Events - September 2 onwards

Aug 29 2010 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

BREDBURY: National Gardens Scheme open day at 39 Osborne Street from 1-5pm. Admission £, children free.

CHESTER: Watercolour Walkabout from 10.30am-3pm - artist Patricia Kelsall will take you on a walk to see and sketch three of Chester’s Georgian buildings before returning to the Grosvenor Museum to work one of your sketches into a finished piece. Meet in the museum’s entrance hall, wear suitable clothes and bring a packed lunch. All materials will be provided. Tickets £5. Book on 01244 402005.

HANKELOW: National Gardens Scheme open day at Yew Tree House in Hall Lane from noon-5pm. Admission £2.50, children free.

KELSALL: National Gardens Scheme open day at Mount Pleasant in Yeld Lane from noon-5pm. Admission £4, children £1. Ring 01829 751592.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

ALTRINCHAM: National Gardens Scheme open day at 35 Heyes Lane in Timperley from 2-5pm. Admission £3, children free.

BREDBURY: National Gardens Scheme open day at 39 Osborne Street from 1-5pm. Admission £, children free.

KELSALL: National Gardens Scheme open day at Mount Pleasant in Yeld Lane from noon-5pm. Admission £4, children £1. Ring 01829 751592.

NESS: Plantsman’s Day at Ness Gardens featuring an all day plant hunter’s fair with the sale of interesting and unusual plants from specialist nurseries. £1 entry to plant fair, redeemed against entry into gardens afterwards. Visit www.nessgardens.org.uk or ring 0151 353 0123.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

CHESTER: Chester Photographic Society meeting with talk on Composing the Picture at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Ring 01244 300166.

CHESTER: Chester Theatre Club opens for its 2010/2011 season at The Little Theatre, Gloucester Street, Newtown, at 8pm. Visit www.chestertheatreclub.co.uk or ring 01244 322674.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

CHESTER: Change and Continuity: Chester in the Georgian Age - lecture by Dr Keith McLay, head of history and archaeology at the University of Chester, examining Chester’s history within the political and social contrasts of Georgian Britain, in the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre from 2-3pm. Free event.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

CHESTER: Chester Races afternoon meeting at the Roodee. To book tickets, ring 01244 304610 or visit www.chester-races.co.uk.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

CHESTER: Heritage Open Days throughout Chester including the Water Tower from 11am-4pm where you can meet medieval characters you would once have come across in the city.

CHESTER: Chester Races afternoon meeting at the Roodee. To book tickets, ring 01244 304610 or visit www.chester-races.co.uk.

HANKELOW: National Gardens Scheme open day at Yew Tree House in Hall Lane from noon-5pm. Admission £2.50, children free.

HOLMES CHAPEL: National Gardens Scheme open day at Croco Brook Farm in Selkirk Drive from 2-5.30pm. Admission £3.50, children free. Ring 01477 532266.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

CHESTER: Heritage Open Days throughout Chester including the Water Tower from 11am-4pm where you can meet medieval characters you would once have come across in the city.

CHESTER: Countryside day at Caldy Nature Park from 1-5pm.

COTEBROOK. Rotary Club of Tarporley annual charity horse ride. Ring 01829 733362 or visit www.tarporleyrotary.org.uk.

DEESIDE: Autumn Fruits on the Dee - join the coastal ranger on a wild and fruity foray with tasty samples to try from 2-4pm at Deeside Waterski Club in Dick Road. Booking essential on 01244 814931.

HOLMES CHAPEL: National Gardens Scheme open day at Croco Brook Farm in Selkirk Drive from 2-5.30pm. Admission £3.50, children free. Ring 01477 532266.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

CHESTER: Grosvenor Museum Society meeting with talk on Living Gladstone’s Heritage, Gladstone’s Living Heritage at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Ring 01244 681568.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

MOLLINGTON: The Lady Taverners - Cheshire & North Wales - Kings and Queens Golf Day at Mollington Golf Club. Visit www.lordstaverners.org.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

CHESTER: Big Dee Days - River Clean Up - if you are a member of a business, club or community group and wish to get involved, ring 0151 357 1991.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

CHESTER: Big Dee Days - River Clean Up - if you are a member of a business, club or community group and wish to get involved, ring 0151 357 1991.

CHESTER: Chester Globetrotters meeting with talk on Climbing Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 1pm for 1.30pm start. Ring 01244 629930.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

KELSALL: National Gardens Scheme open day at Mount Pleasant in Yeld Lane from noon-5pm. Admission £4, children £1. Ring 01829 751592.

NESS: Ness Bat Night at Ness Gardens with Lawrence Armstrong plus supper. £7.95 per person. Visit www.nessgardens.org.uk or ring 0151 353 0123.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen lecture entitled Great Tarts in Art: High Culture and the Oldest Profession in which Linda Smith gives a talk which is a mixture of art-historical analysis and scandalous anecdote, and takes a generally light-hearted look at changing attitudes to sexual morality down the ages by examining the portraits and careers of some of history’s most notorious mistresses and courtesans, at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Visitors £6. Ring 0151 346 1017 for details.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

CHESTER: Chester Photographic Society meeting with talk on Wildlife Safari Photography at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Ring 01244 300166.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

STRETTON: Victorian Harvest Weekend - join the Stretton Mill staff for the last open weekend of the year and help celebrate a Victorian style harvest featuring period music from Roy Clinging and chances to help with apple pressing and butter making from noon-5pm. Free activity.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

STRETTON: Victorian Harvest Weekend - join the Stretton Mill staff for the last open weekend of the year and help celebrate a Victorian style harvest featuring period music from Roy Clinging and chances to help with apple pressing and butter making from noon-5pm. Free activity.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

CHESTER: Society of Landscape History meeting with talk on Elizabeth Davey: The Life and Work of Edward Kemp 1817-1891 at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Visit www.chesterlandscapehistory.org.uk.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

CHESTER: Chester Photographic Society meeting with talk on A Lifetime in Photojournalism at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Ring 01244 300166 or visit www.chsterps.fsnet.co.uk.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science Literature and Art meeting with talk on The Story of the Holy Island at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Ring 01244 402033.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 11

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen lecture entitled Images of Immortality: The Scientific Analysis of Egyptian Mummies in which Dr Jacky Finch looks at what is a mummy and what is the mummification process, at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Visitors £6. Ring 0151 346 1017 for details.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10

HOLT: The Lady Taverners - Cheshire & North Wales - Christmas lunch at Holt Lodge. Visit www.lordstaverners.org.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24

CHESTER: Gourmet evening at The Chester Grosvenor and Spa with five-course meal, selected wines and Ruinart champagne. The event begins at 7pm, costs £195 per person and must be pre-booked. Ring 01244 895618.