Events - May 26 onwards

May 22 2011 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

THURSDAY, MAY 26

CHESTER: Chester Family History Group meeting with talk on Wellington’s Combat Surgeon by Mick Crumplin at the County Sports Club, Plas Newton Lane, at 7.30pm.

FRIDAY, MAY 27

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

SATURDAY, MAY 28

CHESTER: The next meeting of Chester Globetrotters will be held at the Grosvenor Museum in Grosvenor Street at 1.30pm when there will be presentations on African Brew Ha-Ha by Alan Whelan and Hong Kong and Macau by Madeleine Anderson. Admission with refreshments £3. Call 01244 383392 or 01606 301762.

KNUTSFORD: Spring gift fair at Tatton Park from 10.30am-5pm. Admission to fair free but normal admission charges to park apply. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

SUNDAY, MAY 29

KNUTSFORD: Spring gift fair at Tatton Park from 10.30am-5pm. Admission to fair free but normal admission charges to park apply. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

KNUTSFORD: American Civil War event at the Old Hall at Tatton Park from noon-5pm. Admission £5 adults, £3 children, £13 family. Normal admission charges to park apply. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

MACCLESFIELD: The 30th Cheshire Classic Car and Motorcycle Show at Capesthorne Hall from 10am. Call 01625 861221 or visit www.capesthorne.com.

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.

CUDDINGTON: There will be a plant hunters' fair at Stonyford Cottage Gardens from 10am-3pm with 10 specialist nurseries selling a wide range of interesting plants. Admission to the plant fair is free, normal admission prices to the gardens. Enquiries 01606 888970 or www.stonyfordcottagenursery.co.uk.

KNUTSFORD: Spring gift fair at Tatton Park from 10.30am-5pm. Admission to fair free but normal admission charges to park apply. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

KNUTSFORD: American Civil War event at the Old Hall at Tatton Park from noon-5pm. Admission £5 adults, £3 children, £13 family. Normal admission charges to park apply. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

MACCLESFIELD: The 30th Cheshire Classic Car and Motorcycle Show at Capesthorne Hall from 10am. Call 01625 861221 or visit www.capesthorne.com.

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.

CHESTER: Chester Theatre Club’s favourite poems - an informal reading of the members' favourite poems. New members welcome - bring a poem to read or just come along to listen, at the Little Theatre, Gloucester Street, Newtown, at 7.45pm. Visit www.chestertheatreclub.co.uk.

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.

WEPRE: Remember You’re A Womble - get your wombling boots on and help the ranger team clean up Wepre Park and recycle what they find from 10am-noon. Meet at Wepre Park Visitor Centre.

THURSDAY, JUNE 2

CHESTER: Victorian Houses - decide what style of house to make and then make some people to live in it in this free drop-in session at Grosvenor Museum’s Newstead Gallery from 2-4pm.

CHESTER: Wildflower walk organised by Friends of Caldy Valley Nature Park. Meet at 7pm at the car park.

NERCWYS: Nightlife at Nercwys - an evening stroll around Nercwys forest to discover what goes bump in the night, listening and looking out for nightjars and owles, bats and moths, from 8.30-11pm. Meet at Coed Nercwys Northern car park. Booking essential on 01352 810614.

FRIDAY, JUNE 3

CHESTER: Ask The Author: Roman Bestsellers - the authors of best-selling Roman books Ben Kane and Ruth Downie and others present their work and offer an opportunity for Q&A, at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre from 7-9pm. Admission £3. Call 01244 402005.

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: Burton and Puddington Summer Fete at Gladstone Village Hall, Burton from 1pm. Attractions include: Lancaster Bomber flypast, gladiator duel, fire dancing, paint balling, gun dog display and fun dog show. Entrance £2 adults, 15 and under £1 and under 5s free.

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, JULY 9

CHESTER: Eucharistic festival at St Thomas’ Church in Parkgate Road. High mass will be celebrated at 2pm. At 4pm there will be an address by Fr John Roskilly, the former Director of Counselling for the Diocese of Chester, followed by procession of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction. Afternoon tea will be served between the services. For details visit www.saintoswaldandsaintthomaschester.org.uk. .

SUNDAY, JULY 24

PORT SUNLIGHT: Port Sunlight Village Festival featuring stalls, fairground, dog show and entertainment throughout the day. Call 0151 644 6466 or visit www.portsunlightvillage.com.

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.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 28

WIRRAL: Wirral Food and Drink Festival - a foodies paradise with specialist food stalls, cookery demonstrations, etc, at Claremont Farm in Clatterbridge. Visit www.wirralfoodfestival.co.uk.

MONDAY, AUGUST 29

WIRRAL: Wirral Food and Drink Festival - a foodies paradise with specialist food stalls, cookery demonstrations, etc, at Claremont Farm in Clatterbridge. Visit www.wirralfoodfestival.co.uk.