Events Calendar

Further details to follow. ChesterFriendsofPalestine@hotmail.com

This Quize Evening is an annual event organised by Churches Together as a fund raiser for CAFOD and Christian Aid. £2 per head entry, including light refreshments. Make up teams of 6 on the night. Bring own wine (and glasses). Contact 01244 350323.

A 'Songs of Praise' type service, organised by the Chester Christian Aid Committee. Speakers from the Cathedral will talk of their recent visit to Malawi and the time they spent with one of Christian Aid's Partners. There will be a retiring collection for CA, which will go to their Harvest Appeal. For further information contact […]

A talk by Dr Tom Gillespie, Lecturer in International Development, Global Development Institute,  University of Manchester. Forum members are very welcome to attend this lecture. Contact Gill Miller, 07941 629236. 5.00 – 6.00pm Best Building, University of Chester, Parkgate Road campus

The 'Peace Train' is an event being organised by the Hereford Peace Council to ask Parliament to ensure that the UK becomes a signatory to the Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty. A number of the Hereford Peace Council and supporters will ride a regularly scheduled Arriva train on the South Wales/North Wales line from Chester to […]

Wirral Trade Justice Group present the film "Seed: the Untold Story", a documentary concerned with the future of our food: seeds are vital for life on earth, who controls the supply of seeds today? The evening will include refreshments and a Fair Trade stall. All welcome.

This day for Palestine, organised by Stop the War Coalition, Chester, will involve speakers from a wide variety of political, religious, media, academic, social justice, NGO and civil society backgrounds, who help explore ways to promote peace and justice for the Palestinian people. Ample opportunities for networking and workshops will be included in the programme. […]

The second of our Autumn 2018 meetings. Speaker local firefighter Anthony McCarthy on his ongoing work with the project in Nepal, “Classrooms in the Clouds”. www.classroomsintheclouds.org  

Craft Fair organised in aid of Chifundo UK, in support of their projects empowering girls and women in Malawi. Free admission.  With refreshments. “Come and find Christmas presents with a difference and help change the world”. If anyone would like to book a stall for only £10 and sell crafts they are welcome.  Contact 01244 […]

At this meeting Chris Matheson MP will be speaking on his recent visit to the West Bank. The meeting will be in Room 301 of Riverside Building. For further information email ChesterFriendsofPalestine@hotmail.com

Presented by Theatre in the Quarter in collaboration with City of Sanctuary, Walk My Journey is a film and live musical event involving over 700 young people. Performed in the gardens of Chester Cathedral, (and incorporating the city’s Lantern Parade) “Walk My Journey” explores the stories of young displaced people from across the world told […]

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.  When? Saturday 1st December 2018: […]