Two local RNLI fundraisers enjoyed a royal day out when they attended the charity’s 200th anniversary garden party at Buckingham Palace.
Janet Maughan, of Overwater Marina near Audlem, joined Christine Cottrell, a staunch supporter of the Crewe and Nantwich Branch of the RNLI for more than 20 years.
Two local music festivals are set to be held in the Hankelow and Audlem area later this month.
First up is an inaugural music festival for White Lion pub in Hankelow.
Wheelyboat Services based at a marina near Nantwich has been awarded The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Services.
It is the highest award given to local volunteer groups across the UK to recognise outstanding work done in their communities.
Christmas came early for Nantwich and District Riding for the Disabled, based at Reaseheath College’s Equine Department.
Janet Maughan, of Overwater Marina, presented RDA volunteers Irene Pawsey and Liz Cleghorn and Bobby the pony with a donation instead of sending out Christmas cards to the marina’s clients and suppliers.
More than 100 people attended the official launch of the Overwater Wheelybus in Audlem near Nantwich.
The Wheelybus is a project led by Rodney Cottrell and wife Christine, who have operated the Audlem Lass, the Overwater Wheelyboat and now the Overwater Wheelybus over the past eight years.
Fourteen students from Crewe and Nantwich’s German twin town of Bischofsheim sampled one of the hottest weeks in decades during a summer school organised by Crewe and Nantwich Twinning Association (CANTA).
The students, aged from their teens to 70s, received formal English lessons each day as well as dedicated cultural and learning visits.
Two Nantwich businesses have shared a top honour at the annual High Sheriff of Cheshire Enterprise Awards.
Car Transplants UK, at Wardle, and Overwater Marina near Nantwich, shared the £3,000 in prize money after being named joint winners of the Roberts Bakery Family Award of Excellence Award.
Rare birds who survived the “Beast from the East” Siberian winter, will be the stars of two open day events near Nantwich.
An Eagle Owl, Barn Owl, Harris Hawk and Buzzard will be in full flight when Falconer Toby Milburn attends the Overwater Marina events on Coole Lane, between Audlem and Nantwich.
Volunteers running Audlem Lass boat service are celebrating national recognition.
The service, which runs between Audlem and Overwater Marina near Nantwich, has been named runner-up in the national Living Waterways Awards.
By Jonathan White
The sixth Audlem RNLI Festival proved a popular hit with hundreds of visitors to the Overwater Marina, between Audlem and Nantwich.
There was a Boatshare4U show and in the evening there was live entertainment from ‘ABBA Re-Bjorn’.
A Nantwich schoolgirl raising money for a once-in-a-lifetime expedition to South America, has received backing from a local marina.
Emily Flattery is raising funds to help poorer communities in southern Peru as part of a Camps International project.
By Jonathan White
The fifth Audlem RNLI Festival at Overwater Marina near Nantwich has been hailed another success.
The festival featured a packed two-day programme, attracting hundreds of people.
Overwater Marina near Nantwich has become Cheshire’s southern most base for a Co-Wheels Car Club Car.
Co-wheels is an award-winning Community Interest Company and the UK’s largest independent national car club operator.
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