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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.
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Alderman Doug Butterill is Chairman of
Nantwich in Bloom Committee and Company Secretary of
Greenspaces South Cheshire (UK) CIC.
He is also a Dutton Medal winner |
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Read the views of the experts
WHILE I am, of course, the main
writer on
my personal website I welcome
contributions from the experts
in this panel.
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Jeff
Stubbs is Chairman of both Nantwich Civic
Society and the newly-formed
Greenspaces South Cheshire (UK) CIC |
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James Thompson is Executive Director
for Greenspaces South Cheshire (UK)
CIC. Previously he was Nantwich Riverside Project Officer
and his articles for that venture can be found
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Paul
Simpson has contributed items to "A Dabber's Nantwich" for a
while. He now has his own page, "Family
Lines" in which he answers questions from website visitors
who want to know about family tree matters.
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Nantwich historian Andrew Lamberton
is the man to ask about a Nantwich building or a moment in
history. See the This and That page
or his own page:
Ask Andrew. |
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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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NEW ITEMS ON THIS WEBSITE
(See also these updates
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 New
addresses
IN the first
10 years of the 21st Century the town has amassed a total of 80 new
addresses - either streets or apartment blocks. Newly-retired postman
Andrew Lamberton has listed them all in a review.
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Pictures of some of the houses are included - as well as a page on
the proposed developments that didn't make it . . . so far.
More.
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Gold winners
SOME of the
winners of gold in the Nantwich in Bloom awards for local premises and
gardens have been announced. More
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The Class of '34
A picture of
pupils at Market Street Church of England School, Nantwich, taken in
1934, kicks off a series of e-mails in the Ask Andrew feature.
More.
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Award for Chairman
A PERSONAL award has been received by the
Chairman of Nantwich in Bloom committee, Alderman Doug Butterill (see
panel above). More.
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Island site not a venue
MILL ISLAND,
once the main venue of Nantwich Food and Drink Festival, is not on the
list of town centre locations where the popular event will be held this
autumn.
More.
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Plan for 550 more homes
A LOCAL college
has a plan to sell some of its land to provide a site for 550 more homes
in Nantwich. But it's early days . . .
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Paul helps website visitor
A VISITOR to
the website, related to a well-known footballer, hits a barrier in
trying to trace his family tree - or does he? Lineage expert Paul
Simpson tells him the answer. More.
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 Ambulance parked in town between calls
AFTER
campaigning to retain first responders with a high standard of training,
and able to use their blue lights in emergencies, a team of local people
are delighted to also have an emergency ambulance stationed in town
between calls. Although, admittedly, the vehicles will be covering
villages around the town as well.
More.
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Cat radio returns to airwaves
THE amateur radio station for Nantwich and
Crewe has returned for another 28 days following a successful run last
December. Since then it has been on-line on their website only.
More.
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Help us to spend the money
IN these days
of severe spending cuts facing the UK, it seems strange to have a
council asking people how to spend more money. But that is what Nantwich
Town Council is doing. Do you have a great idea for getting rid of part
of a pot of £800,000? More.
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Main partner for Greenspaces
A LINK between Greenspaces South Cheshire
(UK) CIC - as it is now called - and Reaseheath College (left) is announced in
the latest missive from James Thompson - on
this page. ALSO:
School gets bird boxes in Green Day. |
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have markings gone?
WHITE markings on the
surface of Monk's Lane, a footpath linking South Crofts and
Churchyardside, which raised hopes that Cheshire East Council was taking
responsibility for maintaining the town route, have disappeared. Were
they simply erased by the passage of so many users of the route, or is
there a more sinister reason? More. |
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Opening "shots" in 2011 Battle of Nantwich
THE initial Press release about the 2011
Battle of Nantwich commemorations has been issued by Nantwich Holly Holy
Day Society. Despite me having a go at the organisers for mixing 1644
and the present day in their entertainment programme this year, I am
still on the list of recipients! More
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Palms to be demolished
THE Palms
Tropical Oasis at Stapeley Water Gardens is to close in September and
will become the site of the garden centre, according to The Nantwich
Chronicle. More.
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Another shop
closes
ETHEL AUSTIN
(left) has closed, adding one more to the empty shops appearing in Nantwich streets.
It is near to the Local wine shop (right) which closed earlier - and
then reopened.
More and update (June).
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Dabbers' fan scores the big 9-0
JIM Kettle, the keenest fan of Nantwich Town
F.C., has celebrated his 90th birthday. Congratulations to him. He
started watching the Dabbers at the age of nine. When Michael Chatwin
wrote his book ''Proud to be the Dabbers'', Jim got a full page write-up.
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Network Rail under fire
EXCLUSIVE
A NANTWICH Town
Councillor is not happy about the way Network Rail has put off taking any action on
something that could lead to a car park by Nantwich railway station. He
has been telling me about the situation.
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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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 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 some outlets 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 letters 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 (new pictures) 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 August 28v
Latest updates (as well as
the items above) include: What's On |
Nantwich
Words and Music Festival
New food website | New status for Nantwich
Town FC | A new DVD |
Sponsor for Nantwich Town
F.C. | The cul-de-sac in Taylor
Road
You are visitor
to this website,
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A DABBER'S NANTWICH © 2010 All images and text on this website are my
copyright (except where stated otherwise). You are welcome to use anything of
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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