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Winners honoured in Nantwich Food Festival “Lockdown Awards”

Winners honoured in Nantwich Food Festival “Lockdown Awards”

Winners of Nantwich Food Festival “Lockdown Awards” have been honoured by organisers.

The awards, held in place of this year’s Food Festival which was cancelled by the Covid pandemic, aimed to highlight the best community people and organisations.

October 17, 2020
Nantwich Buddies to stage first Virtual Volunteer Expo

Nantwich Buddies to stage first Virtual Volunteer Expo

Nantwich Buddies volunteer organisation is launching its first “Virtual Volunteer Expo” from tomorrow (September 21).

Volunteers from across Cheshire and beyond are invited to take part in any or all of the workshops being staged over the subsequent weeks.

September 20, 2020
Nantwich Food Festival lockdown award winners unveiled

Nantwich Food Festival lockdown award winners unveiled

The winners of this year’s Nantwich Food Festival “Lockdown Awards” have been unveiled.

Organisers launched the awards as an alternative after having to cancel the 2020 Nantwich Food Festival because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

September 4, 2020
Nantwich Food Festival launch online version for 2020

Nantwich Food Festival launch online version for 2020

Nantwich Food Festival is to stage an Online Festival 2020 in place of the cancelled real event.

Festival directors decided in May that this year’s event scheduled for September had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

June 28, 2020
Generous Nantwich residents donate 210 bags in Foodbank drop

Generous Nantwich residents donate 210 bags in Foodbank drop

Generous Nantwich residents have donated a staggering 210 bags of food for the town’s Foodbank in just two hours.

Nantwich Food festival volunteers organised its third “drop and go” collection event at Brine Leas School earlier today (June 22).

June 22, 2020
Nantwich Food Festival cancelled amid pandemic

Nantwich Food Festival cancelled amid pandemic

The Nantwich economy suffered a further blow today as Nantwich Food Festival directors announced September’s event will NOT go ahead.

The festival attracts tens of thousands of people every year and was due to take place on September 4-6.

May 13, 2020
Food Festival organisers arrange Nantwich Foodbank collection

Food Festival organisers arrange Nantwich Foodbank collection

A second “drop off and go” food collection in aid of Nantwich Foodbank will be held on Monday May 11.

The initiative, organised by Nantwich Food Festival, will be staged for a second time at Brine Leas School in Nantwich.

May 8, 2020
Major doubts cast over Nantwich Food Festival in September

Major doubts cast over Nantwich Food Festival in September

Nantwich Food Festival directors are set to decide whether to stage this year’s show, with town councillors tonight casting a major doubt over it.

The three-day festival which attracts tens of thousands of visitors to the town is due to take place September 4-6.

April 23, 2020
Celebrity chefs line up for Nantwich Food Festival

Celebrity chefs line up for Nantwich Food Festival

Organisers have lined up celebrity chefs for this year’s Nantwich Food Festival, which they will be unaffected by current Coronavirus crisis.

The festival is scheduled for September 4-6, and attracts tens of thousands of people into the town each year.

March 22, 2020
Food Festival volunteers hailed at Nantwich Bookshop event

Food Festival volunteers hailed at Nantwich Bookshop event

Nantwich Food Festival volunteers were hailed at a celebration event at Nantwich Bookshop as planning for the 2020 event gathers pace.

Festival organisers laid on food and drinks at the bookshop on High Street as a thank you to all those who helped at the 2019 festival.

January 23, 2020
Nantwich Food Festival WILL go ahead after CEC car parks agreement

Nantwich Food Festival WILL go ahead after CEC car parks agreement

Nantwich Food Festival WILL go ahead as planned in 2020 after organisers reached agreement with Cheshire East Council over use of its car parks.

A cloud had been hanging over the festival after it emerged in December that Cheshire East had stalled on talks to use its key sites, Love Lane and Bowling Green car parks.

January 16, 2020
Cheshire East car parks decision threatens Nantwich Food Festival

Cheshire East car parks decision threatens Nantwich Food Festival

Cheshire East Council could decline the use of two major town centre car parks during next Nantwich Food Festival, councillors have been warned.

A three-year contract between the authority and festival committee for use of Love Lane and Bowling Green car parks during the three-day festival has now expired.

December 20, 2019
Venues crowned winners at 2019 Nantwich Food Awards

Venues crowned winners at 2019 Nantwich Food Awards

Venues across Nantwich were crowned winners at the 2019 Nantwich Food Awards in Nantwich Civic Hall.

The awards were part of the Nantwich Food Festival which brought in more than 40,000 visitors to the town earlier this month.

September 25, 2019