Events - February 16 onwards

Feb 10 2012 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16

CHESTER: Children’s plant workshops at the Grosvenor Garden Centre in Wrexham Road from 10-11am. Young gardeners can begin to learn all about potting and nurturing plants with practical classes and entertaining hands-on help. Visit www.grosvenorgardencentre.co.uk or call 01244 625200.

CHESTER: Royal Flags - Make a sparkling flag to celebrate The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year. Drop in and make your own from 2-4pm at the Grosvenor Museum’s Newstead Gallery. Free activity.

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science Literature and Art meeting with talk on Fakes and Forgeries by Malcolm Kenwood, at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 01244 335955.

NESS: Star gazing with Astrological Society at Ness Gardens from 7-9.30pm. Admission to gardens applies. Call 0151 353 0123.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17

CHESTER: Easy Printing, Great Results - there are many different types of printmaking - here is a chance to try your hand at a simple method and make your own print to take home. Drop in and make your own from 2-4pm at the Grosvenor Museum’s Newstead Gallery. Free activity.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18

MOLD: Potato Day organised by Plant Heritage (North Wales Group) at The Church Hall, King Street from 9.30am-1pm. Admission free. There will be more than 100 varieties of seed potatoes, onion sets, garlic, vegetable seed and soft fruit bushes and plants. Call 01978 761083.

NESS: National Garden Scheme day at Ness Gardens from 10am-5pm. Admission to gardens applies but fee donated to National Garden Scheme. Call 0151 353 0123

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19

FRODSHAM: Table top sale at the community centre in Fluin Lane from 10am-2pm. Entrance 50p. Call 01928 732222 or email events@frodshamcc.co.uk.

KNUTSFORD: Tatton Garden Society lecture on Computers to Compost by Sue Beesley of Bluebell Cottage Gardens and Nursery, at Tatton Park at 2.30pm. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

NESS: Friends of Ness Gardens Sunday lecture on Some lesser known Cornish gardens by Dr Philip Putwain at Ness Gardens from 2.30-4.30pm. Admission to gardens applies. Call 0151 353 0123.

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.

UPTON: Aglow Evening for all ladies with guest speaker Pauline Anderton. You do not have to be a member to attend. Free refreshments at 7.15pm for 7.45pm, Cheshire County Sports Club (Sports Entrance) Admission £2, disabled access. Ring 01829 271111 for details or just turn up.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21

CHESTER: Chester Debating Society meeting on the subject Twitter Is For Twits, proposed by John Butler, at the Quaker Meeting House in Frodsham Street at 7.15pm. Call 01244 378222 or 836789.

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen meeting with talk on The English Military Elite before and after the Battle of Hastings, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Visitors £6. Call 0151 346 1017.

CHESTER: Chester Film Society present a screening of the 2007 German movie Yella starring Nina Hoss and directed by Christian Petzold, at St Mary’s Centre, St Mary’s Hill, at 7.45pm. Visit www.chesterfilmfans.co.uk for membership details. Guest tickets £3.50 to be booked in advance on 01244 371750.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22

CHESTER: Grosvenor Museum Society meeting with talk on Some Famous Courtesans by Michael Murphy at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Members free, visitors £4, students £2. Contact: 01244 532199.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science Literature and Art AGM with talk on A Trip to the Galapagos Islands by committee member Chris Schofield, at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 01244 335955.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24

CHESTER: The Head That Wears The Crown exhibition tour - join Dr James Pardoe for a guided tour of the exhibition which decodes the monarchy and monarchs through their portraits, considers the political and social context of the times in which they were made and explores Chester’s long relationship with the Crown, at the Grosvenor Museum Exhibition Gallery Two from 2-3pm. Admission free.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25

CHESTER: Printmaking workshop - screenprints and linocuts - join Mike Hitchens, art technician at Manchester Metropolitan University, to explore two very different methods of printmaking, at the Grosvenor Museum Education Workroom from 10.30am-4.30pm. Cost £5. Book on 01244 402005 or 972112.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29

CHESTER: The Geographical Association – Chester Branch lecture on Improving Performance at A2 by David Redfern, AQA Chief Examiner, in the Best Building, University of Chester Main Campus, at 3.30pm. Admission free to members, non-members £5. Call 01244 513830.

THURSDAY, MARCH 1

CHESTER: Colourful Impressions: Exhibition Tour - guided tour to introduce the exhibition which presents the museum’s large and rich collection, exploring a wide range of techniques and styles, celebrating the remarkable diversity of British printmaking over the past 60 years, at Grosvenor Museum Exhibition Gallery One from 2-3pm. Admission free.

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science Literature and Art meeting with talk on The latest finds in cave art from around the world by Dr Paul Baughn, at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 01244 335955.

MONDAY, MARCH 5

CHESTER: Chester Film Society present a screening of the 2009 British movie Skeletons starring Will Adamsdale and directed by Nick Whitfield, at St Mary’s Centre, St Mary’s Hill, at 7.45pm. Visit www.chesterfilmfans.co.uk for membership details. Guest tickets £3.50 to be booked in advance on 01244 371750.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7

BACKFORD: Backford Mollington & District Local History Society meeting with talk on History of Hilbre Island by Sue Craggs at Backford and Mollington Village Hall at 7.30pm.

TUESDAY, MARCH 13

CHESTER: Grosvenor Museum Society meeting with talk on Early Stuart Chester as a Centre for Regional Painting by Professor Robert Tittler at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Members free, visitors £4, students £2. Contact: 01244 532199.

CHESTER: Chester Photographic Society meeting with talk on Close Encounters by Margaret Sixsmith at the United Reformed Church in Oldfield Drive, Vicars Cross, at 7.30pm. Visit www.chesterphotographicsociety.org or call 01244 300166.

MONDAY, MARCH 19

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen joint meeting with Royal Geographical Society featuring talk on Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea by David Edwards, fellow of the Royal Geographical Society who recently went on an ocean research trip in the Pacific on a ship that has sailed the world for over 20 years doing cutting edge research on climate change, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Visitors £6. Call 0151 346 1017.

TUESDAY, MARCH 27

CHESTER: Chester Photographic Society meeting with talk on Magnum by Dr Lynn Hilditch at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Visit www.chesterphotographicsociety.org or call 01244 300166.

TUESDAY, APRIL 10

CHESTER: Chester Photographic Society meeting with talk on The Bebington Salon of Photography by Bob Dennis at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Visit www.chesterphotographicsociety.org or call 01244 300166.

MONDAY, APRIL 16

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen meeting with talk on Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves;The Representation of the Working Classes in Art by Linda Smith, who lectures at the Tate and Tate Modern, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Visitors £6. Call 0151 346 1017.

TUESDAY, APRIL 17

CHESTER: Grosvenor Museum Society AGM with talk on Cheshire Agriculture: Mid 19th century to the present by Doug Haynes at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Members free, visitors £4, students £2. Contact: 01244 532199.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16

CHESTER: Grosvenor Museum Society meeting with talk on Merseyside’s Connection with the American Civil War by Len Ellison at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Members free, visitors £4, students £2. Contact: 01244 532199.

MONDAY, MAY 21

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen meeting with talk on Energy Needs for the UK over the next 100 Years by Professor Tim Greenshaw, a member of the physics department at Liverpool University which is involved in energy and climate change studies, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Visitors £6. Call 0151 346 1017.

MONDAY, JUNE 18

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen AGM with talk on Saltney – Railway Gateway to North Wales by Geoff Pickard, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.15pm. Visitors £6. Call 0151 346 1017.