Events Calendar

 

Sun 23rd Jun – Chester Cathedral Morning Services

Chester Cathedral St Werburgh Street, Chester

Chester Cathedral – Admission Free 23rd  June 10am & 11:30am Morning services with speaker Nadine Daniel, national refugee welcome co-ordinator for the Church of England. Part of a series of events marking Refugee Week 2019: Refugee Week Chester 2019

Sun 23rd Jun – Britain on Film “Welcome to Britain”

Storyhouse Hunter Street, Chester

Storyhouse Chester Britain on Film: “Welcome to Britain” – Collection of archive films looking back at a century of immigration to the UK. The film showing will be introduced by Chester City of Sanctuary group. Booking in person at Storyhouse or at   www.storyhouse.com/event/welcome-to-britain The final event in the series marking Refugee Week 2019: Refugee […]

£6.00

Wed 26th Jun – Climate Change Lobby, Westminster

Westminster

The Climate Coalition of 120 organisations, including CAFOD and Christian Aid, is organising a mass lobby of Parliament to connect the poor to the powerful by sharing our concerns on climate change with leaders who can make a difference. Politicians will only increase their ambition if they see that we care. They will act if […]

Wed 26th June – Chester Friends of Palestine

Room 204, Riverside Building, University of Chester Castle Drive, Chester

At this meeting of Friends of Palestine Andrew Herbert will be giving a talk on his recent visit to the West Bank. Further information:  Jane Marshall at  chesterfriendsofpalestine@hotmail.com  

Tues 9th July – CWDF Forum: Climate Change Apathy?

The Unity Centre Cuppin Street, Chester

Our final Forum meeting before the summer break. We will have a talk by Linda & Stewart Shuttleworth on the theme ‘The psychology of apathy about climate change...and what to do about it!’ They will explain some of the psychological understanding of apathy and inaction in the face of climate change – with the talk […]

Wed 31st Jul – Chester Friends of Palestine: Summer Social

St Werburgh's Parish Centre 26 Brook Street, Chester

Film, Bar, Food, Good Company! Come and enjoy an uplifting film, bring and share food, purchase drinks from a proper pub bar with beer on handpumps and tea and coffee; and enjoy the company of others who share your commitment to justice for Palestinians. The film: Balls, Barriers and Bulldozers - A journey into women's […]

Tues 6th Aug – Hiroshima & Nagasaki Flower Memorial

The Bandstand The Groves, Chester

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm  The Bandstand, The Groves Chester A gathering to remember all those who died and suffered as a result of the atomic bombs dropped in 1945, in the firm belief that it must never happen again. All are welcome to meet at the Bandstand for readings, a period of silent reflection […]

Sat 17th Aug – Football Match for Palestine

Chester Catholic High School Old Wrexham Road, Chester

2.00pm   Chester Catholic High School, Old Wrexham Road, Handbridge, Chester CH4 7HS     Organised by Chester Friends of Palestine chesterfriendsofpalestine@hotmail.com

Tues 10th Sept – CWDF Forum

The Unity Centre Cuppin Street, Chester

6.45pm – 9.00pm The Unity Centre, Cuppin Street, Chester, CH1 2BN The first Forum meeting of the 2019-20 season. Theme: "The Role of Wetlands in Climate Change” - talk by Dr Christian Dunn (local resident, specialist in Wetland Science and Conservation at the University of Bangor), with Andy Scargill giving a local perspective on the […]