What’s On - Events - Fe bruary 14 onwards

Feb 10 2013 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14

CHESTER: Chester Antiques Show 25th anniversary event at the County Grandstand at Chester Racecourse from 10am-6pm. Tickets £5.

CHESTER: Art gallery tour - discover a rich array of paintings, sculpture and furniture spanning half a millennium of art at the Grosvenor Museum Art Gallery from 2-3pm.

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science, Literature and Art meeting with talk on Ancient Mummies by Bob Connolly (The Bog Man) at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15

CHESTER: Chester Antiques Show 25th anniversary event at the County Grandstand at Chester Racecourse from 10am-6pm. Tickets £5.

CHESTER: Snailing Away into the Sunset! - the Partula Snail Programme hs come a long way since its inception in 1986 and will be featured in this talk at Chester Zoo at 7.30pm. Free to members, £3.50 to non-members. Call 01244 650209 or visit www.chesterzoo.org.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16

CHESTER: Chester Antiques Show 25th anniversary event at the County Grandstand at Chester Racecourse from 10am-6pm. Tickets £5.

KNUTSFORD: Scarecrow Festival - more than 30 scarecrows will be resident in the gardens at Tatton Park until February 24. Normal entry charges apply. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

NESS: Woodland Wonder Family Game Trail - wrap up warm to have a wintry walk around the woods at Ness Gardens from 10am-4pm every day until February 24. Call 0845 030 4063.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17

MOLD: Potato Day organised by Plant Heritage (North Wales Group) at The Church Hall, King Street, from 9am-1pm. Admission free. There will be over 80 varieties of seed potatoes, onion sets, garlic, vegetable seeds and plants, herbs and soft fruit. Enquiries 01978 761083.

WEPRE PARK: Valentine’s Love Buirds - join the Friends of Wepre Park and make a bird box or bird feeder from 11am-3pm. Take them home for a small charge or leave them to be put in the park. Meet at Wepre Park Visitor Centre.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18

CHESTER: Make A Stained Glass Artwork - the rainbow of colours in the open art exhibition will inspire your stained glass artwork to hang in the window at home at the Grosvenor Museum Newstead Gallery from 2-4pm. Free drop-in session.

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen meeting with talk on Georgia to Afghanistan, a joint lecture with The Royal Geographical Society, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Visitors £6. Call 0151 346 1017.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19

BUNBURY: Bunbury Gardening Club meeting with talk on An RHS Show Novice by Sue Clarke at the village hall at 8pm.

CHESTER: Open art for children - using collage, colour and the contents of the craft cupboard, let you rimagination run wild and make your own unique piece of art at the Grosvenor Museum Newstead Gallery from 2-4pm. Free drop-in session.

CHESTER: Grosvenor Museum Society meeting with talk on English Civil War: Battle of Rowton Moor and the Siege of Chester 1642-46 at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Call 01244 532199.

KNUTSFORD: Deer feed and trailer ride at Tatton Park from 9.30-10.30am. Adults £6, children £4. Normal entry charges apply. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20

CHESTER: Victorian games and storytelling at the Grosvenor Museum Newstead Gallery and Exhibition Gallery Twofrom 11am-4pm. Free drop-in session.

CHESTER: Chester Civic Trust meeting with talk on Protecting National Parks at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 01244 318415 or visit www.chestercivictrust.org.uk.

KNUTSFORD: Deer feed and trailer ride at Tatton Park from 9.30-10.30am. Adults £6, children £4. Normal entry charges apply. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21

CHESTER: Make your own masterpiece - make your own version of one of the most reproduced series of paintings in the western world, Van Gogh’s Sunflowers, at the Grosvenor Museum Newstead Gallery from 2-4pm. Free drop-in session.

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science, Literature and Art meeting with talk on Francis I of France by Fenella Billington at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm.

ELLESMERE PORT: Mark Foster and Natalie Lowe Dance Experience - a dance spectacular featuring Natalie Lowe and her live tour partner Mark Foster performing their Latin and Ballroom routines and holding a masterclass at West Cheshire College from 4-5.30pm or 7-8.30pm. Tickets £20 including masterclass. Call 01244 656301.

KNUTSFORD: Bird Brained - young ornithologists are invited to build a bird box at Tatton Park from 10am-noon. Tickets £9. Call 01625 374428 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27

CHESTER: On and Off The Rails - to complement the current exhibition Up The Junction, Chester History and Heritage are showing 1950s British Transport films at 1.30pm. Free admission but booking required on 01244 972210.

CHESTER: Picturesque Chester: The City in Art - a lecture exploring the city through the eyes of atists who have been inspired by Chester for centuries, at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre from 2-3pm. Free admission.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science, Literature and Art meeting with talk on Recent Railway Rambles by David Alison at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm.

SATURDAY, MARCH 2

ELLESMERE PORT: Model Boat Fair at National Waterways Museum - great weekend for model boat fans and for families. It sees model boats being demonstrated in the docks and locks as well as displays of intricate models and stalls selling the latest model making gear. Visit www.nwm.org.uk or call 0151 373 4373.

SUNDAY, MARCH 3

ELLESMERE PORT: Model Boat Fair at National Waterways Museum - great weekend for model boat fans and for families. It sees model boats being demonstrated in the docks and locks as well as displays of intricate models and stalls selling the latest model making gear. Visit www.nwm.org.uk or call 0151 373 4373.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6

MOLLINGTON: Backford, Mollington and District Local History Society meeting with talk on Discovering Cheshire’s Designed Landscapes by Barbara Moth in the Village Hall at 7.30pm. Visitors welcome - £3 admission fee.

THURSDAY, MARCH 7

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science, Literature and Art meeting with talk on East African Game Parks by Peter Kirk at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13

CHESTER: On and Off The Rails - to complement the current exhibition Up The Junction, Chester History and Heritage are showing 1950s British Transport films at 1.30pm. Free admission but booking required on 01244 972210.

THURSDAY, MARCH 14

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science, Literature and Art meeting with talk on The Eye of the Tiger by Pollyanna Pickering at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm.

MONDAY, MARCH 18

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen meeting with talk on Mission Aviation Fellowship by Peter de Bourcier, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Visitors £6. Call 0151 346 1017.

TUESDAY, MARCH 19

BUNBURY: Bunbury Gardening Club cheese and wine meeting with talk on Daffodils by Len Tomlinson at the village hall at 8pm.

THURSDAY, MARCH 21

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science, Literature and Art meeting with talk on The Art of Stained Glass by David Cummings at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm.

FRIDAY, MARCH 29

ELLESMERE PORT: Easter Boat Gathering and Sea Shanty Festival 2013 at National Waterways Museum - traditional gathering of canal boats and sea shanty musicians returns for another year. It’s a colourful weekend of traditional canal crafts, music, boats, demonstrations and more. Visit www.nwm.org.uk or call 0151 373 4373.

SATURDAY, MARCH 30

ELLESMERE PORT: Easter Boat Gathering and Sea Shanty Festival 2013 at National Waterways Museum - traditional gathering of canal boats and sea shanty musicians returns for another year. It’s a colourful weekend of traditional canal crafts, music, boats, demonstrations and more. Visit www.nwm.org.uk or call 0151 373 4373.

SUNDAY, MARCH 31

ELLESMERE PORT: Easter Boat Gathering and Sea Shanty Festival 2013 at National Waterways Museum - traditional gathering of canal boats and sea shanty musicians returns for another year. It’s a colourful weekend of traditional canal crafts, music, boats, demonstrations and more. Visit www.nwm.org.uk or call 0151 373 4373.

MONDAY, APRIL 1

ELLESMERE PORT: Easter Boat Gathering and Sea Shanty Festival 2013 at National Waterways Museum - traditional gathering of canal boats and sea shanty musicians returns for another year. It’s a colourful weekend of traditional canal crafts, music, boats, demonstrations and more. Visit www.nwm.org.uk or call 0151 373 4373.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3

MOLLINGTON: Backford, Mollington and District Local History Society meeting with talk on The Warburton Family of Arley Hall by Charles Foster in the Village Hall at 7.30pm. Visitors welcome - £3 admission fee.

MONDAY, APRIL 15

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen meeting with talk on The Master: Noel Coward as Writer, Actor and Painter by Francis Hughes at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Visitors £6. Call 0151 346 1017.

TUESDAY, APRIL 16

BUNBURY: Bunbury Gardening Club cheese and wine meeting with talk on Garden Birdsby Roger Nutter at the village hall at 8pm.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 1

MOLLINGTON: Backford, Mollington and District Local History Society AGM and talks by members on their own research in the Village Hall at 7.30pm. Visitors welcome - £3 admission fee.

MONDAY, MAY 20

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen meeting with talk on The Secrets of Handwriting by Susan Ord at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Visitors £6. Call 0151 346 1017.

TUESDAY, MAY 21

BUNBURY: Bunbury Gardening Club visit to Hatton House Garden in Chester.

MONDAY, JUNE 17

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen AGM with talk on The History of the English Longbow by Bernard Dennis at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.15pm. Visitors £6. Call 0151 346 1017.

TUESDAY, JUNE 18

BUNBURY: Bunbury Gardening Club visit to The Old Cottage in Frodsham.

TUESDAY, JULY 16

BUNBURY: Bunbury Gardening Club visit to Laskey Farm in Warrington.

SATURDAY, JULY 20

ELLESMERE PORT: Warriors and Washerwomen – Living History Weekend at National Waterways Museum - this colourful weekend will see the museum taken over by re-enactors from many different periods giving a living, walking exhibition of the history of Cheshire. Visit www.nwm.org.uk or call 0151 373 4373.

SUNDAY, JULY 21

ELLESMERE PORT: Warriors and Washerwomen – Living History Weekend at National Waterways Museum - this colourful weekend will see the museum taken over by re-enactors from many different periods giving a living, walking exhibition of the history of Cheshire. Visit www.nwm.org.uk or call 0151 373 4373.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 20

BUNBURY: Bunbury Gardening Club visit to Ness Gardens at 6pm.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 31

BUNBURY: Bunbury Gardening Club Annual Show.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

MOLLINGTON: Backford, Mollington and District Local History Society meeting with talk entitled The Origin of Field and Road Names in Backford Parish by John Hess in the Village Hall at 7.30pm. Visitors welcome - £3 admission fee.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

BUNBURY: Bunbury Gardening Club meeting with talk on Winter Colourby Sue Nicholas at the village hall at 8pm.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2

MOLLINGTON: Backford, Mollington and District Local History Society meeting with talk entitled The Jacobite Rising of 1745-46 by Stephen Lord in the Village Hall at 7.30pm. Visitors welcome - £3 admission fee.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15

BUNBURY: Bunbury Gardening Club with talk on Plants for dry placesby Peter Cunnington at the village hall at 8pm.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6

MOLLINGTON: Backford, Mollington and District Local History Society meeting with talk entitled The Battle of Rowton Moor by David Cummings in the Village Hall at 7.30pm. Visitors welcome - £3 admission fee.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19

BUNBURY: Bunbury Gardening Club AGM and hot pot supper at the village hall at 8pm.