By Jonathan White
A Victorian Christmas Festival took place at St Mary’s Church in Acton near Nantwich.
The opening day featured Carols from Acton Primary School which included a guest appearance from Father Christmas.
Audlem’s annual ‘Carols in the Square’ event took place next to the Christmas tree on the village square, writes Jonathan White.
The event featured Crewe Brass, conducted by Matt Pithers.
Nantwich Singers will be presenting an hour’s concert of Christmas Carols on December 9 in St Mary’s Church.
The chamber group of 16 voices will perform under the theme “A Spotless rose” – taken from an ancient German hymn “Es ist ein ros entsprungen”, translated as “Lo, how a rose e’er blooming”.
By Jonathan White
The Wistaston Singers were in fine voice when they performed at a Christmas Carol concert at St Stephen’s Methodist Church in Crewe.
Phil Houghton was musical director and organist and also introduced each carol and soloist. Jane Hale was the accompanist.
By Jonathan White
The Wistaston Singers and Crewe Concert Band have been busy this Christmas.
Wistaston Singers performed a carol concert at St Stephen’s Methodist Church on Gainsborough Road in Crewe.
A concert is being staged in Nantwich to celebrate 25 years of the South Cheshire Support Group of Marie Curie Cancer Care.
The group, started by Ray Stafford, is the longest-established, continuously-running support group in the country.
St Mary’s Church in Nantwich will be hosting an event called “Christmas with the Nantwich Singers” on December 13.
The programme will include music from the 16th century (Guerrero and Victoria) through to the 21st Century (Will Todd and Alan Bullard).
Age UK Cheshire will be celebrating three months in their new Nantwich shop.
Staff are inviting members of the public to the celebration on Thursday November 27.
Nantwich and District Band has issued a plea for more members to join the group. The band, which celebrates its 30th anniversary next year, needs players for a range of brass, woodwind and percussion instruments, organisers say.
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