By Jonathan White
A Christmas Tree Festival took place at St Mary’s Church in Acton near Nantwich at the weekend.
There was a grand opening on Friday with a guest appearance from Father Christmas, followed by a ‘Mingle and Jingle’ charity Christmas concert.
Nantwich Singers will be presenting an hour’s concert of Christmas Carols on December 9 in St Mary’s Church.
The chamber group of 16 voices will perform under the theme “A Spotless rose” – taken from an ancient German hymn “Es ist ein ros entsprungen”, translated as “Lo, how a rose e’er blooming”.
The traditional Remembrance Sunday parade and service will take place in Nantwich town centre this weekend.
There will be a parade of dignitaries and representatives from Royal British Legion starting at Nantwich Civic Hall at 2.30pm on Sunday, November 12.
Successful graduates from University Centre Reaseheath celebrated their degrees at a graduation ceremony at St Mary’s Church, Nantwich.
Watched by families and employers, graduates marked the completion of degrees in adventure sports, agriculture, business, countryside, equine, food science and horticulture.
Nantwich Choral Society is on the hunt for fresh musical talent as part of a £600 national competition.
The ‘Nantwich Carol Composition’ contest offers bumper cash prizes and the chance for established and emerging composers to hear their work performed before a packed audience at St Mary’s Church in December.
By Jonathan White
A packed St Mary’s Church audience in Nantwich enjoyed “A Musical Midsummer Night’s Dream” concert.
The concert featured European Mezzo-Soprano Emma Brown and The Band & Drums of the Cheshire Constabulary.
The Nantwich Singers are to perform a concert of music, voices and harp on May 25 in St Mary’s Church, Nantwich.
The 45-minute concert will include the enchanting work by female composer, Cecilia McDowall.
Nantwich Choral Society has unveiled a programme featuring some of the country’s best-known classical performers.
Rehearsals are in full swing for an early Easter concert including big name singers and the Northern Concordia Orchestra at Nantwich Civic Hall on March 26.
Singers from around the UK joined Nantwich Choral Society for a one-off ‘Come and Sing Handel’s Messiah’ concert at St Mary’s Church.
The extras swelled the choir to 201 people, who were split into sections within the church’s Nave by tenor, soprano, contralto, and bass.
The Nantwich Singers are appealing to lovers of Gilbert and Sullivan to join in a workshop and one-off performance.
The group will be staging the “Come and Sing” (or hear!) Pirates of Penzance” event on February 25 in St Mary’s Church, Nantwich.
By Jonathan White
The annual Crib Service at St Mary’s Church in Nantwich pulled in more than 2,000 visitors.
This re-telling of the Christmas story was performed with a modern twist three times by a mixture of adults, young people and children at 2pm, 3.30pm and 5pm.
By Jonathan White
The Wistaston Singers were in fine voice when they performed at a Christmas Carol concert at St Stephen’s Methodist Church in Crewe.
Phil Houghton was musical director and organist and also introduced each carol and soloist. Jane Hale was the accompanist.
Nantwich Concert Band and Nantwich Young Voices raised more than £450 for Cancer Research at a church concert.
The groups staged a performance at St Mary’s Church in Nantwich in aid of Crewe & Nantwich Cancer Research UK.
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