Events - September 22 onwards

Sep 18 2011 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

THURSDAY, 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.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

LLANTYSILIO: Bat walk - a gentle 1.5m stroll along the impressive Horseshoe Falls and canal to see what species of bats can be found. Meet at Llantysilio Green car park at 8.30pm. Booking essential on 01352 810614.

NANTWICH: Nantwich Food and Drink Festival including workshops, demonstrations, music, farmers market, children’s activities, beer festival and tastings. Visit www.nantwichfoodfestival.co.uk for details.

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.

KNUTSFORD: Kiddy Cook - for aspiring chefs who want to home in on their skills at Tatton Park from 10am-noon. Tickets £22. Call 07976 619648 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

KNUTSFORD: Harvest festival at the farm at Tatton Park from noon-5pm. See the steam engine running, have a go at scarecrow making, spinning, make your own corn doll and duck racing. Normal park entry charges apply. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

NANTWICH: Nantwich Food and Drink Festival including workshops, demonstrations, music, farmers market, children’s activities, beer festival and tastings. Visit www.nantwichfoodfestival.co.uk for details.

NESTON: Friends of Stanney Fields Park holding a dog show from 2pm. Free entry for dogs, various categories, rosettes and prizes plus a trophy for Best in Show. Call 0151 353 8638.

NORTHWICH: Food fair and local produce market at Weaver Square. Buy fresh produce from local suppliers including fruit and vegeatbles, sweets, bakery and other goods.

SANDIWAY: Harvest Festival at Blakemere Craft Centre. Local schools will decorate the Courtyard Band Stand in traditional harvest materials plus demonstrations on how to make a traditional harvest corn dolly plus a harvest festival market. Free admission and parking. Call 01606 883261.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

CHESTER: Run For The Wild - open to runners of all ages and abilities as well as families, this run covers a distance of about 5k through Chester Zoo at 8.30am. Adults £10, children £5. Call 01244 650215 or visit www.chesterzoo.org.

CHESTER: Autumn sailing regatta and graduate open meeting of Chester Sailing and Canoe Club from 11am-4.30pm. View from Sandy Lane.

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.

HALKYN: Tidy up the mountain - lnd a hand to tidy uo Halkyn Mountain Commong from 10.30am-12.30pm. Wear old clothes and sturdy shoes. Booking essential on 01244 814931.

KNUTSFORD: Harvest festival at the farm at Tatton Park from noon-5pm. See the steam engine running, have a go at scarecrow making, spinning, make your own corn doll and duck racing. Normal park entry charges apply. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

LITTLE NESTON: Walk This Way - a gentle two hour guided walk from the Wirral Way along footpaths and lanes through Little Neston. Booking essential on 01244 402240.

NANTWICH: Nantwich Food and Drink Festival including workshops, demonstrations, music, farmers market, children’s activities, beer festival and tastings. Visit www.nantwichfoodfestival.co.uk for details.

SANDIWAY: Harvest Festival at Blakemere Craft Centre. Local schools will decorate the Courtyard Band Stand in traditional harvest materials plus demonstrations on how to make a traditional harvest corn dolly plus a harvest festival market. Free admission and parking. Call 01606 883261.

WEPRE: Introduction to Bee Keeping - a talk from members of a bee keeping society and a live sealed bee chamber will be available to observe at Wepre Visitor Centre from 1-3pm. Booking essential on 01244 814931.

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 by Barry Colquhoun 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 by Denise Haywood 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.

CHESTER: Line dancing Saturday afternoon social with guest singer Paul Taylor at The Saltney Tavern in Saltney from 1.30-5.30pm. Entrance £5. Call 01244 810177.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science Literature and Art meeting with talk on In Celebration of Clouds by Hugh Beggs at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 01244 335955.

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.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12

CHESTER: Grosvenor Museum Society meeting with talk on Sir Thomas Egerton: Keeper of the Queen’s conscience by Bernard Dennis at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Members free, visitors £4, students £2. Contact: 01244 532199.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13

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

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18

CHESTER: Chester Photographic Society meeting with talk on Behind My Mask - My Photoshop Secrets by Rob Lewis at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Visit www.chesterps.fsnet.co.uk or call 01244 300166.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 12

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 M Heath 01492 547868/0778 601 6576 or email wrexhamfair@aol.com.

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.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10

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 M Heath 01492 547868/0778 601 6576 or email wrexhamfair@aol.com.

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.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen meeting with talk on The English Parish Church – an Architectural and Social History by author and broadcaster Andrew Davies, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Visitors £6. Call 0151 346 1017.

MONDAY, MARCH 19

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen joint meeting with Royal Geographical Society featuring talk on Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea by David Edwards, fellow of the Royal Geographical Society who recently went on an ocean research trip in the Pacific on a ship that has sailed the world for over 20 years doing cutting edge research on climate change, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Visitors £6. Call 0151 346 1017.