By Jonathan White
A “The Proms Acton” fund-raising concert at St Mary’s Church in Acton has helped raise thousands of pounds for Royal British Legion.
The outside of the church was bedecked with wood and crocheted poppies and poppy garlands.
Police have issued CCTV images after thieves broke in and stole a Poppy collection tin from a church hall in Wistaston.
Three men are believed to have gained entry to St Mary’s Church Hall on Church Lane.
Nantwich Town clinched a vital league victory over Morpeth to boost their Northern Premier League survival hopes.
The club held a Remembrance ceremony before kick off, organised by the Nantwich & District Branch of the Royal British Legion.
By Jonathan White
Members of Wistaston Swans WI have hand-painted 350 pebbles to commemorate Poppy Day.
The pebbles are now on display on the low black ledge at the front and both sides of Wistaston Memorial Hall on Church Lane.
By Jonathan White
Nantwich & District Branch of the Royal British Legion launched its annual Poppy Appeal when a “Poppy Crown” was unveiled by the Nantwich Mayor.
There are Poppy Appeal collection boxes in shops and pubs all over Nantwich.
By Jonathan White
Wistaston Scouts are appealing for more plastic bottle ends for their new 2021 Remembrance Day poppy display.
For the past two years, the Wistaston Scout Group have displayed an impressive 24ft long Remembrance Day poppy cascade outside their Scout Centre in 2019 and Wistaston Memorial Hall in 2020.
By Jonathan White
Wistaston Scouts have launched their latest Remembrance Day display appeal – and need more plastic bottle ends!
For the past two years, the Wistaston Scout Group has displayed its impressive 24ft long Remembrance Day poppy cascade in the village.
By Jonathan White
A Remembrance Day poppy cascade and silhouetted soldiers are on display in front of Wistaston Memorial Hall.
The display was loaned to the village by the 35th (Wistaston) Scout Group.
By Jonathan White
Wistaston Scout Group (35th South West Cheshire) produced a fitting tribute to all those who lost their lives in war and conflict.
The group put together an impressive vertical display of poppies, made of plastic bottle ends painted red to resemble poppies, with the Union Flag flying on top.
The Nantwich Branch of the Royal British Legion will hold a Remembrance Day Parade and Service to commemorate 100 years since guns fell silent on November 11, 1918.
The parade will form up at Nantwich Civic Hall on the morning of November 11.
Nantwich Sainsbury’s collected more than £9,500 during its annual British Legion Poppy Appeal.
The total of £9,514.91 is the highest ever at the store.
St Mary’s Church in Nantwich will stage a ‘poppy spectacular’ Remembrance to honour those killed in action.
The church has teamed up with the British Legion and Nantwich Town Council in memory of those who sacrificed themselves to secure and protect the nation.
Youngsters at a Nantwich high school have created their own “poppy field” as part of Remembrance Day celebrations.
The year 7 students from Brine Leas Academy created the field during a residential stay at the Menai Centre, in Wales.
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