Music
Delamere Dairy is the main ring sponsor at the Royal Cheshire County Show 2019
The Royal Cheshire County Show has welcomed Knutsford-based Delamere Dairy as principal partner, sponsoring the main ring, for the third successive year. The company has been involved with the show for many years. Delamere Dairy started life thirty-four years ago, in Delamere Forest, when Liz and Roger Sutton bought their first three goats. Today, headquartered […]
Cheshire’s ‘New Breed’ of Entrepreneur
There is a ‘new breed’ of entrepreneur around. The last ten years have been challenging at best. The economic crisis hit some business sectors like a whirlwind, writes Matthew Robinson. Out of the downturn a new breed of entrepreneur emerged with a different attitude; different values, different goals and armed with new ways of doing […]
CAFT charity ball raises record amount
Guests at a White Christmas themed Ball raised an astonishing £140,000 for local children’s charity, the Children’s Adventure Farm Trust on Saturday 8th December at Mere Golf Resort & Spa. Photographs kindly supplied by Andrew Collier Photography The charity’s 21st annual ball was attended by 450 guests – that’s 150 more than the previous year, helping […]
Regional networking group wins award
A local networking group, BNI Mere, was awarded the ‘Chapter of the Year’ and ‘Largest Net Growth’, award, fighting off fierce competition from twenty other regional BNI groups. The group meets every Thursday at High Legh Park Golf Club. Meetings start at 10:30am and finish at midday. It costs £15 to attend a meeting and […]
AESG’s national award for ‘Academic Excellence and Innovation’
Alderley Edge School for Girls has won the prestigious national award for ‘Academic Excellence and Innovation’ from the Independent Schools Association (ISA). The school received news of the accolade from ISA CEO, Neil Roskilly, and guest speaker, Paralympic gold medallist Danny Crates, at the recent Autumn Study Conference Gala Dinner. AESG was also named a […]
Knutsford’s round-up of Christmas events
Knutsford Town Council’s festive plans are well underway with some fantastic events organised for December. Look out for the new ‘Christmas in Knutsford’ booklet which includes a roundup of local festive events. The first weekend in December will see the festivities begin with a two-day market, featuring a reindeer parade, entertainment and light switch on […]
Pumpkin Path leads to a great night in Knutsford
Knutsford town centre celebrated Halloween on October 31st with its annual Pumpkin Path event. Families and friends of all ages gathered together, many in elaborate and amazing costumes, to celebrate Halloween in a fun, safe and friendly way. Visitors had to hunt out 11 special pumpkins carved with letters spelling ‘Pumpkin Path’ which were dotted […]
bluedot festival nominated for UK Festival Award
Having previously won “New Festival on the Block” and “Mind-Blowing Spectacle” at the Association of Independent Festivals, bluedot, the annual intergalactic festival at Jodrell Bank Observatory that fuses music, science, arts and culture, has been nominated for ‘Best Medium Festival’ at this year’s UK Festival Awards at the Troxy in London. Festival organiser, Ben Robinson, […]
It’s behind you! – 40 Years of Prestbury Panto.
This year, Prestbury Youth Pantomime is celebrating the staging of its 40th consecutive pantomime, writes Malcolm Storer. A lot has changed since the first production of Cinderella back in 1980, but the ethos of the group has remained the same, as Chairman Iain MacLeod and Secretary Emma Hine were keen to point out when we […]
Success in STEAM (Science, Technology, Arts and Mathematics) at Alderley Edge School for Girls
Alderley Edge School for Girls continues its celebrations this week, after reporting huge success at GCSE – particularly in the light of uncertainty over the newly reformed GCSE examinations and with the majority of subjects now reporting numerical rather than letter grades. The percentage of equivalent A/A* grades achieved by students this year has increased, […]
