Events - December 10 onwards

Jul 24 2011 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

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.

CHESTER: Chester Family History Group meeting with talk by Peter Boon on The History of Freemasonry - an introduction to freemasonry and how it can relate to family history, at the County Sports Club, Plas Newton Lane, at 7.30pm.

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

SATURDAY, JULY 30

BEESTON: Medieval clash of knights - brave and bold knights demonstrate the reality of medieval combat with a series of thrilling living history displays at Beeston Castle from noon-5pm. Adults £6, concessions £5.50, children £3.50. Car parking charges apply. Call 0870 333 1181 or visit www.english-heritage.org.uk/beeston.

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.

ELLESMERE PORT: Wildlife day at the National Waterways Museum from 10am-5pm. Cheshire Wildlife Trust showcase their work across the county, giving out information about the wildlife which can be seen along our waterways. Call 0151 355 5017 or visit www.nwm.org.uk.

SUNDAY, JULY 31

BEESTON: Medieval clash of knights - brave and bold knights demonstrate the reality of medieval combat with a series of thrilling living history displays at Beeston Castle from noon-5pm. Adults £6, concessions £5.50, children £3.50. Car parking charges apply. Call 0870 333 1181 or visit www.english-heritage.org.uk/beeston.

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.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 2

CHESTER: Galloping Horses - make a racehorse with a colourful jockey and bring a friend along to race your horses around a track at the Grosvenor Museum’s Newstead Gallery from 2-4pm. Free drop-in session.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3

CHESTER: Civil War Day - meet two war-weary soldiers from the English Civil War and discover the horrors of pain and death in the city under siege at the Grosvenor Museum’s Newstead and Webster Galleries from 10.30am-4.30pm. Free drop-in event.

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.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 4

CHESTER: Narrow Boat Builders - explore how the building of the canal changed the city and make a colourful barge to take home at the Gosvenor Museum’s Newstead Gallery from 2-4pm. Free drop-in session.

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.

CHESTER: Treasure Chest 2011 - exhibition of metal detecting discoveries - come and meet the experts including TV presenter and historian Mark Olly plus trade stands, at the Town Hall from 10am-4pm. Exhibition presented by The North West region of The National Council For Metal Detecting.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 7

TALACRE: Talacre Beach Festival - kicking off events this summer is Talacre’s second beach festival with food, kites, competitions, stories and music from 10.30am-4.30pm.

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.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

WREXHAM: Wrexham Antiques & Collectors Fair at the Memorial Hall from 9.30am-3.30pm. Adults £1, concessions 70p, children free accompanied by an adult. Call 01492 547868 or 07786016576 or email wrexhamfair@aol.com.

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.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

CHESTER: Grosvenor Museum Society meeting with talk on The Gladstones in Merseyside and Beyond at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 01244 532199.

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.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8

WREXHAM: Wrexham Antiques & Collectors Fair at the Memorial Hall from 9.30am-3.30pm. Adults £1, concessions 70p, children free accompanied by an adult. Call 01492 547868 or 07786016576 or email wrexhamfair@aol.com.