Summer's not over yet! We're giving you the chance to win some amazing family days out courtesy of our friends at Knowsley Safari Park, Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway, Otterspool Adventure and Ullswater Steamers on MIX56! All you need to do is register your details here and we'll draw a lucky winner on air just before 11am from Tuesday 27th August to Friday 30th August. You only need to be in […]
Oh what fun we had on this morning's live broadcast from Appleton Kitchens in Cheadle Hulme!This summer, we're taking our shows out on the road and our live broadcast this morning was from the fabulous Appleton Kitchens Showroom in Cheadle Hulme.Penny Dee joined Ian James on the morning show and caused mayhem in the kitchen studio for two hours - whilst cooking up some culinary delights!Appleton KitchensAppleton Designer Kitchens has […]
The Lymm Clothing Charity. A little-known charity which has been operating in Lymm since the 17th Century. It was a pleasure to welcome Cath Buckley, Chair of the charity to our morning studio to find out more. The little-known charity has been operating since the 17th Century - and although the organisation doesn’t collect or distribute clothing – it manages several long-standing investment endowments and shares out the interest payments […]
Rushbearing: An age old tradition which is still celebrated in Lymm The tradition of Rushbearing can be traced back to the Middle Ages. A festival of celebration, where rushes were collected and taken to the local Parish Church and spread on the floor. Though the act of Rushbearing may have fallen out of favour during modern times, it is still very much a tradition kept alive in Lymm and is […]
Get ready to ride the ZEBRAThe first set of all-electric buses in Warrington are now in service!Service routes at the moment are 16, 20, 21, 11 and 14 - but more routes will be introduced over the coming weeks.This is all possible after Warrington Borough Council ordered 105 new electric buses from Volvo - one of the biggest orders placed by any town or city to date.It's a Thursday and […]
Welcome to LammasThe 1st August marks the start of Lammas - loaf mass - the harvest season and the halfway point between the summer solstice and autumn equinox.Lammas is associated with the harvesting of - amongst other things, wheat - so on today's Herbs with Barbara, we sampled some rather delicious rustic bread with lashings of lovely butter. More on that in a bit, but first let's talk about Heather.This beautifully […]
In the 2024 General Election Esther McVey was once again voted in as MP for the Tatton ConstituencyOver the coming months, Esther will be working hard on behalf of all the residents in Tatton - which now of course, includes Lymm.For clarity, although MIX56 broadcasts all over Warrington and Cheshire, our studios are based in Lymm.There will be regular surgeries throughout Tatton and Esther will be joining us regularly on […]
Ian James will be one of Penny Dee's special guests this Friday at middayIan James has been part of the UK's radio landscape for many years. Although he now presents the morning show on MIX56, his long broadcasting career has seen him present at a number of radio stations across the country - including Marcher Sound / MFM, Touch Radio, Magic Radio and BBC Radio Leeds.But in the 1980's Ian […]
A sad farewell to Lymm's historic settsAs overnight works continue to reconstruct Pepper Street in Lymm, the final section of setts is due to be removed this evening.Though the road will be re-laid with reclaimed stone setts, it will never be quite the same again.Dating back to the early 19th century, the Pepper Street setts were laid during a time when the industrial revolution was transforming rural England.Unlike modern asphalt […]
