Friday, 14 March 2025

DAY BY DAY 14 - 14th March 2025

 

GOOD MORNING!

Welcome back to THE MIDDLEWICH DIARY!

This is our first 'DAY BY DAY' entry since last June and the Folk & Boat Festival.

We thought it might be useful to revive this feature to bring together information on some of the things happening in Middlewich at the moment.

This information will be updated throughout the day, so please keep calling back.

FRIDAY 14th MARCH 2025

A cold morning, but plenty of early spring sunshine.

First,  some forthcoming events for your diary:

The regular DRESS DOWN SUNDAY sessions continue at the King's Lock on SUNDAY 30th MARCH.



SALT TOWNS RADIO, YOUR NEW ONLINE STATION FOR MID-CHESHIRE
LAUNCHES ON MONDAY APRIL 7th




AMONG THE NEW PROGRAMMES OF INTEREST TO LISTENERS IN MIDDLEWICH, NORTHWICH, WINSFORD, SANDBACH, HOLMES CHAPEL AND EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN WILL BE THE RETURN OF CHESHIRE FOLK, BACK IN ITS OLD TIME-SLOT OF 6PM to 8PM EVERY SUNDAY, STARTING ON APRIL 13th. STR IS THE OFFICIAL FOLK & BOAT BROADCASTER (FOLLOWING ON FROM FGTB RADIO LAST YEAR) AND WILL BE BRINGING YOU NEWS OF THE FESTIVAL ON ITS NEW MAIN SITE OFF POCHIN WAY AND THE FRINGE AT VENUES ALL OVER TOWN.



THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING TAKES PLACE AT VICTORIA HALL ON 
WEDNESDAY 9th APRIL. FIND OUT WHAT YOUR TOWN COUNCIL IS DOING FOR YOU



FRIENDS OF FOUNTAIN FIELDS ARE HOPING THE WEATHER WILL BE KIND
FOR THEIR FIRST EVENT OF 2025, BUT IF IT ISN'T THE EVENT WILL BE
HELD AT THE VICTORIA HALL, COURTESY OF MIDDLEWICH TOWN COUNCIL




MIDDLEWICH IS COMMEMORATING VE DAY, 80 YEARS AGO THIS YEAR.
HERE'S THE FULL PROGRAMME OF EVENTS FOR THE DAY, AND BELOW IS THE 
POSTER WITH DETAILS OF THE SPECIAL VE DAY CONCERT FEATURING FESTIVAL FAVOURITE SGT DOM COLLINS!

THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE THE LAST MAJOR COMMEMORATION OF VE DAY AND TICKETS ARE BOUND TO BE MUCH IN DEMAND.

If you'd like to tell us about something happening in or around Middlewich, please email us (with poster/flyer/photo if possible):

Middlewichdiary@aol.com

From the Middlewich Diary archives:

THE TURNOVER BRIDGE


Acknowledgments:

Kevin Lever (Salt Towns Radio)
Khorie Greig (Friends of Fountain Fields)
Cllr Garnet Marshall (Middlewich Town Council/Cheshire East)
Cllr Simon Whittaker (Middlewich Town Mayor)