Official visitor guide produced in association with the
Visit Chester & Cheshire regional tourist board.
Thursday, 9th September 2010
Cheshire’s Peak District has a vibrant calendar of cultural, artistic, sporting and countryside events. Visit concerts, festivals and farmers’ markets, enjoy Shakespeare al fresco in the elegant grounds of a country mansion, dress to impress for an opera performed in a unique rural opera theatre or call in at an exhibition about the area’s fascinating silk weaving history… here you'll find full listings of what’s on throughout the year. There’s something for everyone..
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Macclesfield
Stitch & Bitch - A friendly group who meet in this newly renovated bar. All knitting & crocheting abilities welcome. Last Mon of month. 7.30pm
Participatory Event
Macclesfield
Work from 9 artists completing the foundation degree at Macclesfield College.
Exhibition
Knutsford
Tatton Park’s Biennial returns with ‘Framing Identity’.
Exhibition
Nantwich
Various lunchtime concerts held in the beautiful Parish of St Mary's Church in Nantwich know as the Cathedral of South Cheshire.
All concerts have free admission with a retiring collection in aid of St Mary’s restoration Appeal
Concert
Roe Street, Macclesfield
Mulberry Tree Stitchers - Bring along your knitting and stitching. Every 2nd Mon, 10.30–12noon.
Participatory Event
Macclesfield
Embroiderers’ Guild Practical sessions on 3rd Thurs of month. 1.30–3.30pm
Participatory Event
Crewe
Visit the Exhibition of Railway and Thematic Material in conjunction with the London Festival of Stamps and the British Postal Museum & Archive that has been created by the North West Federation of Philatelic Societies.
Exhibition
Bollington
Join the rangers for a circular walk from the Bridgend Centre in Bollington. Each walk is planned in association with the Bridgend Centre and the Bollington Health Centre.
Guided Walk
Congleton
‘Where Were You In ’72?’ is the question being posed by this major summer exhibition at Congleton Museum. Inspired by an anonymous donation of memorabilia relating to the 700th anniversary celebration of the town’s charter.
Exhibition
Macclesfield
An exhibition of photos from early 1930s through to the present day, including Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Senior section.
Exhibition
Manchester
**Part of the Elizabeth Gaskell Bi-Centenary 2010**
This exhibition, which marks the bicentenary of her birth, draws on the Library’s world-class Gaskell collections to explore her place in these diverse communities.
Exhibition
Nantwich
See the fascinating portraits and stories of a range of Nantwich people – the famous, the infamous, and the little known. Including artists, scientists, politicians, heroes, sportsmen and beauty queens.
Exhibition
Middlewich
8th Middlewich Craft and Gift Fayre - 1st Sunday of every month. 11am - 3pm
Sale
Nantwich
The exhibition recalls the time of the local camp which opened just after the Second World War. It initially housed Polish soldiers returning from the battlefields of Europe who were later joined by their families.
Exhibition
Knutsford
**Part of the Elizabeth Gaskell Bi-Centenary**
Knutsford where Elizabeth Gaskell grew up is well known as her inspiration for Cranford but other stories and her letters also tell of her links with Tatton and Dunham Halls, Tabley House and others
Exhibition
Nantwich
**Part of Nantwich Food and Drink Festival 2010**
Salt! What would food taste like without it. Follow the history of salt in Nantwich and see the 700 year old salt ship.
Exhibition
Nantwich
**Part of Nantwich Food and Drink Festival 2010**
Changes daily to reflect what's best ... come along and see our specials board and enjoy a local beer while you're pondering what food to enjoy!
Participatory Event
Nantwich
**Part of Nantwich Food and Drink Festival 2010**
Cheshire Cheese in the making. Display in Nantwich Museum, featuring the Cheese making industry in South Cheshire.
Exhibition
Knutsford
**Part of the Elizabeth Gaskell Bi-Centenary 2010**
Exhibition on various artists that have been used to illustrate Mrs Gaskell's fiction arranged by Mike Eddison from Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
Exhibition
Knutsford
Crocheting and knitting exhibition. Open: 11am to 4pm, Tues - Sun
Exhibition