The national Samaritan’s Purse initiative Operation Christmas Child is setting up its first Nantwich depot. This year, shoeboxes with small gifts for needy children across the world donated in Nantwich will be checked and sent off direct.
A singing star whose voice featured on the film score of Harry Potter, helped visitors brush up on their vocal skills at a special Nantwich Choral Society day. Susan Marrs is one of the region’s leading mezzo-soprano soloists and a Fellow of Trinity College of Music in London.
Reaseheath College students celebrated their degrees at a graduation ceremony in Nantwich town centre. More than 100 graduates dressed in gowns and mortar boardscspilled out of St Mary’s Church where they mingled with families and employers.
Street Pastors are being introduced in Nantwich town centre to help police defuse night-time violence. The pastors, who wear distinctive blue jackets, are being brought in to offer pastoral care for revellers caught up in problems on busy nights in the town.
The outgoing rector of St Mary’s Church in Nantwich has been rewarded for his 13 years service to the town. Rev Peter Chantry was thanked by town councillors for his work across Nantwich.
A Wistaston mum has raised money for the neonatal unit that cared for all three of her children. Jo Davies, 31, collected donations from family and friends at the christening of her 20-week-old twins Charlie and Lily at St Mary’s in Nantwich.
Train enthusiasts have launched an ambitious scheme to build a steam railway line between two Nantwich churches. The “Nantwich Crossrail” project would ferry visitors between the Methodist church on Hospital Street and St Mary’s Church in the town square.
By Jonathan White A father and son duo from Wistaston completed the 190-mile long Trans Pennine Trail from Liverpool to Hornsea in aid of their village church. Saddle-sore Howard and Ben Barker pedalled their way across the country to raise fund for St Mary’s Church.
By Jonathan White A Wistaston man and his teenage son are to tackle a 190-mile charity bike ride on the Trans-Pennine Trail. Howard Barker and his son Ben, 15, are cycling from Liverpool to Hornsea in aid of their local church.
By Jonathan White A beacon to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee will be lit at the top of the St Mary’s Church tower in Wistaston. The lighting will take place at 10.15pm on June 4 and should be visible over a wide area.
Nantwich in Bloom is to unveil a unique Flaming Floral Beacon as part of the town’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The floral tribute will be placed in the bed behind the Cenotaph in Nantwich town square, said Nantwich in Bloom coordinator Doug Butterill.
Nantwich Jazz and Music Festival organisers have hailed the 2012 event another huge success with more than 40,000 people visiting the town. The four-day event over the Easter weekend proved another hit with pub landlords, shops, restaurants and hotels all benefitting.
Nantwich is gearing up for a hectic Easter weekend as the 16th annual Jazz Music and Blues Festival gets underway. Headline acts like Tony Christie (pictured), The Beat, Scott Matthews, Katy Shotter and The Cavern Beatles are expected to draw in thousands of visitors.
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