Dear Editor
Have you noticed that in the Nantwich Town Council area there is not a poppy adorning any of the lamp-posts?
Other towns seem to have embraced the sense of Remembrance time, reminding us that the Poppy Appeal needs our support to continue the sterling work the RBL does in supporting the Armed Forces, past and present.
Nantwich Town Council is to launch its “Tree of Light” again this year offering residents a chance to remember loved ones at Christmas.
People are invited to make a donation of £5 to dedicate a bauble on the town square’s Tree of Light to a loved one or a special cause.
Reaseheath College staff and students in Nantwich united to mark Remembrance Day despite the disruption posed by Covid-19.
The college’s campus displayed tributes in honour of the people and animals who made and continue to make sacrifices during conflict.
By Jonathan White
A stunning visual display of hundreds of donated knitted and wooden poppies is on display at St Mary’s Church in Acton as part of Remembrance.
The knitted poppies were made by members of the Haughton and Faddiley WI and the wooden poppies were made by church members Charles Hull and James Stott.
More “virtual” Remembrance Sunday services are being held across Crewe and Nantwich as real services have had to be cancelled because of Covid lockdown.
Nantwich Town Council announced earlier this week they would be streaming the service live from St Mary’s Church in Nantwich.
Nantwich Town Council and British Legion will be staging a Remembrance Service in Nantwich Town Centre this Sunday, November 10.
The service will be led by Rev. Dr Mark Hart, of St Mary’s Church in Nantwich.
By Jonathan White
Simon Weston CBE unveiled the new crest of the new national memorial engine at Crewe Heritage Centre.
The Welsh Guardsman became a national hero after surviving an attack on his ship the ‘Sir Galahad’ during the Falklands War and overcoming his devastating burn injuries.
The Nantwich Singers will be performing in St Mary’s Church as part of the Remembrance Sunday commemorations on November 11.
They will be singing the Requiem by Gabriel Fauré as part of the events to mark the end of the Great War, 100 years ago on this day.
A commemorative service was held at the Royal Air Force’s Memorial at Bridgemere to remember the crew of a Wellington bomber which crashed near to the village.
The commemoration took place exactly 74 years to the day the plane disintegrated over Bridgemere, crashing just off the A51 and killing six of the seven crew.
Thousands of people attended Remembrance Sunday parades or paused in silence wherever they were to honour those who gave their lives in battle.
Remembrance parades took place in Nantwich, Crewe, Wistaston and other villages around the region.
A remembrance service will take place to celebrate the lives of Crewe and Nantwich children and babies who have died.
The annual service is organised by Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT), which manages Crewe’s Leighton Hospital.
A Freightliner locomotive in South Cheshire has been named ‘Patriot’ in honour of railway workers who lost their lives in the First World War.
The naming ceremony, at Freightliner’s new maintenance facility in Crewe, was attended by more than 40 people on Armistice Day.
By Jonathan White
Wistaston Memorial Hall and Community Centre was filled to capacity as the village remembered those who made the ultimate sacrifice in two world wars.
A guard of honour was organised by Beavers, Cubs and Scouts from the 35th South West Cheshire Scout group, who welcomed councillors from Cheshire East and Wistaston.
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