history – We Are Chester

Review: Debauched Chester – a talk with Rebecca Rideal and Big Heritage at St Michael’s Church

September 15, 2018 // 0 Comments

We Are Chester’s Tori Erskine heads into the city to explore some of the more debauched aspects of our history, courtesy of historian, author and broadcaster Rebecca [...]

Chester Archaeology Society invites new members to join up

April 27, 2018 // 0 Comments

Emma Stringfellow from Chester Archaeology Society has written a special piece for us, inviting new members to get involved with the wide-ranging visits and talks that the [...]

Chester Mystery Plays diaries part 1: My chance to play God

November 9, 2017 // 0 Comments

In the first of a series of blog posts, We Are Chester editor Angela Ferguson shares her experience of getting involved with the Chester Mystery Plays for the first time. In [...]

Like talking to a brick wall: We Are Chester visits the Talking Walls

July 4, 2017 // 2 Comments

Meg Chester and her friend Becca set out to sample a new visitor experience in Chester, where the city’s ancient walls come to life and start chatting away to [...]

Summer in the city

June 10, 2015 // 0 Comments

So Summer is here – even if it doesn’t always feel like it temperature-wise – and the We Are Chester team are looking forward to getting out and enjoying [...]

Chester’s got talent as cathedral plays host to talented youngsters

May 13, 2015 // 0 Comments

Just a quick post to say how much we enjoyed watching a very special performance at Chester Cathedral this week. Around 200 pupils from local schools worked [...]