August Proposals

Here are our offerings for August... why not join us? If you have a suggestion, please let us know and we will add it to the list.

August 11 - Cyrano de Bergerac  At the Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre. Michaela and Paul have tickets for the 4:00pm performance, and have booked picnic terrace seats. If you are interested in going, book you tickets here then contact Michaela for where and when to meet before the performance so you can all sit together.

August 21 - Summer Lunch  As you may remember, we don’t have a Coffee Morning in August. Instead we have lunch at The Red Lion in Dodleston. We have booked a table for 12 people for 12:30. RSVP Barbara George to let her know whether you can come or not. Do feel free to bring any visitors along if you have someone staying with you, we can easily change the number of seats.

August 26 - Ffestiniog Railway Ramble  Meet at Chester Railway station at 9:15 to catch the 9:42 train to Blaenau Ffestiniog, change at Llandudno junction, arrive 11.30. Or, meet in the car park at Blaenau Ffestiniog station at 11:30. We will do a 7 mile walk (about 3 hours) on mostly clear paths and tracks, with one modest climb to end up at Tan-Y-Bwlch station. Picnic at the near-by Llyn Mair. Bring good footwear, a picnic and plenty to drink. A change of clothes and sun/rain protection may be a good idea. RSVP Michaela if you are interested in joining the walking party.

Other Suggestions
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Here are some other events that are on in August. If you are interested in any of them, perhaps you would like to choose a date that is good for you and email the other members to see if anyone would like to join you. 

August TBD - Chagall: Modern Master At the Tate Liverpool until October 6. A few members have expressed an interest in going, but we have not pinned down a date as yet. We plan to meet at Chester Railway Station around 10am, then go to the exhibition followed by lunch somewhere in Liverpool. RSVP Jacqui if you are interested in going.

July Jaunts

Here are our offerings for July... why not join us? If you have a suggestion, please let us know and we will add it to the list.

July 1 - Chester Mystery Plays  The Chester Mystery Plays is an extraordinary community theatre lasting two weeks which tells the greatest stories ever told! They are only performed every 5 years, and people from all over the globe flock to see them. Meghan & Debra have tickets for the 7:30pm performance. They are meeting for dinner at Duttons beforehand. RSVP Meghan if you would like te meet them at the restaurant, and for more details.


July 20- Lady Heys Craft and Antiques Center, Frodsham  This is a great place to find unusual gifts for family, friends and yourself. There are numerous independent craft and antique stalls to choose from - see their website for details. RSVP Renee for where and when to meet.


Other Suggestions
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Here are some other events that are on in July. If you are interested in any of them, perhaps you would like to choose a date that is good for you and email the other members to see if anyone would like to join you. 

July 25-28 - RHS Flower Show, Tatton Park The North's greatest garden party has lots of fresh ideas for visitors who enjoy growing their own fruit and veg. See them at the Great British Allotment area, or if ornamental plants are more your thing, head to the Floral Marquee to find a huge choice from some of the UK's top nurseries. If anyone is interested in going, please let other members know so you can carpool or meet at the park.

July 20 - Macbeth, National Theatre Live, Cheshire Oaks Directed by Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh, this electrifying new production of Shakespeare’s tragic tale of ambition and treachery unfolds within the walls of an intimate deconsecrated Manchester church. The performance starts at 8:30pm.

June Jollies

Here are our offerings for June... why not join us? If you have a suggestion, please let us know and we will add it to the list.


June 1st - Dinner at the White Horse This is the new restaurant on the race course. We've heard some good reports, but think the setting alone, right on the race course, is worth giving it a try. It also has a cosy looking interior and (most importantly?!) a good, varied menu (and for Jim, their own brew!)
So, please come along: RSVP Michaela to book a place.

June 8/9 - Tilston Garden Trail  10.30am - 5pm, entrance fee £6 .  Gardens taking part are posted at the start at near the Carden Arms public house in the centre of Tilston.  Many of the owners offer coffee and cakes at a reasonable price. RSVP Lynda Busler to let her know which day you would prefer to go. Once a day is chosen, we can decide where and when to meet.

June 15 - Thornton Hough Circular Walk  Calling at Brimstage Craft Centre where we can have coffee and cakes, or we can book for a lunch at The Country Mouse Restaurant.  Park in Thornton Hough (suggest bottom of the cricket field by the public lavatories) and meet outside the Seven Stars Public House at 11am. RSVP Lynda Busler just so she know how many to expect.

June 24- Book Club We meet every six weeks at 8pm at the Cheshire Cat. We intend to meet up on a Monday - a quiet evening there by their own admission, so there should be a quiet corner for us.  We picked 8 pm, to give any people who want to have a bite before we begin, time to do so. We will discuss the book "The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry" by Rachel Joyce. This was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2012. You can get it from Amazon as a printed book or as downloadable version to read on your computer. It is also available at Sainsbury's for just under £4. Let Renee know if you intend to be there, we look forward to a good crowd, bring spouses, friends, anyone who might be interested!
FYI: The next book club evening is planned for 27 August; the book for that night is "Notes from an Exhibition" by Patrick Gale.

Sunshine and Smiles at the Cheshire Cat Monthly Meeting
We had a lovely morning sitting outside for out meeting this month. We even had a visit from a founder member, Barbara, who now lives in Portugal. We are so glad she came on a sunny day!

May Mayhem

Here are our offerings for May... why not join us? If you have a suggestion, please let us know and we will add it to the list.


May 3rd - Jewellery Making with Luisa Heaton Following a recent successful ‘taster Jewellery making Session’  at her house attended by some of the Committee members, Lui is offering you a chance to learn to make some jewellery yourselves. The session will be from 10am to around 1pm. Tea, coffee and lunch will be provided, so will all the tools, beads, findings, etc. for the session which will cost £20. She will talk about the many jewellery making methods, will have samples of most if not all - and you  will use 2 of the methods in the necklace you will make. She only has room for 6 persons on the day, please let her know asap if you would like to attend. RSVP Luisa Heaton to book a place and for directions to her house.

May 9th - Book Club (new!) Many members have asked us to revive the book club, so the current plan is to meet every six weeks at 8pm at the Cheshire Cat. We intend to meet up on a Monday - a quiet evening there by their own admission, so there should be a quiet corner for us - although, in good tradition,  we start with an exception to the rule, as the first meeting is set on Thursday, 9 May at 8 pm.  We picked 8 pm, to give any people, who want to have a bite before we begin, time to do so.We will discuss the book "Stranger in My Life" by Janet Holt. This is a very interesting autobiography, and recommended by Debra, so it should be a good read. You can get it from Amazon as a printed book or as downloadable version to read on your computer. Let Renee know if you intend to be there, we look forward to a good crowd, bring spouses, friends, anyone who might be interested!.

May 11th - Walk and Pub Lunch The days are finally getting warmer, so it is time to dust off your walking boots/wellingtons and blow off the cobwebs! We will meet at the Glasfryn in Mold (please park in the upper right hand corner of the parking lot), then carpool to Halkyn Mountain for a three-hour walk. This is a remarkable upland limestone plateau situated between the Clwydian Hills and the Dee Estuary in North Flintshire. It runs roughly parallel with the Dee estuary and overlooks the towns of Holywell and Flint. After this breathtaking scenery we will need to replenish ourselves, so we will return to the Glasfryn for a well-deserved lunch. If you don't fancy the walk, just meet us at the Glasfryn for lunch at 1:30pm. If the weather is too horrendous for a walk, we will still meet for lunch. RSVP Lynda Busler so we know how large a table to book.
(Please note: this is the rescheduled walk that was abandoned due to the March snowstorm - let's hope nothing stops us this time!)