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 […]
The monthly business agends will be preceded by a talk ‘Banksy and Bethlehem’ by Andrew Firman who stayed for a week at the Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem earlier this year. He will show pictures of Banksy artworks and talk about their significance for the Palestine debate. The agenda will also include a brief discussion […]
This is a joint meeting of CWDF with the University’s Department of Geography and International Development. Speaker Dr Jane Fisher, local Chester resident who is a senior lecturer on the staff at CAT. This is an excellent opportunity for a mixed audience to gain insights into the long-established work at CAT in Machynlleth, and how […]
Chester City Centre Churches Together will be holding the customary pre- General Election hustings event. Further information: email rev.ken@hotmail.co.uk
Amnesty International - 'Write for Rights' The annual 'Write for Rights' campaign is the world's biggest letter-writing event. Chester and Wrexham Amnesty Group are arranging a public event. You have the opportunity of exercising the 'power of the pen' by sending a card with a message of hope and support to those facing violence, threats, intimidation and even […]
The annual 'Write for Rights' campaign is the world's biggest letter-writing event. Chester and Wrexham Amnesty Group are arranging a public event. You have the opportunity of exercising the 'power of the pen' by sending a card with a message of hope and support to those facing violence, threats, intimidation and even death. For further […]
We will be giving out our Christmas Cards and also encouraging people not purchase Puma goods for Christmas. ChesterFriendsofPalestine@hotmail.com
6.45pm – 9.00pm The Unity Centre, Cuppin Street, Chester, CH1 2BN Speaker Colin Watson, bringing us up-to-date on the work of the CWAC Climate Emergency Task Team.
A talk on bringing biodiversity and flood mitigation together in the Countess Country Park. Speakers: Dr Christian Dunn, Wetland Science expert at Bangor University, and Dr Servel Miller, Flood Mitigation specialist at the University of Chester. All welcome.
A lecture by Prof Joseph Howe, Executive Director of the University’s Thornton Energy Research Institute. In December 2018 the UK Government announced the Industrial Grand Challenge to enable the deployment large scale industrial decarbonisation infrastructure. This presentation provides an overview of this initiatives, detailing some of the initial proposals emerging from the UK, and examining […]
A group of Palestinian students from Jerusalem and Bethlehem are coming to Chester. They are meeting with students at the University in the afternoon and Chester Friends of Palestine are organising this open evening meeting. They would love to see a good audience there to hear the students sharing their experiences of accessing higher education […]
We're a local group of volunteer activists based in Chester. The Chester Group meeting will be once a month. Members of the group and anyone interested in joining are encouraged to come to this meeting. We’ll cover the ins and outs of activities that local Greenpeace members can choose to take part in, the code […]
