Events - May 12 onwards

May 8 2011 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

FRIDAY, MAY 13

CHESTER: Farmers market at the Grosvenor garden centre in Wrexham Road at 10am. Admission free. Call 01244 625200.

CHESTER: Friends of Chester Cathedral plant sale at Chester Cathedral from 10am-4pm. Free entry to sale. Call 01244 500959.

CHESTER: Museums at Night event - From Abbey to Cathedral - as part of the nationwide initiative, Chester Cathedral is providing a unique opportunity to view the Cathedral as night falls complete with special performance telling the Cathedral’s story, from 6.30-10pm. Adults £10, accompanied children £2.50, £5 after 9pm.

SATURDAY, MAY 14

CHESTER: Friends of Chester Cathedral plant sale at Chester Cathedral from 10am-4pm. Free entry to sale. Call 01244 500959.

CHESTER: An open invitation has been extended to Boughton Hall's first craft fair from noon-4pm in Filkins Lane. There will be a variety of stalls and demonstrations including jewellery, glass-making, walking stick carving, quilting, silk wall hangings, greetings cards and a portrait artist. For more information call 01244 322785.

CHESTER: Chester Archaeological Society meeting with talk on Why Study Sculpture - The early medieval stones and stone sculpture of North Wales at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 2.30pm. Call 01244 310563 or visit www.chesterarchaeolsoc.org.uk.

CHESTER: 1920s Jazz Night with Charity Auction at Doubletree by Hilton at 7pm. Tickets £20 per person which include a buffet style meal, live Jazz Band entertainment and DJ disco until 1pm. Proceeds in aid of Handbridge Youth Club.

ELLESMERE PORT: Museums at Night - featuring a performance by a young drama group and a twilight tour around the National Waterways Museum. Call 0151 355 5017 or visit www.nwm.org.uk.

KNUTSFORD: Know Your Bacon - a chance to meet the rare breeds of pigs at Tatton Park from 10am to noon. Tickets £14. Call 01625 374428 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

NESS: Up With The Lark - join the RSPB for an early morning event followed by breakfast at Ness Gardens at 7am. Pre-booking essential on 0151 353 0123 or visit www.nessgardens.org.uk.

NORTHWICH: Pets in the Park - a fun day celebrating all things pets including stalls from local pet supplies and local animal charities at Marbury Park from 11am-4pm. Admission free. Parking charges apply. Call 01606 723204 or visit www.willowvetsgroup.co.uk.

WREXHAM: Wrexham Antiques & Collectors Fair at the Memorial Hall from 9.30am-3.30pm. Adults £1, concessions 70p, children free accompanied by an adult. Cafe at the event, pay and display car park adjacent to the hall. Contact 01492 547868, 07786016576 or email wrexhamfair@aol.com.

SUNDAY, MAY 15

ARLEY HALL: Rare and unusual plant fair organised by the Cheshire branch of Plant Heritage (NCCPG) from 10am-4pm with specialist nurseries selling a wide range of interesting plants. Admission is £2 (children get in free), which also gives a discount to the cost of a ticket to the internationally renowned Arley Hall Gardens. Enquiries 0161 439 1074 or visit www.nccpgcheshire.co.uk.

CHESTER: The Shell Chester Half Marathon between the Old Dee Bridge returning via the Little Roodee car park and racecourse. Visit www.westceshireac.co.uk.

EWLOE: Medieval battle re-enactment - four shows performed by the Ardudwy Knights who will battle each other to take the castle at Ewloe from 11am-4pm. Call 01244 814931 for details.

TREUDDYN: Bird survey experience - a bird watching walk around the Treuddyn countryside with experts from 10am-1pm. Meet at Treuddyn Community Centre. Booking essential on 01352 703263.

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.

MACCLESFIELD: Bluebell Festival at Capesthorne Hall from noon-5pm. Call 01625 861221 or visit www.capesthorne.com.

TUESDAY, MAY 17

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 experienced fuchsia grower and BFS Judge, Linda Hinchcliffe from Holmfirth. For details contact 01928 714593.

NORTHWICH: An evening with Lord Ashbrook at Arley Hall and Gardens. Tickets £19.95. Call 01565 777353.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18

CHESTER: How To...Pots of Styles gardening class at the Grosvenor garden centre in Wrexham Road at 10am. Tickets £8. Call 01244 625200.

CHESTER: Creating an Irish Ireland: Cultural Life After the War of Independence - a talk by Dr Michael Huggins of the University of Chester at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre from 1-2pm. Free entry.

SATURDAY, MAY 21

BURTON (WIRRAL): The Wirral Group of the Cottage Garden Society is holding a plant fair at the Gladstone Village Hall from 10am–1pm with specialist nurseries selling a wide range of interesting plants, plus a Wirral CGS plant stand. Admission £1, refreshments available. Enquiries 01978 761083.

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.

DEESIDE: The Denbighshire and Flintshire Agricultural Society holding a Countryside Day at Greenfield Valley. The day will comprise of countryside themed demonstrations, exhibits and educational stands alongside trade stands and a food hall selling delicious local produce. Visitors can expect to see demonstrations of traditional techniques such as stonewalling and wool spinning alongside working dogs, blacksmiths, Farriers, livestock exhibits, sheep sheering, a safe shooting school and cast fishing. The gates will be open from 10am-4.30pm. Tickets £5 adults, £2 children and OAPs, family ticket £10, children under 5 free. Call 01352 712131.

TUESDAY, MAY 24

CHESTER: Open Art Exhibition tour with Adrian Sumner at the Grosvenor Museum’s Exhibition Gallery One from 2-3pm. Free entry.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25

CHESTER: The Legacy of Vietnam - a talk by Dr Donna Jackson of the University of Chester examining the legacy of the Vietnam war and the impact on American politics, at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 1-2pm. Free admission.

CHESTER: Grosvenor Museum Society meeting with talk on Law and Order in 14th century Cheshire at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 01244 681568.

FRIDAY, MAY 27

CHESTER: Farmers market at the Grosvenor garden centre in Wrexham Road at 10am. Admission free. Call 01244 625200.

MONDAY, MAY 30

CHESTER: Make A Mosaic - play with colour and design a glittering paper mosaic at the Grosvenor Museum’s Newstead Gallery from 2-4pm. Free drop-in session.

TUESDAY, MAY 31

CHESTER: Victorian Peg Dolls - make the characters from Louise Rayner’s Victorian paintings come to life with your own peg person at the Grosvenor Museum’s Newstead Gallery from 2-4pm. Free drop-in session.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1

CHESTER: Crime and Punishment in Victorian Chester - meet the characters from Louise Rayner’s Chester who will bring to life the harsh realities of Victorian crime and punishment with real and replica objects at the Grosvenor Museum Galleries from 11am-4pm. Free drop-in session.

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.

SATURDAY, JUNE 11

WIRRAL: Kites Over The Mersey - Wirral International Kite Festival at The Dips in New Brighton. Ring 0151 666 3188 or visit www.visitwirral.com.

WREXHAM: Wrexham Antiques & Collectors Fair at the Memorial Hall from 9.30am-3.30pm. Adults £1, concessions 70p, children free accompanied by an adult. Cafe at the event, pay and display car park adjacent to the hall. Contact 01492 547868, 07786016576 or email wrexhamfair@aol.com.

SUNDAY, JUNE 12

WIRRAL: Kites Over The Mersey - Wirral International Kite Festival at The Dips in New Brighton. Ring 0151 666 3188 or visit www.visitwirral.com.

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.