By Jonathan White
The festive season began in Crewe with the town’s Lumen Christmas Lights switch-on and a winter fairy story projected onto Municipal Building.
The event featured a lantern parade led by Spark! – a street show with drumming and dancing to a kaleidoscopic lighting design – from Lyceum Square to Memorial Square.
Nantwich and Crewe are preparing for their annual Christmas Lights Switch-on events over the next two weeks.
And both towns are hoping to use the festive season to pull in the visitors.
Graham Witter has handed over a cheque for £25,870 to Donna Louise Hospice raised from his Weston Christmas Light Display.
It’s another record amount raised by Graham from the festive display at Carters Green Farm which attracted more than 15,000 visitors in December.
It’s that time of year again when homes across Crewe and Nantwich light up the night sky with their amazing Christmas decorations.
And photographer Jonathan White has been out and about to capture the most eye-catching light displays.
The busy A51 near Reaseheath in Nantwich was closed today after a serious accident.
One vehicle over-turned in the incident between Reaseheath and the Bluestone Lights junction at around 1pm today.
The Weston Christmas Light Display has been unveiled as more local firms throw their support behind the project.
The dazzling festive illuminations, built by Graham Witter in memory of his sister, were lit up last night at Carters Green Farm on Jack Lane in aid of Donna Louise Children’s Hospice.
By Jonathan White
Families young and old packed in to Crewe town centre for the annual Christmas lights switch on.
Entertainment on the Market Square included music from TheFunkyChoir.com, Ruskin High School Choir and Ruskin High School Dance Team.
By Jonathan White
Thousands of people enjoyed the Nantwich Christmas Lights switch on in the town square.
Chris Radford from The Cat 107.9 FM community radio returned to compere the event with entertainment on stage.
Youngsters in Nantwich are being given the chance to turn on the town’s Christmas Lights later this month.
Nantwich Town Council is staging a competition with one lucky winner joining town Mayor Cllr Penny Butterill for the big switch-on.
Scores of Nantwich and Crewe householders have been entering into the Christmas spirit once more with these amazing lights displays.
Nantwichnews photographer Jonathan White scoured the local streets to feature these festive fun homes.
Free car parking will be available on four days a year in Nantwich under a new plan unveiled by Cheshire East Council.
The initiative comes after town councillors and traders campaigned for ‘fairness’ compared to other towns in the borough.
Yobs who vandalised Nantwich town centre’s Christmas tree, lights and decorations, have not been traced.
The vandals targeted the lower branches of the tree, ripping off baubles, damaging the base and stealing other electrical decorations.
By Jonathan White
The fund-raising Weston Christmas Light Display has been unveiled in spectacular style.
Graham Witter’s amazing display at Carters Green Farm on Jack Lane will help raise funds for the Donna Louise Children’s Hospice, which cared for his sister before she died.
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