By Kirsty Rollings
VE Day Celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, took place in Nantwich town centre.
Union Jack flags lined the streets and shop windows of the town centre, with rain moving the celebrations from the town square to St Mary’s Church.
Organisers of VE Day celebrations in Nantwich have unveiled plans to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe.
Commemorations will begin at 12.30pm on Friday May 8 in Nantwich town centre, opening with Redshift Radio and music from the era.
Nantwich Town Crier John Parsons joined these ladies in calling for more people to sign up to the Midnight Walk in aid of their local hospice.
The women all work for Business Training & Consultancy Ltd in Crewe and are taking part together.
Thousands of people and hundreds of soldiers are set to descend on Nantwich for Holly Holy Day.
The annual event, this Saturday January 24, celebrates the Battle of Nantwich of 1644 – a key battle during the English Civil War.
By Jonathan White
Scores of fun-loving Santas ran around Nantwich town centre to help raise charity cash in the annual Nantwich Santa Dash.
And the “Rudolph family” deservedly won the best dressed competition as they consisted of a Father Christmas, Mother Christmas, sleigh and three reindeer!
By Jonathan White
Villagers turned out in force to enjoy the 37th annual Wistaston Fireworks Display.
The event included children’s best pumpkin and best fancy dress competitions at the Park Drive/Church Lane junction.
By Jonathan White
Real ale lovers were in heaven at a Nantwich pub’s fund-raising “festival of beer”.
There were 41 real ales on offer at the three-day event in The Globe Inn on Audlem Road.
A teenage singer from Nantwich is hitting all the right notes after reaching the regional finals of the Open Mic UK competition.
Josh Whittaker, 14, was among hundreds of hopefuls who auditioned at Studio 25 in Manchester.
Nantwich families are being urged to join in South Cheshire’s first “Big Day Out” at the Dorfold Park Showground next month.
The event takes place on Saturday August 2 – just three days after the Nantwich Show is held at the same venue off Welsh Row.
More than 1,200 walkers helped by 200 volunteers lit up the streets of Nantwich and Crewe during the St Luke’s Hospice 10th Midnight Walk. Hundreds of ladies set off from Reaseheath College in Nantwich after a two-hour stage show by Redshift Radio.
Bosses at Nantwich-based The Cat Community Radio Station spoke of their joy today at securing a five-year FM licence from Ofcom. It means the station, based out of Frederick House in Nantwich, will now be able to broadcast on air rather than internet-only.
Nantwich-based The Cat radio has won the race to a new community radio Ofcom licence, it was announced today The station, based at Frederick House on Beam Heath Way, will now broadcast on the airwaves for five years across Nantwich, Crewe and surrounding villages.
By Jonathan White Thousands braved thunder and lightning in Nantwich to enjoy the Holly Holy Day “Battle of Nantwich & Winter Fayre”. Sealed Knot troops paraded down Welsh Row to the town centre where they lined up for inspection.
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