PIC SPECIAL: Holly Holy Day celebrates 50th anniversary
Holly Holy Day events took place in Nantwich and Acton on Saturday, writes Jonathan White.
There was no battle re-enactment this year due to the pandemic.
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Organisers confirm Battle of Nantwich Winter Fayre cancelled by Covid
By Jonathan White
The annual ‘Battle of Nantwich & Winter Fayre’ has been cancelled by the Covid pandemic, organisers have confirmed.
The Holly Holy Day annual event normally takes place on the final weekend of January, and is one of the biggest one-day events in the town.
Town gears up for Battle of Nantwich re-enactment
Thousands are expected to line the town centre streets for the annual ‘Battle of Nantwich’ next Saturday, writes Jonathan White.
For more than 40 years the troops of The Sealed Knot have gathered in Nantwich to re-enact the battle that took place in 1644.
Mayor opens new Cheshire Civil War gallery at Nantwich Museum
Nantwich Town Mayor David Marren has opened the new Cheshire Civil War Centre gallery at Nantwich Museum.
The display features interpretation panels developed by the museum’s Research Group, supplemented by artefacts of the time and informative replicas.
PICTURE SPECIAL: Thousands pack Nantwich town centre for Holly Holy Day “Battle of Nantwich”
Thousands of people young and old once again packed into Nantwich town centre to witness another spectacular Holly Holy Day “Battle of Nantwich” celebration.
The Sealed Knot marched through the town as they re-enacted the 1644 Battle of Nantwich, one of the key events in the English Civil War.
Nantwich gears up for “Battle of Nantwich” Holly Holy Day
Nantwich is once again gearing up for one of its busiest days of the year when Holly Holy Day commemorations are held on January 26.
The town centre is likely to be packed as thousands cram in to watch The Sealed Knot re-enact the infamous 1644 Battle of Nantwich.
Sealed Knot unveils plaque in Nantwich to mark 46-year association
The Sealed Knot Society have unveiled a plaque, stone and tree to Nantwich to mark their long association with the town.
The plaque, stone and mature tulip tree acknowledged The Sealed Knot’s 46 years of involvement in the annual Holly Holy Day events, commemorating the 1643 Battle of Nantwich.
Battle of Nantwich ‘Holly Holy Day’ set to take town by storm
Organisers of the annual Battle of Nantwich “Holly Holy Day” are laying on another feast of entertainment as the town again commemorates the infamous English Civil War clash in Cheshire.
Every year, the town has remembered what happened on January 25, 1644 when the Parliamentarians defeated the Royalists in a battle in the Henhull area to end the siege of the town.
New Battle of Nantwich exhibition in Nantwich Museum Your Space Gallery
Events leading to the Battle of Nantwich in January 1644 are the subject of a new exhibition in the Your Space Gallery at Nantwich Museum.
The exhibition, called “The Siege & Battle of Nantwich”, will run from January 9 until February 24.
Thousands watch Battle of Nantwich re-enacted on Holly Holy Day
By Jonathan White
Thousands of people lined the streets of Nantwich to watch the annual Battle of Nantwich & Winter Fayre spectacular.
The event is organised by the Holly Holy Day Society, a small non-profit group of people working with the Sealed Knot re-enactment society and Rotary.
Thousands expected for Battle of Nantwich ‘Holly Holy Day’ event
Organisers of the popular Battle of Nantwich “Holly Holy Day” are once again keeping an eye on the weather ahead of this month’s event.
Holly Holy Day takes place on Saturday January 28, with thousands expected to gather to watch The Sealed Knot re-enact the bloody battle of 400 years ago.
Troops march on Nantwich as thousands enjoy Holly Holy Day event
By Jonathan White
Troops marched and battled each other as thousands of people flocked to Nantwich to enjoy the town’s Holly Holy Day celebrations.
The event, which also included a Winter Fayre, took place in and around Nantwich town centre and on Mill Island in dry weather.
Nantwich Museum plans for Battle of Nantwich event
The Battle of Nantwich will be commemorated at Nantwich Museum on Saturday January 23.
The museum, which will open at 10am, will run Civil War Town Tours begin at 10.15am and 11.30am and cost £3 per person.
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