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WELCOME to a personal website about Nantwich - the place where they pay
you to live! Or so some wits say (see
here). The town is served with a number of excellent
websites, and I like to think of this is one of them! (For a list of the
others see this
page).
My website is a mixture of
random
 thoughts
and ideas which appeal to me, as well as details of the events that are
happening in town or the immediate villages - and more.
It doesn't cover Crewe and what
I have always thought of - since my days in local newspapers - as
"Crewe's villages".
I hope that you like the website, and I would welcome your thoughts.
This site is meant for expats (to keep them in touch with home), for people who
have yet to visit the town, and for locals seeking information (on the What's On
pages, for instance) or are just interested in local happenings.
I update the site as often as
possible, so please visit again.
lPictured above, left:
a sign in Crewe Road proclaiming our success in the
Britain in Bloom competition in recent years. Above,
left: blossom time at St Mary's Parish Church. Above, right: an autumnal view of
St Mary's along The Gullet (which also features in the
Right Up My Street feature.
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"Nantwich is Cheshire's true Heart of Festivity
and is home to some of
Cheshire's biggest events in the picturesque
historic market town."
From the
Upper Weaver Valley Tourist Information website.
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Regular
contributors to "A Dabber's Nantwich" are:
Ald Doug
Butterill, Chairman, Nantwich in Bloom Committee;
James Thompson, Nantwich Riverside
Project Officer; Andrew Lamberton,
local historian; and Paul
Simpson, fellow Dabber. My thanks to them.
NEW: The first item of news
from Nantwich Civic Society has been
added to the website.
Watch out for more
later.
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NANTWICH NOW MARKET TOWN
PROJECT
This body, which was a driving force behind the 2007 Summer
Muster for the Battle of Nantwich,
and helped to obtain funding
for things such as the new Riverside bridge, has now run its
allocated
course and no longer exists.
But references to it on pages such as
this one remain as it existed at
the time of writing. Beverley
Cope was Project Manager of Nantwich Now Market Town Project.
After a spell as the old
Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council's Publicity Officer she has
now moved
on following local council
re-organisation.
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I'M
BACK! Because my computer crashed the previous weekend this website wasn't
changed for a few days last week. But now all is well again (touch
wood). Pages have been updated and more changes will
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New group set to keep Riverside projects
flowing
FUNDING cuts by
the new local authority for this area threatened the town's Riverside
Project. The project stopped after running its three-year course and Cheshire East Council decided not
to replace the money. But now it looks as though a new group has saved
the day. More.
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Another name returns
A third name
from the past has returned to town. After being called Korky's and. more
recently, Curshaw's, The Cheshire Cat, now adorns the Welsh Row
building. The other old names to return were The Talbot pub and Baronia,
the clothing label. More.
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It's no village green
THERE'S a
"pond" of sorts but it is no village green. The site of a former
Nantwich pub is looking very derelict. And there's no sign of the houses
for which planning consent was sought.
Now Crewe and Nantwich MP, Edward Timpson, and Town Councillors are
worried about the "pond" - which is not fenced off - fearing a tragedy
could occur there. More.
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Now you can Ask Andrew
I HAVE launched
a new page, featuring Nantwich historian Andrew Lamberton. Whenever a
visitor to the website poses a question about a Nantwich building or a
moment in history I usually find myself asking Andrew for the answer.
(See This and That page). But now Andrew will
be the "star" of his own page. More.
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Make a date with Helen
BEFORE you get
too excited, I am talking about arranging an event at The Weaver
Stadium, home of Nantwich Town F.C. Helen is the new Marketing Executive
at the events suite at the ground and she is the one to contact to
arrange that dinner, etc. More.
Club event in What's On listings
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A review of Michael Chatwin's history of the
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Putting on the style
A new style of
house for Nantwich has appeared on the scene. It is one of three homes
built on the former site of The Hacienda bungalow.
More.
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Garden group's founder dies
PAT
Fulford, the former headmistress who launched the Nantwich
Walled Garden Society to fight a development plan on the ancient
site, has died. Her funeral took place at Nantwich Parish Church
in November. The picture is taken from the society's website
which, incidentally, is temporarily out of action. The webspace,
owned by Pat, was closed on her death and a new webspace is
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 Society
looks at town centre
NANTWICH Civic Society has supplied me with details of a town centre
survey it has launched. The members will be looking at the good and bad
points of streets in the area and liaising with Nantwich Town Council.
It will hopefully be the start of a news link-up between the society and
"A Dabber's Nantwich". Watch this space.
More.
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Mutiny on the Bounty sailor educated in
Nantwich
I UNDERSTAND that one of the
mutineers who rose up against Captain Bligh of the Bounty was educated
in Nantwich. While details are still a little hazy about the man who
educated him, they make interesting reading on the
This and That page.
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Church work is revealed
AFTER seven months of presenting a poor face to the centre of Nantwich,
the west end of St Mary's parish church has been
unveiled (right). It had been
covered in scaffolding and pink netting for repair work. There were
reports that some brides has cancelled their big day because of the
undesirable background to the wedding photos that it would provide. But
as that work was completed a £1million
appeal
was launched to continue the restoration of The Cathedral of South
Cheshire.
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Smoky outlook for lane
A RESIDENT of a
luxury development has alerted me to a plan for a third
cafe/restaurant/bar in a town centre location - and one which could have
a smoking area. More.
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COLIN
Barrow, the man last heard of by his American family in 1984,
has been traced - thanks to "A Dabber's Nantwich". I was approached by a
friend of
the family to see if he could be tracked down because of a
forthcoming reunion. The full story can be found
here. Also, read the story of the woman
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Five-year plan for riverside
PLANS to
improve the riverside through Nantwich in the
five years 2007 to 2012 can be found on
this page.
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Open space
could go
AN open area in
the centre of town is in danger of being lost is a plan to build a shop
or office is built on it. The proposed building looks great - but not
here. See this Letter from Nantwich.
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 The diner who forgot their teeth
A tea shop(pe) has
been acquiring umbrellas - and other items - by the dozen. Read - in this
Letter from Nantwich - how visitors to the town
are going away without some vital personal items. Yes, one really did leave
their false teeth behind! The golfing umbrella resting across the "tree"
in the picture has since gone missing. Go to the page for an
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See Nantwich (and parts of Cheshire) from
your armchair
OF course, a website is a collection of
pictures and text (there are none of the fancy animations here!) but for
moving pictures of the area, complete with sound, you could buy one or
more of the locally-produced videos. These are obtainable in person when
you visit Nantwich - or Nantwich Tourist Information Centre will send
you copies by post. Visit this page for
details.
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WHAT IS A DABBER? They use dabbers
in painting, plate making, brass rubbing . . . and bingo. In fact, anything
where you need to dab! It is the name of
a particular type of boat. But here in Nantwich we tend to think of ourselves as
Dabbers. Why? There are various theories. Click on this
link to find out more.
WHAT'S IN A NAME? I am often asked how
I pronounce my name. Is it as in brow, bow, cough, through or Bruges, people ask.
None of the above, it is said as you would say Bruff - which is often how people
spell it if I don't tell them otherwise.
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PICTURES of the town above are: left, the Crown Hotel in
High Street; and right, black and white Tudor Cottage and other houses in Welsh Row.
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HOW TO FIND ITEMS ON "A DABBER'S NANTWICH"
1, Use the panels above for current items
2, Use the links at the foot of the page for general
interest
3, Use the Contents Pages
for specific items not listed in 1 and 2
4, Letters from Nantwich can include items not
listed in the links panel. See the index.
PICTURE GALLERIES:
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The Big Battle of Nantwich
(2007)
(including two by Andy Gillitt)
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Lost buildings in Nantwich and
outside of town
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Riverside and Lakeside views - and
"The Willows"
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The
story of how the Lamb Hotel became Chatterton House
o Nantwich
Town FC cup victory parade
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Pictures you have asked to see.
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o My website
doesn't contain a map of the town - but
this one does o
v This website was
updated on February 2 v
Latest updates include: Out
of Town organisations (new page) |
New association on Clubs page
MP
plans to introduce Bill on ambulance response times | Churche's
Mansion page |
Wayside
School
Joint
owner of Stapeley Manor | Nantwich
Jazz, Blues and Music Festival '10 | Damson Drive
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mine
as long as you contact me
first and as long as it for voluntary organisations or amateur use. Sorry, no
commercial use. If you have a website where you wish to use the image, a credit
and/or a hyperlink to A Dabber's Nantwich on your site would be appreciated. For
pictures taken by people other than myself you will have to make your own
arrangements. I cannot give permission for you to use those.
Contact me on:
dabber@dabbersnantwich.me.uk
John Brough
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