Nantwich Museum have announced another series of webinars to be delivered during May & June:

Wednesday 19 May

Life During the Siege and Battle of Nantwich by Helen Cooke

Prior to the Battle of Nantwich in January 1644, the town (the last Parliamentarian stronghold in Cheshire) was besieged for around six weeks. This talk will explore what life would have been like at the time, and the impact on people of the events leading up to the Battle.

Wednesday 26 May

Worleston Dairy Institute by Bill Pearson

In the year that Reaseheath College celebrates its 100 anniversary, this talk goes back to 1886 (and beyond) to celebrate the people, and organisations, that started it all off. This is the remarkable, and largely untold, story of how a Cheshire farmer got together with a Manchester dairyman and created the UK's first ever Dairy School - shaping Agricultural Education for many years.

Wednesday 2 June

Crewe Hall at War by Graham Dodd

This talk will consider the involvement of the estate in wars from medieval times to the twentieth century including the Battle of Poitiers, the English Civil War and the Second World War. Particular attention will be given to the military occupation of the estate during the Second World War and its use as a prisoner of war camp.

Wednesday 9 June

Myths of the First War; Nantwich in focus by Keith Lawrence

There is a Grand Narrative of the Great War that we all know, but is it true? Examples of misunderstanding about what happened in Nantwich and nationally will be discussed.

Wednesday 16 June

Roman Nantwich by Bernie Strawson

Over the last 20 years there has been a seismic shift in our understanding of the importance of Nantwich to Roman Cheshire thanks to a handful of archaeological digs around the town. The talk will review the evidence to build an up-to-date image of the Roman town of Nantwich.

Tickets are £5 and can be purchased through the Nantwich Museum online shop here