Events - January 7 onwards

Jan 5 2010 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

FRIDAY, JANUARY 8

CHESTER: Farmers market at the Grosvenor Garden Centre in Wrexham Road from 10am-3pm. Ring 01244 625200.

KNUTSFORD: The 18th Cheshire winter fine art and antiques fair specialising in jewellery, contemporary art, furniture, silver, traditional paintings, sculpture, glass, lighting, clocks and more at Tatton Park from noon-6pm. Adults £5, under 16s free. Normal park entry charges apply. Ring 01277 214677.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 9

KNUTSFORD: The 18th Cheshire winter fine art and antiques fair specialising in jewellery, contemporary art, furniture, silver, traditional paintings, sculpture, glass, lighting, clocks and more at Tatton Park from 11am-6pm. Adults £5, under 16s free. Normal park entry charges apply. Ring 01277 214677.

LLANDUDNO: Family fun day at Venue Cymru from 11am-4pm. Free entertainment for everyone including storytelling, circus arts, workshops, face painting and more. Ring 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 10

KNUTSFORD: The 18th Cheshire winter fine art and antiques fair specialising in jewellery, contemporary art, furniture, silver, traditional paintings, sculpture, glass, lighting, clocks and more at Tatton Park from 11am-4pm. Adults £5, under 16s free. Normal park entry charges apply. Ring 01277 214677.

WARRINGTON: Antique and collectors fair at The Park Royal Hotel in Stretton from 10am-4pm. Adults £2, concessions £1.50. Ring 01938 580438.

MONDAY, JANUARY 11

CHESTER: Cellar Door – open floor poetry event where everyone is welcome to come and read out their work or the work of a favourite poet or sit and enjoy hearing others read at the Bear & Billet in Lower Bridge Street at 7.30pm. Admission free. Ring 01244 400112.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13

HARTFORD: Marshalls Arm Quiz Night - come and join the quiz night with cheese and wine at Hartford Village Hall. Teams of four, £2 per person. Ring 01606 76058.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 14

CHESTER: Lecture on Robert Newstead and The Quest for Roman Chester – a look at the pioneering archaeological work of Newstead who recorded and excavated some of the major sites in Chester in the early 20th century, at the Grosvenor Museum from 2-3pm. Admission free. Ring 01244 402033.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 16

CHESTER: At Home with the Roman Soldiers – discover what life was really like for Roman soldiers in Chester by visiting their barrack blocks and finding out more about their religious beliefs and practices at the Grosvenor Museum from 11am-3pm. Free drop-in event. Ring 01244 402033.

LITTLE SUTTON: Coffee morning with bring and buy stall and hand made cards at Little Sutton Methodist Church from 10.30am-noon. Ring 0151 339 2492.

MONDAY, JANUARY 18

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen meeting featuring talk onFrom bottle to widget: how Guinness has set the pace of technological change by Mike Graham, an illustrated talk on the inventions of draught Guinness and canned draught Guinness, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 19

FRODSHAM: The Salt Industry, a lecture by Andrew Fielding, in association with the Frodsham and District National Trust Members Association at the community centre in Fluin Lane at 7.30pm. Visitors £3 including tea and biscuits.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 23

LIVERPOOL: British Supercross indoor dirt bike racing at the Echo Arena. Tickets £36-£21. Ring 0844 8000 400 or visit www.accliverpool.com.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 26

CHESTER: Chester Film Society presents a screening of the 2007 German film Sophie Scholl at the Little Theatre in Gloucester Street, Newtown, at 7.45pm. Tickets £3.50. Ring 01244 371750.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2

CHESTER: Chester Film Society presents a screening of the 1957 French film Ascenseur Pour L’Echafaud (Lift To The Scaffold), directed by Louis Malle and starring Jeanne Moreau, at the Little Theatre in Gloucester Street, Newtown, at 7.45pm. Tickets £3.50. Ring 01244 371750.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5

MANCHESTER: English National Badminton Championships at the National Cycling Centre, Sportcity. Visit www.nationalbadmintonchamps.co.uk.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6

MANCHESTER: English National Badminton Championships at the National Cycling Centre, Sportcity. Visit www.nationalbadmintonchamps.co.uk.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7

MANCHESTER: English National Badminton Championships at the National Cycling Centre, Sportcity. Visit www.nationalbadmintonchamps.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: Start of the National Squash Championships at the Natuional Squash Centre at Sportcity. Runs until February 14. Visit www.nationalsquashchamps.co.uk.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14

MANCHESTER: 2010 Chinese New Year celebration in Chinatown and Albert Square from 11am-7pm. Visit www.fcam.org.uk.

WEPRE: Conserve the Common – Volunteer Day – help the ranger clear vegetation from one of the mountain ponds at Wepre Park from 10.30am-12.30pm. Wear old clothes and bring your waterproofs and wellies. Ring 01244 814931 for details.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen meeting featuring talk onThe Great Exhibition 1851 by writer, researcher and lecturer Marion Hundle, highlighting the event which showcased the innovations and wonders of the day, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16

CHESTER: Chester Film Society presents a screening of the 2006 Thai film Syndromes and A Century (Sang Sattawat), at the Little Theatre in Gloucester Street, Newtown, at 7.45pm. Tickets £3.50. Ring 01244 371750.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23

CHESTER: Chester Film Society presents a screening of the 2006 American western film The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, starring and directed by Tommy Lee Jones, at the Little Theatre in Gloucester Street, Newtown, at 7.45pm. Tickets £3.50. Ring 01244 371750.

TUESDAY, MARCH 2

CHESTER: Chester Film Society presents a screening of the 2006 Spanish film La Noche De Los Girasols (The Night of the Sunflowers), at the Steam Mill in Steam Mill Street, at 7.45pm. Tickets £3.50. Ring 01244 371750.

MONDAY, MARCH 15

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen meeting featuring talk onThe Fine Art of Crime by Malcolm Kenwood, director of the Art Loss Register, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm.

TUESDAY, APRIL 13

MANCHESTER: Start of European Individual Badminton Championships at the MEN Arena, running until April 18. Visit www.manchesterlive.co.uk.

MONDAY, APRIL 19

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen joint lecture meeting with the Royal Geographical Society featuring talk onEnglish Place Names by Terry Lilly, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm.

MONDAY, MAY 17

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen meeting featuring talk onThe Life of the Medieval Monk by Dr John Doran, senior lecturer in medieval history at the University of Chester, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm.

MONDAY, JUNE 21

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen AGM followed by talk onThe Palm House in Sefton Park by Dianne Cox, a Merseyside and NW Blue Badge Tourist, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm.