A “Nantwich at War” exhibition considering life in the town and its contribution to World War II has opened at Nantwich Museum.
It is being held in the Community Gallery and is due to run until Saturday 11 October.
By Jonathan White
The son of a true war hero was special guest during the Marbury Merry Days Spitfire Flypast.
John Wojda’s father Zbigniew ‘Adam’ Wojda was a Polish Spitfire pilot and instructor during the Second World War.
Police and Royal British Legion in Cheshire have teamed up to restore forgotten resting places of veterans buried in cemeteries.
They also worked with the North West Probation Service on the project, which saw offenders serving community sentences given the task of cleaning war graves.
Dear Editor
The war against the motorist in Crewe, being waged by Labour run Cheshire East, continues apace.
Instead of wasting our taxes on playing around with speed limits, their top priority should be fixing the increasing number of dangerous potholes and unblocking the grids, that are causing flooding across the town.
Cheshire East Council is urging more householders, landlords and second home property owners to register on the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
Safe and secure homes are still needed for Ukrainians already living in the borough, as well as for people still fleeing their homeland.
An eight-year-old from Stapeley ran a mile every day in February to help raise funds for families in the Ukraine war.
William Metcalfe grew increasingly concerned for the people of Ukraine as the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion approached.
Nantwich Museum staff have launched an appeal to find out more information on a prisoner of war camp near Tarporley.
They want more information about Racecourse Camp 74, which housed World War II Prisoners of War, after it recently received a hand-crafted document box.
Dear Editor,
I read our MP’s justification for voting down the extension of meal vouchers during the half term holiday with interest.
By Hannah Youds
A woman with Nantwich links has written a book which tells the story of three generations of her family, who all went to war on horseback!
The book, called “A Horse, A Sword and A Rifle”, focuses on the fascinating lives and exploits of Joseph Dodd, his son-in-law Sydney Williams, and Sydney’s son John Williams.
By Jonathan White
Villagers turned out in force to celebrate 70 years of the Wistaston Memorial Hall & Community Centre.
The hall was built in memory of 16 Wistaston war heroes and has been the hub of activity in the village ever since.
By Jonathan White
Young and old alike in Nantwich joined to remember those killed 100 years ago at the start of the Battle of the Somme.
Many attended official services, with some students honoured to attend the National Memorial Arboretum event.
Peter Duncan, Edmund Wiseman and Emily Bowker head the cast of the 2015 national tour of Rachel Wagstaff’s stage play Birdsong when it comes to South Cheshire.
The show, adapted from the novel by Sebastian Faulks, will run at Crewe Lyceum from Tuesday June 16 to Saturday June 20.
A Nantwich war hero who earned the Victoria Cross is to have a commemorative stone laid in his honour. Stanley Henry Boughey will be remembered in the town as part of the World War 1 centenary events in 2014.
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