08/12/2022 An interesting black and white print of the old Star Inn and Scales and Sons Boot Manufacturers by local artist Mr. A. Daffern welcomes the Christmas season in for this year. Last year its coloured counterpart and others that have adorned Christmas cards showing village life at this time…
The next meeting of the Weaverham History Society will be held on Tuesday, 11 March at 7.30 pm at the Weaverham Primary Academy, Northwich Road, Weaverham, CW8 3BD. That evening David Nellist will be reviewing the history of this major chemical works in Middlewich which was taken over by ICI –…
(and impeccable handwriting). 29/09/2022 One of the more recognisable buildings that has been featured before is the Barrymore Institute. It is not one of the listed buildings in the village but that doesn’t mean it has not played a major part in the history of Weaverham. An earlier article on…
The Weaverham History Society has just published a new book. It is based upon an earlier book by the Society from the 1980s called ‘Old Weaverham – a Pictorial History’. With the help of Anne Loader Publications, we have updated and reissued this book. The new publication is called ‘Weaverham…
The 2023 Weaverham Rose Queen is Poppy Sofia Gibson. She is 14 years old and attends The County High School Leftwich. Her hobbies are football and troupe. We wish her a wonderful time for her year representing Weaverham. The history of the Weaverham Rose Fete started in the early 1900s…
Below is the account of Weaverham resident and Falklands veteran Tom Navin who served in 1982 as a combat medic as part of The Red and Green Life Machine. ‘I passed out from basic training in March 1982 aged 18 qualifying as a Combat Medic and posted to 16 Fd…
The society has been fortunate in having access to two ledgers relating to the Barrymore Institute. One was the Accounts Ledger from 1908 onwards (with the occasional gap) and one the Minute Book from 1930 onwards. It is worth noting that the year…
To any newcomers to the village it may seem that the High Street has been a steady unchanging presence, a bit like a familiar tune. A wander through the archives offers a different refrain. The society aims to keep an updated photographic record of the village as it evolves and…
Here are the answers to the Quiz that can be found in Weaverham News October 2020 . 1 Which Weaverham housing estate is 100 years old this year? Happy birthday to the Owley Wood estate! 2 What’s the name of the book, written more than 1000 years ago, in which…
In 1874 Weaverham made the National newspaper headlines. Doctor Frazer, the medical officer for the area, reported that, “Since August 1874 scarlet fever has spread in this Township until it has become epidemic. Until the 9th. of November there had been 165 cases in Weaverham and 241 in the local…
