Events - September 29 onwards

Sep 26 2011 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

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.

CHESTER: Line dancing Saturday afternoon social with guest singer Paul Taylor at The Saltney Tavern in Saltney from 1.30-5.30pm. Entrance £5. Call 01244 810177.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2

CHESTER: Long distance skulls rowing on the River Dee from 11am-2pm. View from the Meadows.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5

HAWARDEN: Tutors4gcse will be providing free maths tuition for learners from school year 5 upto GCSE level in Gladstone’s Library. Places are limited, so booking is essential. Visit www.tutors4gcse.co.uk or call 0800-048-8864.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6

BROUGHTON: Tutors4gcse will be providing free maths tuition for learners from school year 5 upto GCSE level in Broughton Community Centre. Places are limited, so booking is essential. Visit www.tutors4gcse.co.uk or call 0800-048-8864.

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 [email protected].

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9

WEPRE: Wepre Walk Wander - join the ranger for a leisurely stroll around Wepre Park to find out about its fascinating history, geology, plants and animals. Meet at Wepre Visitor Centre at 1pm. Booking essential on 01244 814931.

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.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12

CHESTER: Grosvenor Museum Society meeting with talk on Sir Thomas Egerton: Keeper of the Queen’s conscience by Bernard Dennis at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Members free, visitors £4, students £2. Contact: 01244 532199.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13

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

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15

CHRISTLETON: Good quality children’s equipment, toys and clothes on sale at Christleton Primary School from 11am-1pm in aid of Christleton Toddler Group. Admission £1. Contact 0759 569 5058.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18

CHESTER: Chester Photographic Society meeting with talk on Behind My Mask - My Photoshop Secrets by Rob Lewis at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Visit www.chesterps.fsnet.co.uk or call 01244 300166.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science Literature and Art meeting with talk on Creature Feature by David Stewart - an introduction to the film making process through the eyes of the animals that occasionally feature in them, at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 01244 335955.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25

CHESTER: Chester Photographic Society meeting with talk on Biscay and Picos by Jeff Clarke at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Visit www.chesterps.fsnet.co.uk or call 01244 300166.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30

CHESTER: Chester Photographic Society presents the RPS International Projected Image Exhibition at Chester Zoo from 10am. Visit www.chesterps.fsnet.co.uk or call 01244 300166.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 12

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 M Heath 01492 547868/0778 601 6576 or email [email protected].

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.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16

CHESTER: Grosvenor Museum Society meeting with talk on The English Kitchen and Kitchen Garden 1500-1700 at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Members free, visitors £4, students £2. Contact: 01244 532199.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26

WREXHAM: Collectors fair at the Wrexham Memorial Hall. Up 50 stalls selling all kinds of general collectables including postcards, ephemera, vintage fashion, toys and sci-fi, jewellery and much more. Open 9.30am-3.30pm. Adults £1, concessions 70p, accompanied children free. Contact 01492 547868 or email [email protected].

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8

CHESTER: Grosvenor Museum Society meeting with talk on Mary Queen of Scots - Daughter of Debate by Lizzie Jones at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Members free, visitors £4, students £2. Contact: 01244 532199.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10

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 M Heath 01492 547868/0778 601 6576 or email [email protected].

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.

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.