Visits, Walks, Talks
Thursday 8th May, 1.302025 AGM preceeded by optional self-guided tour of Whitby Park theatre Porto, Ellesmere Park . 13.30 & 14.00.
 | Theatre Porto, Whitby Park, Ellesmere Port, CH65 6QYThe schedule and approxinate timings for the afternoon are as follows:-1.30 Optional self-guided walk in the park. 2.00 A short illustrative presentation on the features of Whitby Park within the context of CGT's research & recording. Short break for refreshments. 3.00 AGM main business of the AGM, 4.00 - 4.30 Finish Papers for the meeting and a guide to the Park have been sent to all members separately
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Wednesday 18th June, 1.45Biddulph Old Hall and Gardens -Visit , Owner Guided tour, tea & cakes.
 | Biddulph Old Hall, Overton Road, Biddulph, Staffs. ST87SQUPDATE - This event is now fully booked. If more places become available Members will be notified and this page will be updatedJoin us for an Owner guided tour of the Elizabethan Biddulph Old Hall which Brian Vowles has spent the last 20 years restoring, currently focussing on the 6 -story tower. The 90 minute tour will be followed by tea & cakes in the Library. The original garden had been grassed over with banks to the side where snowdrops, daffodils and bluebells have been planted. A sloping bridle walk goes down to woodland and the clough. Around the Hall a series of enclosed gardens influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite artist Robert Bateman has been re-developed including the atmospheric white garden with many rambling roses, and the dark garden with darker roses. The views from here are wonderful. There is a further flower garden, a small orchard and a knot garden which has had problems and is awaiting further attention. Public access (days and numbers) to this fragile space is strictly limited so early booking is advised to secure a place. Please note - there are uneven paths and grassy areas and are not suitable for walking aids and wheelchairs.
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