Events - May 5 onwards

May 2 2011 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

THURSDAY, MAY 5

CHESTER: May meeting of Chester Races at Chester Racecourse. To book tickets, visit www.chester-races.co.uk or call 01244 304610.

CHESTER: Wildflower walk organised by Friends of Caldy Valley Nature Park. Meet at the car park at 7pm.

FRIDAY, MAY 6

CHESTER: May meeting of Chester Races at Chester Racecourse. To book tickets, visit www.chester-races.co.uk or call 01244 304610.

SATURDAY, MAY 7

CHESTER: Porcelain Birds - study the shapes of birds in the Natural History Gallery at the Grosvenor Museum and then join artist Liz Ellis to create your own palm-sized bird from porcelain paper-clay in the Education Workroom from 11am-12.30pm. Cost £3. Book on 01244 402005.

CHESTER: All day Chester Regatta. Best view at Sandy Lane.

NESS: Green wedding fayre with a range of green products and suppliers at Ness Gardens from 10am-4pm. Admission to gardens apply. Call 0151 353 0123 or visit www.nessgardens.org.uk.

NESS: Rhododendron Society 13th Anniversary Flower Show at Ness Gardens from 10am-5pm. Admission to gardens apply. Call 0151 353 0123 or visit www.nessgardens.org.uk.

WREXHAM: Free Sustainability Youth Event, open to all aged 25 and under, in the Cathedral Hall, from 1-5pm. There will be music from acoustic bands including The Business. There will also be a clothes swap. For more details see www.dyfodol.org or contact gwenlli@dyfodol.org.

SUNDAY, MAY 8

MACCLESFIELD: Bluebell Festival at Capesthorne Hall from noon-5pm. Call 01625 861221 or visit www.capesthorne.com.

NESS: Rhododendron Society 13th Anniversary Flower Show at Ness Gardens from 10am-5pm. Admission to gardens apply. Call 0151 353 0123 or visit www.nessgardens.org.uk.

ST ASAPH: Plant hunters' fair organised by the North Wales branch of Plant Heritage (NCCPG) located at The Tweedmill Shopping Outlets, from 10am to 4pm with specialist nurseries selling a wide range of interesting plants. Admission is free. Enquiries 01978 761083 or visit www.nccpg.com.

WIRRAL: Oxton’s Secret Gardens - bring your family and visit 26 hidden gardens in the historic conservation area of Oxton from 10am-5pm. Tickets £5 in advance, £7 on the day. Call 07963 248 268.

MONDAY, MAY 9

MACCLESFIELD: Bluebell Festival at Capesthorne Hall from noon-5pm. Call 01625 861221 or visit www.capesthorne.com.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 11

CHESTER: Lecture on Exploring Local Delivery to Improve Health and Reduce Inequalities: A Sociological Study of One Local Public Health System by Rebecca Mead, Gladstone PhD student, Centre for Public Health Research in Binks CBK 106/1 at the University of Chester at 12.30pm. Admission free. Visit www.chester.ac.uk/public-lectures for details or ring 01244 511740.

CHESTER: Lecture on The Dark Shadow of Defeat: Germany After the First World War by Dr Tim Grady of the University of Chester at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre from 1-2pm. Admission free.

CHESTER: Chester Then and Now: A Guided Walk - join a tour guide to look at the haunts of local photographer Thomas Pickthall, whose evocative work captured the essence of the city more than 70 years ago. Meet outside Chester History & Heritage at 1.30pm for the 90 minute walk. Cost £5, concessions £4.

CHESTER: Lecture on I Believe: The Place of Creeds in a Life of Faith by Professor Alister McGrath, King’s College London, at The Chapter House, Chester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Admission free. Visit www.chester.ac.uk/public-lectures for details or ring 01244 511740.

WEPRE: After Dark in the Dunes - a wander through the dunes in the dark with the coastal rangers looking for bats, moths and natterjack toads from 9-11pm. Charge £1 per person in aid of the RNLI. Call 01244 814931 for details and booking.

SATURDAY, MAY 14

CHESTER: Chester Archaeological Society meeting with talk on Why Study Sculpture - The early medieval stones and stone sculpture of North Wales at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 2.30pm. Call 01244 310563 or visit www.chesterarchaeolsoc.org.uk.

WREXHAM: Wrexham Antiques & Collectors Fair at the Memorial Hall from 9.30am-3.30pm. Adults £1, concessions 70p, children free accompanied by an adult. Cafe at the event, pay and display car park adjacent to the hall. Contact 01492 547868, 07786016576 or email wrexhamfair@aol.com.

MONDAY, MAY 16

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen lecture entitled Working with the Homeless in Manchester by PC Judith Walmsley OBE, who works closely with homeless charities to eradicate anti-social behaviour and get people off the streets and into accommodation, at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Visitors £6. Ring 0151 346 1017 for details.

MACCLESFIELD: Bluebell Festival at Capesthorne Hall from noon-5pm. Call 01625 861221 or visit www.capesthorne.com.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18

CHESTER: Creating an Irish Ireland: Cultural Life After the War of Independence - a talk by Dr Michael Huggins of the University of Chester at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre from 1-2pm. Free entry.

SATURDAY, MAY 21

BURTON (WIRRAL): The Wirral Group of the Cottage Garden Society is holding a plant fair at the Gladstone Village Hall from 10am–1pm with specialist nurseries selling a wide range of interesting plants, plus a Wirral CGS plant stand. Admission £1, refreshments available. Enquiries 01978 761083.

BURWARDSLEY: Harthill Trust holding a free storytelling course entitled Wartime on the Ridge led by Johnny Gillett, The Journey Man at the Harthill Trust. Booking essential on 01829 782 822 or email chris@harthill.org. Free to Cheshire residents - non-residents £25.

SUNDAY, MAY 22

BURWARDSLEY: Harthill Trust holding a free storytelling course entitled Wartime on the Ridge led by Johnny Gillett, The Journey Man at the Harthill Trust. Booking essential on 01829 782 822 or email chris@harthill.org. Free to Cheshire residents - non-residents £25.

TUESDAY, MAY 24

CHESTER: Open Art Exhibition tour with Adrian Sumner at the Grosvenor Museum’s Exhibition Gallery One from 2-3pm. Free entry.

MONDAY, MAY 30

CHESTER: Make A Mosaic - play with colour and design a glittering paper mosaic at the Grosvenor Museum’s Newstead Gallery from 2-4pm. Free drop-in session.

TUESDAY, MAY 31

CHESTER: Victorian Peg Dolls - make the characters from Louise Rayner’s Victorian paintings come to life with your own peg person at the Grosvenor Museum’s Newstead Gallery from 2-4pm. Free drop-in session.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8

CHESTER: Lecture on Community Health Checks: Behaviour Change Evaluation by Simon Alford, from the Centre for Public Health Research, in Binks CBK 106/1 at the University of Chester at 12.30pm. Admission free. Visit www.chester.ac.uk/public-lectures for details or ring 01244 511740.

SATURDAY, JUNE 11

WIRRAL: Kites Over The Mersey - Wirral International Kite Festival at The Dips in New Brighton. Ring 0151 666 3188 or visit www.visitwirral.com.

WREXHAM: Wrexham Antiques & Collectors Fair at the Memorial Hall from 9.30am-3.30pm. Adults £1, concessions 70p, children free accompanied by an adult. Cafe at the event, pay and display car park adjacent to the hall. Contact 01492 547868, 07786016576 or email wrexhamfair@aol.com.

SUNDAY, JUNE 12

WIRRAL: Kites Over The Mersey - Wirral International Kite Festival at The Dips in New Brighton. Ring 0151 666 3188 or visit www.visitwirral.com.

MONDAY, JUNE 20

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen Annual General Meeting followed by lecture entitled Animal Architecture: the extraordinary structures animals build by Prof Mike Hansell, who has conducted research on the building behaviour of animals of various kinds, in particular on the nest building of birds and wasps and on the case building of caddis fly larvae, at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.15pm. Visitors £6. Ring 0151 346 1017 for details.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 6

CHESTER: Lecture on Workplace Stress and Control Over Work Time by Kathryn Melling, from the Centre for Public Health Research, in Binks CBK 106/1 at the University of Chester at 12.30pm. Admission free. Visit www.chester.ac.uk/public-lectures for details or ring 01244 511740.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 20

BURWARDSLEY: Harthill Trust holding a free course entitled Landscape Painting for Beginners at the Harthill Trust. This course is aimed at complete beginners and will offer all the necessary tuition, materials and support for participants to produce a successful landscape painting using acrylics onto canvas. Booking essential on 01829 782 822 or email chris@harthill.org. Free to Cheshire residents -non-residents £25.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 21

BURWARDSLEY: Harthill Trust holding a free course entitled Landscape Painting for Beginners at the Harthill Trust. This course is aimed at complete beginners and will offer all the necessary tuition, materials and support for participants to produce a successful landscape painting using acrylics onto canvas. Booking essential on 01829 782 822 or email chris@harthill.org. Free to Cheshire residents -non-residents £25.