Author: The Guide Cheshire
A member of staff from Cheshire West and Chester Council’s Library Service has received national acclaim after winning UNISON’s Local Service Champion Award. UNISON’s Local Service Champions awards celebrate the invaluable contribution local authority staff make to our lives and the roles they play in making our communities healthier, safer and more efficient should be celebrated. Jenny Evans is a Senior Customer Service Representative at Frodsham Library was nominated by her colleague Amanda Baron and has worked for libraries for 40 years. Just one winner and two runners-up were selected from over 800 applications from local authority staff. In a short…
After a year of racing behind closed doors, Chester Race Company Ltd is today looking forward to becoming one of the first major events in the country to welcome back full capacity crowds. And to kick-start the big return to racing, the racecourse will be unveiling a new £1M Champagne Garden enabling visitors to get close to all of the action in the Paddock and Parade Ring – home to the winning horses, jockeys, owners, and trainers! This exclusive area, which is under-cover, will offer a hosted table service, along with exclusive betting facilities and live entertainment – all of…
The Boodles Festival, the most famous and well-known racing fixture to take place at Chester racecourse, was canceled last year because of the pandemic and now scheduled to return next week. Chester Race Company Ltd earlier today revealed dates, from May 5th – 7th when racing will return with owners on-site, together with their jockeys and trainers. Although this will be racing behind closed doors, there are very special plans in place for those wanting to enjoy the ultimate virtual race-day experiences. And for those not wanting to miss out on the action, Chester Racecourse has a program of virtual events lined…
Can’t get a pub slot? Chester pubs and restaurants with beer gardens are experiencing overwhelming demand, with many of our favorite pubs already fully booked throughout April and well into May. Now that hospitality venues are serving people outdoors again, you might be wondering where to go, unable to book a last-minute table as pubs are already fully booked due to huge demand with a long waiting list. Chester’s largest beer garden, the Commonhall Social at Chester Racecourse reopened its outdoor spaces when restrictions were lifted on April 12, and they are already reporting long queues forming outside with up to…
Over fifty applications have been received from traders wishing to take stalls at Chester’s new indoor market, which is currently under construction and due to open in summer 2022. The response from both new and existing traders shows the success of the Vision and Manifesto for the new market, developed during a wide-ranging consultation process. The new market will be at the heart of the £72 million Northgate development currently under construction, which will also include a new 6 screen cinema, cafes and restaurants, a public square, and a multi-story car park. The Council’s ambitious vision for the new market…
Recovery dancers from Chester are celebrating being together while apart during a year of lockdowns. The Together While Apart project, by Fallen Angels Dance Theatre (Company-in-Residence at Storyhouse in Chester), explores how ‘doorways’ have become a metaphor for the way we have lived during the Covid-19 pandemic. The thought of being trapped behind a door may feel like being trapped behind the jail of our thoughts, an especially powerful subject during lockdown. The dancers have taken part in a project involving more than 50 people from the north west of England in recovery from addiction to drugs or alcohol or…
A team of eye specialists has carried out sight-saving surgery on a penguin at Chester Zoo.Four-year-old Munch, a Humboldt penguin at Chester Zoo, was discovered to be experiencing blindness in both of his eyes from cataracts, a disorder that creates cloudy patches on the lens which get bigger over time. Bird conservationists noticed the issue when Munch was having difficulty catching fish during feeding times and started bumping into other members of the zoo’s colony of Humboldt penguins – a species listed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as vulnerable to extinction.Following an assessment by the…
Owners of gyms, pilates and yoga studios and indoor fitness centres can find out more about how to operate safely at an online event being held on Thursday, 22 April. Cheshire West and Chester Council are holding a webinar for the indoor fitness sector at 10.30 am, on the 22 April to outline new legal requirements, as well as what to do if there is an outbreak of COVID-19. Gyms were permitted to reopen on 12 April and, subject to further easing of restrictions, indoor fitness classes can recommence on 17 May. Topics to be covered include the rules on face…
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Local country estate Combermere Abbey in Whitchurch is set to receive a second financial boost from the Government, as part of the ongoing £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund that it received in October last year too. More than 2,700 organisations were selected to receive the second grant. Nearly £400 million has been awarded to thousands of cultural organisations across the country, including Combermere Abbey, in the latest round of support from the Culture Recovery Fund, the Culture Secretary has announced. The abbey has received £21K which will be used towards improving signage and pathways around the dedicated woodland walks and gardens, as well…