Upcoming Events

August Lecture: Treasures in the Attic

Event at Bishop Lloyds Palace

Friday 22nd August 2025 at 2.00…
April 12, 2025/by civic_admin

2025 DATES FOR THE DIARY

JANUARY 5th 7pm.*
‘Twelfth Night Quiz’ - Bishop Lloyds Palace…
March 20, 2025/by Jane Harrad-Roberts

Past Events

Chester Civic Trust’s 65th Anniversary Dinner

Chester Civic Trust hosted a special Anniversary dinner…
June 27, 2025/by Jane Harrad-Roberts

June Visit: World of Glass & Astley Hall

The World of Glass at St Helens is built around the 1877 Tank…
June 13, 2025/by civic_admin

June Lecture: An update on Local Archaeology

Michael Emery gave an excellent talk on local archaeology so…
June 11, 2025/by civic_admin

May Visit: Wrexham Walking Tour

This green, guided tour of Wrexham followed the Trust's literary…
May 22, 2025/by civic_admin

May Lecture: The Arts and Crafts Movement in Manchester

Barry Clarke gave a fascinating afternoon talk on The Arts and…
May 17, 2025/by civic_admin

April Lecture: Thomas Brassey – The World’s Greatest Railway Builder

On April 16th Peter Cocker gave a superb and informative talk…
April 17, 2025/by Jane Harrad-Roberts

Winners of 2025 ‘Good, Bad and Ugly’ Awards

Chester Civic Trust Winners of 2025 ‘Good, Bad and Ugly’…
April 15, 2025/by Jane Harrad-Roberts

Recent Visits

Chester Civic Trust members have been enjoying the lovely Spring…
April 13, 2025/by civic_admin

March Lecture: Chester the must-see European City 20 years on

In 2005 Chester unveiled two ambitious collaborative plans. Its…
February 20, 2025/by Jane Harrad-Roberts

February Event: Chester Witches

There were trials and executions of witches in Chester in the…
February 18, 2025/by Jane Harrad-Roberts

February Lecture: Create Streets

George Payiatis, a Senior Urban Designer with Create Streets,…
February 2, 2025/by civic_admin

The Trevor Barnston Family: From the Norman Conquest to the 21st Century

On 30th January 2025 Michael Trevor Barnston gave a superb talk…
February 2, 2025/by Jane Harrad-Roberts

Guests from the Foundling Hospital in London

In May the trust did something unusual: we moved one of our regular…
August 14, 2024/by civic_admin

2024 Good, Bad and Ugly Awards

Now in its 18th year, The Chester Civic Trust has given its verdict…
April 18, 2024/by Jane Harrad-Roberts