozen hard.

December 11, 2022
Cheshire East Council launches winter bugs campaign

Cheshire East Council launches winter bugs campaign

Cheshire East Council has launched a new public health campaign that visualises winter bugs currently circulating.

It comes as more deaths of children from the Strep A virus have been reported across the UK.

December 9, 2022
Turn your Christmas tree into cash for St Luke’s Hospice

Turn your Christmas tree into cash for St Luke’s Hospice

St Luke’s Hospice is again collecting and recycling Christmas trees in South Cheshire in return for donations towards patient care.

Registration for the annual Christmas Tree Collection service is now open.

December 9, 2022
Nantwich venue’s £4,000 wedding giveaway won by lucky couple

Nantwich venue’s £4,000 wedding giveaway won by lucky couple

A lucky couple have won a competition run by Nantwich restaurant The Boars Head to win a free wedding in its iconic “tipi” venue.

Pippa Craig and Jim Wilcox are the winners of the big “wedding giveaway” worth £4,250.

December 8, 2022
Nantwich Town Ladies partners with Motherwell Cheshire charity

Nantwich Town Ladies partners with Motherwell Cheshire charity

Nantwich Town Ladies have partnered with Motherwell Cheshire charity to promote best practices and considerations for Women sports teams.

They hope to highlight ways to end period poverty locally and to help in the collection of boots for the Motherwell Cheshire Community Share Hub.

December 8, 2022
Cheshire Police make 182 arrests in first festive weekend operation

Cheshire Police make 182 arrests in first festive weekend operation

Cheshire Police say they made 182 arrests across the county in its first weekend of a Christmas crackdown on crime.

Arrests were made for offences including assault, drunk and disorderly in a public space, drink driving, stalking, and domestic abuse.

December 7, 2022
Young Shavington truck fan Alfie enjoys VIP visit to Boughey

Young Shavington truck fan Alfie enjoys VIP visit to Boughey

Young truck fan Alfie Simcox, who has become a celebrity in the trucking world, was treated to a VIP visit by Nantwich distribution firm Boughey.

The 10-year-old from Shavington turned his passion for trucks into photographing lorries on the M6 and raising thousands of pounds for charity by producing annual calendars.

December 7, 2022
St Mary's Church in snow

Brine Leas School to stage Christmas Carol concert

Brine Leas School in Nantwich is staging a Christmas Carol concert on Tuesday December 13.

The concert is being held at St Mary’s Church in Nantwich and starts at 7pm, with free entry.

December 7, 2022

Family Carol Concert in Nantwich

On Saturday, 17th December at 6.30 pm Nantwich Choral Society will be at St Mary’s Church Nantwich for a Christmas Family Carol Concert.Their conductor, John Naylor and accompanist Simon Russell will be joined by baritone James Hall and by Nantwich Young Voices. Victoria Palethorpe will conduct the children from NYV who will join in with some carols of Nantwich Choral[Read More…]

December 7, 2022