SHIFT clicks into action for families once again over the Whit holidays from Tuesday 30 May with a free, hands-on programme designed to inspire little people with big ideas and digital dreams. Cheshire East’s borough-wide programme celebrating digital arts and tech in 2017 and beyond features hands-on activities, from exhibitions, installations and workshops

The town of Crewe is to be re-created in Minecraft as part of a new educational and research project. The Heritage Lottery Fund ‘Young Roots’ programme has awarded almost £26,000 to fund the Crewecraft project, which is being delivered as part of SHIFT by Cheshire East Council’s cultural economy team,