Reaseheath College horticulture students have planted a cherry blossom tree outside St Mary’s Church in Nantwich to mark the coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
The Prunus incisa ‘Mikinori’ is a small Fuji tree that is covered with bee-friendly pink flowers in Spring and develops colourful foliage in the Autumn.
Pupils from 14 primary schools and two secondary schools in the Nantwich Education Partnership have helped to create these colourful Coronation Crowns for the town centre.
The crowns are on display on St Mary’s Church green and Whitebeam tree next to it.
A devoted Nantwich charity worker is among the 500 Coronation Champions to be honoured by the Royals.
Sheila Saner, chair of Nantwich & District Riding for the Disabled (RDA) Group, has been given one of the awards in recognition of her voluntary work.
By Jonathan White
Shavington Village Festival Committee have organised a ‘Coronation Concert’ on Sunday May 7 from 4pm-7pm at St Mark’s Church on Main Road.
The concert will celebrate the Best of British history and culture through music and will include songs to commemorate the Coronation of King Charles III.
Nantwich businesses and St Mary’s Church are getting ready for the King’s Coronation weekend.
Independent stores in the town centre have been dressing up their windows with Coronation-themed displays.
St Luke’s Hospice is appealing for people in Nantwich to try their hand at volunteering as part of events to celebrate His Majesty The King’s Coronation.
The Hospice is joining thousands of organisations and charities across the country in “The Big Help Out” – a national initiative to encourage people to give back to their local community by volunteering.
Park View Business Centre near Nantwich has started a Coronation Planting of oak trees to mark next month’s event.
It come after the Queen’s Green Canopy tree planting initiative in 2022 to mark her Jubilee year.
Dear Editor
The event of a lifetime is just around corner with the coronation date of Charles III firmly marked in our diaries.
Many of us will be celebrating with street parties or gatherings with family and friends to celebrate this momentous occasion so what better reason to get your baking kits out to create some colourful rainbow bakes and take part in our Royal Rainbow Bake and raise funds to support families caring for a seriously child?
These amazing photographs show the last time Coronation celebrations took place in Nantwich – 70 years ago!
Now aged 92, Reg “Derrick” Oakes was in his 20s when he was involved in Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation in 1953.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is waiting for government guidance on primary school SATS because the bank holiday for the King’s coronation clashes with the first day of the national tests.
The Key Stage 2 tests, taken by 11-year-olds at schools across the country, are scheduled to take place from Monday May 8 to Thursday May 11 next year.
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