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Chester Heritage Festival Walk on the Meadows: Friday 15th June 2019
Meet at 5:30pm at Lower Park Road Entrance As part of the Chester Heritage Festival, Julie Savory from the Friends of the Meadows Committee will be leading a short walk of approximately ¾ of a mile around the Chester Meadows. The walk will provide an introduction to the history of the Meadows which were purchased by the Brown family in 1929 and donated to council ownership on condition that they are preserved for recreational use by the citizens of Chester. During the walk the work of the Friends of the Meadows in protecting and enhancing the Meadows for future generations of humans, fauna and flora will also be explored. The walk will start at the entrance to the Meadows at the bottom of Lower Park Road at the junction with Elizabeth Crescent and will last approximately 1 hour. Places on the walk are limited to 25. To find out more and to book a place, please visit visitcheshire.com/chesterheritagefestival Public Events in 2019
Sunday 30 June 2019: Chester Raft Race - Chester Rotary Club Sunday 14 July 2019: Deva Divas Triathlon - Short distance ladies' only race: Swim, Bike and Run Saturday 10 August 2019: Dee Mile Swimming Race (Chester Triathlon Club) Previous events:
Winter Tree Identification Walk: 27th January 2019 Looking at a variety of trees in The Dingle, Duke's Drive and Overleigh Cemetery. This was a joint event with the North Wales Wildlife Trust |
Blue Plaque on Town Hall to commemorate Phyllis Brown
Planning permission for a blue plaque on the Town Hall to commemorate Phyllis Brown and Kate Clarke has just been granted. FOM Members will know that Phyllis Brown was a resident of Curzon Park and with her husband Harry F Brown gifted The Meadows to the people of Chester. She was also the first female councillor and first female mayor in Chester. Proposals for the Watersports Hub on Barnfield The latest information is that a revised planning application due to have been submitted on 4th December 2018 has now been put back to June by the council. The reason for this is that there is a requirement for further ecological surveys including a bat survey but this cannot be completed until May when the bat hibernation ends. UPDATE! No plans were submitted to the June meeting. We have no other information at the moment Articles in the Chester Chronicle:
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