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October 5 – 9th
A 5 days / 4 nights visit to explore the castles, coast and history of Northumberland from 5th – 9th October 2026.October 1st, 6pm.
Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Bishop Lloyd’s Palace, evening.SEPTEMBER 23rd
Wrexham’s Year of Wonder Day – A special day to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the 1876 Wrexham Art Treasures Exhibition Industrial Annexe and Wrexham’s industrial heritage and workforce – past, present and future. 10.30am – 4.00pm at Xplore! Henblas Street, Wrexham, LL13 8AESEPTEMBER 9th, 5pm.
Reception for Corporate Members. Speaker is Nick Walkley, Interim CEO of the Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority.JULY 8th
Bridgewater RevisitedJUNE 9th
Visit: Hooton’s Belfast Hangars, Sudley House and St Michael-in-the-HamletJUNE 1st
Summer Social, Chez Jules, ChesterMAY 21st
May Lecture: Hooton Hall and Park, 2pm. at Bishop Lloyd’s PalaceAPRIL 17th
Working Class Housing, a talk from Elizabeth Davey, Bishop Lloyd’s Palace, 2pm.APRIL 15th
Lecture Series: Andy Farrall’s update on the One City Plan, at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm.MARCH 29 – 3 April
Visit to GdanskMARCH 18th – Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm.
Lecture Series: Dr Abigail Lloyd on Place-making with time-depth and connection: how to use historical place-names in modern developmentsMARCH 6th
How to Research Your Area with the award winning Hough Green Local History Society, Bishop Lloyd’s Palace, 2pm.MARCH 3rd
A ‘Green’ visit to Liverpool, with an exclusive private tour of St George’s HallFEBRUARY 27th
The Friday Afternoon Murder Club, Bishop Lloyd’s Palace, 2pm.FEBRUARY 13th
The REOPENED Harris Museum, Preston, Lytham Hall with snowdrops and meal.JANUARY 10th – Bishop Lloyd’s Palace, 7pm,
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NOVEMBER 28th, – Bishop Lloyd’s Palace, 7.30pm.
A talk from David Ebbsworth on ‘French Fun: We’ll Always Have Paris’.NOVEMBER 12th at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm.
Lecture Series: Rose McArthur, Director of Highways, Transport and Climate Change for Cheshire West and Chester Council on the Achievements, Forthcoming Plans and Challenges facing the Council.OCTOBER 30th
Bradford City of CultureOCTOBER 13 – 19
North Lincolnshire study visit for members. The 5 day visit includes Gainsborough, capital of the Vikings, Lincoln’s castle, home to an original 1215 Magna Carta, the Wolds, an area of outstanding National Beauty, Louth, Tealby, the Bomber Command Centre, Tattershall Castle, and the Millennium Gallery in Sheffield on the way back to Chester.OCTOBER 8th at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm
Lecture Series: Paul Fielding of Lovelock Mitchell on ‘Chester’s other architect – T M Lockwood and Sons and their ongoing architectural legacy’.OCTOBER 7th – Bishop Lloyd’s Palace, 7.30pm.
Professor Martin Heale on the Abbot’s Residence in Chester Cathedral.OCTOBER 2nd – AGM – Cathedral Refectory, 7.30pm
Our key speaker will be Lady Alexis Redmond MBE, the Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire and President of Chester Civic Trust.SEPTEMBER 25th – A walk in Eastham Pleasure Gardens.
Following on from the previous week’s talk from David Mottram we visit to see Eastham Pleasure Gardens in person. Limited places.SEPTEMBER 18th – Bishop Lloyd’s Palace, 2pm.
David Mottram gives a talk on the history and brilliance of Eastham Pleasure Gardens.SEPTEMBER 13th, Bishop Lloyd’s Palace, 10am – 4pm.
‘Tea at the Palace’ part of the UK’s Heritage Open Day celebrations September 13-21, come along and bring friends and relatives.AUGUST 22nd at Bishop Lloyd’s Palace at 2.00pm.
Treasures in the Attic. A talk by Karen McKay.JUNE 26th, Tuesday 7pm.
Celebration Sapphire Jubilee (65th year) Dinner – more details tba.JUNE 12th
Day visit to The World of Glass, St Helens and Astley Hall, Chorley.JUNE 10th at Bishop Lloyd’s Palace at 7.30pm.
Keep up to date with local archaeologyMAY 21st
Special guided tour of Wrexham.MAY 16th 2pm. at Bishop Lloyd’s Palace at 2.00pm.
The Arts and Crafts Movement in Manchester.APRIL 16th. at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm
Lecture Series: Peter Cocker will give a talk on Thomas Brassey: The World’s Greatest Railway Builder, celebrated at Chester Railway Station.APRIL 10th**
Day visit to Llangollen including a tour of Plas Newydd. lunch and talk on the Pontcysllte World Heritage Site.MARCH 31 – APRIL 4*
Residential visit to the Surrey Hills including the Watts Gallery and Artists Village (details in the December Newsletter). Following from the lecture in November, a visit to the Watts Gallery and Village will be one of the highlights of the 5 day visit for members of the Trust. Other places of interest during the visit will include Hughenden Manor, the home of Benjamin Disraeli, the Stanley Spencer Gallery in Cookham and a private viewing of the National Trust’s Polesden Lacey.MARCH 19th at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm
Lecture Series: Colin Potts, Programme Leader International Tourism Management, University of Chester.FEBRUARY 28th** at Bishop Lloyd’s Palace at 7.30pm.
Chester Witches Peter Elliott and Clare DudmanFEBRUARY 12th at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm
Lecture Series: Create Streets – a Think Tank currently supporting Cheshire West and Chester.THURSDAY JANUARY 30th** at Bishop Lloyd’s Palace at 2.00pm
MICHAEL TREVOR BARNSTON, a Life Member of Chester Civic Trust, will give a talk about his family’s illustrious history followed by afternoon tea. Booking forms in the December NewsletterWEDNESDAY JANUARY 15th at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm
Lecture Series: DR JAMES WRIGHT will talk about his recent book ‘Historic Building Mythbusting’JANUARY 5th 7pm.*
‘Twelfth Night Quiz’ – Bishop Lloyds Palace – £10 including festive refreshments – booking forms in December mail outMore dates and details to come!!
Please note Civic Trust members have FREE admission to the lectures at the Grosvenor Museum. Guests are welcome £5 on the door.
(Booking forms for events marked * were included in the September mail out. **were included in the December mail out. )
