Friday 29th October 2021
A Society Annual General Meeting at 7.30 pm to review our accounts for 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 followed by
The Richard Kelsall Lecture - at 8.00 pm
The Americans in Mid Cheshire and Marbury – Clive Brookes will show how Marbury played a significant role in the build up to the allied invasion of North Africa in November 1942 in support of our Eighth Army and, in preparation for D Day, Marbury became a 2500 room hotel.
Sponsored by WEA - Adult Learning
Friday 12th November 2021 – at 8.00 pm
Mary Fitton - Tony Bostock will relate the story of the life and loves of an Elizabethan Maid of Honour. Mary was born and grew up in Gawsworth Hall, a place many will be familiar with. She became one of Queen Elizabeth’s favourites. As a young lady she was very popular at court and had a number of affairs, bore a few illegitimate children, married twice and had further children. She may have had an affair with William Shakespeare. Was she the “Dark Lady” of his sonnets?
Sponsored by Willows Veterinary Group, Hartford
Friday 28th January 2022 – at 8.00 pm
The Ghosts of Chester – Chester tour guide Tom Jones will gives us an insight into the strange and in explicable goings-on in and around Chester.
Expect to be entertained but expect the unexpected!!
Sponsored by CRS Consultants, Northwich
Please Note: Mask wearing in the theatre is compulsory. This applies to all for the duration of their visit, even whilst sat down.
Friday 25th February 2022 – at 8.00 pm
The Boys from Lostock – Tony Davies has pieced together stories and photographs of many of the 150 men mentioned on the World War One Memorial at Lostock Gralam. They aged from 17– 48, some won medals for valour. These are stories of ordinary men and boys in extraordinary times.
Sponsored by Roberts Bakery, Northwich
Face Masks: Are no longer mandatory by law for anyone at the theatre. The theatre does encourage people to wear them but leaves the choice of this to the individual.
