An exhibition telling the story of prisoners of war in World War II with reference to those held in local camps and hostels has opened at Nantwich Museum.
There were 12 base camps in Cheshire during the war with numerous hostels housing low security “non-officer rank” men obliged to fight but who found themselves working in agriculture, forestry and War Department work.
A “Ten Plus @ Nantwich: Art in Translation” exhibition by local Ten Plus Textiles group has opened at Nantwich Museum and is due to run until Saturday November 30.
Eye-catching works of textile art include fine hand and machine embroidery, patchwork, quilting, beadwork, weaving, collage and mixed media.
The family of an elderly resident of a Nantwich care home are staging a photography exhibition – to celebrate his lifelong work!
And Ian Tuckley’s daughter Zoe hopes the exhibition will give the 80-year-old inspiration as he battles against Parkinson’s disease.
Nantwich Museum is showcasing a new quilt made by Jan Aldersay of local textile group ‘Connected Threads’ which has been donated to the museum.
Making of the quilt was inspired by the Art Fund podcast “Meet Me At The Museum”, as well as her personal visits to museums and galleries over many years.
Nantwich Museum is to open a new exhibition called “Our High Street, its history, buildings and people”.
The exhibition tells the fascinating story of the High Street from its earliest development in the 12th century.
Shavington-cum-Gresty Parish Council is to host a series of events and activities to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
The initiatives aim to pay tribute to the bravery and sacrifices of those who served during World War II while fostering community engagement and education.
An exhibition called “The Seasons” by local textile art group Connected Threads has opened in the Millennium Gallery, Nantwich Museum and runs until Saturday 6 July.
Connected threads are a lively, friendly group with a love of stitch their aim is to promote stitch as a way to relax, make friends and improve wellbeing.
A local artist taught at evening classes in Nantwich could have her work displayed by the prestigious Royal Academy of Arts Annual Open Exhibition in London.
Barbara Barlow began to study art when she first moved to Nantwich in 2006.
A new “Nude not Rude” exhibition has opened at Nantwich Museum of life drawings by members of the Nantwich Life Drawing Group.
The group has more than 300 members who all share a love of drawing the human figure.
A photographic exhibition featuring work by members of Nantwich Camera Club has opened at Nantwich Museum running until Saturday April 27.
It is a welcome return to the museum of a popular exhibition, which is always well received attracting visitors from throughout the region.
A new photography exhibition is celebrating the life-saving work of RSPCA’s Stapeley Grange wildlife centre in Nantwich.
Animal lovers submitted hundreds of entries for the exhibition, which is being held to mark the 30th birthday of the charity’s London Road site.
An exhibition paying tribute to Crewe suffragist Ada Chew is moving to a final venue in the town before leaving the area.
Hundreds of people have visited the display since it opened at Crewe Market Hall last July and then moved to the town library and Queen’s Park café.
“English Civil War Comes to Nantwich” opens on Tuesday January 9 at Nantwich Museum.
The exhibition, which runs until Saturday February 3, outlines the war which arrived in the town in 1643 when it became a Parliamentarian garrison.
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