Events - September 15 onwards

Sep 11 2011 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

CHESTER: Celebrate Cheshire presents Business Friday, profiling and celebrating Cheshire’s existing business offer and highlight national and international companies in Cheshire, at Chester Racecourse from 10am. Call 01244 405600 or visit www.celebratecheshire.co.uk.

DEE ESTUARY: The Big Dee Day - a 48 hour marathon of clearing, cleaning and celebrating the coastline of the Dee estuary from Prestatyn to Chester and Wirral. Call 01244 814931 for details.

KNUTSFORD: Tatton Park Antiques and Fine Art Fair - quality fine art and antiques event featuring nationwide exhibitors specialising in jewellery, silver, contemporary art, furniture, traditional paints, sculpture, glass, lighting, clocks and more at Tatton Park from 11am-5pm. Adults £5, under 16s free. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

NESS: Bat night at Ness Gardens with Lawrence Armstrong + supper. Adults £12, Friends of Ness £10. Booking essential on 0151 353 0123 or visit www.nessgardens.org.uk.

NORTHWICH: Beer festival at the Memorial Hall from 5.30pm. Visit www.northwichbeerfestival.co.uk.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

BIRKENHEAD: Birkenhead Festival of Transport featuring steam traction engines, steam boats, steam powered fairground, brass bands, trade stands and vintage buses at Birkenhead Park. Admission free. Call 0151 652 5197.

CHESTER: Celebrate Cheshire presents Opportunity Saturday, showcasing Cheshire’s employment, apprenticeships, voluntary work and ecuational opportunities, at Chester Racecourse from 10am. Call 01244 405600 or visit www.celebratecheshire.co.uk.

CHESTER: Chester Kite Festival - annual event with huge professional and family flying areas at Chester Racecourse from 10am-4pm. Admission free. Call 01244 976741.

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.

DEE ESTUARY: The Big Dee Day - a 48 hour marathon of clearing, cleaning and celebrating the coastline of the Dee estuary from Prestatyn to Chester and Wirral. Call 01244 814931 for details.

KNUTSFORD: Kiddy Cook - for aspiring chefs who want to home in on their skills at Tatton Park from 10am-noon. Tickets £22. Call 07976 619648 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

KNUTSFORD: Tatton Park Antiques and Fine Art Fair - quality fine art and antiques event featuring nationwide exhibitors specialising in jewellery, silver, contemporary art, furniture, traditional paints, sculpture, glass, lighting, clocks and more at Tatton Park from 11am-5pm. Adults £5, under 16s free. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

NORTHWICH: Beer festival at the Memorial Hall from 5.30pm. Visit www.northwichbeerfestival.co.uk.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

BIRKENHEAD: Birkenhead Festival of Transport featuring steam traction engines, steam boats, steam powered fairground, brass bands, trade stands and vintage buses at Birkenhead Park. Admission free. Call 0151 652 5197.

CHESTER: Chester Kite Festival - annual event with huge professional and family flying areas at Chester Racecourse from 10am-4pm. Admission free. Call 01244 976741.

CHESTER: Chester Canoe Marathon starts 12.30pm. Viewing from Sandy Lane.

CHESTER: Roaring Event - a fantastic way to enjoy an afternoon at Chester Zoo and an evening talk from one of their experienced zookeepers from 2pm. Tickets £25.95, members £23.50. Call 01244 650215 or visit www.chesterzoo.org.

KNUTSFORD: Tatton Park Antiques and Fine Art Fair - quality fine art and antiques event featuring nationwide exhibitors specialising in jewellery, silver, contemporary art, furniture, traditional paints, sculpture, glass, lighting, clocks and more at Tatton Park from 11am-5pm. Adults £5, under 16s free. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

LITTLE BUDWORTH: Family bicycle ride at Oulton Park Racing Circuit organised in aid of Tarporley Hospital. Bouncy castle and more. Advance tickets £10, £12.50 on the day. Visit www.tarporleyhospital.com and click on League of Friends or call 01829 732546.

MARBURY/ANDERTON: Memory Walk - explore Marbury Country Park and Anderton Nature Park on a five or two mile walk as part of World Alzheimer’s Day. The day will also include a children’s fun run. Booking essential on 01606 351112.

NESS: Friends of Ness Gardens Sunday lecture on Autumn flowering azaleas at Ness by Steve Lyus and Tim Baxter at Ness Gardens at 2.30pm. Admission to lecture free but admission to gardens applies. Call 0151 353 0123 or visit www.nessgardens.org.uk.

WILLASTON (WIRRAL): Bushcraft Adventure - learn some bushcraft skills including lighting a fire using friction at Wirral Country Park, Hadlow Station Road. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Adults £5, concessions £2. Booking essential on 01244 402240.

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.

KNUTSFORD: Cherubic Infants, Foliage and Scrolls tour around the state rooms at Tatton Park from 11am-noon. Tickets £17.50. Call 01625 374428 or visit www.tattonpark.org.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.

THURSDAY, 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.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

NANTWICH: Nantwich Food and Drink Festival including workshops, demonstrations, music, farmers market, children’s activities, beer festival and tastings. Visit www.nantwichfoodfestival.co.uk for details.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

CHESTER: Victorian Harvest Weekend - join the Stretton millers for the last open weekend of the year and help celebrate a Victorian style harvest, with apple pressing and butter making, displays of traditional tools and the chance to make your own straw dolly at Stretton Watermill from noon-5pm. Free admission.

CHESTER: Chester Races on the Roodee. To book tickets call 01244 394610 or visit www.chester-races.co.uk.

KNUTSFORD: Kiddy Cook - for aspiring chefs who want to home in on their skills at Tatton Park from 10am-noon. Tickets £22. Call 07976 619648 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

KNUTSFORD: Harvest festival at the farm at Tatton Park from noon-5pm. See the steam engine running, have a go at scarecrow making, spinning, make your own corn doll and duck racing. Normal park entry charges apply. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

NANTWICH: Nantwich Food and Drink Festival including workshops, demonstrations, music, farmers market, children’s activities, beer festival and tastings. Visit www.nantwichfoodfestival.co.uk for details.

NESTON: Friends of Stanney Fields Park holding a dog show from 2pm. Free entry for dogs, various categories, rosettes and prizes plus a trophy for Best in Show. Call 0151 353 8638.

NORTHWICH: Food fair and local produce market at Weaver Square. Buy fresh produce from local suppliers including fruit and vegeatbles, sweets, bakery and other goods.

SANDIWAY: Harvest Festival at Blakemere Craft Centre. Local schools will decorate the Courtyard Band Stand in traditional harvest materials plus demonstrations on how to make a traditional harvest corn dolly plus a harvest festival market. Free admission and parking. Call 01606 883261.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

CHESTER: Run For The Wild - open to runners of all ages and abilities as well as families, this run covers a distance of about 5k through Chester Zoo at 8.30am. Adults £10, children £5. Call 01244 650215 or visit www.chesterzoo.org.

CHESTER: Autumn sailing regatta and graduate open meeting of Chester Sailing and Canoe Club from 11am-4.30pm. View from Sandy Lane.

CHESTER: Victorian Harvest Weekend - join the Stretton millers for the last open weekend of the year and help celebrate a Victorian style harvest, with apple pressing and butter making, displays of traditional tools and the chance to make your own straw dolly at Stretton Watermill from noon-5pm. Free admission.

KNUTSFORD: Harvest festival at the farm at Tatton Park from noon-5pm. See the steam engine running, have a go at scarecrow making, spinning, make your own corn doll and duck racing. Normal park entry charges apply. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

LITTLE NESTON: Walk This Way - a gentle two hour guided walk from the Wirral Way along footpaths and lanes through Little Neston. Booking essential on 01244 402240.

NANTWICH: Nantwich Food and Drink Festival including workshops, demonstrations, music, farmers market, children’s activities, beer festival and tastings. Visit www.nantwichfoodfestival.co.uk for details.

SANDIWAY: Harvest Festival at Blakemere Craft Centre. Local schools will decorate the Courtyard Band Stand in traditional harvest materials plus demonstrations on how to make a traditional harvest corn dolly plus a harvest festival market. Free admission and parking. Call 01606 883261.

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 by Denise Haywood at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 01244 335955.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1

CHESTER: Walking With Stories - four mile guided walk along Duke’s Drive and the River Dee. Admire the flora and hear stories ending at a public house. To book, call 01244 402664.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science Literature and Art meeting with talk on In Celebration of Clouds by Hugh Beggs 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.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen meeting with talk on Studying the Changing Universe: Things that go Bang in the Night by Dr Andrew Newsam, a reader in astronomy education at the Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Visitors £6. Call 0151 346 1017.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 12

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen and Royal Geographical Society meeting with talk on Abyssinia - 3,000 Years of Ethiopian Art and History from Solomon and Sheba to Haile Selassie by Chris Bradley, writer and film maker, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Visitors £6. Call 0151 346 1017.

MONDAY, JANUARY 16

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen meeting with talk on Chocolate, Tea and Coffee in the Augustan Age by Ann Gore, a trained architect who has lectured in the United States, Australia and England and has published three books, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Visitors £6. Call 0151 346 1017.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen meeting with talk on The English Parish Church – an Architectural and Social History by author and broadcaster Andrew Davies, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Visitors £6. Call 0151 346 1017.