Good Morning Cheshire! 👋 

Friday lights up with a Magical Woodland Light Trail, Saturday kicks off Tatton’s Pumpkin Patch, Quince & Apple at Norton Priory and a disco blowout at Clonter, and Sunday slows with Owls by Moonlight, vintage machinery and rootsy gigs. Plus, fermentation workshops and Cheshire Fashion Week!

Let’s dive in!

🎉 What’s On In Cheshire

🎸 Stone Roses v Oasis - Two Tributes, One Night
10 Oct, 7:30pm, The Arena, Crewe
Madchester nostalgia trip: The Absolute Stone Roses + Oasis Forever in a full-throttle double bill.
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🎭 Sleeping Beauty - Imperial Classical Ballet
10 Oct, 7:30pm, Storyhouse, Chester
Tchaikovsky, tutus, and a full fairy-tale staging.
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🕯️ Bowie by Candlelight
10 Oct, 7:30pm, Chester Cathedral
Starman to Heroes under thousands of candles — spine-tingling acoustics in a jaw-drop setting. 🎟️ Book tickets

🤣 The Giggle Shack Comedy Night
10 Oct, 8pm, The Brindley, Runcorn
Award-winning local comedy night - big laughs guaranteed.
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🍎 Quince & Apple Weekend
11-12 Oct, 10-4pm, Norton Priory, Runcorn
Orchard produce to take home, crafts, stalls and family activities in a gorgeous walled-garden setting.
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🪩 Goosfest: Disco Inferno
11 Oct, 7:30pm (doors 6:30pm), Clonter Opera Theatre, Congleton
Studio 54 vibes and a full-throttle, all-singing, all-dancing disco show.
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🍺 Warrington Market Oktoberfest - Round 2
11 Oct, 6:30pm, Warrington Market
Free entry beer hall vibes with street food and a live oompah band - just turn up & Prost!
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🎤 The Lancashire Hotpots
11 Oct, 7pm, The Live Rooms, Chester
Chippy tea singalongs and proper laughs.
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🌾 Westbrook Scarecrow Festival
11 Oct, 10-4pm, St Philip’s Church Westbrook & parish trail
Pick up a map, follow the scarecrow trail, then refuel with stalls & hot dogs back at church.
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🎃 Fright Fiesta - Halloween at Gulliver’s World
11 Oct, 10:30am-4pm, Gulliver’s World, Warrington
Colourful, family-friendly frights with rides, costumes and spooky shows; best prices 2+ days ahead.
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🎃 Bellefields Pumpkin Patch
11 Oct, 9-3:30pm, Firs Lane, Appleton, Warrington
Free-entry patch with photo props, street food & cosy autumn vibes - no booking needed.
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🪩 Back in the Daytime Disco - Congleton Pt.4
11 Oct, 4-10pm, Beartown Brewery, Congleton
The vibes return: feel-good party tunes, day-drinks and dancefloor energy before bedtime.
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🌈 Pinked Floyd
11 Oct, 7:30-11pm, Daneside Theatre, Congleton
Lasers, circular screen and a career-spanning Floyd tribute from Meddle to The Wall.
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🎭 Ardal O’Hanlon: The Showing Off Must Go On
12 Oct, 7:30pm, Crewe Lyceum
Father Dougal himself - wry, warm, very funny.
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🚜 Macclesfield Vintage Machinery Club Rally
12 Oct, 10-4pm, Heaton House Farm
Engines, tractors, classic cars and stalls; £5 cash entry (under-16s free).
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🎹 Goosfest: Organ Spectacular with Jonathan Scott
12 Oct, 4pm, St Luke’s Church, Goostrey
Virtuoso organ set as Goosfest draws to a close.
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🎤 Amy Jo (The Live Rooms, Chester)
12 Oct, doors 7pm, The Live Rooms
Country-pop singer-songwriter on headline tour - intimate Sunday night gig.
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🎶 Bob Marley: How Reggae Changed the World
12 Oct, 7:30pm, Upton by Chester Village Hall
An intimate acoustic journey through roots reggae and Marley’s global impact - part of CRTA’s autumn season.
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🥬 Beginner’s Fermentation Workshop - “Field & Forage” (Glebe Farm)
Mon 13 Oct, 7-10pm, The Maiden, The Mother & Crone Interiors (Glebe Farm). Learn lacto-fermentation, taste samples and leave with your own kraut + skills for winter preserving. 👉 Details

🍽️ Senior Socials: Lunch & Live Music (The Knot Inn, Rushton Spencer)
Tue 14 Oct, 12-2:30pm, The Knot Inn. Over-60s(ish) two-course lunch with live favourites from Olivia Robinson - £19.50. 👉 Details

🎤 Iain Stirling: RELEVANT (Crewe Lyceum) - Wed 15 Oct, 8pm. Love Island’s voice with a razor stand-up hour. 👉 Details

🖊️ St Luke’s Love Autumnal Bingo (Winsford)
15 Oct, doors 7pm (eyes down 7:30pm), Winsford Conservative Club, Ways Green. Fundraising bingo night for St Luke’s Cheshire Hospice - just £10 to play; great prizes and feel-good vibes. 👉 Details

🌶️ Fire Cider Making Workshop (Bare Health, Congleton)
Wed 15 Oct, 7-9pm, Bare Health (Congleton). Hands-on tonic crafting with local herbs & spices; take home your own immune-boosting brew. 👉 Details

👗 Cheshire Fashion Week - Opening (Chester) - Thu 16-Sat 18 Oct. VIP opener Thu; main runway Sat at the Cathedral. 👉 Details

• Tatton Park Pumpkin Patch (Knutsford) - 11-31 Oct | 👉 Details 

• Kenyon Hall Farm Pumpkin Festival (Warrington) - 3-31 Oct | 👉 Details

• High Legh Pumpkin Patch (High Legh) - 4-31 Oct | 👉 Details

• The Lambing Shed: Pumpkin Picking Festival (Knutsford) - Various in Oct | 👉 Details

• Pye Ash Farm Pumpkin Maze (nr Macclesfield) – Sat/Sun in Oct | 👉 Details

• Libby’s Pumpkin Patch (Gawsworth) – 5-31 Oct | 👉 Details

• Wheelock Hall Farm Pumpkin Patch (Sandbach) - From 27 Sep | 👉 Details

• The Creepy Little Cowshed (Brereton Heath) - Sat/Sun in Oct | 👉 Details

• Delamere Farm Shop PYO (Delamere) – Daily in Oct | 👉 Details

• Lymm Pumpkin Patch (Lymm) - Various in Oct | 👉 Details

• Malpas Pick Your Own Pumpkins (Malpas) - Various in Oct | 👉 Details

• Snugburys Ice Cream PYO Pumpkins (Nantwich) - 7-29 Oct | 👉 Details

• Bellefields Pumpkin Patch (Appleton, Warrington) - Various in Oct | 👉 Details

• Canal Side Garden Centre PYO (Wrenbury, Nantwich) - Various in Oct | 👉 Details

• Farmer Berties Pumpkin Patch (Glazebury, Warrington) - Various in Oct | 👉 Details

• The Hayloft Pumpkin Patch (Widnes) - Various in Oct | 👉 Details

• Northwich Artisan Market - Sat 11 Oct | 👉 Details

• Birchwood Artisan Market - Sat 11 Oct | 👉 Details

• Sandbach Makers Market - Sat 11 Oct | 👉 Details

• Warrington Makers Market - Sun 12 Oct | 👉 Details

🗓️ Dates for the diary

• 👗 Cheshire Fashion Week (Chester) - 16-18 Oct, runway + VIP events. 👉 Details

• 🎃 Halloween Half Term at Trentham - 25 Oct-2 Nov, 10-4pm, Trentham Gardens. Pumpkin & selfie trails, pantomime and family Halloween fun. 👉 Details

• 🎃 Halloween at Quarry Bank - 23 Oct-1 Nov, evenings, Quarry Bank Mill & Styal Estate. After-dark family trail with glowing fire spheres, a laser garden, whispering catacombs and a live fire show. 👉 Details

• 👑 The Princess Proms - 8 Nov, Lyceum Theatre (Crewe). An enchanting family concert of favourites from Moana, Wicked, Frozen, Taylor Swift, Wizard of Oz, Beauty & the Beast & more. 👉 Details

💎 Hidden Gem: The Cloud (Bosley) from Timbersbrook

A small hill with a big-day feel, The Cloud (aka Bosley Cloud, 343m) gives you widescreen views over the Cheshire Plain to Jodrell Bank, Mow Cop and the first folds of the Peak District - yet the whole outing fits neatly into a morning or afternoon.

From the Timbersbrook Picnic Site, you’re on good paths almost immediately, swapping gentle field paths and woodland for a short, satisfying gritstone climb to the trig point.

Follow the Gritstone Trail waymarks from Timbersbrook up through pastures and pines; the final pull is stepped and a touch steep, but it’s brief and well-made. The summit plateau is perfect for a breather and a 360° scan - on clear days, the skyline goes on for miles.

Drop off the top towards Cloudside and loop back on lower meadows and lanes to keep the scenery changing, or simply return the way you came if little legs are flagging.

Underfoot, it’s mostly solid, but can be muddy after heavy rain, so grippy footwear helps. Post-walk, there are plenty of cafes and pubs in Congleton (10 mins drive), or make the most of the picnic area next to the car park for a well-earned treat!

Practical bits

• Start/Parking: Timbersbrook Picnic Site (near Timbersbrook Road/Weathercock Lane).

• Distance/Time: 4.5-6km (3-4 miles); 1.5-2 hrs at an easy pace.

• Ascent/Grade: Moderate with one short, steep section and steps.

• Terrain: Field paths, woodland tracks, stone flags/steps on the upper slopes; can be muddy.

• Family/Dogs: Great for families used to short hills; dogs on leads near livestock and during bird-nesting season.

❤️ Why we love it: Big views and very rewarding for the effort - a proper “top-of-the-world” moment for kids - a bite-sized circular walk and a handy picnic site.

🔗 Walk Details // PDF Map

That’s it for this week.

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