Events - September 8 onwards

Sep 2 2011 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

CHESTER: Farmers market at the Grosvenor Garden Centre in Wrexham Road from 10am-2pm. Admission free. Call 01244 625200.

CHESTER: Chester Races on the Roodee. Visit www.chester-races.co.uk or call 01244 394610.

NORTHWICH: Northwich’s first ever Curry Festival in Weaver Square from 10am-3pm. Live cookery demonstrations, free tasting sessions, take away, henna and dress up for children and best stall competition.

NORTHWICH: Mammal weekend at Marshall’s Arm Nature Reserve. Bat walk and mamma trapping to see what lurks in the nature reserve. Booking essential on 01606 42667.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

CHESTER: Heritage Open Days event at the medieval Water Tower from 10am-4pm. Discover the atmospheric Water Tower and meet a range of characters to show you life in medieval Chester.

CHESTER: Junior sailing regatta of Chester Sailing and Canoe Club from 10.30am-4.30pm. View from Sandy Lane.

CHESTER: Chester Races on the Roodee. Visit www.chester-races.co.uk or call 01244 394610.

ELLESMERE PORT: Fun day at Whitby Park from 1-4pm. Annual event organised by Whitby Park Friends group. Arts and crafts, giant games, use of play area and much more. Call 01606 288541.

FRODSHAM: Fun day and fete hosted by the Frodsham Community Association at the community centre in Fluin Lane from noon-10pm. Silcock’s Family Fair, downhill run, live music, Widnes Vikings, family games zone and much more. Call 01928 732222 or visit www.frodshammcc.co.uk.

NORTHWICH: Northwich’s first ever Curry Festival in Weaver Square from 10am-3pm. Live cookery demonstrations, free tasting sessions, take away, henna and dress up for children and best stall competition.

NORTHWICH: Mammal weekend at Marshall’s Arm Nature Reserve. Bat walk and mamma trapping to see what lurks in the nature reserve. Booking essential on 01606 42667.

WREXHAM: Wrexham Antiques & Collectors Fair at the Memorial Hall from 9.30am-3.30pm. Adults £1, concessions 70p, children free accompanied by an adult. Call 01492 547868 or 07786016576 or email wrexhamfair@aol.com.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

INCE: An easy guided walk around the historic village of Ince and down on to the marshes followed by some light refreshments at the Duke of Wellington pub. Booking essential on 0151 357 1991.

NORTHWICH: Arley Hall are having an autumn plant fair in the stable yard, a variety of autumn plants including shrubs and perennials will be on sale from 10am-4pm. Adults £1.50 (redeemable against optional entry to the hall and gardens). Children free and dogs welcome on a lead.

WARRINGTON: Walton Hall Gardens country fayre with craft stalls, narrow boat rides, live music, vintage mini display, birds of prey, civil war re-enactments, fun fair, dog show and more from 11am-4pm. Admission free. Call 01925 601617.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen meeting with talk on Getting Plastered! The Art & Conservation of Decorative Plasterwork - 1570-1700 at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 0151 346 1017 or visit www.societyofthirteen.org.uk.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

CHESTER: Chester Photographic Society meeting with talk on Re-Imagining Urban Nature at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 01244 0151 346 1017 or visit www.societyofthirteen.org.uk.

KNUTSFORD: Bat Bonanza - come for a night walk around Tatton Park with a ranger to see and hear the furry fliers as they hunt for their evening meal, from 6.45-8.45pm. Adults £8, children £6. Call 01625 374428 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

CAERGWRLE: Caergwrle Castle Moat Management - come and join the rangers at Caergwrle Castle and get involved in keeping the moat visible and free from trees and vegetation, from 10am-2pm. Meet at the castle entrance in Main Road. Booking essential on 01244 814931. Free admission.

CHESTER: If These Walls Could Talk! Problems and Discoveries of Chester’s City Walls - a review of the ongoing conservation and restoration work on the City Walls, examining some of the exciting new initiatives being proposed by the European Union funded Portico project, at the Grosvenor Museum from 2-3pm. Free admission. Call 01244 402033.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

NESS: Bat night at Ness Gardens with Lawrence Armstrong + supper. Adults £12, Friends of Ness £10. Booking essential on 0151 353 0123 or visit www.nessgardens.org.uk.

NORTHWICH: Beer festival at the Memorial Hall from 5.30pm. Visit www.northwichbeerfestival.co.uk.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

CHESTER: Chester Globetrotters eeting with talk on Travel Adventures of an Ordinary Person - Mount Kinabalu, Borneo & Standing on the Great Wall at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 1.30pm. Call 01244 629930 or visit www.chesterbranch@globetrotters.co.uk.

NORTHWICH: Beer festival at the Memorial Hall from 5.30pm. Visit www.northwichbeerfestival.co.uk.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

CHESTER: Chester Canoe Marathon starts 12.30pm. Viewing from Sandy Lane.

MARBURY/ANDERTON: Memory Walk - explore Marbury Country Park and Anderton Nature Park on a five or two mile walk as part of World Alzheimer’s Day. The day will also include a children’s fun run. Booking essential on 01606 351112.

WILLASTON (WIRRAL): Bushcraft Adventure - learn some bushcraft skills including lighting a fire using friction at Wirral Country Park, Hadlow Station Road. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Adults £5, concessions £2. Booking essential on 01244 402240.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

WIRRAL: Wirral Golf Classic - amateur golf tournament staged on the four challenging courses of Caldy, Heswall, Wallasey and Royal Liverpool. Call 0151 625 9994 or visit www.wirralgolfclassic.co.uk.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

CHESTER: Chester Photographic Society meeting with talk on Face to Face at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Contact 01244 300166 or visit www.chesterps.fsnet.co.uk.

WIRRAL: Wirral Golf Classic - amateur golf tournament staged on the four challenging courses of Caldy, Heswall, Wallasey and Royal Liverpool. Call 0151 625 9994 or visit www.wirralgolfclassic.co.uk.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

CHESTER: Grosvenor Museum Society meeting with talk on The Gladstones in Merseyside and Beyond at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 01244 532199.

WIRRAL: Wirral Golf Classic - amateur golf tournament staged on the four challenging courses of Caldy, Heswall, Wallasey and Royal Liverpool. Call 0151 625 9994 or visit www.wirralgolfclassic.co.uk.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

WIRRAL: Wirral Golf Classic - amateur golf tournament staged on the four challenging courses of Caldy, Heswall, Wallasey and Royal Liverpool. Call 0151 625 9994 or visit www.wirralgolfclassic.co.uk.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

WIRRAL: Wirral Golf Classic - amateur golf tournament staged on the four challenging courses of Caldy, Heswall, Wallasey and Royal Liverpool. Call 0151 625 9994 or visit www.wirralgolfclassic.co.uk.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

CHESTER: Victorian Harvest Weekend - join the Stretton millers for the last open weekend of the year and help celebrate a Victorian style harvest, with apple pressing and butter making, displays of traditional tools and the chance to make your own straw dolly at Stretton Watermill from noon-5pm. Free admission.

CHESTER: Chester Races on the Roodee. To book tickets call 01244 394610 or visit www.chester-races.co.uk.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

CHESTER: Victorian Harvest Weekend - join the Stretton millers for the last open weekend of the year and help celebrate a Victorian style harvest, with apple pressing and butter making, displays of traditional tools and the chance to make your own straw dolly at Stretton Watermill from noon-5pm. Free admission.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

CHESTER: Chester Society of Landscape History meeting with talk on The landscape of the Civil War in Cheshire and further afield at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Visit www.chesterlandscapehistory.org.uk.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

CHESTER: Chester Photographic Society meeting with talk on An introduction to creative techniques at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Visit www.chesterps.fsnet.co.uk or call 01244 300166.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science Literature and Art meeting with talk on Vietnam at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 01244 335955.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1

CHESTER: Walking With Stories - four mile guided walk along Duke’s Drive and the River Dee. Admire the flora and hear stories ending at a public house. To book, call 01244 402664.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8

WREXHAM: Wrexham Antiques & Collectors Fair at the Memorial Hall from 9.30am-3.30pm. Adults £1, concessions 70p, children free accompanied by an adult. Call 01492 547868 or 07786016576 or email wrexhamfair@aol.com.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 10

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen meeting with talk on Red Plenty: The Soviet Dream and why it faded by Francis Spufford who has spent his professional life in academia as writer and lecturer, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Visitors £6. Call 0151 346 1017.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen meeting with talk on Studying the Changing Universe: Things that go Bang in the Night by Dr Andrew Newsam, a reader in astronomy education at the Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Visitors £6. Call 0151 346 1017.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 12

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen and Royal Geographical Society meeting with talk on Abyssinia - 3,000 Years of Ethiopian Art and History from Solomon and Sheba to Haile Selassie by Chris Bradley, writer and film maker, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Visitors £6. Call 0151 346 1017.

MONDAY, JANUARY 16

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen meeting with talk on Chocolate, Tea and Coffee in the Augustan Age by Ann Gore, a trained architect who has lectured in the United States, Australia and England and has published three books, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Visitors £6. Call 0151 346 1017.