Events - February 11 onwards

Feb 9 2010 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science Literature & Art lecture on A Tour Around the Black Sea at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Ring 01244 335955.

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.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13

WREXHAM: Pancake Half Term Madness - pancake games and art workshop at Erddig Hall & Gardens from 11am-4pm. Normal admission applies. Ring 01978 355314.

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.

WREXHAM: Pancake Half Term Madness - pancake games and art workshop at Erddig Hall & Gardens from 11am-4pm. Normal admission applies. Ring 01978 355314.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15

CHESTER: Jumbled Faces - make a self-portrait, then explode it to look like your reflection in a broken mirror at Grosvenor Museum’s Newstead Gallery from 2-4pm. Free drop-in session.

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.

WREXHAM: Pancake Half Term Madness - pancake games and art workshop at Erddig Hall & Gardens from 11am-4pm. Normal admission applies. Ring 01978 355314.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16

CHESTER: Mesmerising Spirographs - be inspired by Lesley Halliwell’s colourful drawings and make your own version at Grosvenor Museum’s Newstead Gallery from 2-4pm. Free drop-in session.

CHESTER: The Chester and District Fuchsia Society will be holding their monthly meeting at The Catholic Social Club, Brook Street, at 7.30pm. The guest speaker is Dr Gronwy Wynne who will talk on The Flora of North Wales. Non members welcome. For details contact 01928 714593.

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.

WREXHAM: Pancake Half Term Madness - pancake games and art workshop at Erddig Hall & Gardens from 11am-4pm. Normal admission applies. Ring 01978 355314.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17

CHESTER: Silhouette artist in residence - explore the museum’s rarely seen collection of silhouettes and have your own likeness cut in the Victorian style by Chris Wright at Grosvenor Museum’s Exhibition Gallery One from 10.30am-12.30pm and 2-4pm. Free drop-in session.

CHESTER: In The Footsteps of Thomas Brassey - join a Chester tour guide to look at the life and career of a man destined to become a pioneering giant in the railway developments of the 19th century with a walk starting from Chester Railway Station at 1.30pm and lasting until 3pm. Cost £5, concessions £4.

CHESTER: Chester Civic Trust lecture on Living Buildings: Architectural Conservation - Philosophy, Principles & Practice by Donald Insall at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Ring 01244 318415.

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.

WREXHAM: Pancake Half Term Madness - pancake games and art workshop at Erddig Hall & Gardens from 11am-4pm. Normal admission applies. Ring 01978 355314.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18

CHESTER: Stained Glass Window Hangers - experiment with colour and design a stained glass panel to bring rainbows into your room at Grosvenor Museum’s Newstead Gallery from 2-4pm. Free drop-in session.

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science Literature & Art AGM with lecture on Brazil: Search for the Jaguar at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Ring 01244 335955.

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

WREXHAM: Pancake Half Term Madness - pancake games and art workshop at Erddig Hall & Gardens from 11am-4pm. Normal admission applies. Ring 01978 355314.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19

CHESTER: The Journey Man: Story-Teller in Residence - Johnny Gillett will lead a fun hour of telling stories from the portraits and those hidden behind the painted faces, at Grosvenor Museum’s Exhibition Gallery One at 11am and 2pm. Free sessions.

WREXHAM: Pancake Half Term Madness - pancake games and art workshop at Erddig Hall & Gardens from 11am-4pm. Normal admission applies. Ring 01978 355314.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20

LITTLE SUTTON: Coffee morning and bring and buy sale at Little Sutton Methodist Church from 10.30am-noon. Ring 0151 339 2492.

WREXHAM: Pancake Half Term Madness - pancake games and art workshop at Erddig Hall & Gardens from 11am-4pm. Normal admission applies. Ring 01978 355314.

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.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24

NORTHWICH: Tea and a Talk - Cheshire Windmills - afternoon tea and a talk by Dr Athur Townsend. Talk begins at 3pm. Admission £1. Ring 01606 271640.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25

CHESTER: Grennan & Sperandio - Artists in Residence Talk - Simon Grennan will discuss the fun and sometimes startling work that Grennan and Sperandio have made during their residency at the museum at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre from 2-3pm. Admission free.

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science Literature & Art lecture on Intrepid Tales of a Modern Plant Hunter at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Ring 01244 335955.

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: All The Small Things exhibition tour with Lesley Halliwell, lecturer in fine art at the University of Chester, at the Grosvenor Museum Exhibition Gallery Two from 2-3pm. Free activity.

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: Nature Notice Boards - a tour of Grosvenor Park to collect seeds and leaves is followed by a trip back to the Grosvenor Museum to create your own environmental notice board to hold letters and notes from 2-4pm. Free activity but children must be accompanied by an adult.

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.

SUNDAY, APRIL 4

WEPRE: Easter Treasure Hunt - drop in anytime from 1-3pm at Wepre Park Visitor Centre to collect your instructions for following the trail of clues. An Easter prize for all who finish. Cost £1 per person. Ring 01244 814931.

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.

TUESDAY, APRIL 20

CHESTER: Chester Film Society presents a screening of the 2006 Romanian film Transylvania starring Asia Argento, at the Little Theatre in Gloucester Street, Newtown, at 7.45pm. Tickets £3.50. Ring 01244 371750.

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.