Events Calendar

 

Fri 11th Oct – Quiz Evening

St Columba's Hall Plas Newton, Chester

An annual Quiz Night, arranged in conjunction with Churches Together in Upton. Admission on the door; £2, nibbles provided, teas and coffees served, bring your own wine. Quiz arranged for teams of 4 to 6 – either pre-arranged or made up on the night - so if you are “unattached” do please come along! Not […]

Wed 16th Oct – An evening of Climate Action

Quaker Meeting House Chester Union Walk, Frodsham Street, Chester

.  6:45pm - Coffee & Chat 7.00 - Keep Positive (Mark Thompson) & Kick off Climate Action Campaign Further information: chesterfoe@hotmail.co.uk www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/keep-positive-lets-kick-off-climate-action-tickets-71123679841

Thurs 17th Oct – “Far from the Home I Love” – Special concert in aid of Chester City of Sanctuary

Wesley Church Centre St. John Street, Chester

Acclaimed international pianist Margaret Fingerhaut has devised a very special concert that she is performing across the UK to raise awareness of refugee needs as well as to raise funds for City of Sanctuary refugee groups. The programme will feature the music and stories of some of the many composers who were themselves refugees or […]

£12

Wed 23rd Oct – Second Climate Action event

Quaker Meeting House Chester Union Walk, Frodsham Street, Chester

6:45pm - Coffee & Chat 7:00 - The psychology of apathy about climate change & climate action (Linda & Stewart Shuttle­worth) & Climate Action Ideas. Further information:   chesterfoe@hotmail.co.uk www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/second-climate-action-event-tickets-71587725815

Wed 30th Oct – Film “From Balfour to Banksy”

Wesley Church Centre St. John Street, Chester

7.15pm  Wesley Church Centre, St John Street, Chester, CH1 1DA This film is an attempt to support the goals of peace and reconciliation in Israel and Palestine. Reconciliation is impossible unless both sides face reality. This film looks at the losers in Palestine a century after Britain’s ‘Balfour Declaration’. And, 50 years after the end of […]

£5

Fri 1st Nov – Day 1, Chester Palestine Conference NB: Venue change

Hoole Community Centre Westminster Road, Hoole, Chester

A 2-day conference on the theme “Palestine: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow”. This year's Chester Palestine conference is entirely FREE!  Just to turn up and at 9am you will be fully updated by experts from the UK and abroad on the current situation of the Palestinian people. The venue for day one, Friday 1st November, 9 am […]

Sat 2nd Nov – Day 2, Chester Palestine Conference 2019 NB Change of venue

St Michael's Church Devon Road, Newton

A 2-day conference on the theme “Palestine: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow”. This year's Chester Palestine conference is entirely FREE!  Just to turn up and at 9am you will be fully updated by experts from the UK and abroad on the current situation of the Palestinian people. The venue for day one, Friday 1st November, 9 am […]

Tues 12th Nov – CWDF Forum

The Unity Centre Cuppin Street, Chester

6.45pm – 9.00pm The Unity Centre, Cuppin Street, Chester, CH1 2BN Our second Forum meeting of the 2019-20 season. Speaker Natalia Jancewicz of Transition Chester on the theme “Degrowth” – economic development along ecological lines. The current economic model is based on continual, endless growth, which is not possible in a world of finite resources.  […]

Sat 16th Nov – Christmas Craft Fair in aid of Chifundo UK

Hoole URC Hoole Road, Chester

Come and find Christmas presents with a difference and help change the world!  Fair Trade Products, Cards, Jewellery, Traidcraft Gifts, Chifundo Fashion Bags. Refreshments. FREE Admission. For more information contact Susan 01244 381490 chair@chanasachifundomalawi.org In aid of Chifundo UK Empowering girls and women in Malawi  www.chanasachifundomalawi.org

Thurs 21st Nov – Zohar Palestinian Paintings

Kingsway Campus, University of Chester Kingsway, Chester

You are invited to view this display of paintings by the Palestinian artist Zohar: “These paintings which I did in the last three years, are my way, as an Artist, to awaken the conscious of people to the endless suffering of the Palestinians.” There will be a Public Lecture at the venue on Thursday 21st […]

Sat 23rd Nov – Sustainable Chester Winter Fair

St Mary's Creative Space Saint Mary's Hill, Chester

Friends of the Earth are hosting their second Winter Fair, now under their new organisation Eco Communities. This is a new venue: St Mary’s Creative Space, an inspiring venue. As with the Summer event there will be a range of stalls, crafts and entertainment throughout the day – plus the opportunity to learn more about […]