Events - December 15 onwards

Dec 11 2011 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15

CHESTER: Christmas carols at Boughton Hall in Filkins Lane with children from Cherry Grove Primary School at 1.30pm. Call 01244 322785 for information.

CHESTER: Roman Saturnalia Parade - Chester celebrates its Roman heritage with the traditional torch-lit processions of soldiers through the city from the Grosvenor Museum from 6.30pm.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16

WINSFORD: The Green Man’s Christmas - come and discover the hidden world of natural and social history in Christmas folklore on this seasonally popular and easy guided walk through the Weaver Parkway from 1-4pm. Booking essential on 01606 593133.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17

CHESTER: Breakfast with Santa - while you wait for your breakfast and for Santa to arrive, children can make their own name sticker at Grosvenor Garden Centre from 8.30am. Santa will visit every table to take down wish lists, join in with photographs and give every child a special keepsake gift. Tickets £8.95. Call 01244 625200.

CHESTER: The Big Shop Weekend - last chance before Christmas to get those last minute gifts at the Christmas market in the Town Hall Square.

ELLESMERE PORT: Ice sculptures at The Port Arcades from 10am-5pm. Visit www.portarcades.co.uk.

KNUTSFORD: Father Christmas at Tatton Park’s Farm from 11am-4pm. Adults £5, children £4 (including gift). Car entry £5. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18

CHESTER: Breakfast with Santa - while you wait for your breakfast and for Santa to arrive, children can make their own name sticker at Grosvenor Garden Centre from 8.30am. Santa will visit every table to take down wish lists, join in with photographs and give every child a special keepsake gift. Tickets £8.95. Call 01244 625200.

CHESTER: Rowing - Icicle Eights from Eccleston to Sandy Lane. View from Sandy Lane. Starts 10.30am.

CHESTER: The Big Shop Weekend - last chance before Christmas to get those last minute gifts at the Christmas market in the Town Hall Square.

KNUTSFORD: Father Christmas at Tatton Park’s Farm from 11am-4pm. Adults £5, children £4 (including gift). Car entry £5. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

KNUTSFORD: Family Christmas carols in the Stableyard at Tatton Park, 3-4pm. Car park entry £5. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

NESS: Meet Father Christmas in the rock garden at Ness Gardens from 11am-3pm. Admission to gardens applies. Call 0151 353 0123.

NORTHWICH: Christmas crafts and decorations in the Ranger Cabin at Marbury Country Park from 10am-noon. Call 01606 44728.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20

KNUTSFORD: Deer feed and trailer ride at Tatton Park from 9.30-10.30am. Adults £5, £3 children. Booking essential. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

WIRRAL: Christmas crafts at Lady Lever Art Gallery at Port Sunlight from 1-4pm. Free activity. Call 0151 478 4785 or visit www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21

WIRRAL: Christmas crafts at Lady Lever Art Gallery at Port Sunlight from 1-4pm. Free activity. Call 0151 478 4785 or visit www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24

CHESTER: Breakfast with Santa - while you wait for your breakfast and for Santa to arrive, children can make their own name sticker at Grosvenor Garden Centre from 8.30am. Santa will visit every table to take down wish lists, join in with photographs and give every child a special keepsake gift. Tickets £8.95. Call 01244 625200.

KNUTSFORD: Father Christmas at Tatton Park’s Farm from 11am-4pm. Adults £5, children £4 (including gift). Car entry £5. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27

WIRRAL: Christmas crafts at Lady Lever Art Gallery at Port Sunlight from 1-4pm. Free activity. Call 0151 478 4785 or visit www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28

WIRRAL: Christmas crafts at Lady Lever Art Gallery at Port Sunlight from 1-4pm. Free activity. Call 0151 478 4785 or visit www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29

WIRRAL: Christmas crafts at Lady Lever Art Gallery at Port Sunlight from 1-4pm. Free activity. Call 0151 478 4785 or visit www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11

CHESTER: Lecture on It’s Not What You Say But What You Do That Matters - The Influence of Role Modelling in Managers’ Learning to Manage by Dr Russell Warhurst in Westminster CWE125/1 at the University of Chester Main Campus, at 12.30pm. Admission free. Call 01244 513830.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 12

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science Literature and Art meeting with talk on Two centuries of boatbuilding by Geoff Taylor, at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 01244 335955.

PARKGATE: Neston Civic Society annual meeting and talk by Dr Paul Booth on The Medieval Forest of Wirral at Parkgate and Neston United Reformed Church Hall in Moorside Lane. Call 0151 336 5478.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 14

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, 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.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 17

CHESTER: The Geographical Association – Chester branch lecture on Out of Sight, Out of Mind – The Underground Time Bomb of Contaminated Aquifers under the Impact of Global Environmental Change by Dr Stefan Krause of the University of Keele in The Best Building at the University of Chester Main Campus, at 4.30pm. Admission free. Call 01244 513830.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18

CHESTER: Mother and daughter pamper day at Boughton Hall in Filkins Lane from 10am-3pm. Call 01244 322785 for details.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 19

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science Literature and Art meeting with talk on The Great Little Railways of Wales by David Alison, at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 01244 335955.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 24

CHESTER: Chester Photographic Society meeting with talk on People of Pakistan by Afzal Ansary at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Visit www.chesterphotographicsociety.org or call 01244 300166.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25

CHESTER: Grosvenor Museum Society meeting with talk on English Civil War: Battle of Rowton Moor & The Siege of Chester 1642-46 by David Cummings at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Members free, visitors £4, students £2. Contact: 01244 532199.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 31

CHESTER: Chester Photographic Society meeting with talk on Impressions of the Landscape by Pierino Algieri at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Visit www.chesterphotographicsociety.org or call 01244 300166.

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.

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.

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 Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre 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.

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.