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Campaigners blast plastic toy traders at Nantwich Christmas event

Campaigners blast plastic toy traders at Nantwich Christmas event

Nantwich environmental campaigners have called for action after claiming the town’s Christmas lights switch-on was hijacked by “rogue traders” selling poor quality plastic toys to kids.

Social media was flooded with complaints after Friday’s event with examples of “rip-off” prices for “poor” quality plastic products.

November 25, 2024
Nantwich Green volunteers appeal to replace key equipment

Nantwich Green volunteers appeal to replace key equipment

Volunteers in Nantwich looking after the town’s community orchard and wildflower areas are appealing for help after hitting rock bottom!

The brush cutter shared by Sustainable Nantwich and Nantwich in Bloom has broken after hitting a rock as it cleared areas along the Riverside and Brookfield Park.

October 29, 2024
Nantwich Food Festival aims to cut environmental waste

Nantwich Food Festival aims to cut environmental waste

Nantwich Food Festival organisers have teamed up with Sustainable Nantwich to cut the environmental impact of the town’s biggest event of the year.

The local environmental group has been working with organisers to introduce a comprehensive waste recycling scheme for the big weekend.

August 25, 2024
Sustainable Nantwich to hear local farm’s biodigestion scheme

Sustainable Nantwich to hear local farm’s biodigestion scheme

A farm worker will be guest at a Sustainable Nantwich event this week to outline their renewable energy operation.

Hannah Thommason, from Aston Lower Hall Farm, on Dairy Lane in Aston Juxtra Mondrum, will be appearing at The Leopard’s “The Post Room” to give a talk at 7pm this Wednesday.

August 20, 2024
Nantwich environment campaigners join Westminster protests

Nantwich environment campaigners join Westminster protests

Environmental campaigners from Nantwich joined thousands of others to protest outside Westminster at the weekend.

Members of Sustainable Nantwich group were in London as part of the “Restore Nature Now” protest.

June 24, 2024
More than 20 take part in wildflower planting in Nantwich

More than 20 take part in wildflower planting in Nantwich

More than 20 people of all ages turned out for a wildflower planting even at Riverside by Brookfield Park.

The event was organised by Sustainable Nantwich working with other groups such as Cheshire Wildlife Trust and Nantwich in Bloom.

January 21, 2024
Aerial photo Brookfield park Nantwich

Wildflower planting at Brookfield Park, Nantwich

An appeal has gone out for volunteers to take part in wildflower plug planting session at Brookfield Park in Nantwich this Saturday.

Sustainable Nantwich are organising the event and want volunteers to help plant hundreds of wildflower plants which have been grown by Cheshire Wildlife Trust.

January 17, 2024
Sustainable Nantwich urges Food Festival goers to ditch plastic

Sustainable Nantwich urges Food Festival goers to ditch plastic

Award-winning campaign group Sustainable Nantwich is calling on Food Festival goers to say no to plastic this weekend.

Tens of thousands of people are set to descend on the town over the next three days for the popular annual event.

August 31, 2023
Nantwich Community Garden go ahead with National Lottery funding

Nantwich Community Garden go ahead with National Lottery funding

A garden built by the community for the community in Nantwich has won Lottery funding to run for the next three years.

Volunteers from the Growing Health Community Garden have spent over two years raising funds for the fully accessible organic garden at Brookfield allotments.

March 3, 2023
Campaigners to ring Nantwich bells on eve of  COP26

Campaigners to ring Nantwich bells on eve of COP26

Environmental campaigners will be ringing the bells of Nantwich on the eve of the world climate change conference in Glasgow.

Bell ringers will gather at St Mary’s Church in Nantwich on October 30 to add their voices to the call for politicians to “Walk the Walk” and protect future generations.

October 25, 2021
Reaseheath and Sustainable Nantwich to host Zero Carbon Conference

Reaseheath and Sustainable Nantwich to host Zero Carbon Conference

South Cheshire organisations and businesses are being urged to sign up for a virtual conference aimed at tackling climate change.

The Cheshire Net Zero Carbon Conference is being hosted by Reaseheath College, Cheshire East Council and Sustainable Nantwich.

September 28, 2021
Friends of Brookfield Park in Nantwich join UK “Million Mile Clean Up”

Friends of Brookfield Park in Nantwich join UK “Million Mile Clean Up”

By Jonathan White
Campaign groups in Nantwich teamed up to take part in the national “Million Mile Clean” on the town’s Brookfield Park.

Friends of Brookfield Park worked with Sustainable Nantwich and Plastic Free Nantwich to hold their first formal event yesterday (May 16).

May 17, 2021
Rubbish left on Brookfield Park

Brookfield Park campaigners to stage “beach” event on clean up day

Brookfield Park in Nantwich will become a beach on Sunday (May 16) with residents coming together to clean up the town and plant a brighter future.

And they plan to stage a flower-laying ceremony in remembrance of young trees that lost their lives in the park, destroyed recently by vandal attacks.

May 10, 2021