Editing Crewe (section)

==Culture==
[[Crewe Heritage Centre]] is located in the old [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway|LMS]] railway yard for Crewe railway station. The museum has three signal boxes and an extensive miniature railway with steam, diesel and electric traction. The most prominent exhibit of the museum is the [[British Rail Class 370]] [[Advanced Passenger Train]].

[[File:Lyceum Theatre, Crewe, Cheshire UK.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Lyceum Theatre]]

The [[Listed building|Grade II-listed]] Edwardian [[Lyceum Theatre (Crewe)|Lyceum Theatre]] is in the centre of Crewe. It was built in 1911 and shows drama, ballet, opera, music, comedy and pantomime.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lyceumtheatre.net/|title=HQ Theatres|work=lyceumtheatre.net|access-date=13 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905160122/http://www.lyceumtheatre.net/|archive-date=5 September 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> The theatre was originally located on Heath Street from 1882. The Axis Arts Centre is on the [[Manchester Metropolitan University]] (MMU) campus in Crewe. It relocated from the university's Alsager Campus when it closed. The centre has a programme of touring new performance and visual art work.<ref>[http://www.axisartscentre.org.uk/cms/page.php?page=about Axis Arts Centre website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322213332/http://www.axisartscentre.org.uk/cms/page.php?page=about|date=22 March 2010}}</ref> The Axis centre closed at the end of the spring 2019 season with the withdrawal of MMU from the Crewe campus.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.axisartscentre.org.uk/ |title=Spring Season 2019 – Welcome and goodbye! |author=Neil Mackenzie |publisher=Axis Arts Centre |date=Spring 2019 |access-date=9 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509180544/http://www.axisartscentre.org.uk/ |archive-date=9 May 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Box on Pedley Street is the town's main local music venue.

Both the Lyceum Theatre and the Axis Arts Centre feature galleries. The private Livingroom art gallery is on Prince Albert Street. The town's main library is on Prince Albert Square, opposite the Municipal Buildings.

Crewe has six [[Church of England|Anglican]] churches, three [[Methodist]], one [[Roman Catholic]] (which has a weekly Mass in [[Polish language|Polish]]) and two [[Baptist]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city-visitor.com/crewe/placesofworship.html|title=Crewe Places of Worship, for Places of Worship in Crewe, Cheshire, UK|work=city-visitor.com|access-date=8 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722181215/http://www.city-visitor.com/crewe/placesofworship.html|archive-date=22 July 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

There is a museum dedicated to [[Primitive Methodism]] in the nearby village of [[Englesea-Brook]].<ref>[http://www.engleseabrook-museum.org.uk/ Englsea Brook Chapel and Museum website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430035006/http://www.engleseabrook-museum.org.uk/|date=30 April 2010}}</ref>

The [[Jacobean architecture|Jacobean]] mansion [[Crewe Hall]] is located to the east of the town near [[Crewe Green]]. It is a [[Listed building|grade I]] listed building, built in 1615–36 for [[Ranulph Crewe|Sir Randolph Crewe]]. Today, it is used as a hotel, restaurant and health club.

There is a multiplex [[Odeon Cinemas|Odeon]] cinema on Phoenix Leisure Park on the edge of the town centre, as well as a Mecca bingo hall and a Tenpin bowling alley.

[[Queens Park, Crewe|Queens Park]] is the town's main park; £6.5 million was spent on its restoration in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Queen's Park, Crewe|url=http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/leisure,_culture_and_tourism/parks_and_open_spaces/parks_and_gardens/crewe_area_parks/queens_park,_crewe.aspx|work=cheshireeast.gov.uk|access-date=13 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208182537/http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/leisure,_culture_and_tourism/parks_and_open_spaces/parks_and_gardens/crewe_area_parks/queens_park,_crewe.aspx|archive-date=8 February 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> It features walkways, a children's play area, crown green bowling, putting, a boating lake, grassed areas, memorials and a café.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/leisure,_culture_and_tourism/parks_and_open_spaces/parks_and_gardens/crewe_area_parks_and_gardens/queens_park_crewe/queens_park_crewe.aspx|title=Queens Park, Crewe|website=www.cheshireeast.gov.uk|access-date=9 March 2020|archive-date=11 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611055522/http://cheshireeast.gov.uk/leisure,_culture_and_tourism/parks_and_open_spaces/parks_and_gardens/crewe_area_parks_and_gardens/queens_park_crewe/queens_park_crewe.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> Jubilee Gardens are in Hightown and there is also a park on Westminster Street.

In 2019, Crewe hosted Pride in the Park (previously held at [[Tatton Park]] in 2018) in Queens Park. The 2020 event, which had been due to take place on 12 September, was cancelled on 20 May, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 May 2020|title=Council cancels this year's Pride event|url=https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/council_information/media_hub/media_releases/council-cancels-this-year%27s-pride-event.aspx|access-date=24 October 2020|website=Cheshire East Council|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026231228/https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/council_information/media_hub/media_releases/council-cancels-this-year%27s-pride-event.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Media===
Local news and television programmes are provided by [[BBC North West]] and [[ITV Granada]] from the [[Winter Hill transmitting station|Winter Hill]] TV transmitter.

The daily ''[[The Sentinel (Staffordshire)|Sentinel]]'' and the weekly ''[[Crewe Chronicle]]'' newspapers, both [[Reach plc]]-owned, cover the town. Reach's ''CheshireLive'' is the digital news channel of the ''Crewe Chronicle'' and other Reach titles covering news across Cheshire,<ref>{{cite web |title=About us |url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/about-us/ |website=CheshireLive |access-date=4 February 2025}}</ref> and has a section dedicated to Crewe news.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crewe - Cheshire Live |url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/all-about/crewe |access-date=27 April 2022 |website=www.cheshire-live.co.uk}}</ref>

The local radio station is The Cat Community Radio,<ref>{{cite web |title=The Cat Community Radio |url=https://livewellservices.cheshireeast.gov.uk/Services/2809/The-Cat-Community-Ra |website=Cheshire East Council |access-date=4 February 2025}}</ref> broadcasting on 107.9FM from the Cheshire College South and West building covering the town along with Nantwich and other local settlements. Other radio stations that cover the area include [[BBC Radio Stoke]], [[Hits Radio Staffordshire & Cheshire|Hits Radio Staffordshire and Cheshire]] and [[Greatest Hits Radio Midlands|Greatest Hits Radio Staffordshire & Cheshire]] (formerly Signal 1 and Signal 2 respectively) and [[Silk Radio]] from Macclesfield.