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May 27 2022

Chester Heritage Festival

Chester Heritage Festival

About Chester Heritage Festival

​Telling the story of the city and its people

 

Chester Heritage Festival brings the city’s exciting and varied history to life through a series of unique events and experiences for all ages.

Join in and celebrate Chester’s Roman origins, historic buildings, green spaces and waterways. 

Enjoy Medieval traditions: explore the Rows and Cathedral. 

Consider life in Tudor times, Chester’s industrial past, and changes in the 20th Century.   

 

This year there’ll be walks, talks, films, a heritage cruise, fairs, entertainments and more as the story of our city and its people over two millennia is told

 

For full details see - https://www.chesterheritagefestival.co.uk/

May 08 2022

Details of 2022 Series of WDYTYA

Details of 2022 Series of WDYTYA
The 2022 series starts on Thursday 26 May 
 
 
The five celebrities taking part are-    
 
 
 
Sue Perkins: best known for presenting The Great British Bake Off and being one half of the comedy duo Mel and Sue. Sue discovers more about her great grandfather's experience during the First World War, whilst also learning of a poignant tale of her German ancestors plight during the Second World War.
 
Matt Lucas: Comedian and presenter, who takes a trip into the history of his maternal grandmother who came to Britain in 1939.
 
Anna Maxwell Martin: Star of the hit BBC series  Line of Duty, Anna travels to Scotland and Ireland to explore her ancestry and learns more about a family tragedy.
Richard Osman:  TV quiz-show presenter/host and novelist who finds out more about his maternal grandfather and uncovers a story of an intriguing murder case.
 
Ralf Little: Manchester-born actor, famous for appearing in The Royle Family and Death in Paradise, Ralf discovers more about a footballer ancestor, which reflects his own career as a semi-professional before he went into acting.
 
 
 
 
May 05 2022

đ™‘đ™–đ™§đ™žđ™€đ™Ș𝙹 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀 đ™€đ™Łđ™Ąđ™žđ™Łđ™š đ™šđ™«đ™šđ™Łđ™©đ™š 𝙙đ™Ș𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙖𝙼

đ™‘đ™–đ™§đ™žđ™€đ™Ș𝙹 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀 đ™€đ™Łđ™Ąđ™žđ™Łđ™š đ™šđ™«đ™šđ™Łđ™©đ™š 𝙙đ™Ș𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙖𝙼
Mon, 9 May: 18:30 – 19:30 BST
đđšđŹđŹđ©đšđ«đ­đŹ 𝐭𝐹 đđšđ«đšđ đźđšđČ 𝐰𝐱𝐭𝐡 đĄđąđŹđ­đšđ«đąđšđ§ đ‘đšđ đžđ« đŒđšđšđ«đĄđšđźđŹđž
by Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Libraries
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Tue, 10 May: 13:00 – 13:20 BST
𝐋𝐱𝐯𝐞 đŸđ«đšđŠ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đ€đ«đœđĄđąđŻđž
đđšđ«đ­ 𝐹𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐱𝐟𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 đŒđšđ©đŹ 𝐹𝐟 𝐋𝐹𝐧𝐝𝐹𝐧 đœđšđ„đ„đžđœđ­đąđšđ§
by London Metropolitan Archives
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Tue, 10 May: 14:00 – 15:00 BST
𝐖𝐹𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐱𝐧 đŒđžđđąđžđŻđšđ„ 𝐋𝐹𝐧𝐝𝐹𝐧
by Guildhall Library
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Tue, 10 May: 19:30 – 20:45 BST
𝐓𝐡𝐞 đ–đšđ«đ€đĄđšđźđŹđžđŹ 𝐹𝐟 đ–đšđ„đžđŹ
by Glamorgan Family History Society
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Wed, 11 May: 19:30 BST [free but donation suggested]
đ€đŸđ­đžđ« đƒđšđ«đ€: 𝐍𝐱𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐹𝐼𝐭 𝐱𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟐𝟎𝐬 𝐋𝐹𝐧𝐝𝐹𝐧
by National Archives
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Sat, 14 May: 14:00 – 15:30 BST
𝐀 đ‡đąđŹđ­đšđ«đČ 𝐹𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đ‚đšđ„đąđŹđžđźđŠ đ“đĄđžđšđ­đ«đž, đŽđ„đđĄđšđŠ
𝐠𝐱𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐛đČ 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐱𝐝 𝐑𝐼𝐬𝐭𝐱𝐝𝐠e
by Oldham and District Branch of MLFHS
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Wed, 18 May: 14:00 – 15:00 BST
𝐂𝐱𝐭đČ 𝐛đČ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 đđšđšđ€
by Guildhall Library
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Wed, 18 May: 18:30 – 19:30 BST
đŽđ„đąđŻđąđš 𝐃𝐞 đ‡đšđŻđąđ„đ„đšđ§đ: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐹𝐩𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐹 𝐟𝐹𝐼𝐠𝐡𝐭 đ‡đšđ„đ„đČ𝐰𝐹𝐹𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐹𝐧!
by Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Libraries
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Thu, 19 May: 14:00 – 15:00 BST
đ‹đžđšđ§đšđ«đđš 𝐃𝐚𝐕𝐱𝐧𝐜𝐱’𝐬 𝐂𝐹𝐝𝐞: 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐱𝐬 đŒđšđ«đž!
by Guildhall Library
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Fri, 20 May: 14:00 BST [Free but donation suggested]
đŽđźđ­đ«đšđ đžđšđźđŹ!
𝐓𝐡𝐞 đ’đ­đšđ«đČ 𝐹𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐱𝐹𝐧 𝟐𝟖 𝐚𝐧𝐝 đđ«đąđ­đšđąđ§'𝐬 đđšđ­đ­đ„đž đŸđšđ« 𝐋𝐆𝐁𝐓 𝐄𝐝𝐼𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐱𝐹𝐧
by National Archives
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Thu, 24 May: 14:00 – 14:20 BST
𝐋𝐱𝐯𝐞 đŸđ«đšđŠ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đ€đ«đœđĄđąđŻđž (đŻđąđ«đ­đźđšđ„)
đđšđ«đ­ 𝐹𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐱𝐟𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 đŒđšđ©đŹ 𝐹𝐟 𝐋𝐹𝐧𝐝𝐹𝐧 đœđšđ„đ„đžđœđ­đąđšđ§
by London Metropolitan Archives
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Tue, 24 May: 14:00 – 15:00 BST
𝐓𝐡𝐞 đŒđšđđžđ«đ§ đ„đźđ«đšđ©đžđšđ§ đ†đšđ„đ„đžđ«đąđžđŹ 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đđ«đąđ­đąđŹđĄ 𝐌𝐼𝐬𝐞𝐼𝐩
by Guildhall Library
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Wed, 25 May: 14:00 – 15:00 BST
đ’đ­đ«đšđ§đđžđ
by Guildhall Library
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Thu, 26 May: 18:30 – 19:30 BST
đ”đ§đđžđ« đ…đąđ«đž: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đ°đšđ«đ­đąđŠđž đđąđšđ«đąđžđŹ 𝐹𝐟 𝐚 đ‚đĄđžđ„đŹđžđš đ•đšđ„đźđ§đ­đžđžđ« đ€đŠđ›đźđ„đšđ§đœđž đđ«đąđŻđžđ«
by Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Libraries
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Fri, 27 May: 14:00 BST [Free but donation suggested]
đ‚đ«đšđ°đ§đąđ§đ  𝐊𝐱𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 đ‘đžđŹđ­đšđ«đšđ­đąđšđ§: đ‚đĄđšđ«đ„đžđŹ 𝐈𝐈’𝐬 đœđšđ«đšđ§đšđ­đąđšn
by National Archives
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