Wirral Coastal Walk Come and enjoy the sun (hopefully) and the beautiful views whilst walking from Seacombe Ferry to Thurstaston Country Park Visitor Centre and raise funds, at the same time, for CAFOD’s Syria Crisis appeal. Sunday June 12th. For more information contact 0151 632 5504/ 0151 647 9124. Forum member Sue Bownas will be […]
As part of a national tour, this choir comes to Chester on Friday 24th June, with a concert at The Festival Church, Queen Street. Free entry, but phone 01244 321193 to book your place.
Friends of the Earth Quiz Night 7:00pm- Upstairs at the Custom House, Watergate Street, Chester, CH1 2LB. Quiz and Raffle. Bring your friends. Tickets £3.00 on the night. chesterfoe@hotmail.co.uk
This forthcoming weekend Chester Quakers are hosting a free exhibition showing the work Quaker Conscientious Objectors undertook during WWI and WWII. For religious, moral .... fraternal reasons some refused to carry arms but served in other ways. Stories we do not hear in the 'mainstream' will be told. The Activity Zone, Grosvenor Park: Saturday 9th July […]
Our regular bi-monthly meeting at The Unity Centre. For this meeting we welcome Natasha Adams, Tax Justice Campaign Manager for Action Aid, to provide an update on the tax justice campaign as well as other priority campaigns and topical issues – such as the impact of the EU Referendum vote. Natasha has recently visited Malawi […]
Chester & District Friends of the Earth, working along with Chester Zoo’s Wildlife Connections programme, invites you to the Chester Bee Summit. They are bringing together local organisations and people with an interest in bees and their conservation. This Summit is a unique opportunity for informal discussion of ongoing and planned bee / pollinator conservation […]
Romy Tiongco reflects on his 9 years as Mayor of Damulog in the Philippines. Romy was one-time Regional Co-ordinator for Christian Aid in the NW, and an active supporter of CWDF. He is back in the UK for a few weeks, and this evening will give us the opportunity to hear of his inspirational work […]
The Big Ride is an initiative by supporters of the Palestinian people which combines a love of cycling with practical solidarity and awareness raising, especially around the plight of children in Gaza. This year a number of regional bike rides include a 4-stage route from Liverpool to Birmingham, with a focus on the arms trade. […]
The annual Hiroshima and Nagasaki Flower Memorial will take place on Saturday 6th August, 8 pm, meeting at the bandstand on The Groves, Chester (beside the river). To remember all those who died and suffered as a result of the atomic bombs dropped in 1945. There will be readings, silent reflection and dropping of flowers on […]
Picnic for Peace Chester, Sunday 21st of August 12 - 3 PM, Activity Hut, Grosvenor Park, Chester WHAT TO BRING Your Family; Food & Drink (enough to share, traditional recipes encouraged); Picnic Blankets, chairs & activities Picnic for Peace Chester aims to celebrate the diversity and multiculturalism in our wonderful city. The idea is simple […]
A sponsored abseil to raise money for the charity Jamie's Fund and their project to rebuild the Mental Health Unit in Kisiizi, Uganda (with which the Countess of Chester Hospital has links). Raise a minimum of £50 and come and abseil 60ft down the tower of Halkyn Church!
This September, world leaders will meet to discuss the refugee crisis at two crucial summits. The Refugee Council is standing alongside the UK’s other leading refugee and human rights charities, as well as faith leaders, to call on the public to show their support for refugees. Last year, we came together for the biggest ever […]
