April What's On

Catch up on everything happening this April at Chester Cathedral in our latest blog 👇
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A poster advertising Easter Weekend at Gladstone's Library with afternoon tea on 4th April, lunch on 4th april, and Sunday lunch on 5th April. Call 01244 532350 to book a table today! And don’t miss our...Easter Monday Community Fun Day! 6th April 10:30am - 3:30pm. Free | Drop-In. More information at gladstoneslibrary.org/events!

Join us for the Easter Weekend at Gladstone's Library!

Call 01244 532350 to book a table in our restaurant for:
🍰 Afternoon Tea Sat 4 April
🥪 Lunch Sat 4 April
🍴 Sunday Lunch Easter Sun, 5 April

And join our Easter Monday Community Fun Day
🎉 Free
🕑️ Drop in 10.30-3.30

HAPPENING NOW: Humans are about to travel farther from Earth than ever before. CNN is live for takeoff as the Artemis II crew braces for a mission around the moon. Watch CNN and follow live updates: https://cnn.it/4bV944F

Join us at That Beer Place tonight for a free heritage evening celebrating #CheshireDay

🏛️ Curated Cheshire-made objects with @CWaCMuseums' Liz Montgomery
⚔️ Chester rebuilt in Minecraft by archaeologist Dr Ben Edwards

📍 That Beer Place, Chester
🕔 5–7.30pm | Free | Drop-in

In memoriam at the #brits seemed a last minute thing and just littered the screen with names and nothing more; really quite sad and disrespectful.

ITV muting out Sharon Osbourne saying "There will never be another fucking Ozzy Osbourne" at 22:55. Okay, that's a ridiculous choice. #BRITs

✨ #RowvemberChester Building Day 5

A Grade II* giant designed to look Elizabethan! WT Lockwood created this timber-framed beauty with stunning Art Nouveau carving. The twist? The fancy faience façade was only used at street level - the full building version never happened!

Image: @Stuartrobphoto

Children’s charity KidsBank launches £1 million appeal Chester children’s charity KidsBank has launched a £1 million appeal to secure the future of its work supporting thousands of children living in poverty across Cheshire West, Flintshire, and Ellesm…

Kidsbank launch biggest ever appeal

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Looking for something to do during half term? Chester Cathedral in LEGO® will be opened up for visitors to walk through on Tuesday from 11am-3pm plus there will be family activities in the Nave on Tuesday and Wednesday from 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm.

Both activities are free and no booking required.

Join us this Thursday for an ‘Assemble’ type event to mark the 40th anniversary of the Faith in the City report.

The discussion on will commence at 6.45pm, with panellists Rob Wickham, Bishop Tim Stevens and Jenny Sinclair.

Details: chestercathedral.com/events/event...

I’m 52 and ready to retire. I just want to go live in a peaceful area and work in a local shop or attraction…

Poppyfields at Chester Cathedral review As soon as you enter The Cathedral you are transported into a different world. The entire Nave of the building becomes an enormous vivid poppy field. The installation by previous Cathedral visitors…

Only on this week at The Cathedral : Review

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Reply with a 💙 if you agree. ✋🏽

National Lottery Heritage Fund grant to help regenerate 30 St Werburgh Street

Chester Cathedral has been awarded funds by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to undertake Project Revive – the first stage in the revitalisation of 30 St Werburgh Street.

Read out latest blog to find out more

chestercathedral.com/news/nationa...

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Join us in the Cathedral 18 - 22 February for Poppy Fields - an extraordinary event by Luxmuralis

Take an immersive journey through fine art, sound and light installations transforming the Cathedral spaces creating a walking curated experience.

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Janet Jackson goes JAM at her Las Vegas Residency - MJVibe Janet Jackson currently in Las Vegas for her Residency until February, do an amazing mix between "The Knowledge" and "JAM"

Janet Jackson goes JAM at her Las Vegas Residency
www.mjvibe.com/janet-jackso...

Need to watch out, there’s a dispersal order in place… they look up to no good?!

I haven’t got this… maybe Christmas gift. Good read?

Isn’t @bsky.app intended to be a happier place?

Who’s down with this? ✋🏽

This isn’t the best of weeks; two funerals, far too many dire meetings at work though @wickedmovie.bsky.social waits on Friday…

As in the “MORE magic” book?

The Imagineering book is awesome!!

My second BluSky post is inspired by @yensid98.bsky.social, here are some things I like…

Michael Jackson
Goo Goo Dolls
Madonna
DIsney
Disney Parks
Walt Disney Imagineering
Antoni Gaudi
Frank Gehry
Battersea Power Station
Alton Towers
Portmeirion Village
Graphic Design
Logos/Fonts
Mathmos Originals

So far... @bluesky seems to mainly comprise cat, bird and landscape photography...