Events - February 18 onwards

Feb 15 2010 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

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.

NORTHWICH: Family History Day at Northwich Memorial Hall on Chester Way from 10am to 4pm. ŠAdmission £1. Organised by The Family History Society of Cheshire.Š Stalls, displays, helpdesk, demonstrations, books and CDs. Visit website at www.fhsc.org.uk.

MOLD: The North Wales branch of Plant Heritage (NCCPG) are holding a Potato Day from 10am to 3pm at the Chuch Hall in King Street. There will be over 70 varieties of seed potato plus a wide range of vegetable seed, onion sets, garlic, rhubarb and strawberry plants for sale. Admission is free and refreshments will be available. Enquiries: 01978 761083 or visit www.nccpg.com.

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

WREXHAM: Food Fair, supported by Rural Food Wales, at Erddig Hall & Gardens from 11am-4pm. Normal admission applies. Ring 01978 355314.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21

NESS: Sunday lectureŠon Australian Excursion by Ray Buss at Ness Gardens from 2.30-3.30pm. Normal admission to gardens apply. Ring 0151 353 0123 or visit www.nessgardens.org.uk.

NORTHOP: Celyn Farmers Market, Northop Agricultural College, to support Fair Trade 2010 Fortnight. Demonstrations will include cheese-making, cookery and jewellery making, from 10am to 1pm.

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

WREXHAM: Food Fair, supported by Rural Food Wales, 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.

NESS: Ness Through The Seasons - a guided walk at at Ness Gardens from 10.30am-noon. Cost £4 plus normal admission to gardens apply. Pre-booking advised. Ring 0151 353 0123 or visit www.nessgardens.org.uk.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24

NESS: LectureŠon Winter Garden at Dunham Massey by Roy Lancaster at Ness Gardens at 6.30pm. £6 per person, Booking essential. Ring 0151 353 0123 or visit www.nessgardens.org.uk.

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.