By Jonathan White
Thousands of people gathered to enjoy the 44th annual Battle of Nantwich & Winter Fayre in and around Nantwich and Mill Island.
The event, organised by the Holly Holy Day Society, saw hundreds of Sealed Knot troops re-enact the infamous battle of 1644.
Organisers of the annual Battle of Nantwich “Holly Holy Day” are laying on another feast of entertainment as the town again commemorates the infamous English Civil War clash in Cheshire.
Every year, the town has remembered what happened on January 25, 1644 when the Parliamentarians defeated the Royalists in a battle in the Henhull area to end the siege of the town.
By Jonathan White
Thousands of people lined the streets of Nantwich to watch the annual Battle of Nantwich & Winter Fayre spectacular.
The event is organised by the Holly Holy Day Society, a small non-profit group of people working with the Sealed Knot re-enactment society and Rotary.
Organisers of the popular Battle of Nantwich “Holly Holy Day” are once again keeping an eye on the weather ahead of this month’s event.
Holly Holy Day takes place on Saturday January 28, with thousands expected to gather to watch The Sealed Knot re-enact the bloody battle of 400 years ago.
A Nantwich man has been arrested on suspicion of rape by officers investigating an alleged sex assault in the town centre.
The 24-year-old man is being held on suspicion of rape and is currently helping officers with their enquiries.
Police are investigating an alleged sexual assault in Nantwich town centre in the early hours of today (June 13).
A number of police cordons are in place around the town, including Mill Island, while officers investigate.
By Jonathan White
Troops marched and battled each other as thousands of people flocked to Nantwich to enjoy the town’s Holly Holy Day celebrations.
The event, which also included a Winter Fayre, took place in and around Nantwich town centre and on Mill Island in dry weather.
Residents are calling for the Battle of Nantwich re-enactment on Mill Island to be moved or cancelled because of saturated conditions.
Weeks of wet weather has left River Weaver levels very high (pictured), the ground at saturation point, and the island covered in early flowering daffodils.
Organisers of the “Battle of Nantwich” Holly Holy Day event hope it will not be washed out by the heavy rain and flooding.
Prolonged wet weather has left River Weaver very high, and ground conditions saturated on Mill Island.
Detectives have dropped a probe into an alleged sexual assault on Mill Island in Nantwich.
Cheshire Police has been conducting an investigation in relation to the allegations that the assault had been committed in the early hours on Sunday (December 20).
Detectives are searching for two men as they investigate a serious sexual assault in Mill Island, Nantwich.
Police received reports of the incident, and identified and cordoned off the scene whilst the investigation got underway at approximately 2.50am yesterday (December 20).
Detectives are probing a “serious incident” on a footpath on Mill Island, Nantwich.
Officers have cordoned off parts of the island by the River Weaver following the incident.
The chairman of the Nantwich Partnership has hailed the “teamwork” which has secured a £1 million investment in the town centre.
Now Jeff Stubbs has unveiled future projects being identified around the town.
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