Events - July 21 onwards

Jul 17 2011 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

THURSDAY, JULY 21

KNUTSFORD: RHS Flower Show featuring the event’s conceptual and visionary show gardens at Tatton Park from 10am-6.30pm. Tickets on the day £28. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.rhs.org.uk/tattonpark.

FRIDAY, JULY 22

KNUTSFORD: RHS Flower Show featuring the event’s conceptual and visionary show gardens at Tatton Park from 10am-6.30pm. Tickets on the day £28. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.rhs.org.uk/tattonpark.

SATURDAY, JULY 23

CHESTER: Archaeology Day - visit the Grosvenor Museum’s Newstead Gallery from 11am-4pm and unearth exciting artefacts from the mini-dig plus find out how the Grosvenor Museum’s archaeological collections were formed and what they can tell us. Part of the Festival of British Archaeology. Free drop-in sessions.

KNUTSFORD: RHS Flower Show featuring the event’s conceptual and visionary show gardens at Tatton Park from 10am-6.30pm. Tickets on the day £28. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.rhs.org.uk/tattonpark.

MIDDLEWICH: Middlewich Transport Festival on the Market Field and Civic Way car park from 11am-5pm. Free admission and parking. Call 01606 833434.

SUNDAY, JULY 24

BAGILLT: Bagillt Kite Festival - join th coastal rangers on Bagillt’s third annual kite festival from 10.30am-3.30pm. Bring your own kite, make your own or buy one on the day. Meet at the Bettisfield site and bring a picnic.

CHESTER: Eaton Hall Gardens open day at Eaton Hall in Eccleston from 10.30am-5pm. Adults £5, children £1. Call 01244 684400 or visit www.eatonestate.co.uk.

KNUTSFORD: RHS Flower Show featuring the event’s conceptual and visionary show gardens at Tatton Park from 10am-6.30pm. Tickets on the day £28. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.rhs.org.uk/tattonpark.

MIDDLEWICH: Middlewich Transport Festival on the Market Field and Civic Way car park from 11am-5pm. Free admission and parking. Call 01606 833434.

PORT SUNLIGHT: Port Sunlight Village Festival featuring stalls, fairground, dog show and entertainment throughout the day from 11am-5pm. Call 0151 644 6466 or visit www.portsunlightvillage.com.

TUESDAY, JULY 26

CHESTER: Portcullises - create a gate with a working portcullis and learn how Chester defended itself from the Welsh in medieval times at the Grosvenor Museum’s Newstead Gallery from 2-4pm. Free drop-in session.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 27

CHESTER: Meet The Romans - discover what life was really like for the Roman soldiers in Chester by visiting the legionaries in their barrack blocks to hear all about living and working here almost 2,000 years ago, at the Grosvenor Museum’s Newstead and Webster Galleries from 2-4pm. Free drop-in sessions.

NANTWICH: The Nantwich Show including the International Cheese Awards at Dorfold Park from 9am. Call 01270 780306 for details.

NESS: Children’s fun days at Ness Gardens from 10am-4pm. Call 0151 353 0123 or visit www.nessgardens.org.uk.

THURSDAY, JULY 28

CHESTER: Top Hats and Parasols - make a top hat or a parasol top keep the sun off your head at the Grosvenor Museum’s Newstead Gallery from 2-4pm. Free drop-in session.

NESS: Children’s fun days at Ness Gardens from 10am-4pm. Call 0151 353 0123 or visit www.nessgardens.org.uk.

SATURDAY, JULY 30

CHESTER: The Grosvenor Real Food Festival at the Grosvenor garden centre in Wrexham Road from 10am-4pm. Call 01244 625200 or visit www.grosvenorgardencentre.co.uk.

SUNDAY, JULY 31

CHESTER: The Grosvenor Real Food Festival at the Grosvenor garden centre in Wrexham Road from 10am-4pm. Call 01244 625200 or visit www.grosvenorgardencentre.co.uk.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3

CHESTER: Views from the Walls - a look at some of the key sites along the walls’ circuit and the stories they tell in the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre from 2-3pm. Free admission.

TALACRE: Landrover Dune Safari - a guided tour of a complex habitat with the Coastal Ranger Team from 10am-3.30pm. Meet at Talacre Beach car park. Charge £1. Booking essential on 01244 814931.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 6

CHESTER: Beneath Our Feet: 125 Years of Archaeological Discovery in Chester - a special day of celebrations organised with the Chester Archaeological Society for the 125th anniversary of the Grosvenor Museum in the Lecture Theatre from 10am-4.30pm. Society members £3, non members £4. Book on 01244 402005.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 7

WIRRAL: Mersey Pirate Muster at Fort Perch Rock in New Brighton from 11am-5pm. Join the pirates as they battle for the Fort and search for the Mermaid’s Purse. A free family day out.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 13

CHESTER: Tower Power - a rare opportunity to explore the Water and Bonewaldesthorne’s Towers on the City Walls from 11am-4pm. Children’s activities and maps help bring the past to life. Free activity.

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, AUGUST 14

CHESTER: Tower Power - a rare opportunity to explore the Water and Bonewaldesthorne’s Towers on the City Walls from 11am-4pm. Children’s activities and maps help bring the past to life. Free activity.

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.

WIRRAL: Hoylake RNLI open day with air displays, stalls, fairground and family entertainment at Hoylake Promenade. Free admission. Visit www.wirralfoodfestival.co.uk.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

CHESTER: Chester Photographic Society meeting with presentation on Top Shots at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 01244 300166 or visit www.chesterps.fsnet.co.uk.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen meeting with talk on Getting Plastered! The Art & Conservation of Decorative Plasterwork - 1570-1700 at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 01244 0151 346 1017 or visit www.societyofthirteen.org.uk.

TUEDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

CHESTER: Chester Photographic Society meeting with talk on Re-Imagining Urban Nature at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 01244 0151 346 1017 or visit www.societyofthirteen.org.uk.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

CHESTER: Chester Globetrotters eeting with talk on Travel Adventures of an Ordinary Person - Mount Kinabalu, Borneo & Standing on the Great Wall at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 1.30pm. Call 01244 629930 or visit www.chesterbranch@globetrotters.co.uk.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

WIRRAL: Wirral Golf Classic - amateur golf tournament staged on the four challenging courses of Caldy, Heswall, Wallasey and Royal Liverpool. Call 0151 625 9994 or visit www.wirralgolfclassic.co.uk.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

CHESTER: Chester Photographic Society meeting with talk on Face to Face at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Contact 01244 300166 or visit www.chesterps.fsnet.co.uk.

WIRRAL: Wirral Golf Classic - amateur golf tournament staged on the four challenging courses of Caldy, Heswall, Wallasey and Royal Liverpool. Call 0151 625 9994 or visit www.wirralgolfclassic.co.uk.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

WIRRAL: Wirral Golf Classic - amateur golf tournament staged on the four challenging courses of Caldy, Heswall, Wallasey and Royal Liverpool. Call 0151 625 9994 or visit www.wirralgolfclassic.co.uk.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

WIRRAL: Wirral Golf Classic - amateur golf tournament staged on the four challenging courses of Caldy, Heswall, Wallasey and Royal Liverpool. Call 0151 625 9994 or visit www.wirralgolfclassic.co.uk.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

WIRRAL: Wirral Golf Classic - amateur golf tournament staged on the four challenging courses of Caldy, Heswall, Wallasey and Royal Liverpool. Call 0151 625 9994 or visit www.wirralgolfclassic.co.uk.