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“Thank you, Chester Pride” – a personal tribute as popular Pride host and volunteer steps down

August 17, 2023 // 1 Comment

As Chester Pride gets set to return to the city on Saturday, 19 August, committee member and host, Matt Poynton pens a moving tribute about just what it means to him and to [...]

Review: The Chester Mystery Plays 2023

July 11, 2023 // 0 Comments

Words by Angela Ferguson and photos by Pamela Raith Photography Has it really been five years since the last cycle of the Chester Mystery Plays? Time flies when you’re in a [...]

New photo exhibition in former Chester fashion store explores modern life in Britain

May 29, 2023 // 0 Comments

Words and photos: Paul Crofts Having visited Chester Visual Arts pre-pandemic exhibitions, including those curated in the old Chester Library on Northgate Street (now [...]

Chester Coronation concert brings choirs together in heart of city to mark historic occasion

May 11, 2023 // 0 Comments

With several events happening across the city in celebration of the King’s Coronation, We Are Chester’s Paul Crofts headed to the Town Hall Square in Chester as a [...]

Review: The Weir at the Live Rooms, Chester

August 12, 2022 // 0 Comments

I can’t say I’ve ever experienced a visit to the theatre quite like this haunting production of award-winning play The Weir. Once again, Chester’s Against The Grain [...]

Chester art gallery to stage major exhibition of Welsh art

May 3, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Paul Crofts Final preparations are underway at a Chester art gallery for the staging of a major exhibition featuring the work of a Cheshire-born artist now living in [...]

Listen: The Birdcage Stage entertains shoppers on the streets of Chester

April 11, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Vivian Onyekwere We Are Chester’s Vivian Onyekwere shares her experience of enjoying The Birdcage Stage when it came to the streets of Chester. It’s one of a [...]

Chester City Passion diary: Behind the scenes at rehearsals

April 2, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Angela Ferguson Things are hotting up on the Chester City Passion rehearsals front as we edge closer to performance day. I’ve been to chorus rehearsals in Chester this [...]

Listen: Mack’s Mag launched in Chester in memory of Trevor ‘Mack’ McCormack

March 21, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Vivian Onyekwere A new magazine known as Mack’s Mag has been launched in memory of Chester poet and resident Trevor ‘Mack’ McCormack. Mack passed away two [...]

Behind the scenes: Chester City Passion returns to streets of Chester

March 12, 2022 // 0 Comments

Follow our editor Angela Ferguson as she charts her experience of taking part in this year’s Chester City Passion. By Angela Ferguson One of the many things I love [...]