Names are everywhere but do we ever stop to question their meaning and think about how somewhere got its name? This talk will make you more aware of place-names and

A non linguist’s view of minority languages, the talk will discuss minority languages in an informal way, weaving views and anecdote. The talk revolves around travels in some of the

Suicide and self-harm are major global public health concerns, the burden of which is highest in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Sadly, numbers are increasing globally and the cost of

Come along to hear a talk about two documents arising from King John’s Magna Carta of 1215: the ‘Cheshire Magna Carta’, granted by the Earl of Chester to his local

Manchester-born Isabella Banks is best known for her popular novel, The Manchester Man (1876). However, her first work of fiction, God’s Providence House (1865), was influenced by family links to

A moving talk on a forgotten aspect of Chester’s past when hundreds of young children from London’s Foundling Hospital – many illegitimate – were taken into care in Chester and

The County Lunatic Asylum for Cheshire opened in Chester in 1829 and was later to be known by a variety of names including Upton Mental Hospital, the Deva Hospital and

John Haygarth (1740-1827) founded Chester Smallpox Society in 1788 to prevent and control the disease. Regarded as an outstanding and visionary physician who significantly contributed to the foundations of public