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NHS Therapy Garden plans unveiled for Nantwich

NHS Therapy Garden plans unveiled for Nantwich

Allotment holders and NHS specialists have unveiled plans to develop and open a Nantwich Community Health and Therapy Garden.

The garden would be located at Brookfield Allotments in the town, and be used by health experts to prescribe to those with mental health symptoms.

September 10, 2020
Fire crews called to 35ft collapsed garden wall

Fire crews called to 35ft collapsed garden wall

Firefighters from Nantwich and Crewe were called to an incident involving a 35ft collapsed garden wall.

No one was injured or trapped in the incident which happened along Underwood Lane in Crewe yesterday (June 21).

June 21, 2020
Garden is perfect prescription for anxiety and isolation

Garden is perfect prescription for anxiety and isolation

By Jeremy Herbert
When all around is madness, go down to the garden and get your hands dirty.

That is a prescription that millions have turned to in this time of anxiety, uncertainty and isolation.

June 21, 2020
Cheshire Fire warning over lighting garden fires during pandemic

Cheshire Fire warning over lighting garden fires during pandemic

Fire officers are warning Cheshire residents not to light fires in their gardens during the coronavirus lock down.

Firefighters attended more than 30 intentionally lit fires in gardens across Cheshire in just seven days at the end of March.

April 5, 2020
Thieves swipe Rudolph from Willaston garden

Thieves swipe Rudolph from Willaston garden

A householder in Willaston is appealing for the return of Rudolph, who was swiped from his garden by thieves.

The light-up Rudolph structure was taken from Andrew Cox’s front garden in Colleys Lane, between midnight and 4pm on Wednesday December 18.

December 23, 2019
Tarporley man seriously burned in garden petrol incident

Tarporley man seriously burned in garden petrol incident

A man was badly burned while using petrol in his garden in Tarporley, say Cheshire fire crews.

The incident has led to warnings to residents about the dangers of using petrol in the garden environment.

September 4, 2019
Thieves swipe Winnie the Pooh from Nantwich garden

Thieves swipe Winnie the Pooh from Nantwich garden

A Nantwich resident is appealing for help to track down Winnie the Pooh who was stolen from his garden!

Chris Rowlands recently revamped his front garden on Marsh Lane and added these decorative ornaments.

August 11, 2019
Reaseheath College “cyber crime” garden earns praise at RHS Flower Show

Reaseheath College “cyber crime” garden earns praise at RHS Flower Show

A ‘Cyber Crime’ show garden designed and built by Reaseheath students in Nantwich was sowing the seeds of online safety to visitors at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park.

The garden, commissioned by Cheshire Police and sponsored by Barclays, highlights the importance of staying safe online and features the Constabulary’s 5Cs (Create, Cover, Confidentiality, Click, Connect) Guide to Online Safety.

July 21, 2019
Rare silver fox handed in to RSPCA staff in Nantwich

Rare silver fox handed in to RSPCA staff in Nantwich

This rare silver fox has been admitted to the RSPCA wildlife centre in Stapeley, Nantwich, after being found in a Cheshire garden.

The animal was roaming in a garden in Dunnocksfold Road, Alsager, shocking the homeowner.

November 10, 2018
Villagers support devastated Wistaston pensioner after vandals destroy gnomes

Villagers support devastated Wistaston pensioner after vandals destroy gnomes

By Jonathan White
Angry villagers in Wistaston have rallied in support of a pensioner after mindless vandals destroyed his popular garden gnomes display.

Laurence Perry’s gnomes, which became famous a year ago after a dispute with the local council, have proved a big hit with residents.

August 16, 2018
Talented Nantwich students’ special needs garden finds Lake District home

Talented Nantwich students’ special needs garden finds Lake District home

A special educational needs garden designed and built by Reaseheath College students in Nantwich has found a new home in the Lake District.

The ‘From a Different Angle’ garden, which wowed visitors at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park and won a silver medal, will be relocated to Sandside Lodge, in Ulverston as part of a new school being built.

July 31, 2017
Nantwich students’ dementia garden earns silver medal at RHS Flower Show

Nantwich students’ dementia garden earns silver medal at RHS Flower Show

A show garden created by Nantwich students to support a charity appeal for Leighton Hospital has won a silver gilt medal at RHS Flower Show Tatton Park.

The ‘Remember Me Garden’ is part of Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity’s ‘Everybody Knows Somebody’ Dementia Appeal.

July 22, 2017
Nantwich apprentices renovate Leighton Hospital garden

Nantwich apprentices renovate Leighton Hospital garden

Green-fingered Nantwich apprentices helped to renovate a garden for patients at Leighton Hospital.

The Reaseheath College students teamed up for the project as part of National Apprenticeship Week.

March 17, 2017