What’s On - Events - September 6 onwards

Aug 31 2012 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

WREXHAM: National Gardens Scheme open day at Park Cottage in Penley from 2-4pm. Admission £3, children £1. Call 01948 830126.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

CHESTER: Screening of Steven Spielberg’s acclaimed film adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s novel War Horse at 2.30pm at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre. Admission free but booking essential on 01244 972112.

KNUTSFORD: Tatton Park Antiques and Fine Art Fair at Tatton Park from noon-6pm. Adults £5, under 16s free. Normal park entry charges apply. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tatonpark.org.uk.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

CHESTER: Heritage Open Days at the Water Tower on the City Walls from 11am-4pm. Meet some medieval characters and discover more about life in Chester during the Middle Ages. Heritage Open Day events also being held at the Grosvenor Museum from 10.30am-5pm and Stretton Watermill in Farndon from 1-5pm.

CHESTER: Roodee Challenge Polo Cup at Chester Racecourse. Call 01244 304610 or visit www.chester-races.com.

KNUTSFORD: Tatton Park Antiques and Fine Art Fair at Tatton Park from noon-6pm. Adults £5, under 16s free. Normal park entry charges apply. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tatonpark.org.uk.

KNUTSFORD: Tatton Park Triathlon. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tatonpark.org.uk.

LLANDUDNO: Family fun day at Venue Cymru featuring Mr Bimbamboozle, Alaw Tastig and Rambert Dance Company. Admission free. Call 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

NESS: BBC Radio 4 Gardeners’ Question Time annual summer party at Ness Gardens from 10am-6pm. Presenters include Eric Robson, Peter Gibbs, Bob Flowerdew, Pippa Greenwood, Bunny Guinness, Matthew Wilson, Matthew Biggs, Anne Swithinbank and Christine Walkden. Tickets £6.50. Call 0845 030 4062 or visit www.nessgardens.org.uk.

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

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

CHESTER: Heritage Open Days at the Water Tower on the City Walls from 11am-4pm. Meet some medieval characters and discover more about life in Chester during the Middle Ages. Heritage Open Day events also being held at the Grosvenor Museum from 10.30am-5pm and Stretton Watermill in Farndon from 1-5pm.

CHESTER: Roodee Challenge Polo Cup at Chester Racecourse. Call 01244 304610 or visit www.chester-races.com.

ELLESMERE PORT: Gordale Run Classic Car Show at the National Waterways Museum from 10-11am. Normal admission charges apply. Call 0151 355 5017 or visit www.nwm.org.uk.

KNUTSFORD: Tatton Park Antiques and Fine Art Fair at Tatton Park from noon-6pm. Adults £5, under 16s free. Normal park entry charges apply. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tatonpark.org.uk.

KNUTSFORD: Kiddy Cook - aspiring young chefs pick seasonal fruit and vegetables in the Walled Garden at Tatton Park from 10am-noon. Tickets £22. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tatonpark.org.uk.

KNUTSFORD: Tatton Park Triathlon. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tatonpark.org.uk.

MACCLESFIELD: Wedding fayre at Capesthorne Hall from noon-4pm. Admission free.

NORTHWICH: Autumn plant fair at Arley Hall and Gardens from 10am-4pm. Admission £1.50. Call 01565 77735.

WARRINGTON: Spire Healthcare English Half Marathon starts from Victoria Park at 9am.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

CHESTER: Chester Photographic Society meeting with talk on My Photographic Journey by Aidan O’Rourke at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 01244 300166 or visit www.chesterphotographicsociety.org.uk.

RUTHIN: National Gardens Scheme open day at Firgrove, Llanfwrog from 11.30am-3.30pm. Admission £3.50, children £2. Call 01824 702677 or visit www.firgrovecountryhouse.co.uk.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

CAERGWRLE: Caergwrle Castle Moat Management - join the rangers and get involved in keeping the castle moat visible and free from trees and vegetation from 10am-2pm. Booking essential on 01244 814931.

CHESTER: Grosvenor Museum Society meeting with talk on Paint Run Mad: 1910 Exhibition, London, at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 01244 532199.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

CHESTER: The Habit and The Horse - illustrated talk about the history of female equestrianism by Rebecca Holland, stables manager at English Heritage, at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre from 2-3pm.

HOYLAKE: Ricoh Women’s British Golf Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Call 0871 945 9421 or visit www.ricohwomensbritishopen.com.

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. Minimum age eight years. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tatonpark.org.uk.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

CHESTER: Chester Races Autumn Festival at Chester Racecourse. Call 01244 304610 or visit www.chester-races.com.

HOYLAKE: Ricoh Women’s British Golf Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Call 0871 945 9421 or visit www.ricohwomensbritishopen.com.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

CHESTER: Chester Races Autumn Festival at Chester Racecourse. Call 01244 304610 or visit www.chester-races.com.

CHESTER: Chester Globetrotters meeting with talk on Ethiopia at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 01244 629930.

HOYLAKE: Ricoh Women’s British Golf Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Call 0871 945 9421 or visit www.ricohwomensbritishopen.com.

KNUTSFORD: Kiddy Cook - aspiring young chefs pick seasonal fruit and vegetables in the Walled Garden at Tatton Park from 10am-noon. Tickets £22. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tatonpark.org.uk.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

HOYLAKE: Ricoh Women’s British Golf Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Call 0871 945 9421 or visit www.ricohwomensbritishopen.com.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen meeting with talk on Skin Deep - The Beastly Art of Beauty, Reality and Ridicule at the Grosveor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 0151 346 1017.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

CHESTER: Chester Photographic Society meeting with talk on Pages From A Sunburnt Album by Ron Callender at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

CHESTER: Chester Society of Landscape History meeting with talk on Making the Houses Talk - The Business of Investigating Timber Framed Buildings at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Visit www.chesterlandscapehistory.org.uk.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

CHESTER: Chester Photographic Society meeting with talk on ABC (Nepal: Kathmandu and Annapurna) at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 01244 300166 or visit www.chesterphotographicsociety.org.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

CHESTER: Blood and Fire: The Art of Spain - lecture by Adrian Sumner on the passionate, mystical and visionary world of Spanish art at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 1.30pm. Tickets £3. Pay at the door.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science, Literature and Art meeting with talk on Further Reports on Chester City Walls by Simon Ward at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

CHESTER: Chester Races Season Finale at Chester Racecourse. Call 01244 304610 or visit www.chester-races.com.

FARNDON: Victorian Harvest Weekend at Stretton Watermill from noon-5pm. Celebrate a traditional harvest with activities including butter making, apple pressing and straw dolly making. Enjoy live performances of traditional music and a taste of some harvest recipes.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

FARNDON: Victorian Harvest Weekend at Stretton Watermill from noon-5pm. Celebrate a traditional harvest with activities including butter making, apple pressing and straw dolly making. Enjoy live performances of traditional music and a taste of some harvest recipes.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3

BACKFORD: Backford Mollington & District Local History Society meeting with talk on For Crying Out Loud, a history of town cryers, including Chester, by David Mitchell, at Backford and Mollington Village Hall at 7.30pm.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science, Literature and Art meeting with talk on Travel Posters by Dr Anthony Kelly at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6

NORTHOP: National Gardens Scheme open day at 90 St Peter’s Park from 2-5.30pm. Call 01352 840758.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science, Literature and Art meeting with talk on Antarctica by Brian Anderson at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12

ELLESMERE PORT: Beer Festival at the National Waterways Museum with real ale from the best of British craft brewers with canal connections plus musical entertainment. Adults £6.50, concessions £5.50. Call 0151 373 4373 or visit www.nwm.org.uk.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13

ELLESMERE PORT: Beer Festival at the National Waterways Museum with real ale from the best of British craft brewers with canal connections plus musical entertainment. Adults £6.50, concessions £5.50. Call 0151 373 4373 or visit www.nwm.org.uk.

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

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14

ELLESMERE PORT: Beer Festival at the National Waterways Museum with real ale from the best of British craft brewers with canal connections plus musical entertainment. Adults £6.50, concessions £5.50. Call 0151 373 4373 or visit www.nwm.org.uk.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science, Literature and Art meeting with talk on Journeys Through The Tropical Forests of Borneo by Geoff Somers at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science, Literature and Art meeting with talk on Road to Bali by Denise Haywood at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science, Literature and Art meeting with talk on Shake, Rattle and Roll (Rollercoasters) by Dr Paul Hindle at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7

BACKFORD: Backford Mollington & District Local History Society meeting with talk on Thelwall – the First Gunpowder Works in the North of England by Mike Taylor, at Backford and Mollington Village Hall at 7.30pm.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science, Literature and Art meeting with talk on Eastern Turkey - Land of the Kurds by Chris and Keith Buxton at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science, Literature and Art meeting with talk on Art and Culture of Sicily by Adrian Sumner at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science, Literature and Art meeting with talk on Japaese Gardens by David Woolf at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5

BACKFORD: Backford Mollington & District Local History Society meeting with talk on The Haunting of Backford Hall by Mike McManus, at Backford and Mollington Village Hall at 7.30pm.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 10

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science, Literature and Art meeting with talk on Wild Snowdonia by Glyn Parry at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 17

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science, Literature and Art meeting with talk on Close Encounters Down Under by Margaret Sixsmith at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 24

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science, Literature and Art meeting with talk on Manchester Muck and Money by Michael Murphy at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science, Literature and Art meeting with talk on Ancient Mummies by Bob Connolly (The Bog Man) at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science, Literature and Art meeting with talk on Francis I of France by Fenella Billington at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science, Literature and Art meeting with talk on Recent Railway Rambles by David Alison at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm.

SATURDAY, MARCH 2

ELLESMERE PORT: Model Boat Fair at National Waterways Museum - great weekend for model boat fans and for families. It sees model boats being demonstrated in the docks and locks as well as displays of intricate models and stalls selling the latest model making gear. Visit www.nwm.org.uk or call 0151 373 4373.

SUNDAY, MARCH 3

ELLESMERE PORT: Model Boat Fair at National Waterways Museum - great weekend for model boat fans and for families. It sees model boats being demonstrated in the docks and locks as well as displays of intricate models and stalls selling the latest model making gear. Visit www.nwm.org.uk or call 0151 373 4373.

THURSDAY, MARCH 7

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science, Literature and Art meeting with talk on East Africanm Game Parks by Peter Kirk at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm.