Events - February 4 onwards

Feb 2 2010 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5

KNUTSFORD: Cheshire and Wirral Ornithological Society meeting with talk on Beneath The Dark Conopy by Mike Leach at 7.45pm at Knutsford Civic Centre. Ring 01625 524527. Entrance - members £1.50; non-members £3 on the door.

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.

NESS: Enjoy a guided tour of the fantastic displays at Ness Gardens from 10.30am-noon. £4 plus admission to gardens. Pre-booking advised. Ring 0151 353 0123 or visit www.nessgardens.org.uk.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7

ELLESMERE PORT: Willsher school of Dancing presents Ellesmere Port and Neston Dance Festival at the Civic Hall from 10.30am-10pm. For more information, ring 0151 339 4362.

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.

NESS: Lecture on The Neston Collieries by Anthony Annakin-Smith and Edward Hilditch at Ness Gardens from 2.30-3.30pm. Free lecture but normal admission to gardens applies. Ring 0151 353 0123 or visit www.nessgardens.org.uk.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10

NESS: Enjoy a guided tour of the fantastic displays at Ness Gardens from 10.30am-noon. £4 plus admission to gardens. Pre-booking advised. Ring 0151 353 0123 or visit www.nessgardens.org.uk.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11

MANCHESTER: Jack The Ripper: One Murderer or Maybe Three? - lecture by Ed Glinert on the meaning behind the lost symbols of Ripperland at the Portico Library & Gallery in Mosley Street at 6.30pm. Ring 0161 236 6785 or visit www.theportico.org.uk.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12

WINSFORD: Weaver Wander - discover the local and natural history of the Weaver Parkway including its industrial heritage and its effects on wildlife and habitats on this gentle walk starting at 2pm. Booking essential on 01606 593133.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14

BLACON: Blacon Burn - come along and help the ranger cut and burn some of the excess vegetation and be rewarded by some baked potatoes by the fire at Blacon Nature Park. Ring 0151 357 1991 for details.

ELLESMERE PORT: Skate Jam - free skate time and mini competitions at UCE Community Sports Centre from 2-4.30pm. Ring 0151 356 6782.

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

MARBURY: Nest box making - Friends of Anderton and Marbury invite you to make and take away a box to put in your garden as part of National Nest Box Week at Marbury Country Park from 10am-4pm. Ring 01606 782627.

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.

LLWYNI: Get on your knees and plant some trees - drop in anytime today to help the rangers plant trees in the Llwyni Local Nature Reserve from 10am-3pm. No need to book.

NORTHWICH: All The Fun of the Orbit by Hugh Beggs - a light-hearted presentation on how the earth’s orbit affects our daily lives, at the Salt Museum. Ring 01606 271640 for details.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17

ELLESMERE PORT: Art Attack - get creative and make your own unique masterpiece with natural materials found in the Rivacre Valley Local Nature Reserve. To book a place, ring 0151 357 1991.

FRODSHAM: Lower Reaches of the River Weaver, a lecture by Colin Edmondson, in association with the Frodsham and District National Trust Members Association at the community centre in Fluin Lane. Visitors £2.

HARTFORD: Bird box making - make homes for the birds in your garden in the car park next to Cloughwood School in Stones Manor Lane from 1.30-3.30pm. Ring 07788 570628.

NORTHWICH: Haunted Houses - make your own model of an ancient and haunted house at the Salt Museum. Ring 01606 271640.

WEPRE PARK: Our Feathered Friends - come and join in with some birdie fun and build an insect house to take home for your garden at Wepre Park from 1-3pm. Free activity but booking essential on 01244 814931.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22

CHESTER: Chester Society for Landscape History lecture by Kevin Cootes on The Landican Research Project at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Non-members £3. Ring 01244 402033.

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.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28

CHESTER: West End workshop based on the hit musical Hairspray at The Forum Studio Theatre in Hamilton Place at 10am. £15 per person. Ring 01244 341296 or visit www.tiptopproductions.co.uk.

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.

TUESDAY, MARCH 9

CHESTER: Chester Film Society presents a screening of the 2008 Coen brothers film Burn After Reading, starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt, 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, MARCH 16

CHESTER: Chester Film Society presents a screening of the 2006 French film Paris Je T’Aime starring Juliette Binoche and Steve Buscemi, at the Little Theatre in Gloucester Street, Newtown, at 7.45pm. Tickets £3.50. Ring 01244 371750.

SUNDAY, MARCH 21

HALKYN: Tidy Up The Mountain - Volunteer Day - lend a hand to tidy up Halkyn Mountain Common from 10.30am-12.30pm. Wear old clothes and sturdy shoes. Ring 01244 814931 if you can come along.

WEPRE: Wepre Walk - join the ranger for a leisurely stroll around Wepre Park from 1-3pm to learn all about its fascinating history, geology, plants and animals. Booking essential on 01244 814931.

MONDAY, MARCH 29

CHESTER: Chester Society for Landscape History lecture by Susan Campbell on Walled Gardens at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Non-members £3. Ring 01244 402033.

TUESDAY, MARCH 30

CHESTER: Chester Film Society presents a screening of the 2007 French film Fermat’s Room at the Little Theatre in Gloucester Street, Newtown, at 7.45pm. Tickets £3.50. Ring 01244 371750.

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, APRIL 26

CHESTER: Chester Society for Landscape History lecture by Hugh Beggs on Hedges Around Edges at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Non-members £3. Ring 01244 402033.

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.