Happy New Year Cheshire! 👋

The decorations are down, the Quality Street tin is mostly toffee pennies, and the diary’s starting to look very blank. This week is all about gentle resets: sunrise walks, budget-friendly days out and some solid gigs if you’re ready to leave the sofa.

Let’s dive in!

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🎉 What’s On In Cheshire

🗓️ Fri · 9 Jan

🎭 Believe – Dance Spectacular
9 Jan, 6:30pm, Memorial Court, Northwich
Local dance schools take over the big stage for a high-energy family show packed with chart tracks and sparkly costumes – classic “kids on stage, everyone else grinning” night.
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🎸 Sustinere Album Fundraiser
9 Jan, evening, Telford’s Warehouse, Chester
Indie/alt night raising funds to finish Sustinere’s album – good beer, proper live music and a smug sense of doing something nice.
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🤠 Luke Combs UK Tribute
9 Jan, doors 7pm, The Live Rooms, Chester
A full band country set covering Luke Combs’ biggest hits – ideal for fans who want the anthems without the airfare.
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🎨 Elmer’s Art Parade (Last Day)
Final weekend, daytime, Macclesfield Town Centre, Macclesfield
A free, family-friendly art trail around town — catch the final day and snap a few pics with the elephants.
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🗓️ Sat · 10 Jan

🎭 Beauty and the Beast Panto
10 Jan, various times, Parr Hall, Warrington
Mid-run Saturday shows – ideal if you want a lively crowd, big laughs and a proper family outing between Christmas and term-time.
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🎤 An Evening with Kaleb Cooper
10 Jan, 7:30pm, Crewe Lyceum Theatre, Crewe
Jeremy Clarkson’s farming sidekick takes to the stage with stories from Diddly Squat and rural life – very much one for Clarkson’s Farm fans.
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🎸 Stereosonics – Tribute to Stereophonics
10 Jan, doors 7pm, Alexander’s Live, Chester
Live tribute set covering the big Stereophonics hits – small venue, big singalongs and a cheap-ish night out in the city.
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⚔️ Gladiators of Britain
Tue-Sun (closed Mon), museum hours, Grosvenor Museum, Chester
Roman Chester plus gladiator kit = easy school-project fodder and a decent couple of hours under cover.
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🚶 Winter Family Trail: Speechly the Pineapple
10 Jan, 10am-4pm, National Trust Dunham Massey, Altrincham
Self-guided family trail through the winter gardens hunting for Speechly the Pineapple – easy win if you want fresh air plus a café stop.
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🚶 Lymm in Living Memory Exhibition
Thu-Sun, 11am-4pm, Lymm Heritage Centre, Lymm
If you miss it at the weekend, swing by later in the week – small, free and very village-proud.
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🌲 Winter Family Trail at Dunham Massey
10 Jan, 10am-4pm, National Trust Dunham Massey
Ongoing winter trail – easy to plug into a quiet weekday if you’ve got pre-schoolers or a flexible work day.
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🗓️ Sun · 11 Jan

🎶 The Drifters
11 Jan, 7:30-10:00pm, Lyceum Theatre, Crewe
Hit after hit (“Saturday Night at the Movies”, “Come On Over to My Place”) — proper singalong stuff.
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🎄 East Cheshire Hospice Christmas Tree Collection (Macclesfield & Villages)
10-11 Jan, daytime, CW12, SK9, SK10, SK11, SK12 & WA16
Book your real tree for doorstep collection and recycling; your donation supports East Cheshire Hospice – zero faff for you, real money for local care.
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🎄 Hospice of the Good Shepherd Treecycling (Chester & Surrounding)
10-13 Jan (collections across 10-13 Jan), Chester & surrounding postcodes
Similar deal on the west side: register your tree, make a donation and a volunteer team will collect and recycle it to support hospice care.
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🎨 Christmas: Present and Past
Final day – 11 Jan, museum hours, Grosvenor Museum, Chester
Last chance to see the museum’s Christmas exhibition exploring festive traditions over time – nice gentle Sunday add-on if you’re in town.
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🗓️ REST OF THE WEEK (Mon-Thu)

☕ Network Coffee Grind
15 Jan, 10am-11am, Big Mugs, Crewe
Laid-back B2B networking with a “hot seat” format – ideal if you’re building, launching or levelling up a local business and want real conversations, not awkward mingling.
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🚄 Inspiration: The Railway 200 Exhibition Train
15-19 Jan, 10am-5pm, Crewe station, Crewe
Step aboard a free exhibition train celebrating 200 years of the modern railway, with interactive exhibits, engineering challenges and family-friendly displays – all parked up at Crewe.
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🕰️ Nantwich Surrounded 1643-1647 – A Walled Garrison Town
15 Jan, 7pm-8pm, Nantwich Museum, Nantwich
Civil War talk by Brian Cole on how Nantwich became a besieged garrison town, ahead of the Battle of Nantwich anniversary – perfect for history buffs and curious locals.
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🎤 Julian Ovenden | The Cathedral Tour
15 Jan, 7:30pm, Chester Cathedral, Chester
Downton Abbey and Bridgerton star Julian Ovenden performs musical theatre favourites and timeless songs in the stunning acoustics of Chester Cathedral – a proper “pin-drop” concert.
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💃 Absolute Beginners Ballroom & Latin Class
15 Jan, 8pm-9pm, Wistaston Memorial Hall, Wistaston, Crewe
Friendly, zero-experience-needed adult class covering the basic steps in the main ballroom and Latin styles – get fitter, meet people and finally stop sitting out the dance floor.
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🧬 Emergency of Planet Earth Exhibition
Open Wed-Sun (see venue hours), Warrington Museum & Art Gallery, Warrington
If you skipped the weekend, drop in midweek for a quieter look at the interactive climate and environment exhibits.
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💎 Hidden Gem: Nantwich Riverside Loop + Nantwich Lake

If you want a walk that’s properly relaxing but still feels like you’ve “done something”, this one’s a belter. You start right near the centre of Nantwich, then slip onto riverside paths beside the River Weaver, past green open space and wildlife-y corners that feel a world away from the shops and cafés.

The best part is the Nantwich Lake section – it’s an easy loop with a solid path around the water, and it’s the kind of place where you’ll spot birds, slow down, and suddenly realise your shoulders have unclenched. (Also: it’s ideal if you’re walking with someone who claims they “don’t really do big walks”…)

To round it off, the full Riverside Loop brings in a bit of variety – riverside, a stretch by the Shropshire Union Canal, and a return into town via Welsh Row, which is one of the prettiest historic streets in Cheshire.