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April Lecture: The National Trust Octavia Hill to 2024

The Chester Civic Trust welcomes Nicola Briggs, Director of the National Trust for London and the South East back to Chester to present ‘The National Trust from Octavia Hill to 2024’. The lecture on Wednesday, April 17th is the last of its Winter Lecture Series at Grosvenor Museum for 2023/4.

Nicola Briggs grew up in Chester and attended the Queens School. After a career in news and publishing, and at Amnesty International, she joined the National Trust in 2014. She is passionate about bringing beauty and nature to urban areas, and identifying future solutions and preserving properties for community use.

Nicola’s lecture on 17th April at 7.30pm is at the Grosvenor Museum (27 Grosvenor St, CH1 2DD) and will give FREE admission to members of the National Trust if they bring their current membership card. Civic Trust members have free admission to Lectures. Guests £5 on the door.

The nearest car park is Castle Square – free after 6pm – which is a 3 minute walk from the Museum.

The title of Nicola’s talk will be ‘ The National Trust from Octavia Hill to 2024’.

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February Lecture: Project Discovery

At our February Lecture on Wednesday 21st February Dr Tim Stratford, the Dean of Chester (since 2018) will give a presentation about the Cathedral’s Project Discovery

For More Information:  https://chestercathedral.com/support/project-discovery

1930 at Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre. Free to Member Guests £5 on the door

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January Lecture: Cheshire’s Archives

 After a break for the festive period, the Civic Trust’s Winter Lecture Series at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre will resume on WEDNESDAY 17th JANUARY at 7.30pm. PAUL NEWMAN, the Archives and Local Studies Manager, will give a talk entitled ‘CHESHIRE’S ARCHIVES : a STORY SHARED’.
Work has now started on the site of the former Enterprise Centre in Hoole in preparation for a new History Centre. Paul will tell the story of why this project to relocate from the site in Duke Street needed to happen and  how the History Centre will give greater access to collections for individuals and communities.

Chester Civic Trust Lectures are free to members of the Trust. Guests are welcome  – admission is £5 on the door

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Upcoming Visits: Kidderminster and Harvington Hall

10 October.  Details and a booking form sent to members.

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