Events - March 24 onwards

Mar 21 2011 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

FRIDAY, MARCH 25

NORTHWICH: French Market - 10-12 French traders positioned along Market Way. Ring 07747 663191.

SATURDAY, MARCH 26

CHESTER: Guided spring walk with history and stories - an afternoon spent exploring the Chester riverside parks and footpaths, finishing at an historic Chester pub for lunch. All children to be accompanied by an adult. Booking essential on 0151357 1991.

CHESTER: North of England Head of the River Race - first established in 1935, a 5km race from Eccleston Ferry to The Groves. Visit www.chesterrowingclub.tidywebsites.co.uk.

CHESTER: SF & Fantasy Readers Group meeting on the theme Post Apocalypse at Chester Library in Northgate Street from 2-3.30pm. Ring 01244 678482 or visit www.chesterscifi.wordpress.com.

NORTHWICH: French Market - 10-12 French traders positioned along Market Way. Ring 07747 663191.

SUNDAY, MARCH 27

ELLESMERE PORT: Mother’s Day crafts - come along the week before Mothering Sunday to make a range of crafts for the children to enjoy and take home for mums at the Rivacre Valley Local Nature Reserve. Booking essential on 0151 357 1991.

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

NESS: Plant Hunters' Fair at Ness Botanic Gardens from 10am-4pm with specialist nurseries selling a wide range of interesting plants. Admission to the plant fair is £1. Enquiries: 0151 353 0123 or visit www.nessgardens.org.uk.

WEPRE: Introduction to Bee Keeping - featuring a talk from members of the Bee Keeping Society and a live sealed bee chamber will be available to observe at Wepre Visitor Centre from 1-3pm. Free activity. Booking essential on 01244 814931.

MONDAY, MARCH 28

CHESTER: Chester Society for Landscape History meeting with talk on Wat’s Dyke at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Visit www.chesterlandscapehistory.org.uk.

FRIDAY, APRIL 1

KNUTSFORD: The Tatton Park Antiques and Fine Art Fair featuring 50 leading antiques and fine art dealers from across the UK at Tatton Park from 11am-5pm. Tickets £5. Ring 01278 784912 or visit www.cooperevents.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 2

CHESTER: Eggstravaganza at The Firs School in Plas Newton Lane. A free event for all children aged 3-11 to come and have a morning of educational fun between 9.30am and 12.30pm. Parents can drop their children off or stay and enjoy coffee and newspapers. There will be fun activities covering art, sport, technology, craft and science suitable for each year group. The younger children will have their own Humpty Dumpty activities in the kindergarten. Ring 01244 322443 for details.

KNUTSFORD: The Tatton Park Antiques and Fine Art Fair featuring 50 leading antiques and fine art dealers from across the UK at Tatton Park from 11am-5pm. Tickets £5. Ring 01278 784912 or visit www.cooperevents.com.

MALPAS: Malpas Fabric Arts Group Patchwork and Quilting Exhibition at Jubilee Hall from 10am-4pm. Entrance £3 includes prize draw and refreshments. Donation to Help For Heroes.

SUNDAY, APRIL 3

KNUTSFORD: The Tatton Park Antiques and Fine Art Fair featuring 50 leading antiques and fine art dealers from across the UK at Tatton Park from 11am-5pm. Tickets £5. Ring 01278 784912 or visit www.cooperevents.com.

TUESDAY, APRIL 5

CHESTER: Chester Film Society screening of the 2009 French film Lourdes, at the Little Theatre in Gloucester Street, Newtown, at 7.45pm. Guest tickets £3.50. Ring 01244 371750 or visit www.chesterfilmfans.co.uk.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6

CHESTER: Lecture on Area Based Initiatives as a Vehicle for Social Change: Assessing the Scope for Health Improvement by Katie Powell, Gladstone PhD student, Centre for Public Health Research, in Binks CBK 010 at the University of Chester at 12.30pm. Admission free. Visit www.chester.ac.uk/public-lectures for details or ring 01244 511740.

SATURDAY, APRIL 9

CHESTER: Acrylic workshop - inspired by the dark and atmospheric interiors in the Glimpses of Grandeur exhibition, join artist Estella Scholes to explore the ignored corners of the Grosvenor Museum from 10am-1pm. Cost £5. All materials will be provided. Wear old clothes as acrylic paint can be messy. Book on 01244 402005.

SUNDAY, APRIL 10

HALKYN: Halkyn Quarry Tour - a fantastic opportunity to visit the heart of a limestone quarry, courtesy of Cemex, from 10am-noon and 12.30-2.30pm. Wear sturdy footwear or wellies if wet. Free activity. Early booking advised on 01244 814931.

MONDAY, APRIL 18

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen lecture entitled Astronomy and Art by Professor David Hughes, Emeritus Professor of Astronomy at Sheffield University, who has conducted research into the minor bodies of the solar system and has lectured all over the world, at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Visitors £6. Ring 0151 346 1017 for details.

TUESDAY, APRIL 19

CHESTER: Easter Crafts - celebrate Easter and make your own Easter bunny ears and a basket to deliver your eggs, at the Grosvenor Museum Newstead Gallery from 2-4pm. Free drop-in session.

CHESTER: Chester Film Society screening of the 1998 Coen Brothers film The Big Lebowski starring Jeff Bridges, at the Little Theatre in Gloucester Street, Newtown, at 7.45pm. Guest tickets £3.50. Ring 01244 371750 or visit www.chesterfilmfans.co.uk.

SUNDAY, MAY 1

TARPORLEY: National Gardens Scheme open day at Haughton Hall from 2-5pm. Admission £5, children £2.50. Dogs welcome.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 11

CHESTER: Lecture on Exploring Local Delivery to Improve Health and Reduce Inequalities: A Sociological Study of One Local Public Health System by Rebecca Mead, Gladstone PhD student, Centre for Public Health Research in Binks CBK 106/1 at the University of Chester at 12.30pm. Admission free. Visit www.chester.ac.uk/public-lectures for details or ring 01244 511740.

CHESTER: Lecture on I Believe: The Place of Creeds in a Life of Faith by Professor Alister McGrath, King’s College London, at The Chapter House, Chester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Admission free. Visit www.chester.ac.uk/public-lectures for details or ring 01244 511740.

MONDAY, MAY 16

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen lecture entitled Working with the Homeless in Manchester by PC Judith Walmsley OBE, who works closely with homeless charities to eradicate anti-social behaviour and get people off the streets and into accommodation, at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Visitors £6. Ring 0151 346 1017 for details.

SATURDAY, MAY 21

BURWARDSLEY: Harthill Trust holding a free storytelling course entitled Wartime on the Ridge led by Johnny Gillett, The Journey Man at the Harthill Trust. Booking essential on 01829 782 822 or email chris@harthill.org. Free to Cheshire residents - non-residents £25.

SUNDAY, MAY 22

BURWARDSLEY: Harthill Trust holding a free storytelling course entitled Wartime on the Ridge led by Johnny Gillett, The Journey Man at the Harthill Trust. Booking essential on 01829 782 822 or email chris@harthill.org. Free to Cheshire residents - non-residents £25.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8

CHESTER: Lecture on Community Health Checks: Behaviour Change Evaluation by Simon Alford, from the Centre for Public Health Research, in Binks CBK 106/1 at the University of Chester at 12.30pm. Admission free. Visit www.chester.ac.uk/public-lectures for details or ring 01244 511740.

MONDAY, JUNE 20

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen Annual General Meeting followed by lecture entitled Animal Architecture: the extraordinary structures animals build by Prof Mike Hansell, who has conducted research on the building behaviour of animals of various kinds, in particular on the nest building of birds and wasps and on the case building of caddis fly larvae, at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.15pm. Visitors £6. Ring 0151 346 1017 for details.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 6

CHESTER: Lecture on Workplace Stress and Control Over Work Time by Kathryn Melling, from the Centre for Public Health Research, in Binks CBK 106/1 at the University of Chester at 12.30pm. Admission free. Visit www.chester.ac.uk/public-lectures for details or ring 01244 511740.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 20

BURWARDSLEY: Harthill Trust holding a free course entitled Landscape Painting for Beginners at the Harthill Trust. This course is aimed at complete beginners and will offer all the necessary tuition, materials and support for participants to produce a successful landscape painting using acrylics onto canvas. Booking essential on 01829 782 822 or email chris@harthill.org. Free to Cheshire residents -non-residents £25.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 21

BURWARDSLEY: Harthill Trust holding a free course entitled Landscape Painting for Beginners at the Harthill Trust. This course is aimed at complete beginners and will offer all the necessary tuition, materials and support for participants to produce a successful landscape painting using acrylics onto canvas. Booking essential on 01829 782 822 or email chris@harthill.org. Free to Cheshire residents -non-residents £25.