By Jonathan White
Villagers were out in force to enjoy the annual Wistaston Village Fete near Nantwich.
The event, organised by Wistaston Community Council and took place in the grounds of St Mary’s Church Rectory, in Church Lane.
Wistaston Village Fete takes place this Saturday June 15 with a procession from Wistaston Memorial Hall at 1.15pm.
The parade will head to the grounds of St Mary’s Church Rectory on Church Lane for the opening and crowning of the Rose Queen at 1.45pm.
Hundreds of competitors and thousands of spectators helped make the latest Cheshire Triathlon in Nantwich a huge success.
There were 980 entrants competing in seven different categories of race in a sun-drenched Barony Park and surrounding area.
A Nantwich radio presenter is gearing up to cycle across Cuba – 250 miles in just five days.
Helen Pegg, who works on The Cat community radio station, has signed up for a journey of a lifetime.
By Jonathan White
Cheshire East Council Leader Michael Jones faced concerned villagers in Wistaston over controversial housing development plans.
He attended a packed Wistaston Parish Council meeting to discuss plans by developers for thousands of new homes in the village.
A new group called “Hands Off Wistaston” has been set up to protect the village’s Green Gap from development.
Campaigners hope the group will help defend Wistaston against “unnecessary, unsustainable and unwanted development”.
By Jonathan White
Scores of villagers crammed into Wistaston Memorial Hall to view plans unveiled by Gladman Homes for 330 new properties.
The public exhibition showed plans for the homes on land known locally as ‘Witter’s Field’, in Wistaston.
Wistaston residents flocked to see a Muller Property Group exhibition of their proposals for up to 1,500 homes in the village.
Scores of villagers took time out to view the plans and air their concerns to Muller representatives at The Woodside pub.
More than 200 residents crammed into a village hall to air concerns on plans to build 1,800 new homes near Nantwich.
Muller Property and Gladman Properties are targeting land off Middlewich Road and Church Lane, in Wistaston.
The Cats Protection Crewe & District group is to stage a fund-raising event in Wistaston this weekend.
It takes place in Wistaston Memorial Hall on Church Lane this Saturday April 13 from 1.30pm to 3.30pm.
New Pilates classes are being launched in Nantwich and Wistaston by Crewe & Nantwich Zumba.
Classes are being held every Thursday at 8pm at Brine Leas High School in Audlem Road.
Churchgoers in Wistaston are on the lookout for new bell ringers to join their group.
Members of St Mary’s Church in Wistaston are looking for new bell ringers aged 10 and over to have a go at the fine art of campanology.
