CHESHIRE WHAT’S ON
WHAT’S ON IN BRIEF 16TH-17TH NOVEMBER
Rocking at the Live Rooms
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16th November, Manford’s Comedy Club, Altrincham Garrick Playhouse Live comedy show featuring four brilliant comedians selected by Jason Manford. 7pm. Tickets £12.50.
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16th November, Chris Cleverley, Frodsham Folk Club, Frodsham Writer and performer Chris delivers a unique resculpting of 21st-century folk music. Expect to hear exclusive first airings of material from his forthcoming album, as well as his famous contemporary arrangements of traditional folk songs. 8.30pm.
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16th November-22nd December, Chester Christmas Market More than 70 wooden chalets arranged around a sparkling Christmas tree in Town Hall Square, offering an abundance of festive treats and gifts including quality local and regional products, crafts, clothing, accessories, jewellery, unique gifts and stocking fillers. 10am-6pm (closes 7pm Saturdays and 8pm Thursdays).
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16th-17th November, The Only Fools & Horses Comedy Dinner Show, Wychwood Park Hotel & Golf Club, Crewe Dine in Del Boy’s restaurant in this interactive dinner show. A hilarious tribute, featuring all your favourite bits from the sitcom. Lovely jubbly! 7pm-1am. Tickets £38. Call 01270 829222.
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17th November, Alderley Edge Symphony Orchestra Concert, Alderley Edge Methodist Church The orchestra pays tribute to those lost in both world wars. 7.30pm. Tickets £10 adults, £1 for under-18s. Call 01625 581321.
Glenn Tilbrook, 7th November A solo acoustic tour for Glenn, who came to fame as a founding member of Squeeze and one half of the band’s songwriting team – along with his writing partner Chris Difford, he was responsible for some of the best-loved songs of the last 30 years including ‘Cool For Cats’ and ‘Up The Junction’. His latest tour is promoting awareness and donations for the Trussell Trust, the charity that supports a network of foodbanks around the UK. 7pm. Tickets £18.
Suffragette talk at Gladstone’s Library Hear all about the campaign for women’s right to vote and what it really meant to be a Suffragette at The Suffragettes: From Hard Sell To Hard Cell at Gladstone’s Library, Hawarden, Flintshire on 21st November. Emma Rees, professor of literature and gender studies at the University of Chester, maps the road to 1918 and asks what the consequences were for the suffragette movement and its most vocal campaigners, the Pankhursts. The talk starts at 7.30pm and tickets cost £8. To book, call 01244 532350 or visit www.gladstoneslibrary.org.
DID YOU KNOW? Reef supported Soundgarden and The Rolling Stones
Hugh Cornwell, 8th November ‘Golden Brown’, ‘Strange Little Girl’, ‘Always The Sun’, ‘No More Heroes’… All big hits, written and sung by Hugh Cornwell as part of The Stranglers. He’s back with a new album, Monster. Expect an opening set of solo songs, followed by a storming set of hits by The Stranglers, sung and played by the man himself and his band. 7pm. Tickets £20.
Reef, 10th November Originally formed in 1994 – Reef are back stronger and better than ever, now with Jesse Wood on guitar. Following a long break in touring and recording, band are now touring their fifth studio album, Revelation. 7pm. Tickets £22.50. For information on these and other events at the Live Rooms Chester, and to book tickets, visit www.theliverooms.com.
Elizabethan gardens in Nantwich Evoking a golden age in garden history, the seminar Life In An Elizabethan Garden, organised by the Nantwich Walled Garden Society, takes place at Nantwich Museum on 10th November. The event will include four illustrated talks. At 1.30pm, Shirley Evans will take a look at ‘Elizabethan Garden Design’, followed by the ‘History Of Bees & Beekeeping’ presented by Fiona Swain. Sue Clarke will then introduce ‘Herbs
& Their Uses’ and the afternoon will conclude with a talk by Graham Dodd about John Gerard, the famous herbalist who was born in Nantwich. Tickets cost £7.50 each including refreshments, with the proceeds being shared between the Nantwich Walled Garden Society and the museum. Tickets are available from the museum. For further information, email enquiries@ nantwichmuseum. org.uk, call 01270 627104 or visit www.nantwich museum.org.uk.
32 SHIRE MAGAZINE | November/December 2018
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