Events Calendar

 

Mon 3rd Apr – Christian Aid Lent Lunch

Quaker Meeting House Chester Union Walk, Frodsham Street, Chester

The final date in the series of Lent Lunches, held on each Monday throughout Lent. City Centre Churches Together are holding the lunches at the Quaker Meeting House, from 12 noon to 1.30pm. A minimum donation of £5 is suggested.

Wed 12th Apr – Film “Shadow World”

Theatr Clwyd Raikes Lane, Mold

A smart, hard-hitting look at the global arms trade, the vast sums of money that are made and the corruption that creates. Film followed by panel discussion. Winner of the Best Documentary Award Edinburgh International Film Festival. Shown at Theatr Clwyd as part of Wales One World Film Festival. "...superb, gut-punching exploration of the global […]

£6.00

21st Apr to 7th May – Play: “The Lost Boy”

St Mary’s Creative Space St Mary’s Hill, Chester

How one boy’s story changed a seaside town Written by playwright Stephanie Dale, writer of the highly acclaimed 2013 production of the Chester Mystery Plays, The Lost Boy is a brand new play with music and film that looks at the changing face of our communities as young people flee war-torn countries. The original score […]

£12 – £14

Tues 9th May – CWDF Forum AGM

The Unity Centre Cuppin Street, Chester

This is the opportunity to review the Forum’s activities over the past year and elect our Chair and Committee for the forthcoming year. Our speaker will be Cat Barton, Chester Zoo's Field Conservation Manager. We will also have a discussion with students from the University of Chester about findings from their project "CWDF Sustainable Futures".

Sat 13th May – Ceilidh Night

All Saints Church Hall Vicarage Road, Hoole, Chester

A Ceilidh Night to remember! Enjoyable and energetic, at the same time raising funds for Transition Chester. Tickets are £10, £5 for children. LIVE MUSIC FROM THE TIME BANDITS FOLK BAND * PROFESSIONAL CALLER TO DESCRIBE THE DANCES * * HOT ORGANIC VEGETARIAN FOOD INCLUDED * REAL ALE SUPPLIED BY LOCAL BREWER * SEPARATE QUIET […]

£10

Christian Aid Week 14-20 May

Various venues

This is the 60th Anniversary year for Christian Aid Week. It was set up 60 years ago to support work with refugees in Europe following the Second World War. So this year Christian Aid is setting its focus on support for refugees: "Let's act again now, to help relieve suffering and build a world where […]

Thurs 18th May – Meeting of “Jacob’s Ladder” Group

Cloister Room Chester Cathedral, Chester

"Jacob's Ladder" is a cathedral group being set up in the wake of a refugee workshop held in Chester Cathedral in February. Working in conjunction with other refugee organisations the group aims to use the public platform of the cathedral to ameliorate the refugee crisis in unique ways: Muslim - Christian relations/ social events Campaigning […]

Sat 20th May – Chester Globetrotters Club

Grosvenor Museum 25-27 Grosvenor Street,, Chester

The Club meets bi-monthly to hear two talks given by recent travellers. This meeting includes a talk by CWDF member Heather Lannin on “Travel to Sierra Leone, the working heart of Africa”. Entrance £3 including refreshments. Further information  01244 383 392  or www.chesterglobetrotters.co.uk

£3

Wed 24th May – CANCELLED: Pre-Election meeting on International Development Issues

Binks Building, University's Parkgate Road Campus Parkgate Road, Chester

PLEASE NOTE: THIS MEETING IS NOW CANCELLED IN VIEW OF THE SUSPENSION OF ELECTION CAMPAIGNING FOLLOWING THE MANCHESTER TERRORIST ATTACK As in previous General Elections, CWDF is hosting an open meeting with the main General Election candidates, exploring their views on international development issues. Binks Building is the main building off the Exton Park entrance, […]

Fri-Sun 16-18th June – “The Great Get Together”

A nation-wide invitation from Brendan Cox, husband of murdered MP Jo Cox, to honour the 1st Anniversary of her death by getting together with neighbours to share food and celebrate all that we have in common. Further information www.greatgettogether.org  (CWDF will give publicity to local events we hear of.)

Mon- Sun 19-25 June – “I Welcome” – photo exhibition on refugee crises

Garret Theatre, Storyhouse Hunter Street, Chester

Exhibition of powerful photographs of past and present refugee crises will be at Storyhouse in Chester between Monday 19 – Sunday 25 June. Vietnam, Chechnya, Bosnia, Iraq and Syria all feature in the exhibition as part of Amnesty’s I Welcome campaign. Taking place during Refugee Week between Monday 19 – Sunday 25 June, the exhibition […]