Events - August 4 onwards

Aug 1 2011 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

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.

CHESTER: Summer Reading Challenge - Clowning Around - craft activities for children aged over five at Chester Library in Northgate Street from 2.30-3.30pm. Booking essential on 01244 977380.

LEDSHAM: Willaston Village Festival Society invites you to afternoon tea at Inglewood Manor Hotel in Badgers Rake Lane from 2.30-4.30pm. Tickets £10. Call 0151 327 7138.

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.

CHESTER: Views in the Castle - make the most of this rare opportunity to see round Chester Castle, founded in 1070 by William the Conqueror, from 11am-4pm. A guide will show you the historical highlights of this unique group of buildings.

CHESTER: Bishop Lloyds Palace on Watergate Row open to public from 1-3pm. Originally two medieval townhouses, it was converted in the early 17th century. It contains wonderful ornate plaster ceilings and is today the home of Chester Civic Trust. Entrance free.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 7

ELLESMERE PORT: Horses at Work - a day celebrating the horse drawn origins of the canals at the National Waterways Museum. See these magnificent animals hauling narrowboats through the locks and working across the history dock complex. Adults £6, concessions £5, children 5-16 £4. Call 0151 373 4373 or visit www.nwm.or.uk.

MARBURY: Pond dipping and bug hunting at Marbury Ponds on Marbury Country Park. Booking essential on 01606 77741.

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.

WEPRE: Micro Beasties - discover the strange world beneath your feet at Wepre Park from 1-3pm. You’ll need to bring a clear pot with a lid and a good eye to see the tiny land and water creatures. Make sure you bring wellies. Booking essential on 01244 814931.

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.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9

CHESTER: Happy Birthday to the Grosvenor Museum - 125 Today! - celebrate this event in the style of Roman soldiers and Victorians with games and festivities of the time at the Grosvenor Museum from 11am-4pm.

MARBURY: Pond dipping at Marbury Country Park. Booking essential on 01606 77741.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10

CHESTER: Runic Pendants - discover the ancient Anglo Saxon and Viking writing of Runes and make your own personalised clay pendant at the Grosvenor Museum’s Newstead Gallery from 2-4pm. Free drop-in session.

CHESTER: Circus skills workshop at Chester Library in Northgate Street from 2-4pm. Booking essential on 01244 977380.

FRODSHAM: Get Arty - create your own artwork, sculptures or pictures from material collected from Castle Park from 1.30-3.30pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult. To book, call 01606 271736.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 11

CHESTER: Royalist Badges - design and make a badge to show your allegiance to King Charles during the Civil War siege of Chester, at the Grosvenor Museum’s Newstead Gallery from 2-4pm. Free drop-in session.

MARBURY: Holiday bug hunt - exploration in Marbury Country Park to discover the variety of multi-legged lovelies lurking in the woodland. Booking essential on 01606 77741.

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.

MONDAY, AUGUST 15

CHESTER: Teddy Bears Picnic on The Meadows organised by staff from Chester Library from 1.30-3pm. Meet at 1.15pm on the Handbridge side of the Suspension Bridge.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 16

CHESTER: Medieval Floor Tiles - take inspiration from the museum’s medieval floor tiles and design your own crafty version to take home at the Grosvenor Museum Newstead Gallery from 2-4pm. Free drop-in session.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17

CHESTER: Watchman’s Tales from The Walls - meet the medieval watchman as he helps you discover the history and stories of Chester’s walls at the Grosvenor Museum’s Newstead Gallery’s Exhibition Gallery One from 11am-1pm and 2-4pm. Free drop-in session.

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.

TUESDAY, 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.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

CHESTER: Chester Society of Landscape History meeting with talk on The landscape of the Civil War in Cheshire and further afield at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Visit www.chesterlandscapehistory.org.uk.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

CHESTER: Chester Photographic Society meeting with talk on An introduction to creative techniques at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Visit www.chesterps.fsnet.co.uk or call 01244 300166.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science Literature and Art meeting with talk on Vietnam at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 01244 335955.

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.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 10

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen meeting with talk on Red Plenty: The Soviet Dream and why it faded by Francis Spufford who has spent his professional life in academia as writer and lecturer, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Visitors £6. Call 0151 346 1017.