Events - September 1 onwards

Aug 28 2011 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

CHESTER: From The Cradle to the Grave - join local historian Len Morgan for a nostalgic slideshow recalling the days of the City Hospital and the Royal Infirmary at Chester History and Heritage at 1.30pm. Admission £3.50, concessions £2.50. Book on 01244 402110.

ELLESMERE PORT: Author Hilary Green talks about the variety of books, stories and TV scripts she has written as wel as her years as a drama teacher teaching the likes of Daniel Craig, at Little Sutton Library at 2pm. Tickets £3 including refreshments. Call 0151 339 3373.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

ELLESMERE PORT: An afternoon of free family fun at Whitby Park from 1pm. Booking essential on 01606 288541.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

WEPRE: Meadow roast and rake - bring the family and help rake the hay from the meadow from 11am-2pm with a break for a barbecue lunch. Meet at Wepre Park Visitor Centre. Booking essential on 01244 814931.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

CHESTER: Chester Photographic Society meeting with presentation on Top Shots at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 01244 300166 or visit www.chesterps.fsnet.co.uk.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

CHESTER: Silver Gallery Tour - discover one of England’s finest collections of provincially made silver at the Grosvenor Museum from 2-3pm. Free admission.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

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.

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 01244 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.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

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.

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.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

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

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.

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.